Las Cruces Weather Records (MXN00016230)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Las Cruces (MXN00016230), Mexico, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Las Cruces

Las Cruces (MXN00016230) is a weather station in Mexico at 19.05 latitude and -101.42 longitude, 800 m (2,624 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1981 to 2011, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Las Cruces still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 19.05 latitude, -101.42 longitude.
Elevation: 800 m (2,624 ft).
Period of record: 1981 to 2011, 31 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 Las Cruces. 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 Las Cruces, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	43.9 C (111.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	46.7 C (116.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	45.0 C (113.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.9 C (111.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Las Cruces still stand. 2004 holds the most, with 408.

Standing records at Las Cruces by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1981	47
1982	78
1983	41
1984	29
1985	60
1986	50
1987	44
1988	35
1997	2
1998	14
1999	9
2000	3
2001	85
2002	21
2003	22
2004	408
2005	76
2006	34
2007	64
2008	115
2009	170
2010	47
2011	10

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 127.8 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Las Cruces. The most was 127.8 mm (5.0 in) on 2 July 1986.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Las Cruces
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 January 2002
Feb	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	3 February 2010
Mar	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 March 2001
Apr	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	23 April 1986
May	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 May 1983
Jun	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 June 1988
Jul	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	2 July 1986
Aug	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	26 August 1985
Sep	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 September 1982
Oct	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 October 2009
Nov	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 November 2002
Dec	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	2 December 2009

Period of Record Coverage

1981 to 2011

23 years of record at Las Cruces, 1981 to 2011. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1981, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005.

Days with data per year at Las Cruces
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1981	233	64%	No
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	334	92%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1997	50	14%	No
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	305	83%	No
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	334	92%	Yes
2003	299	82%	No
2004	364	99%	Yes
2005	320	88%	No
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	365	100%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1982 to 2011

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Las Cruces, 1982 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.0 C (75.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2004, at 17.8 C (64.0 F), and the warmest was 2011, at 25.9 C (78.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 6.3 C (11.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Las Cruces as warming stripes, 1982 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1982	24.9 C	+0.94 C
1983	24.1 C	+0.15 C
1984	24.2 C	+0.25 C
1986	24.5 C	+0.48 C
1987	25.1 C	+1.14 C
1988	24.9 C	+0.89 C
1998	24.6 C	+0.62 C
1999	24.1 C	+0.15 C
2001	23.3 C	-0.70 C
2004	17.8 C	-6.21 C
2006	23.1 C	-0.83 C
2007	24.5 C	+0.48 C
2008	23.3 C	-0.68 C
2009	24.1 C	+0.12 C
2010	25.3 C	+1.30 C
2011	25.9 C	+1.91 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 2011

Yearly extremes at Las Cruces: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.7 C (116.1 F)	2008	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2004	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	1986	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	2010	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	156 days	1998	97 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Las Cruces, 1981 to 2011. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Las Cruces by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1981	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1985	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2006	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2007	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2008	46.7 C (116.1 F)
2009	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2010	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2011	43.9 C (111.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Las Cruces, 1981 to 2011. The record is -2.2 C (28.0 F) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.7 C (44.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Las Cruces by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1981	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1982	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1983	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1984	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1985	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1986	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1987	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1988	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1997	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1998	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1999	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2000	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2001	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2002	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2003	5.6 C (42.1 F)
2004	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2005	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2006	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2007	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2008	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2009	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2010	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2011	6.7 C (44.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Las Cruces, 1981 to 2011. The record is 127.8 mm (5.0 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.2 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Las Cruces by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1981	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1982	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1983	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1984	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1985	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1986	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1987	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1988	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1998	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1999	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2000	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2001	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2002	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2003	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2004	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2005	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2007	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2008	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
2010	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2011	38.4 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Las Cruces, 1981 to 2011. The record is 187.7 mm (7.4 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.7 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Las Cruces by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1981	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1982	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1983	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1984	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1985	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1986	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1987	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1988	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1997	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1998	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1999	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2000	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2001	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2002	163.4 mm (6.4 in)
2003	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2004	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
2005	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2006	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2007	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
2008	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2009	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
2010	187.7 mm (7.4 in)
2011	62.3 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Las Cruces, 1981 to 2011. The record is 156 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 97 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Las Cruces by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1981	65 days
1982	94 days
1983	72 days
1984	145 days
1985	70 days
1986	112 days
1987	155 days
1988	99 days
1997	40 days
1998	156 days
1999	134 days
2000	108 days
2001	73 days
2002	49 days
2003	141 days
2004	40 days
2005	94 days
2006	97 days
2007	110 days
2008	97 days
2009	79 days
2010	113 days
2011	100 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).