El Encinal Weather Records (MXN00028180)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Encinal (MXN00028180), Mexico, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for El Encinal

El Encinal (MXN00028180) is a weather station in Mexico at 24.38 latitude and -98.38 longitude, 180 m (590 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1979 to 2009, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at El Encinal still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 24.38 latitude, -98.38 longitude.
Elevation: 180 m (590 ft).
Period of record: 1979 to 2009, 31 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 Encinal. 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 Encinal, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	43.9 C (111.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	45.0 C (113.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	46.7 C (116.1 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.0 C (113.0 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	45.6 C (114.1 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.2 C (108.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at El Encinal still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 72.

Standing records at El Encinal by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1980	58
1981	51
1982	66
1983	58
1984	69
1985	71
1986	57
1987	42
1988	40
1989	72
1990	47
1991	61
1992	34
1993	44
1994	40
1995	48
1996	54
1997	44
1998	62
1999	28
2000	28
2001	42
2002	42
2003	38
2004	37
2005	50
2006	57
2007	33
2008	59
2009	32

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 249.9 mm (9.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Encinal. The most was 249.9 mm (9.8 in) on 19 September 2003.

Record daily precipitation for each month at El Encinal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 January 1994
Feb	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	3 February 2007
Mar	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 March 1994
Apr	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	26 April 1992
May	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 May 2007
Jun	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	29 June 1991
Jul	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	3 July 2007
Aug	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	31 August 2001
Sep	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	19 September 2003
Oct	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 October 2002
Nov	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	3 November 2002
Dec	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	2 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1980 to 2009

30 years of record at El Encinal, 1980 to 2009. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1995, 2004.

Days with data per year at El Encinal
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1980	252	69%	No
1981	361	99%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	364	99%	Yes
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	363	99%	Yes
1987	363	99%	Yes
1988	361	99%	Yes
1989	331	91%	Yes
1990	358	98%	Yes
1991	362	99%	Yes
1992	362	99%	Yes
1993	360	99%	Yes
1994	363	99%	Yes
1995	302	83%	No
1996	365	100%	Yes
1997	359	98%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	362	99%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	363	99%	Yes
2002	364	100%	Yes
2003	364	100%	Yes
2004	301	82%	No
2005	359	98%	Yes
2006	330	90%	Yes
2007	356	98%	Yes
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	360	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1981 to 2009

One stripe for each of 25 complete years at El Encinal, 1981 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.0 C (75.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 23.1 C (73.6 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 25.1 C (77.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at El Encinal as warming stripes, 1981 to 2009
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1981	23.7 C	-0.31 C
1982	24.3 C	+0.32 C
1983	23.8 C	-0.17 C
1984	24.1 C	+0.11 C
1985	24.5 C	+0.46 C
1986	24.3 C	+0.34 C
1987	23.5 C	-0.54 C
1988	23.3 C	-0.68 C
1990	24.3 C	+0.28 C
1991	24.1 C	+0.05 C
1992	23.2 C	-0.80 C
1993	23.5 C	-0.50 C
1994	24.3 C	+0.34 C
1996	24.4 C	+0.36 C
1997	23.1 C	-0.90 C
1998	25.1 C	+1.07 C
1999	24.4 C	+0.36 C
2000	24.2 C	+0.23 C
2001	24.1 C	+0.10 C
2002	24.0 C	-0.02 C
2003	23.7 C	-0.31 C
2005	24.4 C	+0.41 C
2007	23.7 C	-0.32 C
2008	23.7 C	-0.32 C
2009	24.6 C	+0.55 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 2009

Yearly extremes at El Encinal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.7 C (116.1 F)	1998	42.2 C (108.0 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1983	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	2003	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	294.1 mm (11.6 in)	2003	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	130 days	1989	54 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at El Encinal, 1979 to 2009. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.2 C (108.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at El Encinal by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1979	n/a
1980	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1981	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1983	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1985	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1989	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1990	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1992	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1994	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1995	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1996	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1997	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1998	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1999	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2000	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2001	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2002	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2003	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2004	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2005	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2006	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2007	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2009	41.1 C (106.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at El Encinal, 1979 to 2009. The record is -6.1 C (21.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.6 C (33.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at El Encinal by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1979	n/a
1980	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1981	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1982	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1983	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1984	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1985	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1986	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1987	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1988	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1989	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1990	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1991	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1992	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1993	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1994	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1995	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1996	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1998	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1999	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2000	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2001	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2002	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2003	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2004	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2005	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2006	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2007	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2008	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2009	-1.1 C (30.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at El Encinal, 1979 to 2009. The record is 249.9 mm (9.8 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.9 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Encinal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1979	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1980	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1982	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1983	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1984	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1986	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1987	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1988	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1989	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1990	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1991	180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1992	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1993	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1994	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1995	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1997	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1998	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1999	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2000	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2001	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2002	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2003	249.9 mm (9.8 in)
2004	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2005	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2006	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2007	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2008	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2009	69.9 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at El Encinal, 1979 to 2009. The record is 294.1 mm (11.6 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.1 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Encinal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1979	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1980	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1981	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1982	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1983	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1984	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1985	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1986	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1987	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1988	170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1989	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1990	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1991	278.3 mm (11.0 in)
1992	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1993	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1994	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1995	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1996	239.5 mm (9.4 in)
1997	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1998	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1999	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
2000	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
2001	166.7 mm (6.6 in)
2002	204.3 mm (8.0 in)
2003	294.1 mm (11.6 in)
2004	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2005	263.4 mm (10.4 in)
2006	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2007	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
2008	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
2009	132.7 mm (5.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at El Encinal, 1979 to 2009. The record is 130 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 54 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Encinal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1979	61 days
1980	91 days
1981	70 days
1982	54 days
1983	69 days
1984	57 days
1985	44 days
1986	65 days
1987	27 days
1988	82 days
1989	130 days
1990	77 days
1991	39 days
1992	38 days
1993	46 days
1994	55 days
1995	36 days
1996	81 days
1997	37 days
1998	72 days
1999	62 days
2000	50 days
2001	45 days
2002	41 days
2003	61 days
2004	67 days
2005	48 days
2006	52 days
2007	43 days
2008	45 days
2009	52 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 2026-10-17 (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).