La Cruz Weather Records (MXN00019031)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Cruz (MXN00019031), Mexico, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for La Cruz

La Cruz (MXN00019031) is a weather station in Mexico at 25.53 latitude and -100.52 longitude, 2,224 m (7,296 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 2011, 58 years of record.
1,464 records set at La Cruz still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
La Cruz set a daily record precipitation of 20.8 mm (0.8 in) on 29 September 2011.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 25.53 latitude, -100.52 longitude.
Elevation: 2,224 m (7,296 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 2011, 58 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 Cruz. 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 Cruz, 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)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.9 C (93.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at La Cruz still stand. 2009 holds the most, with 142.

Standing records at La Cruz by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1980	3
1981	48
1982	98
1983	21
1984	5
1985	19
1986	14
1987	48
1988	34
1989	93
1990	30
1991	42
1992	38
1993	18
1994	19
1995	36
1996	86
1997	68
1998	32
1999	25
2000	38
2001	72
2002	28
2003	62
2004	37
2005	31
2006	39
2008	91
2009	142
2010	95
2011	52

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at La Cruz between 17 September 1988 and 17 September 1988. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 188.0 mm (7.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Cruz. The most was 188.0 mm (7.4 in) on 17 September 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at La Cruz
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 January 1992
Feb	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 February 2010
Mar	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 March 2009
Apr	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	17 April 1997
May	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	15 May 1956
Jun	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	30 June 2011
Jul	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	1 July 2010
Aug	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	21 August 1996
Sep	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	17 September 1988
Oct	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	2 October 1996
Nov	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 November 1989
Dec	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 December 1996

Period of Record Coverage

1980 to 2011

31 years of record at La Cruz, 1980 to 2011. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2005 and others.

Days with data per year at La Cruz
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1980	31	8%	No
1981	362	99%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	269	74%	No
1984	152	42%	No
1985	333	91%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	330	90%	Yes
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	327	90%	No
1990	302	83%	No
1991	359	98%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	57	16%	No
1994	354	97%	Yes
1995	356	98%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	364	100%	Yes
1998	360	99%	Yes
1999	363	99%	Yes
2000	266	73%	No
2001	360	99%	Yes
2002	352	96%	Yes
2003	363	99%	Yes
2004	345	94%	Yes
2005	307	84%	No
2006	355	97%	Yes
2008	267	73%	No
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	301	82%	No
2011	304	83%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at La Cruz
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 2011	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	8 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2011	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2011	La Cruz, MX	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2010	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2010	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2010	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2010	La Cruz, MX	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2010	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2010	La Cruz, MX	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2010	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2009	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2009	La Cruz, MX	daily rain (Tie)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	tie	34 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2009	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2009	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2009	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2009	La Cruz, MX	daily rain (Tie)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	tie	40 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2009	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2009	La Cruz, MX	daily rain (Tie)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2009	La Cruz, MX	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2009	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1981 to 2009

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at La Cruz, 1981 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.3 C (64.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 15.5 C (59.8 F), and the warmest was 1982, at 20.7 C (69.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at La Cruz as warming stripes, 1981 to 2009
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1981	18.3 C	-0.01 C
1982	20.7 C	+2.41 C
1986	18.6 C	+0.27 C
1988	18.0 C	-0.28 C
1991	18.1 C	-0.20 C
1992	17.0 C	-1.31 C
1994	18.9 C	+0.58 C
1995	16.9 C	-1.38 C
1996	15.5 C	-2.84 C
1997	15.8 C	-2.46 C
1998	19.1 C	+0.82 C
1999	19.0 C	+0.67 C
2001	17.3 C	-1.03 C
2002	19.3 C	+0.96 C
2003	20.1 C	+1.76 C
2006	19.1 C	+0.82 C
2009	19.5 C	+1.19 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

1954 to 2011

Yearly extremes at La Cruz: 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)	2010	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1997	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	1988	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	258.2 mm (10.2 in)	1967	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	56
Longest dry spell (CDD)	142 days	1974	65 days	56

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at La Cruz, 1954 to 2011. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.6 C (87.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at La Cruz by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1981	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1984	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1985	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1986	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1987	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1988	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1989	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1991	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1992	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1994	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1995	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1996	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1997	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1998	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1999	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2001	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2002	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2003	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2004	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2006	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2011	35.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at La Cruz, 1954 to 2011. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.3 C (26.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at La Cruz by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1981	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1983	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1984	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1985	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1986	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1987	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1988	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1989	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1990	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1991	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1992	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1993	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1994	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1995	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1996	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1997	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1998	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1999	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2000	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2001	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2002	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2003	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2004	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2005	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2006	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2008	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2009	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2010	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2011	-9.4 C (15.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at La Cruz, 1954 to 2011. The record is 188.0 mm (7.4 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.8 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Cruz by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1956	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1957	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1959	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1960	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1961	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1962	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1963	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1964	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1965	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1967	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1968	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1970	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1973	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1974	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1975	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1976	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1978	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1979	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1980	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1981	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1982	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1983	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1984	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1985	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1986	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1987	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1988	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1989	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1990	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1993	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1994	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1995	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1996	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1997	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1998	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1999	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2001	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2002	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2003	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2004	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2005	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2006	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2008	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2009	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2010	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
2011	90.9 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at La Cruz, 1954 to 2011. The record is 258.2 mm (10.2 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.9 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Cruz by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1955	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1956	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1957	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1959	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1960	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1961	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1962	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1964	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1966	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1967	258.2 mm (10.2 in)
1968	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1969	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1970	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1971	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1972	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1973	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1974	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1975	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1976	222.9 mm (8.8 in)
1977	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1978	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1979	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1981	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1982	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1983	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1984	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1985	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1986	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1987	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1988	236.7 mm (9.3 in)
1989	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1990	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1991	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1992	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1993	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1994	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1995	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1996	184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1997	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1998	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1999	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2000	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
2001	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2002	197.4 mm (7.8 in)
2003	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
2004	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2005	166.3 mm (6.5 in)
2006	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2008	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2009	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2010	237.5 mm (9.4 in)
2011	145.5 mm (5.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at La Cruz, 1954 to 2011. The record is 142 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 65 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Cruz by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	51 days
1955	88 days
1956	111 days
1957	46 days
1959	55 days
1960	67 days
1961	46 days
1962	111 days
1963	41 days
1964	45 days
1965	67 days
1966	69 days
1967	112 days
1968	116 days
1969	86 days
1970	94 days
1971	78 days
1972	83 days
1973	96 days
1974	142 days
1975	88 days
1976	52 days
1977	58 days
1978	83 days
1979	61 days
1980	40 days
1981	64 days
1982	55 days
1983	65 days
1984	24 days
1985	31 days
1986	53 days
1987	40 days
1988	35 days
1989	131 days
1990	73 days
1991	108 days
1992	37 days
1993	57 days
1994	42 days
1995	82 days
1996	126 days
1997	31 days
1998	92 days
1999	100 days
2000	61 days
2001	115 days
2002	49 days
2003	32 days
2004	40 days
2005	57 days
2006	110 days
2008	60 days
2009	68 days
2010	39 days
2011	110 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

44 years, 1955 to 2009

A day with at least 50.8 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 173.7 mm (6.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at La Cruz: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
50 years	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	Longer than the 44 years of record
100 years	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	Longer than the 44 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 44 years of values from 1955 to 2009.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 188.0 mm (7.4 in) in 1988; 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1967; 103.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1996.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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).