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El Fuerte Weather Records (MXN00025023)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Fuerte (MXN00025023), Mexico, with 56 years of record.

Key Facts for El Fuerte

  • El Fuerte (MXN00025023) is a weather station in Mexico at 26.40 latitude and -108.62 longitude, 85 m (278 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1955 to 2010, 56 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at El Fuerte still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • El Fuerte tied a daily record precipitation of 1.8 mm (0.07 in) on 22 April 2010.

About the Station

  • Location: Mexico, 26.40 latitude, -108.62 longitude.
  • Elevation: 85 m (278 ft).
  • Period of record: 1955 to 2010, 56 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 El Fuerte, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Fuerte. 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 El Fuerte. 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 Fuerte, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan38.3 C (100.9 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
Feb39.4 C (102.9 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Mar41.7 C (107.1 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)n/an/a
Apr43.9 C (111.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)n/an/a
May45.6 C (114.1 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Jun45.0 C (113.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Jul45.0 C (113.0 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)n/an/a
Aug45.0 C (113.0 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)n/an/a
Sep44.4 C (111.9 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)n/an/a
Oct43.9 C (111.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)n/an/a
Nov41.7 C (107.1 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Dec36.7 C (98.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at El Fuerte by the year they were set 1,464 records at El Fuerte still stand. 2002 holds the most, with 98. 02550751001955: 401956: 601957: 351958: 471959: 311960: 381961: 261962: 401963: 281964: 371965: 271966: 151967: 301968: 241969: 271970: 141971: 341972: 241973: 391974: 201975: 581976: 201977: 251978: 191979: 291980: 161981: 221982: 191983: 261984: 261985: 151986: 501987: 161988: 181989: 141990: 281991: 151992: 231993: 201994: 291995: 231996: 141997: 221998: 221999: 282000: 142001: 472002: 982003: 402004: 252005: 42010: 3195519611967197319791985199119972003
1,464 records at El Fuerte still stand. 2002 holds the most, with 98.
Standing records at El Fuerte by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195540
195660
195735
195847
195931
196038
196126
196240
196328
196437
196527
196615
196730
196824
196927
197014
197134
197224
197339
197420
197558
197620
197725
197819
197929
198016
198122
198219
198326
198426
198515
198650
198716
198818
198914
199028
199115
199223
199320
199429
199523
199614
199722
199822
199928
200014
200147
200298
200340
200425
20054
20103

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When El Fuerte set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at El Fuerte between 20 January 1988 and 28 June 1990. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature20 January 1988: Record low maximum temperature 11.7 C (53.1 F)28 June 1990: Record high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)1990
2 all-time records were set at El Fuerte between 20 January 1988 and 28 June 1990. Each dot is a new record.
When El Fuerte set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1988-01-20Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature 11.7 C (53.1 F)
1990-06-28Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 162.3 mm (6.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Fuerte The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Fuerte. The most was 162.3 mm (6.4 in) on 7 September 1958. 050100150200 Jan: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 24 January 1979 Jan Feb: 43.2 mm (1.7 in), 9 February 1968 Feb Mar: 54.6 mm (2.1 in), 3 March 1983 Mar Apr: 38.9 mm (1.5 in), 1 April 1966 Apr May: 26.4 mm (1.0 in), 31 May 1972 May Jun: 157.0 mm (6.2 in), 16 June 1961 Jun Jul: 95.8 mm (3.8 in), 23 July 1956 Jul Aug: 84.8 mm (3.3 in), 29 August 1967 Aug Sep: 162.3 mm (6.4 in), 7 September 1958 Sep Oct: 140.2 mm (5.5 in), 2 October 1959 Oct Nov: 84.1 mm (3.3 in), 12 November 1991 Nov Dec: 64.3 mm (2.5 in), 8 December 1982 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Fuerte. The most was 162.3 mm (6.4 in) on 7 September 1958.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Fuerte
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan76.2 mm (3.0 in)24 January 1979
Feb43.2 mm (1.7 in)9 February 1968
Mar54.6 mm (2.1 in)3 March 1983
Apr38.9 mm (1.5 in)1 April 1966
May26.4 mm (1.0 in)31 May 1972
Jun157.0 mm (6.2 in)16 June 1961
Jul95.8 mm (3.8 in)23 July 1956
Aug84.8 mm (3.3 in)29 August 1967
Sep162.3 mm (6.4 in)7 September 1958
Oct140.2 mm (5.5 in)2 October 1959
Nov84.1 mm (3.3 in)12 November 1991
Dec64.3 mm (2.5 in)8 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1955 to 2010
Days with data per year at El Fuerte 52 years of record at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2010. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1989, 2005, 2010. 1955: 361 of 365 days1956: 360 of 366 days1957: 334 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 361 of 365 days1960: 356 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 362 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 361 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 335 of 366 days1985: 242 of 365 days1986: 363 of 365 days1987: 362 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 262 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 355 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 335 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 364 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 31 of 365 days2010: 120 of 365 days196019701980199020002010
52 years of record at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2010. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1989, 2005, 2010.
Days with data per year at El Fuerte
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195536199%Yes
195636098%Yes
195733492%Yes
1958365100%Yes
195936199%Yes
196035697%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
196336299%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
197536199%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
198433592%Yes
198524266%No
198636399%Yes
198736299%Yes
1988366100%Yes
198926272%No
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
199535597%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
200033592%Yes
2001365100%Yes
200236399%Yes
2003364100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005318%No
201012033%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at El Fuerte
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 April 2010El Fuerte, MXdaily rain (Tie)1.8 mm (0.07 in)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2010El Fuerte, MXdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)44 years26 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2010El Fuerte, MXdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie42 years4 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2010El Fuerte, MXdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2010El Fuerte, MXdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2010El Fuerte, MXdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)13.3 mm (0.5 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2005El Fuerte, MXdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2005El Fuerte, MXmonthly high min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2005El Fuerte, MXmonthly high min18.3 C (64.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2005El Fuerte, MXdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)44 years19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2005El Fuerte, MXdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 2005El Fuerte, MXdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie14 years2 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2004El Fuerte, MXdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2004El Fuerte, MXdaily low max (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2004El Fuerte, MXdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2004El Fuerte, MXdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2004El Fuerte, MXdaily low max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2004El Fuerte, MXdaily low max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2004El Fuerte, MXdaily low max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2004El Fuerte, MXdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

45 complete years, 1955 to 2004
Annual mean temperature at El Fuerte as warming stripes, 1955 to 2004 One stripe for each of 45 complete years at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.3 C (75.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 22.4 C (72.4 F), and the warmest was 2002, at 26.9 C (80.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F). 1955: 24.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1956: 24.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1958: 24.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1959: 24.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1960: 23.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1961: 23.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1962: 24.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1963: 24.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1964: 23.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1965: 23.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1966: 24.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1967: 23.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1968: 23.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1969: 23.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1970: 23.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1971: 23.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1972: 23.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1973: 23.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1974: 23.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1975: 22.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1976: 23.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1977: 24.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1978: 24.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1979: 23.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1980: 24.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1981: 23.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1982: 23.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1983: 23.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1986: 25.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1987: 24.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1988: 23.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1990: 24.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1991: 24.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1992: 25.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1993: 25.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1994: 25.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1995: 25.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1996: 25.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1997: 25.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1998: 25.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1999: 24.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2001: 25.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2002: 26.9 C, +2.6 C from the station mean2003: 26.2 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2004: 24.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1955196019651970197519801985199019952000
One stripe for each of 45 complete years at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.3 C (75.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 22.4 C (72.4 F), and the warmest was 2002, at 26.9 C (80.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Fuerte as warming stripes, 1955 to 2004
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195524.2 C-0.09 C
195624.4 C+0.08 C
195824.6 C+0.27 C
195924.5 C+0.22 C
196023.9 C-0.35 C
196123.9 C-0.36 C
196224.2 C-0.08 C
196324.2 C-0.07 C
196423.1 C-1.17 C
196523.6 C-0.73 C
196624.0 C-0.30 C
196723.9 C-0.44 C
196823.7 C-0.63 C
196923.9 C-0.35 C
197023.8 C-0.53 C
197123.2 C-1.11 C
197223.6 C-0.70 C
197323.0 C-1.34 C
197423.2 C-1.14 C
197522.4 C-1.85 C
197623.2 C-1.13 C
197724.3 C+0.00 C
197824.2 C-0.12 C
197923.6 C-0.65 C
198024.0 C-0.27 C
198123.8 C-0.49 C
198223.6 C-0.71 C
198323.3 C-0.96 C
198625.6 C+1.28 C
198724.6 C+0.26 C
198823.9 C-0.39 C
199024.9 C+0.57 C
199124.4 C+0.08 C
199225.0 C+0.68 C
199325.0 C+0.69 C
199425.4 C+1.10 C
199525.1 C+0.78 C
199625.4 C+1.06 C
199725.2 C+0.86 C
199825.0 C+0.71 C
199924.8 C+0.51 C
200125.8 C+1.54 C
200226.9 C+2.57 C
200326.2 C+1.95 C
200424.9 C+0.64 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade over 1955 to 2004. In Fahrenheit: 0.7 F (0.4 to 1.0) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at El Fuerte
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.4 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade0.7 F (0.4 to 1.0) per decade1955 to 200445Rise
Mean daily maximum0.21 C (0.03 to 0.40) per decade0.38 F (0.05 to 0.72) per decade1955 to 200445Rise
Mean daily minimum0.6 C (0.4 to 0.7) per decade1.0 F (0.7 to 1.3) per decade1955 to 200445Rise

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

1955 to 2010
Yearly extremes at El Fuerte: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)45.6 C (114.1 F)195943.3 C (109.9 F)52
Coldest night (TNn)-5.0 C (23.0 F)19560.0 C (32.0 F)52
Wettest day (Rx1day)162.3 mm (6.4 in)195870.9 mm (2.8 in)52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)181.9 mm (7.2 in)1984107.5 mm (4.2 in)52
Longest dry spell (CDD)182 days198897 days52

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at El Fuerte by year The hottest day of the year at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2010. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 C (109.9 F). 3035404550196019701980199020002010Record: 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1959
The hottest day of the year at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2010. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 C (109.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Fuerte by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195545.0 C (113.0 F)
195643.3 C (109.9 F)
195743.3 C (109.9 F)
195843.9 C (111.0 F)
195945.6 C (114.1 F)
196042.8 C (109.0 F)
196145.0 C (113.0 F)
196243.9 C (111.0 F)
196343.9 C (111.0 F)
196442.2 C (108.0 F)
196542.8 C (109.0 F)
196643.9 C (111.0 F)
196742.2 C (108.0 F)
196843.3 C (109.9 F)
196945.0 C (113.0 F)
197043.9 C (111.0 F)
197142.8 C (109.0 F)
197242.8 C (109.0 F)
197342.8 C (109.0 F)
197442.8 C (109.0 F)
197540.6 C (105.1 F)
197642.8 C (109.0 F)
197741.7 C (107.1 F)
197843.9 C (111.0 F)
197943.9 C (111.0 F)
198043.3 C (109.9 F)
198141.1 C (106.0 F)
198243.9 C (111.0 F)
198343.3 C (109.9 F)
198442.8 C (109.0 F)
198543.9 C (111.0 F)
198644.4 C (111.9 F)
198745.0 C (113.0 F)
198841.7 C (107.1 F)
198940.6 C (105.1 F)
199041.7 C (107.1 F)
199141.7 C (107.1 F)
199242.8 C (109.0 F)
199342.2 C (108.0 F)
199441.7 C (107.1 F)
199541.7 C (107.1 F)
199641.7 C (107.1 F)
199742.2 C (108.0 F)
199845.0 C (113.0 F)
199945.0 C (113.0 F)
200043.9 C (111.0 F)
200145.0 C (113.0 F)
200245.0 C (113.0 F)
200345.0 C (113.0 F)
200445.0 C (113.0 F)
200532.8 C (91.0 F)
201036.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at El Fuerte by year The coldest night of the year at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2010. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F). -50510196019701980199020002010Record: -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1956
The coldest night of the year at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2010. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Fuerte by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19550.0 C (32.0 F)
1956-5.0 C (23.0 F)
19570.0 C (32.0 F)
19580.0 C (32.0 F)
19590.0 C (32.0 F)
19600.0 C (32.0 F)
19610.6 C (33.1 F)
19620.0 C (32.0 F)
1963-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1964-1.7 C (28.9 F)
19650.0 C (32.0 F)
19660.0 C (32.0 F)
19670.0 C (32.0 F)
19681.1 C (34.0 F)
19690.0 C (32.0 F)
19700.0 C (32.0 F)
1971-3.9 C (25.0 F)
19721.7 C (35.1 F)
19730.0 C (32.0 F)
19740.6 C (33.1 F)
19750.0 C (32.0 F)
19760.6 C (33.1 F)
19770.0 C (32.0 F)
1978-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1979-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19802.8 C (37.0 F)
19812.2 C (36.0 F)
19820.0 C (32.0 F)
19832.8 C (37.0 F)
19842.2 C (36.0 F)
19853.9 C (39.0 F)
19862.2 C (36.0 F)
1987-1.7 C (28.9 F)
19880.0 C (32.0 F)
19890.0 C (32.0 F)
19902.8 C (37.0 F)
19913.9 C (39.0 F)
19922.8 C (37.0 F)
19933.9 C (39.0 F)
19942.2 C (36.0 F)
19953.9 C (39.0 F)
19962.2 C (36.0 F)
19970.0 C (32.0 F)
19980.0 C (32.0 F)
19991.1 C (34.0 F)
20000.0 C (32.0 F)
20012.2 C (36.0 F)
20022.8 C (37.0 F)
20031.1 C (34.0 F)
20042.2 C (36.0 F)
20057.8 C (46.0 F)
20105.0 C (41.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Fuerte by year The wettest day of the year at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2010. The record is 162.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.9 mm (2.8 in). 050100150200196019701980199020002010Record: 162.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1958
The wettest day of the year at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2010. The record is 162.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.9 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Fuerte by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195574.9 mm (2.9 in)
195695.8 mm (3.8 in)
195757.9 mm (2.3 in)
1958162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1959140.2 mm (5.5 in)
196061.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961157.0 mm (6.2 in)
196272.6 mm (2.9 in)
196369.1 mm (2.7 in)
196471.9 mm (2.8 in)
196559.7 mm (2.4 in)
196666.8 mm (2.6 in)
196784.8 mm (3.3 in)
196895.3 mm (3.8 in)
196940.9 mm (1.6 in)
197079.8 mm (3.1 in)
197149.0 mm (1.9 in)
197274.9 mm (2.9 in)
197348.8 mm (1.9 in)
197481.8 mm (3.2 in)
197551.6 mm (2.0 in)
197661.2 mm (2.4 in)
197760.2 mm (2.4 in)
197840.6 mm (1.6 in)
197976.2 mm (3.0 in)
198080.8 mm (3.2 in)
198177.2 mm (3.0 in)
198270.4 mm (2.8 in)
198361.0 mm (2.4 in)
198479.8 mm (3.1 in)
198556.9 mm (2.2 in)
198671.6 mm (2.8 in)
198779.8 mm (3.1 in)
198862.0 mm (2.4 in)
198962.5 mm (2.5 in)
199071.4 mm (2.8 in)
199184.1 mm (3.3 in)
199250.5 mm (2.0 in)
199378.2 mm (3.1 in)
199443.2 mm (1.7 in)
1995109.0 mm (4.3 in)
199685.3 mm (3.4 in)
199779.0 mm (3.1 in)
199889.4 mm (3.5 in)
199993.5 mm (3.7 in)
200046.0 mm (1.8 in)
200153.3 mm (2.1 in)
200241.9 mm (1.6 in)
200345.0 mm (1.8 in)
200447.0 mm (1.9 in)
200519.8 mm (0.8 in)
201022.4 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Fuerte by year The wettest five days of the year at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2010. The record is 181.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.5 mm (4.2 in). 050100150200196019701980199020002010Record: 181.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1984
The wettest five days of the year at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2010. The record is 181.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.5 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Fuerte by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1955161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1956107.3 mm (4.2 in)
195783.3 mm (3.3 in)
1958176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1959140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1960107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1961179.9 mm (7.1 in)
1962112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1963166.9 mm (6.6 in)
196499.4 mm (3.9 in)
196591.9 mm (3.6 in)
1966137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1967136.7 mm (5.4 in)
196895.3 mm (3.8 in)
196947.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1971120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1972168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1973100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1974130.3 mm (5.1 in)
197584.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976110.0 mm (4.3 in)
197780.8 mm (3.2 in)
1978123.6 mm (4.9 in)
197978.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1981137.2 mm (5.4 in)
198297.8 mm (3.9 in)
198394.3 mm (3.7 in)
1984181.9 mm (7.2 in)
198557.7 mm (2.3 in)
1986102.6 mm (4.0 in)
198788.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988147.3 mm (5.8 in)
198991.8 mm (3.6 in)
1990112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1991106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1992162.3 mm (6.4 in)
199393.1 mm (3.7 in)
199469.1 mm (2.7 in)
1995123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1996101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1997108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1998110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1999133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2000110.5 mm (4.4 in)
200179.3 mm (3.1 in)
2002103.6 mm (4.1 in)
200372.4 mm (2.9 in)
200480.8 mm (3.2 in)
200521.6 mm (0.9 in)
201022.4 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Fuerte by year The longest dry spell of the year at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2010. The record is 182 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 97 days. 050100150200196019701980199020002010Record: 182 days in 1988
The longest dry spell of the year at El Fuerte, 1955 to 2010. The record is 182 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 97 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Fuerte by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1955154 days
195673 days
195761 days
195881 days
195975 days
1960142 days
196170 days
1962149 days
1963114 days
196496 days
1965108 days
196693 days
196794 days
196875 days
1969135 days
1970102 days
1971106 days
1972144 days
1973104 days
1974157 days
197585 days
1976130 days
1977146 days
1978100 days
1979102 days
198093 days
198157 days
1982171 days
198352 days
198452 days
198554 days
1986130 days
198778 days
1988182 days
198940 days
199090 days
1991121 days
199291 days
1993118 days
1994110 days
1995121 days
199697 days
199760 days
1998112 days
199986 days
2000159 days
200189 days
2002129 days
200385 days
200464 days
200515 days
201069 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

47 years, 1955 to 2004

A day with at least 68.8 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 162.2 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at El Fuerte: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years68.8 mm (2.7 in)
5 years91.3 mm (3.6 in)
10 years107.1 mm (4.2 in)
25 years128.3 mm (5.1 in)
50 years144.9 mm (5.7 in)Longer than the 47 years of record
100 years162.2 mm (6.4 in)Longer than the 47 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, 47 years of values from 1955 to 2004.

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: 162.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1958; 157.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1961; 140.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1959.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of El Fuerte, at 1992. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1992 ran 0.8 C (1.4 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at El Fuerte, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1992+0.8+1.4likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Download the Data

  • Data for El Fuerte standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for El Fuerte threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).