Lazaro Cardenas Weather Records (MXN00016227)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lazaro Cardenas (MXN00016227), Mexico, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Lazaro Cardenas

Lazaro Cardenas (MXN00016227) is a weather station in Mexico at 18.03 latitude and -102.18 longitude, 70 m (229 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1981 to 2012, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lazaro Cardenas still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 18.03 latitude, -102.18 longitude.
Elevation: 70 m (229 ft).
Period of record: 1981 to 2012, 32 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 Lazaro Cardenas. 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 Lazaro Cardenas, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.4 C (102.9 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.3 C (100.9 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	39.4 C (102.9 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.0 C (104.0 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lazaro Cardenas still stand. 2007 holds the most, with 112.

Standing records at Lazaro Cardenas by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1981	110
1982	45
1983	62
1984	32
1985	31
1987	41
1988	44
1989	21
1990	46
1991	34
1992	24
1993	41
1994	44
1995	52
1996	42
1997	90
1998	63
1999	104
2002	49
2003	31
2004	16
2005	33
2006	30
2007	112
2008	61
2009	79
2010	53
2011	58
2012	16

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 288.3 mm (11.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lazaro Cardenas. The most was 288.3 mm (11.4 in) on 2 October 1996.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lazaro Cardenas
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 January 1981
Feb	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	2 February 2010
Mar	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 March 2005
Apr	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 April 1981
May	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	26 May 1983
Jun	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	23 June 1996
Jul	282.2 mm (11.1 in)	24 July 1987
Aug	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	22 August 2007
Sep	269.0 mm (10.6 in)	21 September 1989
Oct	288.3 mm (11.4 in)	2 October 1996
Nov	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	3 November 2002
Dec	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	4 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1981 to 2012

29 years of record at Lazaro Cardenas, 1981 to 2012. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1983, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2012.

Days with data per year at Lazaro Cardenas
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	361	99%	Yes
1983	328	90%	No
1984	351	96%	Yes
1985	242	66%	No
1987	305	84%	No
1988	335	92%	Yes
1989	355	97%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	334	92%	Yes
1992	252	69%	No
1993	362	99%	Yes
1994	344	94%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	151	41%	No
1999	363	99%	Yes
2002	360	99%	Yes
2003	331	91%	Yes
2004	122	33%	No
2005	363	99%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	363	99%	Yes
2008	334	91%	Yes
2009	335	92%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	212	58%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1981 to 2011

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Lazaro Cardenas, 1981 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.5 C (81.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1981, at 26.1 C (79.0 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 28.2 C (82.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lazaro Cardenas as warming stripes, 1981 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1981	26.1 C	-1.43 C
1982	27.2 C	-0.30 C
1984	26.9 C	-0.69 C
1989	27.3 C	-0.29 C
1990	28.0 C	+0.46 C
1993	27.4 C	-0.15 C
1995	27.9 C	+0.35 C
1996	27.0 C	-0.52 C
1997	28.0 C	+0.43 C
1999	27.7 C	+0.18 C
2002	27.9 C	+0.32 C
2005	27.6 C	+0.10 C
2006	28.2 C	+0.61 C
2007	28.2 C	+0.66 C
2010	27.7 C	+0.17 C
2011	27.7 C	+0.11 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

1981 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Lazaro Cardenas: 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)	1999	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1997	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	288.3 mm (11.4 in)	1996	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	509.8 mm (20.1 in)	1999	250.7 mm (9.9 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	168 days	1991	125 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lazaro Cardenas, 1981 to 2012. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lazaro Cardenas by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1981	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1982	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1987	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1989	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1993	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1994	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1995	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1997	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1998	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1999	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2004	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2009	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2010	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2011	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2012	37.8 C (100.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lazaro Cardenas, 1981 to 2012. The record is 13.3 C (55.9 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 16.7 C (62.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lazaro Cardenas by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1981	16.1 C (61.0 F)
1982	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1983	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1984	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1985	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1987	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1988	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1989	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1990	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1991	17.2 C (63.0 F)
1992	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1993	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1994	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1995	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1996	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1997	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1998	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1999	13.9 C (57.0 F)
2002	15.6 C (60.1 F)
2003	15.6 C (60.1 F)
2004	18.3 C (64.9 F)
2005	17.8 C (64.0 F)
2006	17.8 C (64.0 F)
2007	16.7 C (62.1 F)
2008	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2009	17.8 C (64.0 F)
2010	15.6 C (60.1 F)
2011	16.7 C (62.1 F)
2012	15.6 C (60.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lazaro Cardenas, 1981 to 2012. The record is 288.3 mm (11.4 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 145.5 mm (5.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lazaro Cardenas by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1981	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1982	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1983	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1984	218.9 mm (8.6 in)
1985	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1987	282.2 mm (11.1 in)
1988	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1989	269.0 mm (10.6 in)
1990	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1992	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1993	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1994	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1995	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1996	288.3 mm (11.4 in)
1997	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1998	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1999	251.7 mm (9.9 in)
2002	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
2003	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2004	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2005	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2006	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
2007	222.0 mm (8.7 in)
2008	183.4 mm (7.2 in)
2009	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2010	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2011	167.4 mm (6.6 in)
2012	165.1 mm (6.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lazaro Cardenas, 1981 to 2012. The record is 509.8 mm (20.1 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 250.7 mm (9.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lazaro Cardenas by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1981	367.4 mm (14.5 in)
1982	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1983	229.5 mm (9.0 in)
1984	393.2 mm (15.5 in)
1985	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1987	367.1 mm (14.5 in)
1988	376.7 mm (14.8 in)
1989	504.3 mm (19.9 in)
1990	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1991	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1992	172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1993	316.0 mm (12.4 in)
1994	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1995	210.9 mm (8.3 in)
1996	402.4 mm (15.8 in)
1997	227.8 mm (9.0 in)
1998	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1999	509.8 mm (20.1 in)
2002	288.7 mm (11.4 in)
2003	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
2004	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
2005	194.3 mm (7.6 in)
2006	388.1 mm (15.3 in)
2007	396.5 mm (15.6 in)
2008	250.7 mm (9.9 in)
2009	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
2010	318.6 mm (12.5 in)
2011	295.7 mm (11.6 in)
2012	441.7 mm (17.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lazaro Cardenas, 1981 to 2012. The record is 168 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 125 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lazaro Cardenas by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1981	148 days
1982	115 days
1983	51 days
1984	114 days
1985	120 days
1987	57 days
1988	166 days
1989	159 days
1990	125 days
1991	168 days
1992	122 days
1993	107 days
1994	159 days
1995	140 days
1996	166 days
1997	80 days
1998	90 days
1999	159 days
2002	132 days
2003	137 days
2004	8 days
2005	97 days
2006	133 days
2007	153 days
2008	140 days
2009	104 days
2010	108 days
2011	148 days
2012	103 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).