San Rafael Weather Records (MXN00032052)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for San Rafael (MXN00032052), Mexico, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for San Rafael

San Rafael (MXN00032052) is a weather station in Mexico at 24.58 latitude and -102.10 longitude, 2,014 m (6,607 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1944 to 2012, 69 years of record.
1,464 records set at San Rafael still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
San Rafael set a daily record precipitation of 23.9 mm (0.9 in) on 15 September 2012.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 24.58 latitude, -102.10 longitude.
Elevation: 2,014 m (6,607 ft).
Period of record: 1944 to 2012, 69 years.
Eligible elements: 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 San Rafael. 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 San Rafael, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at San Rafael still stand. 1995 holds the most, with 150.

Standing records at San Rafael by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1944	142
1988	136
1991	31
1992	116
1993	127
1994	89
1995	150
1996	66
1997	50
1998	69
1999	47
2000	25
2001	32
2002	66
2003	25
2004	42
2005	14
2006	23
2008	15
2009	70
2010	75
2011	24
2012	30

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 83.8 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at San Rafael. The most was 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 31 October 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at San Rafael
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	10 January 1992
Feb	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 February 2010
Mar	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 March 1950
Apr	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 April 2001
May	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 May 1950
Jun	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 June 1947
Jul	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	15 July 1960
Aug	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 August 1968
Sep	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	30 September 1964
Oct	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 October 1953
Nov	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 November 1997
Dec	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 December 1968

Period of Record Coverage

1944 to 2012

23 years of record at San Rafael, 1944 to 2012. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2008, 2009.

Days with data per year at San Rafael
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1944	361	99%	Yes
1988	153	42%	No
1991	147	40%	No
1992	226	62%	No
1993	355	97%	Yes
1994	286	78%	No
1995	362	99%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	304	83%	No
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	363	99%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	332	91%	Yes
2004	335	92%	Yes
2005	331	91%	Yes
2006	364	100%	Yes
2008	181	49%	No
2009	319	87%	No
2010	363	99%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	350	96%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at San Rafael
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 September 2012	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2012	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2012	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2012	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2012	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2012	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2011	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2011	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2010	San Rafael, MX	daily rain (Tie)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	tie	53 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 2010	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2010	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2010	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2010	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2010	San Rafael, MX	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 2010	San Rafael, MX	daily rain (Tie)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	tie	43 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2009	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2009	San Rafael, MX	daily rain (Tie)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2009	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2009	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2009	San Rafael, MX	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1944 to 2012

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at San Rafael, 1944 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.1 C (62.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2010, at 15.5 C (60.0 F), and the warmest was 1995, at 18.2 C (64.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at San Rafael as warming stripes, 1944 to 2012
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1944	16.8 C	-0.37 C
1993	17.4 C	+0.26 C
1995	18.2 C	+1.10 C
1996	17.3 C	+0.13 C
1997	17.3 C	+0.21 C
1999	17.2 C	+0.08 C
2000	17.6 C	+0.47 C
2001	17.1 C	-0.01 C
2002	16.7 C	-0.41 C
2006	17.1 C	+0.00 C
2010	15.5 C	-1.59 C
2011	17.5 C	+0.41 C
2012	16.8 C	-0.30 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

1944 to 2012

Yearly extremes at San Rafael: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1988	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1994	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	1953	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	1960	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	202 days	1980	90 days	64

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at San Rafael, 1944 to 2012. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at San Rafael by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1944	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1997	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2000	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2001	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2002	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2003	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2009	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2012	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at San Rafael, 1944 to 2012. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.3 C (26.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at San Rafael by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1944	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1992	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1993	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1994	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1995	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1996	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1997	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1998	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1999	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2000	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2001	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2002	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2003	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2004	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2005	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2006	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2008	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2009	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2010	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2011	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2012	0.0 C (32.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at San Rafael, 1944 to 2012. The record is 83.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.3 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at San Rafael by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1944	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1946	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1948	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1950	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1951	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1952	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1953	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1954	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1955	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1956	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1957	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1958	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1959	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1960	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1961	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1962	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1963	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1964	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1965	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1966	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1967	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1968	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1971	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1973	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1974	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1975	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1976	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1977	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1978	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1979	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1980	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1981	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1984	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1985	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1986	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
1987	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1988	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
1989	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1990	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1991	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1992	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1993	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1994	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1995	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1996	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1997	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1998	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1999	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2000	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2001	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2002	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2003	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2004	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2005	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2006	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2008	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2009	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2010	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2011	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2012	39.9 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at San Rafael, 1944 to 2012. The record is 149.4 mm (5.9 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.8 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at San Rafael by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1944	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1945	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1946	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1951	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1952	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1954	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1955	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1956	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1957	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1958	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1959	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1960	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1961	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1962	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1963	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1964	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1965	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1971	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1973	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1974	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1975	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1976	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1977	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1978	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1979	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1980	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1981	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1984	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1985	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
1986	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1987	9.2 mm (0.36 in)
1988	7.2 mm (0.28 in)
1989	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1990	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1991	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1992	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1993	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1994	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1995	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1996	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1997	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1999	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
2000	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2001	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2002	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2003	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
2004	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
2005	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2006	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2008	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
2009	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2010	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
2011	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2012	40.7 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at San Rafael, 1944 to 2012. The record is 202 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 90 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at San Rafael by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1944	91 days
1945	125 days
1946	50 days
1947	144 days
1948	80 days
1949	129 days
1950	96 days
1951	152 days
1952	95 days
1953	90 days
1954	100 days
1955	128 days
1956	142 days
1957	77 days
1958	76 days
1959	60 days
1960	119 days
1961	65 days
1962	168 days
1963	153 days
1964	106 days
1965	65 days
1966	102 days
1967	144 days
1968	72 days
1971	90 days
1972	147 days
1973	61 days
1974	116 days
1975	59 days
1976	184 days
1977	181 days
1978	120 days
1979	151 days
1980	202 days
1981	97 days
1984	60 days
1985	61 days
1986	30 days
1987	30 days
1988	64 days
1989	92 days
1990	61 days
1991	49 days
1992	30 days
1993	68 days
1994	89 days
1995	118 days
1996	71 days
1997	46 days
1998	76 days
1999	155 days
2000	57 days
2001	107 days
2002	60 days
2003	53 days
2004	26 days
2005	88 days
2006	73 days
2008	118 days
2009	72 days
2010	95 days
2011	146 days
2012	69 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

51 years, 1944 to 2012

A day with at least 30.2 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.9 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at San Rafael: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	112.9 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 51 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, 51 years of values from 1944 to 2012.

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: 83.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1953; 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1960; 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1964.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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).