Santa Rita Weather Records (MXN00016119)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Santa Rita (MXN00016119), Mexico, with 49 years of record.

Key Facts for Santa Rita

Santa Rita (MXN00016119) is a weather station in Mexico at 19.90 latitude and -101.25 longitude, 1,880 m (6,167 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1964 to 2012, 49 years of record.
1,464 records set at Santa Rita still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 19.90 latitude, -101.25 longitude.
Elevation: 1,880 m (6,167 ft).
Period of record: 1964 to 2012, 49 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

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 Santa Rita. 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 Santa Rita, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	45.6 C (114.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	45.0 C (113.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.8 C (109.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Santa Rita still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 181.

Standing records at Santa Rita by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1964	3
1965	17
1966	141
1967	105
1968	181
1969	107
1970	112
1971	60
1972	166
1973	122
1974	34
1975	23
1976	13
1977	39
1978	15
1979	27
1980	6
1981	22
1982	2
1983	13
1984	17
1985	8
1986	17
1987	11
1988	8
1990	16
1991	3
2001	2
2002	13
2003	7
2004	16
2005	18
2006	22
2007	2
2008	27
2009	12
2010	21
2011	16
2012	20

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 89.9 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Santa Rita. The most was 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 18 September 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Santa Rita
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	9 January 1967
Feb	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 February 1981
Mar	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 March 2012
Apr	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 April 1973
May	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 May 1982
Jun	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 June 2007
Jul	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 July 1976
Aug	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	13 August 1969
Sep	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	18 September 1969
Oct	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 October 2004
Nov	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2 November 1972
Dec	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 December 1984

Period of Record Coverage

1964 to 2012

40 years of record at Santa Rita, 1964 to 2012. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974 and others.

Days with data per year at Santa Rita
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1964	81	22%	No
1965	147	40%	No
1966	225	62%	No
1967	305	84%	No
1968	350	96%	Yes
1969	312	85%	No
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	273	75%	No
1972	353	96%	Yes
1973	175	48%	No
1974	237	65%	No
1975	113	31%	No
1976	240	66%	No
1977	360	99%	Yes
1978	268	73%	No
1979	180	49%	No
1980	59	16%	No
1981	335	92%	Yes
1982	182	50%	No
1983	335	92%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	337	92%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	242	66%	No
1988	204	56%	No
1989	61	17%	No
1990	137	38%	No
1991	230	63%	No
2001	214	59%	No
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	304	83%	No
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	153	42%	No
2011	362	99%	Yes
2012	210	57%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1968 to 2011

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Santa Rita, 1968 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.0 C (66.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 15.4 C (59.7 F), and the warmest was 1972, at 24.2 C (75.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 5.3 C (9.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Santa Rita as warming stripes, 1968 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1968	15.4 C	-3.56 C
1970	22.7 C	+3.74 C
1972	24.2 C	+5.21 C
1977	23.4 C	+4.47 C
1984	17.7 C	-1.24 C
1986	17.8 C	-1.13 C
2002	19.3 C	+0.37 C
2004	18.7 C	-0.29 C
2005	18.2 C	-0.71 C
2006	17.7 C	-1.27 C
2008	16.7 C	-2.26 C
2009	17.2 C	-1.72 C
2011	17.4 C	-1.60 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

1964 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Santa Rita: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1967	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40
Wettest day (Rx1day)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	1969	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	206.3 mm (8.1 in)	1981	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40
Longest dry spell (CDD)	181 days	2002	59 days	40

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Santa Rita, 1964 to 2012. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Santa Rita by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1964	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1965	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1966	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1969	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1970	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1971	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1973	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1974	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1975	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1977	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1979	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1980	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1983	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1984	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1985	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1986	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1991	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2002	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2004	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2005	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2006	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2007	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2008	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2009	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2010	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2011	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2012	31.7 C (89.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Santa Rita, 1964 to 2012. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.8 C (37.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Santa Rita by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1964	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1965	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1966	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1967	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1968	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1969	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1970	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1971	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1972	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1973	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1974	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1975	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1976	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1977	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1978	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1979	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1980	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1981	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1982	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1983	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1984	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1985	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1986	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1987	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1988	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1989	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1990	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1991	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2001	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2002	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2003	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2004	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2005	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2006	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2007	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2008	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2009	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2010	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2011	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2012	1.7 C (35.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Santa Rita, 1964 to 2012. The record is 89.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Santa Rita by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1964	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1965	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1966	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1968	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1970	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1975	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1976	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1977	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1978	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1979	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1980	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1981	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1982	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1984	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1985	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1986	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1989	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1990	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1991	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2001	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2002	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2003	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2004	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2005	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2006	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2007	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2008	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2009	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2010	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2011	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2012	55.9 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Santa Rita, 1964 to 2012. The record is 206.3 mm (8.1 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.9 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Santa Rita by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1964	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1967	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1968	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1969	196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1970	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1971	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1973	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1974	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1975	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1976	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1977	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1978	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1979	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1980	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1981	206.3 mm (8.1 in)
1982	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1983	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1984	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1985	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1986	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1987	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1988	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1989	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1990	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2001	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2002	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
2003	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2004	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
2005	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
2006	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2007	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2008	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2009	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
2010	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2011	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2012	77.3 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Santa Rita, 1964 to 2012. The record is 181 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Santa Rita by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1964	27 days
1965	31 days
1966	73 days
1967	45 days
1968	50 days
1969	143 days
1970	98 days
1971	41 days
1972	42 days
1973	48 days
1974	75 days
1975	106 days
1976	28 days
1977	80 days
1978	58 days
1979	61 days
1980	32 days
1981	96 days
1982	36 days
1983	39 days
1984	86 days
1985	42 days
1986	148 days
1987	88 days
1988	99 days
1989	12 days
1990	39 days
1991	83 days
2001	122 days
2002	181 days
2003	60 days
2004	64 days
2005	53 days
2006	58 days
2007	46 days
2008	48 days
2009	131 days
2010	96 days
2011	81 days
2012	38 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.

Download the Data

Data for Santa Rita standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Santa Rita 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 2026-10-17 (17 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).