Palmillas Weather Records (MXN00032126)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Palmillas (MXN00032126), Mexico, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Palmillas

Palmillas (MXN00032126) is a weather station in Mexico at 22.65 latitude and -102.35 longitude, 2,169 m (7,116 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1979 to 2012, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Palmillas still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Palmillas set a daily record precipitation of 9.9 mm (0.39 in) on 31 December 2012.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 22.65 latitude, -102.35 longitude.
Elevation: 2,169 m (7,116 ft).
Period of record: 1979 to 2012, 34 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 Palmillas. 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 Palmillas, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Palmillas still stand. 1984 holds the most, with 188.

Standing records at Palmillas by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1979	16
1980	8
1981	77
1982	55
1983	69
1984	188
1985	71
1986	6
1987	87
1988	40
1989	45
1990	44
1991	37
1992	43
1993	25
1994	25
1995	27
1996	31
1997	44
1998	41
1999	106
2000	44
2001	14
2002	42
2003	36
2004	26
2005	28
2006	30
2007	41
2008	25
2009	28
2010	31
2011	22
2012	12

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 81.8 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Palmillas. The most was 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 12 August 2002.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Palmillas
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 January 1992
Feb	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 February 2010
Mar	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 March 2004
Apr	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 April 1996
May	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 May 2000
Jun	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 June 1994
Jul	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 July 1995
Aug	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	12 August 2002
Sep	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	2 September 2011
Oct	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	9 October 1992
Nov	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 November 2009
Dec	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1979 to 2012

34 years of record at Palmillas, 1979 to 2012. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1998 and others.

Days with data per year at Palmillas
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1979	121	33%	No
1980	183	50%	No
1981	246	67%	No
1982	303	83%	No
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	304	83%	No
1986	31	8%	No
1987	184	50%	No
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	334	92%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	361	99%	Yes
1993	334	92%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	335	92%	Yes
1998	251	69%	No
1999	268	73%	No
2000	325	89%	No
2001	210	58%	No
2002	364	100%	Yes
2003	364	100%	Yes
2004	336	92%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	363	99%	Yes
2008	272	74%	No
2009	363	99%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	334	92%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Palmillas
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily high min (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily high min (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	29 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily high min (Tie)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	tie	33 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily high min (Tie)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	tie	10 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily high max (Tie)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 2012	Palmillas, MX	monthly high min (Tie)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	tie	28 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily high max (Tie)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	tie	19 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily high max (Tie)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	tie	33 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2012	Palmillas, MX	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily low min (Tie)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	tie	18 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily high min (Tie)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	tie	17 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2012	Palmillas, MX	daily high min (Tie)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	tie	25 years	2 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1983 to 2012

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Palmillas, 1983 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.8 C (60.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1992, at 14.7 C (58.4 F), and the warmest was 1984, at 18.9 C (66.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.1 C (5.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Palmillas as warming stripes, 1983 to 2012
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1983	16.2 C	+0.39 C
1984	18.9 C	+3.02 C
1988	15.1 C	-0.71 C
1989	15.4 C	-0.43 C
1991	15.3 C	-0.52 C
1992	14.7 C	-1.16 C
1994	16.1 C	+0.24 C
1995	16.1 C	+0.25 C
1996	15.6 C	-0.30 C
2002	16.1 C	+0.21 C
2003	16.3 C	+0.49 C
2005	15.7 C	-0.11 C
2006	15.6 C	-0.24 C
2007	15.4 C	-0.46 C
2009	15.6 C	-0.22 C
2010	15.0 C	-0.89 C
2012	16.3 C	+0.40 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 2012

Yearly extremes at Palmillas: 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)	1983	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34
Coldest night (TNn)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1997	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	2002	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	1991	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	156 days	1998	80 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Palmillas, 1979 to 2012. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Palmillas by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1979	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1980	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1981	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1983	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1984	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1987	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1988	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1989	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1991	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1992	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1993	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1994	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1995	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1996	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1997	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1998	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1999	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2001	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2002	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2003	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2005	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2007	31.7 C (89.1 F)
2008	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2009	31.1 C (88.0 F)
2010	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2011	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2012	33.3 C (91.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Palmillas, 1979 to 2012. The record is -8.9 C (16.0 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.8 C (27.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Palmillas by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1979	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1980	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1981	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1982	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1983	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1984	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1985	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1986	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1987	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1988	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1989	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1990	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1991	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1992	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1993	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1994	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1995	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1996	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1997	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1998	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1999	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2000	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2001	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2002	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2003	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2004	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2005	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2006	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2007	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2008	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2009	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2010	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2011	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2012	-3.3 C (26.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Palmillas, 1979 to 2012. The record is 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.0 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Palmillas by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1979	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1980	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1981	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1982	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1983	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1984	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1985	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1986	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1987	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1988	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1989	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1990	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1991	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1993	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1995	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1997	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1998	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1999	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2000	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2001	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2002	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2003	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2004	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2005	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2006	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2007	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2008	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2009	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2010	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2011	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2012	56.1 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Palmillas, 1979 to 2012. The record is 124.6 mm (4.9 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.9 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Palmillas by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1979	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1980	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1981	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1982	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1983	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1985	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1987	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1988	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1989	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1990	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1991	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1992	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1993	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1994	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1995	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1996	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1998	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1999	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2000	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2001	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2002	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
2003	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2004	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2005	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2006	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2007	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2008	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2009	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2010	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
2011	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2012	68.3 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Palmillas, 1979 to 2012. The record is 156 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 80 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Palmillas by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1979	79 days
1980	70 days
1981	35 days
1982	106 days
1983	126 days
1984	98 days
1985	97 days
1986	15 days
1987	33 days
1988	65 days
1989	108 days
1990	44 days
1991	124 days
1992	61 days
1993	82 days
1994	87 days
1995	140 days
1996	85 days
1997	36 days
1998	156 days
1999	137 days
2000	81 days
2001	63 days
2002	51 days
2003	108 days
2004	62 days
2005	111 days
2006	64 days
2007	56 days
2008	67 days
2009	78 days
2010	129 days
2011	137 days
2012	61 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).