Tafetan Weather Records (MXN00016241)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tafetan (MXN00016241), Mexico, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for Tafetan

Tafetan (MXN00016241) is a weather station in Mexico at 19.42 latitude and -100.90 longitude, 913 m (2,995 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1978 to 2010, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tafetan still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 19.42 latitude, -100.90 longitude.
Elevation: 913 m (2,995 ft).
Period of record: 1978 to 2010, 33 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 Tafetan. 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 Tafetan, 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)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	43.3 C (109.9 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	42.2 C (108.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	46.1 C (115.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	48.9 C (120.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	47.2 C (117.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.8 C (109.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.3 C (109.9 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.7 C (107.1 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	42.2 C (108.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	41.1 C (106.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	46.1 C (115.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Tafetan still stand. 2007 holds the most, with 307.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 80.3 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tafetan. The most was 80.3 mm (3.2 in) on 25 July 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tafetan
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 January 2007
Feb	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 February 2010
Mar	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 March 1985
Apr	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 April 1986
May	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 May 1986
Jun	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	4 June 1984
Jul	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 July 1988
Aug	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 August 2010
Sep	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	6 September 1978
Oct	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 October 1982
Nov	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 November 1983
Dec	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 December 2007

Period of Record Coverage

1982 to 2010

12 years of record at Tafetan, 1982 to 2010. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1983, 1988, 2005, 2007, 2010.

Days with data per year at Tafetan
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	236	65%	No
1984	334	91%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	244	67%	No
2005	30	8%	No
2007	259	71%	No
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	243	67%	No

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1978 to 2010

Yearly extremes at Tafetan: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	48.9 C (120.0 F)	1984	42.0 C (107.5 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1986	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12
Wettest day (Rx1day)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	1988	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	2010	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	14
Longest dry spell (CDD)	157 days	2008	68 days	14

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Tafetan, 1978 to 2010. The record is 48.9 C (120.0 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.0 C (107.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Tafetan by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1982	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1984	48.9 C (120.0 F)
1985	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1986	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1987	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1988	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2005	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2007	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2009	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2010	40.6 C (105.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Tafetan, 1978 to 2010. The record is 1.7 C (35.1 F) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 10.0 C (50.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Tafetan by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1982	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1983	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1984	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1985	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1986	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1987	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1988	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2005	5.6 C (42.1 F)
2007	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2008	10.0 C (50.0 F)
2009	10.0 C (50.0 F)
2010	10.0 C (50.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tafetan, 1978 to 2010. The record is 80.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tafetan by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1978	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1979	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1982	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1983	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1984	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1986	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1987	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1988	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2005	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2007	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2008	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2009	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2010	49.8 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tafetan, 1978 to 2010. The record is 163.4 mm (6.4 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.1 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tafetan by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1978	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1979	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1982	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1983	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1985	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1986	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1987	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1988	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
2005	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2007	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2008	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2009	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
2010	163.4 mm (6.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tafetan, 1978 to 2010. The record is 157 days in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tafetan by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1978	18 days
1979	8 days
1982	52 days
1983	47 days
1984	69 days
1985	67 days
1986	106 days
1987	76 days
1988	95 days
2005	15 days
2007	53 days
2008	157 days
2009	117 days
2010	108 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 Tafetan standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Tafetan 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).