La Cardona Weather Records (MXN00019143)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Cardona (MXN00019143), Mexico, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for La Cardona

La Cardona (MXN00019143) is a weather station in Mexico at 23.40 latitude and -99.97 longitude, 1,910 m (6,266 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1979 to 2011, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at La Cardona still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
La Cardona set a daily record low minimum temperature of -2.2 C (28.0 F) on 28 December 2011.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 23.40 latitude, -99.97 longitude.
Elevation: 1,910 m (6,266 ft).
Period of record: 1979 to 2011, 33 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 Cardona. 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 Cardona, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at La Cardona still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 117.

Standing records at La Cardona by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1979	53
1980	101
1981	42
1982	8
1983	24
1984	8
1985	12
1986	3
1987	6
1988	15
1989	22
1990	46
1991	107
1992	72
1993	99
1994	41
1995	25
1996	22
1997	22
1998	117
1999	86
2000	72
2001	28
2002	26
2003	28
2004	30
2005	18
2006	25
2007	35
2008	84
2009	74
2010	34
2011	79

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 99.8 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Cardona. The most was 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 24 October 1990.

Record daily precipitation for each month at La Cardona
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 January 2004
Feb	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 February 1986
Mar	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	3 March 1987
Apr	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 April 1986
May	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 May 1988
Jun	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	8 June 1986
Jul	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 July 1985
Aug	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	12 August 1985
Sep	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	26 September 1987
Oct	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	24 October 1990
Nov	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 November 1980
Dec	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 December 1995

Period of Record Coverage

1979 to 2011

33 years of record at La Cardona, 1979 to 2011. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1997 and others.

Days with data per year at La Cardona
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1979	118	32%	No
1980	234	64%	No
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	212	58%	No
1983	335	92%	Yes
1984	345	94%	Yes
1985	290	79%	No
1986	316	87%	No
1987	355	97%	Yes
1988	361	99%	Yes
1989	299	82%	No
1990	146	40%	No
1991	360	99%	Yes
1992	356	97%	Yes
1993	356	98%	Yes
1994	354	97%	Yes
1995	344	94%	Yes
1996	354	97%	Yes
1997	252	69%	No
1998	347	95%	Yes
1999	358	98%	Yes
2000	364	99%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	364	100%	Yes
2003	362	99%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	362	99%	Yes
2006	359	98%	Yes
2007	238	65%	No
2008	325	89%	No
2009	331	91%	Yes
2010	306	84%	No
2011	359	98%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at La Cardona
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	4 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low max (Tie)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	tie	30 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	monthly low max (Tie)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	tie	5 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	2 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	13 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	2 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2011	La Cardona, MX	monthly low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	17 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	2 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2011	La Cardona, MX	daily low max (Tie)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	tie	2 years	0 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1981 to 2011

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at La Cardona, 1981 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.8 C (62.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2011, at 12.0 C (53.6 F), and the warmest was 1991, at 20.1 C (68.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 4.9 C (8.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at La Cardona as warming stripes, 1981 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1981	18.1 C	+1.26 C
1984	16.6 C	-0.22 C
1987	16.5 C	-0.33 C
1988	16.6 C	-0.16 C
1991	20.1 C	+3.26 C
1992	16.9 C	+0.08 C
1993	16.3 C	-0.49 C
1994	16.8 C	+0.02 C
1995	17.2 C	+0.42 C
1996	16.9 C	+0.13 C
1998	19.8 C	+3.05 C
1999	19.4 C	+2.63 C
2000	18.0 C	+1.17 C
2001	16.0 C	-0.78 C
2002	15.9 C	-0.90 C
2003	15.5 C	-1.31 C
2004	16.3 C	-0.52 C
2005	15.3 C	-1.47 C
2006	15.8 C	-0.96 C
2011	12.0 C	-4.81 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

1979 to 2011

Yearly extremes at La Cardona: 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)	2001	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1985	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	1990	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	1985	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	191 days	1984	79 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at La Cardona, 1979 to 2011. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at La Cardona by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1979	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1983	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1985	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1986	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1987	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1988	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1989	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1995	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1996	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1998	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1999	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2001	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2005	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2007	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2008	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2009	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2010	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011	28.9 C (84.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at La Cardona, 1979 to 2011. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at La Cardona by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1979	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1980	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1981	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1982	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1983	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1984	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1985	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1986	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1987	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1988	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1989	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1990	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1991	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1992	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1993	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1994	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1995	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1996	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1997	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1998	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1999	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2000	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2001	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2002	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2003	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2004	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2005	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2006	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2007	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2008	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2009	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2010	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2011	-3.3 C (26.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at La Cardona, 1979 to 2011. The record is 99.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Cardona by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1979	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1980	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1983	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1984	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1985	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1986	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1987	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1990	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1991	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1992	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1993	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1994	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1995	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1996	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1997	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1998	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1999	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2000	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2001	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2002	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2003	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2004	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2005	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2006	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2007	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2008	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2009	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2010	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2011	31.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at La Cardona, 1979 to 2011. The record is 202.9 mm (8.0 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.5 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Cardona by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1979	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1980	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1982	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1983	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1984	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1985	202.9 mm (8.0 in)
1986	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1987	170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1988	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1989	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1990	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1991	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1992	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1994	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1995	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1996	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1997	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1998	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1999	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
2000	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2001	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
2002	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2003	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
2004	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
2005	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2006	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2007	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2008	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2009	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
2010	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2011	52.9 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at La Cardona, 1979 to 2011. The record is 191 days in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 79 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Cardona by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1979	31 days
1980	69 days
1981	80 days
1982	44 days
1983	156 days
1984	191 days
1985	190 days
1986	124 days
1987	65 days
1988	102 days
1989	49 days
1990	68 days
1991	93 days
1992	46 days
1993	59 days
1994	61 days
1995	89 days
1996	128 days
1997	69 days
1998	113 days
1999	119 days
2000	116 days
2001	79 days
2002	83 days
2003	66 days
2004	84 days
2005	67 days
2006	45 days
2007	54 days
2008	76 days
2009	79 days
2010	96 days
2011	95 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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Data for La Cardona standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).