Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Magdalena. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Magdalena, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
35.6 C (96.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
36.1 C (97.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.6 C (105.1 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
45.0 C (113.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.8 C (100.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.6 C (96.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Magdalena still stand. 2009 holds the most, with 124.
Standing records at Magdalena by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1955
8
1956
34
1957
46
1958
39
1959
35
1960
26
1961
25
1962
21
1963
24
1964
20
1965
10
1966
26
1967
16
1968
14
1969
13
1970
15
1971
19
1972
41
1973
30
1974
14
1975
9
1976
10
1977
23
1978
10
1979
52
1980
30
1981
13
1982
38
1983
21
1984
21
1985
15
1986
26
1987
14
1988
24
1989
16
1990
5
1991
12
1992
12
1993
14
1994
8
1995
27
1996
11
1997
23
1998
23
1999
20
2000
1
2001
13
2002
94
2003
111
2004
27
2005
44
2006
16
2007
26
2008
27
2009
124
2010
19
2011
8
2012
1
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Magdalena between 22 June 1977 and 25 October 2009. Each dot is a new record.
When Magdalena set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1977-06-22
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1997-12-14
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature 0.0 C (32.0 F)
1999-06-02
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)
2006-12-27
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -1.1 C (30.0 F)
2009-10-25
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 102.9 mm (4.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Magdalena. The most was 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 22 June 1977.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Magdalena
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
8 January 1992
Feb
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2 February 2010
Mar
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
4 March 1958
Apr
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
16 April 1959
May
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
30 May 1956
Jun
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
22 June 1977
Jul
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1 July 2011
Aug
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
16 August 1973
Sep
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
6 September 1997
Oct
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
26 October 1993
Nov
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
25 November 1982
Dec
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
9 December 1953
Period of Record Coverage
1955 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
58 years of record at Magdalena, 1955 to 2012. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2012.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Magdalena, 1957 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.0 C (69.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2004, at 19.5 C (67.1 F), and the warmest was 1982, at 22.1 C (71.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Magdalena as warming stripes, 1957 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1957
21.8 C
+0.80 C
1958
21.3 C
+0.29 C
1959
21.5 C
+0.58 C
1960
21.6 C
+0.61 C
1961
21.2 C
+0.27 C
1962
21.1 C
+0.15 C
1963
20.8 C
-0.21 C
1964
20.3 C
-0.68 C
1965
20.4 C
-0.53 C
1966
20.3 C
-0.68 C
1967
20.4 C
-0.52 C
1968
20.1 C
-0.87 C
1969
20.6 C
-0.34 C
1970
20.2 C
-0.75 C
1971
20.0 C
-0.95 C
1972
20.1 C
-0.89 C
1973
19.8 C
-1.20 C
1974
21.2 C
+0.21 C
1975
21.1 C
+0.17 C
1976
21.3 C
+0.33 C
1977
21.6 C
+0.68 C
1979
21.8 C
+0.81 C
1980
21.8 C
+0.86 C
1981
21.5 C
+0.51 C
1982
22.1 C
+1.10 C
1983
21.3 C
+0.33 C
1984
21.6 C
+0.67 C
1985
21.7 C
+0.77 C
1986
21.5 C
+0.54 C
1987
21.5 C
+0.49 C
1988
21.8 C
+0.86 C
1989
21.7 C
+0.74 C
1992
20.9 C
-0.02 C
1994
21.9 C
+0.95 C
1997
21.4 C
+0.45 C
2004
19.5 C
-1.48 C
2005
19.8 C
-1.17 C
2006
19.9 C
-1.05 C
2007
19.6 C
-1.32 C
2010
20.2 C
-0.77 C
2011
21.1 C
+0.16 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1957 to 2011 is -0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Magdalena
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
1957 to 2011
41
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.3 F (-0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1957 to 2011
41
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.3 C (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade
-0.6 F (-0.7 to -0.4) per decade
1957 to 2011
41
Fall
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1946 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Magdalena: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1999
37.8 C (100.0 F)
58
Coldest night (TNn)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2006
1.7 C (35.1 F)
58
Wettest day (Rx1day)
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1977
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1980
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
67
Longest dry spell (CDD)
170 days
1999
99 days
67
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Magdalena, 1946 to 2012. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Magdalena by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1995
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1998
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2000
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2004
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2005
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
30.0 C (86.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Magdalena, 1946 to 2012. The record is -1.1 C (30.0 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.7 C (35.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Magdalena by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1956
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1957
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1958
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1959
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1960
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1961
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1962
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1963
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1964
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1965
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1966
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1967
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1968
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1969
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1970
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1971
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1972
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1973
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1974
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1975
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1976
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1977
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1978
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1979
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1980
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1981
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1982
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1983
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1984
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1985
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1986
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1987
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1988
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1989
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1990
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1991
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1992
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1993
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1994
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1995
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1996
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1997
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1998
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1999
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2000
5.6 C (42.1 F)
2001
3.9 C (39.0 F)
2002
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2003
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2004
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2005
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2006
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2007
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2008
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2009
2.8 C (37.0 F)
2010
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2011
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2012
0.6 C (33.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Magdalena, 1946 to 2012. The record is 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.4 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Magdalena by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1946
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1948
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1950
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1951
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1952
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1954
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1955
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1956
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1962
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1963
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1964
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1965
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1967
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1968
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1970
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1972
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1973
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1974
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1976
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1977
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1978
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1979
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1980
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1981
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1982
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1983
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1984
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1985
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1987
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1989
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1990
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1991
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1992
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1993
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1994
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1995
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1997
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1998
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1999
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2000
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2001
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2002
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2003
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2004
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2005
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2006
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2007
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2008
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2011
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2012
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Magdalena, 1946 to 2012. The record is 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.9 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Magdalena by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1946
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1947
92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1948
112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1949
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1950
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1951
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1952
139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1953
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1954
150.2 mm (5.9 in)
1955
96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1956
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1957
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1958
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1959
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1960
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1961
128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1962
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1965
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1966
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1968
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1969
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1970
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1971
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1972
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1973
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1974
130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1975
159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1976
164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1977
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1978
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1979
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1980
209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1981
157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1982
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1983
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1984
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1985
128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1986
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1987
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1988
168.6 mm (6.6 in)
1989
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1990
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1991
156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1992
96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1993
116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1994
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1995
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1996
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1997
165.3 mm (6.5 in)
1998
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1999
100.7 mm (4.0 in)
2000
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2001
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
2002
184.5 mm (7.3 in)
2003
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2004
140.8 mm (5.5 in)
2005
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
2006
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2007
174.0 mm (6.9 in)
2008
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
2009
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
2010
198.2 mm (7.8 in)
2011
159.2 mm (6.3 in)
2012
9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Magdalena, 1946 to 2012. The record is 170 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 99 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Magdalena by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1946
22 days
1947
110 days
1948
40 days
1949
120 days
1950
149 days
1951
75 days
1952
107 days
1953
56 days
1954
156 days
1955
117 days
1956
75 days
1957
140 days
1958
73 days
1959
96 days
1960
163 days
1961
95 days
1962
74 days
1963
101 days
1964
134 days
1965
92 days
1966
74 days
1967
79 days
1968
99 days
1969
144 days
1970
99 days
1971
133 days
1972
142 days
1973
86 days
1974
86 days
1975
108 days
1976
123 days
1977
75 days
1978
78 days
1979
104 days
1980
77 days
1981
78 days
1982
137 days
1983
84 days
1984
91 days
1985
130 days
1986
112 days
1987
80 days
1988
162 days
1989
146 days
1990
43 days
1991
92 days
1992
73 days
1993
101 days
1994
146 days
1995
151 days
1996
135 days
1997
51 days
1998
160 days
1999
170 days
2000
28 days
2001
85 days
2002
89 days
2003
98 days
2004
54 days
2005
108 days
2006
119 days
2007
57 days
2008
103 days
2009
120 days
2010
114 days
2011
122 days
2012
19 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Rainfall Return Levels
60 years, 1948 to 2011
A day with at least 58.4 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 102.9 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Magdalena: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
50 years
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
100 years
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
Longer than the 60 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 60 years of values from 1948 to 2011.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1977; 99.8 mm (3.9 in) in 2011; 84.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1973.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Magdalena, at 1979. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1979 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Magdalena, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1979
-0.6
-1.1
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
Download the Data
Data for Magdalena standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Magdalena threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.