La Sandia Weather Records (MXN00016515)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Sandia (MXN00016515), Mexico, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for La Sandia

La Sandia (MXN00016515) is a weather station in Mexico at 19.25 latitude and -101.67 longitude, 2,180 m (7,152 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1980 to 2009, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at La Sandia still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 19.25 latitude, -101.67 longitude.
Elevation: 2,180 m (7,152 ft).
Period of record: 1980 to 2009, 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 La Sandia. 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 La Sandia, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.8 C (91.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at La Sandia still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 190.

Standing records at La Sandia by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1980	190
1981	189
1982	92
1983	62
1984	19
1985	26
1986	42
1987	65
1988	58
1989	28
1990	23
1991	43
1992	29
1993	28
1994	22
1995	27
1996	12
1997	32
1998	43
1999	80
2000	36
2001	15
2002	23
2003	11
2004	24
2005	42
2006	16
2007	8
2008	10
2009	169

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 94.7 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Sandia. The most was 94.7 mm (3.7 in) on 26 January 1992.

Record daily precipitation for each month at La Sandia
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	26 January 1992
Feb	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3 February 1992
Mar	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	3 March 2001
Apr	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 April 1990
May	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 May 1983
Jun	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 June 1986
Jul	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 July 1981
Aug	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 August 2007
Sep	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 September 1990
Oct	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 October 2007
Nov	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 November 1997
Dec	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5 December 1990

Period of Record Coverage

1980 to 2009

30 years of record at La Sandia, 1980 to 2009. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004 and others.

Days with data per year at La Sandia
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1980	275	75%	No
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	334	92%	Yes
1983	181	50%	No
1984	302	83%	No
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	334	92%	Yes
1987	301	82%	No
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	162	44%	No
1997	339	93%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	257	70%	No
2001	304	83%	No
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	275	75%	No
2005	362	99%	Yes
2006	355	97%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	244	67%	No
2009	273	75%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1981 to 2007

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at La Sandia, 1981 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.6 C (60.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1999, at 14.5 C (58.1 F), and the warmest was 1981, at 16.6 C (61.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at La Sandia as warming stripes, 1981 to 2007
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1981	16.6 C	+0.97 C
1985	15.5 C	-0.18 C
1988	16.1 C	+0.46 C
1989	15.5 C	-0.09 C
1990	15.9 C	+0.31 C
1991	16.3 C	+0.67 C
1992	15.3 C	-0.32 C
1993	15.8 C	+0.18 C
1994	16.3 C	+0.65 C
1995	16.0 C	+0.35 C
1998	15.0 C	-0.64 C
1999	14.5 C	-1.12 C
2002	15.2 C	-0.44 C
2003	15.4 C	-0.21 C
2005	15.6 C	-0.05 C
2006	15.3 C	-0.31 C
2007	15.5 C	-0.15 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

1980 to 2009

Yearly extremes at La Sandia: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2003	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1987	0.3 C (32.5 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	1992	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	1992	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	280 days	1997	87 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at La Sandia, 1980 to 2009. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 C (86.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at La Sandia by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1980	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1981	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1982	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1983	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1984	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1985	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1986	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1987	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1988	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1989	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1990	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1991	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1992	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1993	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1994	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1995	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1996	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1997	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1998	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1999	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2000	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2001	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2002	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2003	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2005	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2006	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2007	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2008	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2009	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at La Sandia, 1980 to 2009. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.3 C (32.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at La Sandia by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1980	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1981	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1982	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1983	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1984	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1985	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1986	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1987	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1988	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1989	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1990	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1991	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1992	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1993	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1994	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1995	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1996	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1998	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1999	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2000	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2003	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2004	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2005	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2006	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2007	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2008	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2009	1.7 C (35.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at La Sandia, 1980 to 2009. The record is 94.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.7 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Sandia by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1980	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1984	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1985	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1986	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1987	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1989	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1990	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1993	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1994	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1995	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1996	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1997	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1998	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1999	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2000	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2001	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2002	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2003	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2004	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2005	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2006	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2007	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2008	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2009	37.8 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at La Sandia, 1980 to 2009. The record is 209.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.1 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Sandia by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1980	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1981	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1982	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1983	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1984	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1985	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1986	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1987	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1988	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1989	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1990	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1991	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1992	209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1993	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1994	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1995	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1996	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1997	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1998	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1999	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
2000	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2001	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2002	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
2003	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
2004	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2005	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
2006	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
2007	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
2008	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2009	82.8 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at La Sandia, 1980 to 2009. The record is 280 days in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 87 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Sandia by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1980	35 days
1981	88 days
1982	18 days
1983	73 days
1984	138 days
1985	51 days
1986	75 days
1987	104 days
1988	95 days
1989	122 days
1990	31 days
1991	139 days
1992	61 days
1993	102 days
1994	59 days
1995	61 days
1996	136 days
1997	280 days
1998	138 days
1999	64 days
2000	143 days
2001	59 days
2002	85 days
2003	112 days
2004	59 days
2005	90 days
2006	64 days
2007	111 days
2008	104 days
2009	72 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).