Santa Cruz Chico Weather Records (MXN00023021)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Santa Cruz Chico (MXN00023021), Mexico, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Santa Cruz Chico

Santa Cruz Chico (MXN00023021) is a weather station in Mexico at 18.92 latitude and -88.28 longitude, 20 m (65 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1954 to 1990, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Santa Cruz Chico still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 18.92 latitude, -88.28 longitude.
Elevation: 20 m (65 ft).
Period of record: 1954 to 1990, 37 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 Santa Cruz Chico. 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 Santa Cruz Chico, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.9 C (102.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	38.9 C (102.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.6 C (105.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	42.8 C (109.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.9 C (102.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.7 C (98.1 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.4 C (102.9 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Santa Cruz Chico still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 146.

Standing records at Santa Cruz Chico by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1954	25
1955	35
1956	27
1957	28
1958	55
1959	51
1960	46
1961	146
1962	21
1963	29
1964	46
1965	45
1966	57
1967	23
1968	9
1969	24
1970	49
1971	30
1972	31
1973	4
1978	45
1979	51
1980	33
1981	41
1982	14
1984	101
1985	141
1986	51
1987	37
1988	37
1989	120
1990	12

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 144.8 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Santa Cruz Chico. The most was 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 1 June 1982.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Santa Cruz Chico
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	20 January 1968
Feb	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 February 1963
Mar	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	3 March 1990
Apr	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21 April 1989
May	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 May 1986
Jun	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	1 June 1982
Jul	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	28 July 1989
Aug	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 August 1980
Sep	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	17 September 1954
Oct	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	1 October 1981
Nov	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 November 1964
Dec	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 December 1987

Period of Record Coverage

1954 to 1990

32 years of record at Santa Cruz Chico, 1954 to 1990. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1954, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1982.

Days with data per year at Santa Cruz Chico
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1954	184	50%	No
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	352	96%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	305	83%	No
1973	92	25%	No
1978	184	50%	No
1979	306	84%	No
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	181	50%	No
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	335	92%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	362	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

24 complete years, 1955 to 1990

One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Santa Cruz Chico, 1955 to 1990. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.4 C (77.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1981, at 24.9 C (76.8 F), and the warmest was 1961, at 26.7 C (80.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Santa Cruz Chico as warming stripes, 1955 to 1990
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1955	25.3 C	-0.11 C
1956	25.0 C	-0.42 C
1957	25.4 C	-0.05 C
1958	25.3 C	-0.11 C
1959	25.7 C	+0.24 C
1960	26.0 C	+0.56 C
1961	26.7 C	+1.32 C
1962	25.4 C	0.00 C
1963	25.1 C	-0.35 C
1964	25.4 C	-0.03 C
1965	25.1 C	-0.34 C
1966	25.0 C	-0.46 C
1967	25.2 C	-0.20 C
1968	25.1 C	-0.33 C
1969	25.9 C	+0.44 C
1970	25.0 C	-0.40 C
1971	25.0 C	-0.43 C
1980	25.2 C	-0.20 C
1981	24.9 C	-0.55 C
1984	25.7 C	+0.24 C
1985	26.3 C	+0.87 C
1986	25.3 C	-0.08 C
1987	25.7 C	+0.32 C
1990	25.6 C	+0.18 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 1990

Yearly extremes at Santa Cruz Chico: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1985	36.2 C (97.1 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1981	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	1982	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	295.4 mm (11.6 in)	1989	139.9 mm (5.5 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	102 days	1968	36 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Santa Cruz Chico, 1954 to 1990. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.2 C (97.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Santa Cruz Chico by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1954	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1955	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1958	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1963	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1964	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1965	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1966	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1967	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1978	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1980	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1981	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1984	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1986	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1989	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990	36.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Santa Cruz Chico, 1954 to 1990. The record is 6.1 C (43.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.7 C (53.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Santa Cruz Chico by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1954	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1955	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1956	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1957	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1958	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1959	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1960	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1961	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1962	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1963	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1964	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1965	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1966	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1967	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1968	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1969	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1970	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1971	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1972	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1973	16.7 C (62.1 F)
1978	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1979	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1980	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1981	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1982	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1984	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1985	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1986	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1987	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1988	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1989	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1990	12.2 C (54.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Santa Cruz Chico, 1954 to 1990. The record is 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.3 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Santa Cruz Chico by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1954	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1955	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1956	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1957	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1958	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1959	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1960	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1961	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1962	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1963	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1964	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1965	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1966	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1967	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1968	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1969	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1970	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1971	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1972	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1978	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1980	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1981	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1982	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1984	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1985	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1986	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1987	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1988	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1989	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1990	80.3 mm (3.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Santa Cruz Chico, 1954 to 1990. The record is 295.4 mm (11.6 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 139.9 mm (5.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Santa Cruz Chico by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1954	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1955	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1956	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1957	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1958	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1959	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1960	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1961	173.4 mm (6.8 in)
1962	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1963	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1964	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1965	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1966	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1967	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1968	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1969	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1970	221.6 mm (8.7 in)
1971	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1972	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1973	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1978	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1979	199.5 mm (7.9 in)
1980	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1981	250.2 mm (9.9 in)
1982	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1984	187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1985	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1986	151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1987	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1988	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1989	295.4 mm (11.6 in)
1990	156.9 mm (6.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Santa Cruz Chico, 1954 to 1990. The record is 102 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Santa Cruz Chico by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1954	24 days
1955	70 days
1956	41 days
1957	43 days
1958	39 days
1959	32 days
1960	82 days
1961	19 days
1962	40 days
1963	43 days
1964	42 days
1965	47 days
1966	19 days
1967	30 days
1968	102 days
1969	53 days
1970	41 days
1971	39 days
1972	62 days
1973	13 days
1978	17 days
1979	21 days
1980	31 days
1981	35 days
1982	35 days
1984	51 days
1985	27 days
1986	26 days
1987	37 days
1988	32 days
1989	21 days
1990	21 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 2026-10-13 (13 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).