La Escondida Weather Records (MXN00019104)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Escondida (MXN00019104), Mexico, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for La Escondida

La Escondida (MXN00019104) is a weather station in Mexico at 26.25 latitude and -99.75 longitude, 300 m (984 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1978 to 2011, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at La Escondida still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 26.25 latitude, -99.75 longitude.
Elevation: 300 m (984 ft).
Period of record: 1978 to 2011, 34 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Escondida. 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 Escondida, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	42.8 C (109.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.0 C (113.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.9 C (111.0 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	45.0 C (113.0 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at La Escondida still stand. 2003 holds the most, with 83.

Standing records at La Escondida by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1978	10
1979	48
1980	53
1981	49
1982	29
1983	65
1984	24
1985	29
1986	16
1987	53
1988	58
1989	50
1990	64
1991	53
1992	41
1993	37
1994	39
1995	57
1996	74
1997	41
1998	58
1999	38
2000	15
2001	28
2002	64
2003	83
2004	66
2005	64
2006	38
2008	39
2009	27
2010	28
2011	26

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 339.9 mm (13.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Escondida. The most was 339.9 mm (13.4 in) on 20 July 2005.

Record daily precipitation for each month at La Escondida
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	21 January 1994
Feb	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 February 1983
Mar	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	10 March 1997
Apr	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	7 April 1985
May	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	25 May 1995
Jun	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	30 June 2010
Jul	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	20 July 2005
Aug	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	11 August 1980
Sep	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	16 September 1988
Oct	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	12 October 2003
Nov	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 November 1995
Dec	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1978 to 2011

33 years of record at La Escondida, 1978 to 2011. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2000 and others.

Days with data per year at La Escondida
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1978	36	10%	No
1979	300	82%	No
1980	359	98%	Yes
1981	331	91%	Yes
1982	244	67%	No
1983	302	83%	No
1984	118	32%	No
1985	357	98%	Yes
1986	293	80%	No
1987	357	98%	Yes
1988	362	99%	Yes
1989	361	99%	Yes
1990	328	90%	No
1991	330	90%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	364	100%	Yes
1995	360	99%	Yes
1996	358	98%	Yes
1997	361	99%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	358	98%	Yes
2000	172	47%	No
2001	193	53%	No
2002	361	99%	Yes
2003	358	98%	Yes
2004	364	99%	Yes
2005	364	100%	Yes
2006	290	79%	No
2008	351	96%	Yes
2009	362	99%	Yes
2010	355	97%	Yes
2011	265	73%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1980 to 2009

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at La Escondida, 1980 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.3 C (72.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1987, at 20.4 C (68.7 F), and the warmest was 2005, at 24.4 C (75.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at La Escondida as warming stripes, 1980 to 2009
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1980	20.8 C	-1.54 C
1987	20.4 C	-1.95 C
1988	20.9 C	-1.48 C
1989	21.2 C	-1.14 C
1992	21.8 C	-0.53 C
1993	22.2 C	-0.15 C
1994	23.1 C	+0.74 C
1995	23.2 C	+0.82 C
1996	22.9 C	+0.52 C
1997	22.0 C	-0.33 C
1998	23.6 C	+1.27 C
1999	22.5 C	+0.14 C
2002	22.3 C	-0.03 C
2003	23.8 C	+1.51 C
2004	24.0 C	+1.64 C
2005	24.4 C	+2.07 C
2008	21.2 C	-1.17 C
2009	22.0 C	-0.31 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

1978 to 2011

Yearly extremes at La Escondida: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1992	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1983	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	339.9 mm (13.4 in)	2005	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	362.3 mm (14.3 in)	2005	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	125 days	1980	60 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at La Escondida, 1978 to 2011. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at La Escondida by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1978	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1979	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1984	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1989	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1991	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1992	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1993	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1994	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1995	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1996	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1997	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1998	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1999	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2000	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2002	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2003	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2004	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2005	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2006	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2008	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2009	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2010	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011	40.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at La Escondida, 1978 to 2011. The record is -11.1 C (12.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.1 C (30.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at La Escondida by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1978	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1979	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1980	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1981	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1982	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1983	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1984	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1985	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1986	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1987	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1988	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1989	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1990	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1991	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1992	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1993	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1994	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1995	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1996	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1997	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1998	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1999	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2000	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2001	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2002	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2003	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2004	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2005	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2006	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2008	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2009	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2010	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2011	-7.2 C (19.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at La Escondida, 1978 to 2011. The record is 339.9 mm (13.4 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.8 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Escondida by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1978	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
1979	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1981	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1982	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1983	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1985	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1986	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1989	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1990	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1991	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1992	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1993	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1994	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1995	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1996	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1997	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1998	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1999	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2000	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
2001	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2002	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2003	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
2004	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2005	339.9 mm (13.4 in)
2006	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2008	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2009	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2010	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
2011	58.9 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at La Escondida, 1978 to 2011. The record is 362.3 mm (14.3 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.6 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Escondida by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1978	4.9 mm (0.19 in)
1979	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1980	279.5 mm (11.0 in)
1981	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1982	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1983	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1984	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1985	238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1986	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1987	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1988	183.7 mm (7.2 in)
1989	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1990	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1991	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1992	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1993	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1994	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1995	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1996	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1997	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1998	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1999	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2000	151.5 mm (6.0 in)
2001	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
2002	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2003	233.7 mm (9.2 in)
2004	225.3 mm (8.9 in)
2005	362.3 mm (14.3 in)
2006	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
2008	296.8 mm (11.7 in)
2009	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2010	353.6 mm (13.9 in)
2011	125.7 mm (4.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at La Escondida, 1978 to 2011. The record is 125 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Escondida by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1978	36 days
1979	58 days
1980	125 days
1981	69 days
1982	33 days
1983	61 days
1984	30 days
1985	60 days
1986	41 days
1987	30 days
1988	64 days
1989	54 days
1990	53 days
1991	88 days
1992	55 days
1993	77 days
1994	31 days
1995	39 days
1996	93 days
1997	92 days
1998	84 days
1999	84 days
2000	27 days
2001	39 days
2002	58 days
2003	51 days
2004	44 days
2005	74 days
2006	81 days
2008	98 days
2009	83 days
2010	96 days
2011	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).