Lazaro Cardenas Weather Records (MXN00028202)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lazaro Cardenas (MXN00028202), Mexico, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Lazaro Cardenas

Lazaro Cardenas (MXN00028202) is a weather station in Mexico at 24.87 latitude and -98.63 longitude, 224 m (734 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1979 to 2009, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lazaro Cardenas still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 24.87 latitude, -98.63 longitude.
Elevation: 224 m (734 ft).
Period of record: 1979 to 2009, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Lazaro Cardenas. 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 Lazaro Cardenas, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	41.7 C (107.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	45.0 C (113.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.0 C (113.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	47.8 C (118.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	45.0 C (113.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	45.6 C (114.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lazaro Cardenas still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 93.

Standing records at Lazaro Cardenas by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1979	49
1980	60
1981	62
1982	77
1983	61
1984	57
1985	59
1986	47
1989	93
1990	63
1991	63
1992	19
1993	47
1994	33
1995	71
1996	66
1998	72
1999	44
2000	79
2001	75
2002	83
2003	11
2005	43
2006	26
2007	42
2008	47
2009	15

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 177.8 mm (7.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lazaro Cardenas. The most was 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 29 June 1991.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lazaro Cardenas
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 January 1984
Feb	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 February 1983
Mar	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 March 1985
Apr	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	6 April 1991
May	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 May 1986
Jun	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	29 June 1991
Jul	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	19 July 2005
Aug	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	24 August 2008
Sep	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	9 September 2001
Oct	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	9 October 2007
Nov	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 November 1992
Dec	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	3 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1979 to 2009

27 years of record at Lazaro Cardenas, 1979 to 2009. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003.

Days with data per year at Lazaro Cardenas
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1979	306	84%	No
1980	353	96%	Yes
1981	362	99%	Yes
1982	357	98%	Yes
1983	357	98%	Yes
1984	359	98%	Yes
1985	357	98%	Yes
1986	360	99%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	363	99%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1998	312	85%	No
1999	324	89%	No
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	320	88%	No
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	120	33%	No
2005	356	98%	Yes
2006	358	98%	Yes
2007	355	97%	Yes
2008	361	99%	Yes
2009	360	99%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1980 to 2009

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Lazaro Cardenas, 1980 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 23.3 C (74.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2008, at 21.7 C (71.0 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 24.8 C (76.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lazaro Cardenas as warming stripes, 1980 to 2009
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1980	23.3 C	-0.06 C
1981	23.3 C	-0.06 C
1982	23.9 C	+0.59 C
1983	23.5 C	+0.17 C
1984	23.8 C	+0.43 C
1985	23.8 C	+0.41 C
1986	24.5 C	+1.13 C
1989	23.8 C	+0.49 C
1990	24.8 C	+1.49 C
1991	23.7 C	+0.37 C
1992	22.9 C	-0.47 C
1993	22.8 C	-0.53 C
1994	23.2 C	-0.14 C
1996	21.9 C	-1.48 C
2000	22.8 C	-0.54 C
2002	24.6 C	+1.23 C
2005	23.4 C	+0.07 C
2006	23.4 C	+0.09 C
2007	22.5 C	-0.83 C
2008	21.7 C	-1.69 C
2009	22.6 C	-0.76 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 Lazaro Cardenas: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.8 C (118.0 F)	2001	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27
Coldest night (TNn)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1983	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	1991	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	312.4 mm (12.3 in)	1991	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	140 days	1999	54 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lazaro Cardenas, 1979 to 2009. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lazaro Cardenas by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1979	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1980	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1981	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1982	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1983	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1984	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1985	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1989	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1990	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1991	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1992	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1993	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1995	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1996	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1998	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2000	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2001	47.8 C (118.0 F)
2002	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2003	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2005	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2006	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2007	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2008	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2009	40.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lazaro Cardenas, 1979 to 2009. The record is -7.2 C (19.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.1 C (34.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lazaro Cardenas by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1979	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1980	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1981	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1982	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1983	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1984	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1985	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1986	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1989	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1990	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1991	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1992	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1993	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1994	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1995	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1996	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1998	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1999	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2000	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2001	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2002	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2003	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2005	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2006	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2007	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2008	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2009	0.0 C (32.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lazaro Cardenas, 1979 to 2009. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.3 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lazaro Cardenas by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1979	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1980	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1981	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1982	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1983	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1985	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1986	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1989	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1990	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1991	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1992	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1993	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1994	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1995	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1996	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1999	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2000	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2002	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2003	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2005	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2006	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2007	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2008	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2009	74.9 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lazaro Cardenas, 1979 to 2009. The record is 312.4 mm (12.3 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.3 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lazaro Cardenas by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1979	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1980	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1981	222.2 mm (8.7 in)
1982	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1984	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1985	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1986	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1989	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1990	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1991	312.4 mm (12.3 in)
1992	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1993	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1994	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1995	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1996	167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1998	156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1999	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2000	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
2001	246.6 mm (9.7 in)
2002	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
2003	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2005	274.6 mm (10.8 in)
2006	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
2007	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2008	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
2009	89.7 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lazaro Cardenas, 1979 to 2009. The record is 140 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 54 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lazaro Cardenas by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1979	54 days
1980	61 days
1981	37 days
1982	101 days
1983	42 days
1984	58 days
1985	29 days
1986	51 days
1989	55 days
1990	92 days
1991	56 days
1992	34 days
1993	62 days
1994	39 days
1995	50 days
1996	66 days
1998	87 days
1999	140 days
2000	88 days
2001	53 days
2002	35 days
2003	23 days
2005	48 days
2006	47 days
2007	46 days
2008	67 days
2009	85 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 2026-10-15 (15 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).