El Cuije Weather Records (MXN00019115)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Cuije (MXN00019115), Mexico, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for El Cuije

El Cuije (MXN00019115) is a weather station in Mexico at 25.10 latitude and -100.65 longitude, 1,875 m (6,151 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1980 to 2011, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at El Cuije still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
El Cuije set a daily record high minimum temperature of 7.8 C (46.0 F) on 18 December 2011.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 25.10 latitude, -100.65 longitude.
Elevation: 1,875 m (6,151 ft).
Period of record: 1980 to 2011, 32 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 El Cuije. 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 El Cuije, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	43.9 C (111.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	43.9 C (111.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at El Cuije still stand. 2001 holds the most, with 308.

Standing records at El Cuije by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1980	45
1981	55
1982	20
1983	68
1984	77
1985	37
1986	46
1987	54
1988	38
1989	35
1990	53
1991	32
1992	32
1993	23
1994	11
1995	13
1996	20
1997	33
1998	29
1999	25
2000	12
2001	308
2002	247
2003	21
2004	35
2005	19
2006	18
2007	20
2008	19
2009	3
2010	6
2011	10

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 61.5 mm (2.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Cuije. The most was 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 9 October 1982.

Record daily precipitation for each month at El Cuije
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 January 1984
Feb	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2 February 2010
Mar	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 March 2004
Apr	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 April 1987
May	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 May 2001
Jun	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 June 1984
Jul	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 July 1980
Aug	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 August 1993
Sep	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 September 2003
Oct	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	9 October 1982
Nov	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	5 November 1986
Dec	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1980 to 2011

32 years of record at El Cuije, 1980 to 2011. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1981, 1982, 2009, 2010.

Days with data per year at El Cuije
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	304	83%	No
1982	245	67%	No
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	358	98%	Yes
1986	350	96%	Yes
1987	360	99%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	359	98%	Yes
1993	357	98%	Yes
1994	362	99%	Yes
1995	356	98%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	364	100%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	361	99%	Yes
2000	364	99%	Yes
2001	349	96%	Yes
2002	364	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	243	67%	No
2010	286	78%	No
2011	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at El Cuije
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily low min (Tie)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2011	El Cuije, MX	monthly low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2011	El Cuije, MX	monthly low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high max (Tie)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	tie	14 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high max (Tie)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	tie	14 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high min (Tie)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high max (Tie)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	tie	17 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high max (Tie)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high min (Tie)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	22 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high min (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high min (Tie)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high min (Tie)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high min (Tie)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2011	El Cuije, MX	daily high min (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	21 years	2 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

28 complete years, 1980 to 2011

One stripe for each of 28 complete years at El Cuije, 1980 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.5 C (59.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 13.5 C (56.2 F), and the warmest was 2001, at 21.4 C (70.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 5.9 C (10.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at El Cuije as warming stripes, 1980 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1980	14.1 C	-1.38 C
1983	13.5 C	-2.05 C
1984	13.5 C	-2.02 C
1985	14.3 C	-1.24 C
1986	14.1 C	-1.39 C
1987	13.8 C	-1.68 C
1988	14.9 C	-0.57 C
1989	15.3 C	-0.25 C
1990	15.4 C	-0.14 C
1991	15.5 C	-0.04 C
1992	14.6 C	-0.94 C
1993	15.9 C	+0.42 C
1994	16.1 C	+0.56 C
1995	16.2 C	+0.70 C
1996	15.8 C	+0.27 C
1997	15.1 C	-0.37 C
1998	15.8 C	+0.32 C
1999	15.6 C	+0.07 C
2000	15.5 C	+0.00 C
2001	21.4 C	+5.85 C
2002	20.2 C	+4.67 C
2003	15.2 C	-0.32 C
2004	15.0 C	-0.48 C
2005	15.4 C	-0.07 C
2006	15.6 C	+0.12 C
2007	15.1 C	-0.41 C
2008	14.9 C	-0.60 C
2011	16.4 C	+0.85 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 2011

Yearly extremes at El Cuije: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.6 C (114.1 F)	2001	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1997	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	1982	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	1982	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	110 days	1994	57 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at El Cuije, 1980 to 2011. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at El Cuije by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1980	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1981	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1982	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1985	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1989	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1990	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1995	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2002	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2003	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2007	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2008	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2009	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2011	36.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at El Cuije, 1980 to 2011. The record is -14.4 C (6.1 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at El Cuije by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1980	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1981	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1982	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1983	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1984	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1985	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1986	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1987	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1988	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1989	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1990	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1991	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1992	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1993	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1994	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1995	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1996	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1997	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1998	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1999	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2001	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2002	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2003	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2004	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2005	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2006	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2007	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2008	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2009	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2010	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2011	-11.1 C (12.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at El Cuije, 1980 to 2011. The record is 61.5 mm (2.4 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.8 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Cuije by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1980	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1981	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1982	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1983	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1984	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1985	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1986	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1987	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1988	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1989	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1990	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1991	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1995	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1996	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1997	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1998	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1999	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
2000	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2001	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2002	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2003	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2004	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2005	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2006	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2007	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2008	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2009	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
2010	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2011	15.5 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at El Cuije, 1980 to 2011. The record is 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Cuije by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1980	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1982	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1983	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1984	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1985	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1986	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1987	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1988	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1989	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1990	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1992	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1993	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1994	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1996	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1997	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1998	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1999	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2000	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2001	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2002	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2004	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
2005	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2006	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2007	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2008	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
2009	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
2010	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2011	34.3 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at El Cuije, 1980 to 2011. The record is 110 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Cuije by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1980	35 days
1981	27 days
1982	26 days
1983	69 days
1984	68 days
1985	21 days
1986	64 days
1987	53 days
1988	52 days
1989	50 days
1990	35 days
1991	63 days
1992	40 days
1993	68 days
1994	110 days
1995	56 days
1996	83 days
1997	29 days
1998	73 days
1999	89 days
2000	63 days
2001	54 days
2002	74 days
2003	57 days
2004	45 days
2005	37 days
2006	48 days
2007	60 days
2008	102 days
2009	54 days
2010	75 days
2011	81 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

27 years with a frost

Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at El Cuije falls on 13 April and the median first autumn frost on 12 October, which leaves a median of 182 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +19.3 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at El Cuije
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1980 to 2011)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	13 April	n/a	13 April	n/a	-11.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	12 October	n/a	12 October	n/a	+8.1 days per decade
Growing days	182 days	n/a	182 days	n/a	+19.3 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

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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).