Palo Bendito Weather Records (MXN00030359)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Palo Bendito (MXN00030359), Mexico, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Palo Bendito

Palo Bendito (MXN00030359) is a weather station in Mexico at 20.50 latitude and -98.50 longitude, 2,266 m (7,434 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1982 to 2011, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Palo Bendito still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 20.50 latitude, -98.50 longitude.
Elevation: 2,266 m (7,434 ft).
Period of record: 1982 to 2011, 30 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 Palo Bendito. 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 Palo Bendito, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Palo Bendito still stand. 1990 holds the most, with 137.

Standing records at Palo Bendito by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1982	66
1983	108
1984	95
1985	46
1986	65
1987	59
1988	16
1989	99
1990	137
1991	122
1992	88
1993	72
1994	79
1995	57
1996	54
1997	38
1998	34
1999	48
2000	32
2001	30
2002	25
2003	5
2004	35
2005	21
2007	2
2008	11
2009	6
2010	11
2011	3

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 238.0 mm (9.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Palo Bendito. The most was 238.0 mm (9.4 in) on 5 October 1999.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Palo Bendito
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 January 1983
Feb	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 February 1999
Mar	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 March 1985
Apr	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 April 2004
May	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	9 May 2004
Jun	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	18 June 1999
Jul	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 July 1992
Aug	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	7 August 1990
Sep	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	4 September 1984
Oct	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	5 October 1999
Nov	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	2 November 2009
Dec	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1982 to 2011

29 years of record at Palo Bendito, 1982 to 2011. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1982, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2003, 2007, 2011.

Days with data per year at Palo Bendito
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1982	277	76%	No
1983	337	92%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	303	83%	No
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	152	42%	No
1989	244	67%	No
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	364	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	304	83%	No
1999	362	99%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	277	76%	No
2004	359	98%	Yes
2005	345	95%	Yes
2007	61	17%	No
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	212	58%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1984 to 2010

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Palo Bendito, 1984 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.9 C (53.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 10.6 C (51.0 F), and the warmest was 1991, at 14.2 C (57.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Palo Bendito as warming stripes, 1984 to 2010
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1984	12.1 C	+0.22 C
1986	11.9 C	-0.03 C
1987	12.4 C	+0.54 C
1990	14.0 C	+2.08 C
1991	14.2 C	+2.34 C
1992	11.7 C	-0.17 C
1993	10.8 C	-1.12 C
1994	11.0 C	-0.91 C
1995	10.9 C	-0.94 C
1996	10.6 C	-1.30 C
1997	10.8 C	-1.09 C
1999	11.8 C	-0.08 C
2000	11.9 C	+0.04 C
2001	11.1 C	-0.80 C
2002	12.3 C	+0.43 C
2004	12.2 C	+0.34 C
2008	12.1 C	+0.26 C
2009	12.0 C	+0.14 C
2010	12.0 C	+0.07 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

1982 to 2011

Yearly extremes at Palo Bendito: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1991	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1983	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	1999	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	386.4 mm (15.2 in)	1999	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	213 days	1988	90 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Palo Bendito, 1982 to 2011. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.8 C (82.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Palo Bendito by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1982	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1983	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1984	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1985	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1986	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1987	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1988	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1989	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1990	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1991	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1993	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1994	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1995	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1996	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1997	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1998	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1999	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2000	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2001	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2002	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2003	23.9 C (75.0 F)
2004	27.8 C (82.0 F)
2005	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2007	25.0 C (77.0 F)
2008	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2009	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2010	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2011	26.7 C (80.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Palo Bendito, 1982 to 2011. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Palo Bendito by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1982	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1983	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1984	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1985	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1986	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1987	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1988	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1989	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1990	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1991	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1992	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1993	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1994	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1995	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1996	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1998	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1999	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2000	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2001	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2002	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2003	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2004	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2005	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2007	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2008	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2009	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2010	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2011	2.8 C (37.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Palo Bendito, 1982 to 2011. The record is 238.0 mm (9.4 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.8 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Palo Bendito by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1982	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1983	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1985	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1986	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1987	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1988	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1989	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1990	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1991	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1992	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1993	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1996	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1997	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1998	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1999	238.0 mm (9.4 in)
2000	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2002	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2003	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2004	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2005	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
2007	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2008	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2009	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2010	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2011	57.9 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Palo Bendito, 1982 to 2011. The record is 386.4 mm (15.2 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.8 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Palo Bendito by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1982	267.5 mm (10.5 in)
1983	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1984	240.3 mm (9.5 in)
1985	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1986	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1989	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1990	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1991	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1992	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1993	163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1994	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1995	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1996	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1997	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1998	168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1999	386.4 mm (15.2 in)
2000	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2001	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
2002	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2003	186.5 mm (7.3 in)
2004	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2005	217.8 mm (8.6 in)
2007	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2008	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2009	230.3 mm (9.1 in)
2010	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2011	71.4 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Palo Bendito, 1982 to 2011. The record is 213 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 90 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Palo Bendito by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1982	28 days
1983	56 days
1984	44 days
1985	26 days
1986	60 days
1987	61 days
1988	213 days
1989	74 days
1990	97 days
1991	86 days
1992	204 days
1993	164 days
1994	53 days
1995	97 days
1996	84 days
1997	78 days
1998	159 days
1999	54 days
2000	109 days
2001	125 days
2002	86 days
2003	172 days
2004	116 days
2005	175 days
2007	29 days
2008	156 days
2009	93 days
2010	90 days
2011	174 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).