El Zapote Weather Records (MXN00014331)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Zapote (MXN00014331), Mexico, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for El Zapote

El Zapote (MXN00014331) is a weather station in Mexico at 22.03 latitude and -103.32 longitude, 1,458 m (4,783 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1978 to 2011, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at El Zapote still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 22.03 latitude, -103.32 longitude.
Elevation: 1,458 m (4,783 ft).
Period of record: 1978 to 2011, 34 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Zapote. 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 El Zapote, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	41.7 C (107.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at El Zapote still stand. 1991 holds the most, with 181.

Standing records at El Zapote by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1978	48
1979	94
1980	65
1981	64
1982	53
1983	89
1984	60
1985	77
1986	74
1987	84
1988	63
1989	35
1990	39
1991	181
1992	30
1993	21
1994	24
1995	46
1996	25
1997	34
1998	42
1999	13
2000	35
2001	8
2002	23
2003	22
2004	27
2008	39
2011	49

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 91.2 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Zapote. The most was 91.2 mm (3.6 in) on 26 June 2001.

Record daily precipitation for each month at El Zapote
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 January 1987
Feb	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5 February 1990
Mar	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	12 March 1983
Apr	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 April 1997
May	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 May 1989
Jun	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 June 2001
Jul	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 July 1995
Aug	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	17 August 1981
Sep	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 September 2003
Oct	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18 October 2000
Nov	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 November 1982
Dec	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1978 to 2011

29 years of record at El Zapote, 1978 to 2011. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1978, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999 and others.

Days with data per year at El Zapote
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1978	259	71%	No
1979	362	99%	Yes
1980	362	99%	Yes
1981	360	99%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	361	99%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	360	99%	Yes
1987	354	97%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	143	39%	No
1991	285	78%	No
1992	308	84%	No
1993	242	66%	No
1994	351	96%	Yes
1995	295	81%	No
1996	359	98%	Yes
1997	361	99%	Yes
1998	314	86%	No
1999	180	49%	No
2000	299	82%	No
2001	334	92%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	183	50%	No
2004	122	33%	No
2008	214	58%	No
2011	212	58%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1979 to 1997

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at El Zapote, 1979 to 1997. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.2 C (66.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1987, at 17.9 C (64.2 F), and the warmest was 1994, at 20.5 C (68.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at El Zapote as warming stripes, 1979 to 1997
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1979	19.7 C	+0.41 C
1980	19.8 C	+0.52 C
1981	19.6 C	+0.39 C
1982	20.2 C	+0.94 C
1983	18.9 C	-0.36 C
1984	19.4 C	+0.10 C
1985	18.4 C	-0.89 C
1986	18.6 C	-0.67 C
1987	17.9 C	-1.35 C
1988	18.5 C	-0.79 C
1989	19.1 C	-0.13 C
1992	19.1 C	-0.16 C
1994	20.5 C	+1.26 C
1996	19.7 C	+0.48 C
1997	19.5 C	+0.24 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1978 to 2011

Yearly extremes at El Zapote: 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)	1991	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1979	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	2001	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	1987	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	165 days	1995	83 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at El Zapote, 1978 to 2011. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at El Zapote by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1978	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1987	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1992	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1995	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1997	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1999	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2008	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011	40.6 C (105.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at El Zapote, 1978 to 2011. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at El Zapote by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1978	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1979	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1980	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1981	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1982	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1983	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1984	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1985	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1986	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1987	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1988	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1989	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1990	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1991	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1992	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1993	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1994	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1995	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1996	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1998	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1999	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2000	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2003	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2004	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2008	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2011	0.0 C (32.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at El Zapote, 1978 to 2011. The record is 91.2 mm (3.6 in) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Zapote by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1978	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1979	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1981	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1982	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1983	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1984	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1985	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1986	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1988	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1989	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1990	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1992	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1993	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1994	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1995	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1996	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1997	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1998	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1999	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2000	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2001	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2002	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2003	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2004	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2008	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2011	37.3 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at El Zapote, 1978 to 2011. The record is 135.1 mm (5.3 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.0 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Zapote by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1978	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1979	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1980	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1981	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1982	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1983	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1984	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1985	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1986	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1987	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1988	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1989	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1990	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1991	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1992	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1993	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1994	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1995	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1996	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1997	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1998	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1999	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2000	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2001	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
2002	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2003	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
2004	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
2008	110.1 mm (4.3 in)
2011	67.9 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at El Zapote, 1978 to 2011. The record is 165 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 83 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Zapote by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1978	61 days
1979	110 days
1980	53 days
1981	36 days
1982	139 days
1983	72 days
1984	99 days
1985	119 days
1986	123 days
1987	79 days
1988	82 days
1989	129 days
1990	83 days
1991	120 days
1992	65 days
1993	83 days
1994	153 days
1995	165 days
1996	59 days
1997	49 days
1998	158 days
1999	67 days
2000	58 days
2001	86 days
2002	82 days
2003	52 days
2004	35 days
2008	99 days
2011	113 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.

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Data for El Zapote standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).