Emiliano Zapata Weather Records (MXN00016186)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Emiliano Zapata (MXN00016186), Mexico, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Emiliano Zapata

Emiliano Zapata (MXN00016186) is a weather station in Mexico at 19.98 latitude and -102.62 longitude, 1,540 m (5,052 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2002, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Emiliano Zapata still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 19.98 latitude, -102.62 longitude.
Elevation: 1,540 m (5,052 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2002, 30 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 Emiliano Zapata. 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 Emiliano Zapata, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Emiliano Zapata still stand. 1977 holds the most, with 120.

Standing records at Emiliano Zapata by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	45
1974	117
1975	41
1976	110
1977	120
1978	25
1979	56
1980	65
1981	53
1982	30
1983	58
1984	59
1985	75
1986	63
1987	68
1988	1
1994	9
1995	52
1996	53
1997	76
1998	52
1999	56
2000	76
2001	102
2002	2

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 84.6 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Emiliano Zapata. The most was 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 15 June 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Emiliano Zapata
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 January 1980
Feb	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 February 1984
Mar	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 March 1974
Apr	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 April 1987
May	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 May 1983
Jun	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	15 June 1976
Jul	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	10 July 1976
Aug	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	24 August 1995
Sep	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	5 September 1984
Oct	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 October 1976
Nov	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 November 1976
Dec	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2002

25 years of record at Emiliano Zapata, 1973 to 2002. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1978, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002.

Days with data per year at Emiliano Zapata
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	90	25%	No
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	122	33%	No
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	334	92%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	31	8%	No
1994	84	23%	No
1995	349	96%	Yes
1996	361	99%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	248	68%	No
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	349	95%	Yes
2001	325	89%	No
2002	46	13%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1974 to 2000

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Emiliano Zapata, 1974 to 2000. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.5 C (68.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1974, at 19.4 C (66.9 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 22.1 C (71.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Emiliano Zapata as warming stripes, 1974 to 2000
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1974	19.4 C	-1.14 C
1975	19.7 C	-0.86 C
1976	20.1 C	-0.40 C
1977	19.5 C	-0.98 C
1979	20.3 C	-0.21 C
1980	20.4 C	-0.11 C
1981	19.6 C	-0.90 C
1982	20.7 C	+0.22 C
1983	20.2 C	-0.32 C
1984	21.1 C	+0.59 C
1986	21.3 C	+0.79 C
1987	22.1 C	+1.55 C
1995	20.0 C	-0.48 C
1999	21.5 C	+0.97 C
2000	21.8 C	+1.29 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

1973 to 2002

Yearly extremes at Emiliano Zapata: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1985	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1997	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	1976	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	209.5 mm (8.2 in)	1976	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	25
Longest dry spell (CDD)	138 days	1982	71 days	25

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Emiliano Zapata, 1973 to 2002. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Emiliano Zapata by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1976	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1977	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1979	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1985	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1986	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1994	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1995	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1999	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Emiliano Zapata, 1973 to 2002. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.1 C (34.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Emiliano Zapata by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1974	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1975	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1976	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1977	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1978	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1979	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1980	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1981	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1983	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1984	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1985	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1986	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1987	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1988	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1994	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1995	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1996	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1997	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1998	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1999	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2000	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2001	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2002	0.6 C (33.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Emiliano Zapata, 1973 to 2002. The record is 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Emiliano Zapata by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1974	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1975	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1977	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1979	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1980	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1981	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1982	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1984	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1985	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1986	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1987	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1988	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1994	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1995	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1996	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1997	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1998	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1999	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2000	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2001	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2002	22.4 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Emiliano Zapata, 1973 to 2002. The record is 209.5 mm (8.2 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.5 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Emiliano Zapata by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1974	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1975	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1976	209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1977	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1978	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1979	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1980	192.4 mm (7.6 in)
1981	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1982	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1983	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1984	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1985	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1986	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1987	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1988	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1994	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1995	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1996	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1997	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1998	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1999	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2000	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
2001	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
2002	23.1 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Emiliano Zapata, 1973 to 2002. The record is 138 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 71 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Emiliano Zapata by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	48 days
1974	71 days
1975	111 days
1976	81 days
1977	48 days
1978	59 days
1979	107 days
1980	69 days
1981	97 days
1982	138 days
1983	73 days
1984	51 days
1985	46 days
1986	124 days
1987	54 days
1988	30 days
1994	52 days
1995	46 days
1996	115 days
1997	78 days
1998	45 days
1999	137 days
2000	121 days
2001	91 days
2002	29 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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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).