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Cardenas (Smn) Weather Records (MXN00024115)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cardenas (Smn) (MXN00024115), Mexico, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Cardenas (Smn)

  • Cardenas (Smn) (MXN00024115) is a weather station in Mexico at 21.98 latitude and -99.63 longitude, 1,208 m (3,963 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1929 to 1985, 57 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Cardenas (Smn) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cardenas (Smn) set a daily record low maximum temperature of 11.7 C (53.1 F) on 19 December 1985.

About the Station

  • Location: Mexico, 21.98 latitude, -99.63 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,208 m (3,963 ft).
  • Period of record: 1929 to 1985, 57 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Cardenas (Smn), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cardenas (Smn). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cardenas (Smn). 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 Cardenas (Smn), with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan40.0 C (104.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)n/an/a
Feb35.6 C (96.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Mar40.0 C (104.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Apr48.9 C (120.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)n/an/a
May48.9 C (120.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)n/an/a
Jun41.7 C (107.1 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)n/an/a
Jul40.0 C (104.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)n/an/a
Aug40.6 C (105.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Sep41.7 C (107.1 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)n/an/a
Oct40.0 C (104.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)n/an/a
Nov37.8 C (100.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)n/an/a
Dec36.7 C (98.1 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Cardenas (Smn) by the year they were set 1,464 records at Cardenas (Smn) still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 137. 0501001501929: 281930: 431931: 561946: 611947: 751948: 541949: 261950: 31955: 41956: 681957: 441958: 1371959: 1241960: 1141961: 691962: 461963: 241965: 351966: 91967: 51969: 321970: 481971: 221972: 141973: 541974: 341975: 281976: 371977: 131978: 161979: 181980: 221981: 241982: 181983: 231984: 241985: 121929194719551959196319691973197719811985
1,464 records at Cardenas (Smn) still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 137.
Standing records at Cardenas (Smn) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
192928
193043
193156
194661
194775
194854
194926
19503
19554
195668
195744
1958137
1959124
1960114
196169
196246
196324
196535
19669
19675
196932
197048
197122
197214
197354
197434
197528
197637
197713
197816
197918
198022
198124
198218
198323
198424
198512

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 180.3 mm (7.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cardenas (Smn) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cardenas (Smn). The most was 180.3 mm (7.1 in) on 13 September 1961. 050100150200 Jan: 30.0 mm (1.2 in), 29 January 1931 Jan Feb: 22.9 mm (0.9 in), 18 February 1946 Feb Mar: 45.0 mm (1.8 in), 28 March 1959 Mar Apr: 36.8 mm (1.4 in), 21 April 1982 Apr May: 57.9 mm (2.3 in), 24 May 1971 May Jun: 125.0 mm (4.9 in), 3 June 1958 Jun Jul: 97.8 mm (3.9 in), 16 July 1948 Jul Aug: 180.1 mm (7.1 in), 22 August 1951 Aug Sep: 180.3 mm (7.1 in), 13 September 1961 Sep Oct: 113.8 mm (4.5 in), 10 October 1948 Oct Nov: 34.8 mm (1.4 in), 12 November 1946 Nov Dec: 55.9 mm (2.2 in), 3 December 1979 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cardenas (Smn). The most was 180.3 mm (7.1 in) on 13 September 1961.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cardenas (Smn)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan30.0 mm (1.2 in)29 January 1931
Feb22.9 mm (0.9 in)18 February 1946
Mar45.0 mm (1.8 in)28 March 1959
Apr36.8 mm (1.4 in)21 April 1982
May57.9 mm (2.3 in)24 May 1971
Jun125.0 mm (4.9 in)3 June 1958
Jul97.8 mm (3.9 in)16 July 1948
Aug180.1 mm (7.1 in)22 August 1951
Sep180.3 mm (7.1 in)13 September 1961
Oct113.8 mm (4.5 in)10 October 1948
Nov34.8 mm (1.4 in)12 November 1946
Dec55.9 mm (2.2 in)3 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1929 to 1985
Days with data per year at Cardenas (Smn) 37 years of record at Cardenas (Smn), 1929 to 1985. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1929, 1950, 1955, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967. 1929: 243 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1946: 350 of 365 days1947: 362 of 365 days1948: 364 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 31 of 365 days1955: 10 of 365 days1956: 354 of 366 days1957: 360 of 365 days1958: 355 of 365 days1959: 332 of 365 days1960: 360 of 366 days1961: 360 of 365 days1962: 212 of 365 days1963: 333 of 365 days1965: 210 of 365 days1966: 122 of 365 days1967: 87 of 365 days1969: 362 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 361 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 362 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 362 of 365 days1980: 363 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days193019501955196019651970197519801985
37 years of record at Cardenas (Smn), 1929 to 1985. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1929, 1950, 1955, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967.
Days with data per year at Cardenas (Smn)
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
192924367%No
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
194635096%Yes
194736299%Yes
194836499%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950318%No
1955103%No
195635497%Yes
195736099%Yes
195835597%Yes
195933291%Yes
196036098%Yes
196136099%Yes
196221258%No
196333391%Yes
196521058%No
196612233%No
19678724%No
196936299%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971364100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
197336199%Yes
1974365100%Yes
197536299%Yes
1976365100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
197936299%Yes
198036399%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983364100%Yes
1984365100%Yes
1985364100%Yes

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Cardenas (Smn)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 December 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)54 years25 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily low min (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie39 years4 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily low min (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 F)tie26 years3 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)39 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)54 years37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)11 years46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1985Cardenas (Smn), MXdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)54 years23 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1930 to 1985
Annual mean temperature at Cardenas (Smn) as warming stripes, 1930 to 1985 One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Cardenas (Smn), 1930 to 1985. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.2 C (68.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1931, at 18.7 C (65.7 F), and the warmest was 1948, at 22.3 C (72.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1930: 19.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1931: 18.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1947: 22.2 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1948: 22.3 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1949: 22.0 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1956: 21.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1957: 20.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1958: 21.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1960: 20.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1961: 21.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1969: 20.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1970: 19.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1971: 20.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1972: 20.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1973: 20.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1974: 20.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1975: 19.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1976: 18.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1977: 19.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1978: 19.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1979: 19.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1980: 19.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1981: 19.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1982: 20.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1983: 19.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1984: 19.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1985: 19.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean193019351940194519501955196019651970197519801985
One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Cardenas (Smn), 1930 to 1985. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.2 C (68.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1931, at 18.7 C (65.7 F), and the warmest was 1948, at 22.3 C (72.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cardenas (Smn) as warming stripes, 1930 to 1985
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
193019.0 C-1.20 C
193118.7 C-1.48 C
194722.2 C+2.01 C
194822.3 C+2.14 C
194922.0 C+1.86 C
195621.1 C+0.94 C
195720.8 C+0.61 C
195821.4 C+1.18 C
196020.4 C+0.26 C
196121.4 C+1.17 C
196920.5 C+0.30 C
197019.7 C-0.45 C
197120.3 C+0.14 C
197220.3 C+0.14 C
197320.3 C+0.07 C
197420.0 C-0.21 C
197519.8 C-0.34 C
197618.8 C-1.42 C
197719.6 C-0.58 C
197819.7 C-0.50 C
197919.5 C-0.67 C
198019.8 C-0.35 C
198119.3 C-0.86 C
198220.0 C-0.23 C
198319.5 C-0.66 C
198419.1 C-1.04 C
198519.5 C-0.70 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

1929 to 1985
Yearly extremes at Cardenas (Smn): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)48.9 C (120.0 F)194838.9 C (102.0 F)37
Coldest night (TNn)-3.3 C (26.1 F)19300.6 C (33.1 F)37
Wettest day (Rx1day)180.3 mm (7.1 in)196150.0 mm (2.0 in)45
Wettest five days (Rx5day)248.2 mm (9.8 in)1951108.4 mm (4.3 in)45
Longest dry spell (CDD)144 days194959 days45

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Cardenas (Smn) by year The hottest day of the year at Cardenas (Smn), 1929 to 1985. The record is 48.9 C (120.0 F) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F). 3035404550193019401950196019701980Record: 48.9 C (120.0 F) in 1948
The hottest day of the year at Cardenas (Smn), 1929 to 1985. The record is 48.9 C (120.0 F) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cardenas (Smn) by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
192937.8 C (100.0 F)
193037.8 C (100.0 F)
193135.6 C (96.1 F)
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
194640.6 C (105.1 F)
194743.9 C (111.0 F)
194848.9 C (120.0 F)
194940.6 C (105.1 F)
195033.9 C (93.0 F)
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
195533.9 C (93.0 F)
195637.8 C (100.0 F)
195741.7 C (107.1 F)
195842.8 C (109.0 F)
195940.0 C (104.0 F)
196041.7 C (107.1 F)
196141.7 C (107.1 F)
196237.8 C (100.0 F)
196335.6 C (96.1 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196635.0 C (95.0 F)
196735.6 C (96.1 F)
196940.0 C (104.0 F)
197040.0 C (104.0 F)
197140.6 C (105.1 F)
197238.3 C (100.9 F)
197341.7 C (107.1 F)
197438.9 C (102.0 F)
197538.9 C (102.0 F)
197637.8 C (100.0 F)
197737.2 C (99.0 F)
197839.4 C (102.9 F)
197939.4 C (102.9 F)
198037.8 C (100.0 F)
198137.8 C (100.0 F)
198238.9 C (102.0 F)
198340.6 C (105.1 F)
198440.0 C (104.0 F)
198535.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Cardenas (Smn) by year The coldest night of the year at Cardenas (Smn), 1929 to 1985. The record is -3.3 C (26.1 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.6 C (33.1 F). -50510193019401950196019701980Record: -3.3 C (26.1 F) in 1930
The coldest night of the year at Cardenas (Smn), 1929 to 1985. The record is -3.3 C (26.1 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.6 C (33.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cardenas (Smn) by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1929-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1930-3.3 C (26.1 F)
19310.0 C (32.0 F)
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
19461.7 C (35.1 F)
19470.0 C (32.0 F)
19481.7 C (35.1 F)
19490.6 C (33.1 F)
19506.1 C (43.0 F)
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
195510.0 C (50.0 F)
195610.0 C (50.0 F)
19578.9 C (48.0 F)
19583.9 C (39.0 F)
19592.8 C (37.0 F)
19600.0 C (32.0 F)
19610.6 C (33.1 F)
196210.0 C (50.0 F)
196310.0 C (50.0 F)
19652.8 C (37.0 F)
196610.0 C (50.0 F)
196710.0 C (50.0 F)
19691.7 C (35.1 F)
1970-2.8 C (27.0 F)
19710.0 C (32.0 F)
19720.6 C (33.1 F)
1973-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1974-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1975-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1976-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1977-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19780.6 C (33.1 F)
1979-3.3 C (26.1 F)
19800.6 C (33.1 F)
19813.3 C (37.9 F)
19820.0 C (32.0 F)
1983-3.3 C (26.1 F)
19842.8 C (37.0 F)
1985-2.2 C (28.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cardenas (Smn) by year The wettest day of the year at Cardenas (Smn), 1929 to 1985. The record is 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in). 050100150200193019401950196019701980Record: 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1961
The wettest day of the year at Cardenas (Smn), 1929 to 1985. The record is 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cardenas (Smn) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
192932.3 mm (1.3 in)
193045.5 mm (1.8 in)
193168.1 mm (2.7 in)
194250.0 mm (2.0 in)
194319.3 mm (0.8 in)
194412.4 mm (0.5 in)
19454.8 mm (0.19 in)
194684.3 mm (3.3 in)
194779.8 mm (3.1 in)
1948113.8 mm (4.5 in)
194969.9 mm (2.8 in)
19504.8 mm (0.19 in)
1951180.1 mm (7.1 in)
195260.7 mm (2.4 in)
195361.5 mm (2.4 in)
195437.3 mm (1.5 in)
1955168.4 mm (6.6 in)
195646.0 mm (1.8 in)
195733.8 mm (1.3 in)
1958125.0 mm (4.9 in)
195949.8 mm (2.0 in)
196038.9 mm (1.5 in)
1961180.3 mm (7.1 in)
196243.4 mm (1.7 in)
196359.9 mm (2.4 in)
196522.4 mm (0.9 in)
19668.4 mm (0.33 in)
19670.0 mm (0.00 in)
196953.8 mm (2.1 in)
197056.4 mm (2.2 in)
197179.0 mm (3.1 in)
197242.9 mm (1.7 in)
197341.9 mm (1.6 in)
197458.4 mm (2.3 in)
197532.3 mm (1.3 in)
197651.8 mm (2.0 in)
197795.0 mm (3.7 in)
197864.8 mm (2.6 in)
197955.9 mm (2.2 in)
198082.8 mm (3.3 in)
198141.9 mm (1.6 in)
198236.8 mm (1.4 in)
198350.8 mm (2.0 in)
198439.4 mm (1.6 in)
198538.4 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cardenas (Smn) by year The wettest five days of the year at Cardenas (Smn), 1929 to 1985. The record is 248.2 mm (9.8 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.4 mm (4.3 in). 0100200300193019401950196019701980Record: 248.2 mm (9.8 in) in 1951
The wettest five days of the year at Cardenas (Smn), 1929 to 1985. The record is 248.2 mm (9.8 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.4 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cardenas (Smn) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
192954.3 mm (2.1 in)
193076.3 mm (3.0 in)
1931149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1942134.7 mm (5.3 in)
194357.4 mm (2.3 in)
194425.2 mm (1.0 in)
19455.1 mm (0.20 in)
1946139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1947154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1948187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1949124.8 mm (4.9 in)
195014.4 mm (0.6 in)
1951248.2 mm (9.8 in)
1952206.0 mm (8.1 in)
195374.5 mm (2.9 in)
195465.5 mm (2.6 in)
1955238.8 mm (9.4 in)
195682.9 mm (3.3 in)
195757.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958153.7 mm (6.1 in)
195974.4 mm (2.9 in)
196038.9 mm (1.5 in)
1961207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1962124.4 mm (4.9 in)
196372.4 mm (2.9 in)
196540.1 mm (1.6 in)
196614.5 mm (0.6 in)
19670.0 mm (0.00 in)
1969200.1 mm (7.9 in)
1970147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1971116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1972107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1973108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1974131.7 mm (5.2 in)
197598.0 mm (3.9 in)
1976135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1977115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1978111.8 mm (4.4 in)
197982.8 mm (3.3 in)
1980182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1981128.5 mm (5.1 in)
198268.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983123.0 mm (4.8 in)
198485.1 mm (3.4 in)
198581.8 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cardenas (Smn) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cardenas (Smn), 1929 to 1985. The record is 144 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days. 050100150193019401950196019701980Record: 144 days in 1949
The longest dry spell of the year at Cardenas (Smn), 1929 to 1985. The record is 144 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cardenas (Smn) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192920 days
193054 days
193148 days
194226 days
194340 days
194430 days
194549 days
194650 days
194762 days
194872 days
1949144 days
195024 days
195169 days
195259 days
195345 days
1954135 days
1955101 days
1956110 days
1957108 days
195864 days
195965 days
196083 days
1961140 days
1962101 days
196339 days
196572 days
196644 days
196788 days
196941 days
197067 days
197167 days
197237 days
197347 days
197433 days
197568 days
197645 days
197778 days
197849 days
197948 days
198057 days
198133 days
198243 days
198373 days
1984105 days
198577 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

33 years, 1930 to 1985

A day with at least 54.1 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 234.5 mm (9.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cardenas (Smn): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years54.1 mm (2.1 in)
5 years80.1 mm (3.2 in)
10 years103.9 mm (4.1 in)
25 years144.2 mm (5.7 in)
50 years184.1 mm (7.2 in)Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years234.5 mm (9.2 in)Longer than the 33 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, 33 years of values from 1930 to 1985.

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: 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1961; 168.4 mm (6.6 in) in 1955; 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1958.

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  • Data for Cardenas (Smn) 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).