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Maricao Fish Hatchery Weather Records (RQC00665911)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Maricao Fish Hatchery (RQC00665911), PR, Puerto Rico [United States], with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Maricao Fish Hatchery

  • Maricao Fish Hatchery (RQC00665911) is a weather station in PR, Puerto Rico [United States] at 18.17 latitude and -66.99 longitude, 457 m (1,500 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1955 to 2026, 72 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Maricao Fish Hatchery still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Maricao Fish Hatchery set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 5 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: PR, Puerto Rico [United States], 18.17 latitude, -66.99 longitude.
  • Elevation: 457 m (1,500 ft).
  • Period of record: 1955 to 2026, 72 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Maricao Fish Hatchery, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Maricao Fish Hatchery. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Maricao Fish Hatchery. 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 Maricao Fish Hatchery, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Maricao Fish Hatchery by the year they were set 0 records at Maricao Fish Hatchery still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Maricao Fish Hatchery still stand.
Standing records at Maricao Fish Hatchery by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Maricao Fish Hatchery set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Maricao Fish Hatchery between 22 September 1998 and 21 September 2017. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation22 September 1998: Record daily precipitation 458.5 mm (18.1 in)21 September 2017: Record daily precipitation 558.8 mm (22.0 in)2000200520102015
2 all-time records were set at Maricao Fish Hatchery between 22 September 1998 and 21 September 2017. Each dot is a new record.
When Maricao Fish Hatchery set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1998-09-22Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 458.5 mm (18.1 in)
2017-09-21Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 558.8 mm (22.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 558.8 mm (22.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Maricao Fish Hatchery The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Maricao Fish Hatchery. The most was 558.8 mm (22.0 in) on 21 September 2017. 0200400600 Jan: 146.8 mm (5.8 in), 6 January 1992 Jan Feb: 68.8 mm (2.7 in), 15 February 1981 Feb Mar: 106.7 mm (4.2 in), 31 March 1989 Mar Apr: 160.0 mm (6.3 in), 20 April 2004 Apr May: 156.2 mm (6.1 in), 7 May 2001 May Jun: 152.4 mm (6.0 in), 28 June 2018 Jun Jul: 141.7 mm (5.6 in), 15 July 2019 Jul Aug: 279.9 mm (11.0 in), 25 August 1988 Aug Sep: 558.8 mm (22.0 in), 21 September 2017 Sep Oct: 160.0 mm (6.3 in), 7 October 1985 Oct Nov: 162.6 mm (6.4 in), 13 November 2003 Nov Dec: 102.6 mm (4.0 in), 5 December 2014 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Maricao Fish Hatchery. The most was 558.8 mm (22.0 in) on 21 September 2017.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Maricao Fish Hatchery
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan146.8 mm (5.8 in)6 January 1992
Feb68.8 mm (2.7 in)15 February 1981
Mar106.7 mm (4.2 in)31 March 1989
Apr160.0 mm (6.3 in)20 April 2004
May156.2 mm (6.1 in)7 May 2001
Jun152.4 mm (6.0 in)28 June 2018
Jul141.7 mm (5.6 in)15 July 2019
Aug279.9 mm (11.0 in)25 August 1988
Sep558.8 mm (22.0 in)21 September 2017
Oct160.0 mm (6.3 in)7 October 1985
Nov162.6 mm (6.4 in)13 November 2003
Dec102.6 mm (4.0 in)5 December 2014

Latest Records

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Latest records at Maricao Fish Hatchery
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 October 2026Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain (Provisional)108.0 mm (4.3 in)53.4 mm (2.1 in)20 years37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2026Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)65 years31 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2026Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain81.3 mm (3.2 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)39 years28 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2026Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2026Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2026Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)59 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2026Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain57.4 mm (2.3 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)48 years29 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2025Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain78.2 mm (3.1 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)55 years24 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2024Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain228.6 mm (9.0 in)140.7 mm (5.5 in)30 years56 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2024Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain83.8 mm (3.3 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 2024Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)50 years33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2023Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2022Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain155.4 mm (6.1 in)72.8 mm (2.9 in)65 years56 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 2022Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain91.9 mm (3.6 in)39.8 mm (1.6 in)60 years41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)60 years25 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2022Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain53.8 mm (2.1 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2022Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)52 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2022Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)55 years23 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2020Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain88.9 mm (3.5 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)40 years24 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2020Maricao Fish Hatchery, PRdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1955 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Maricao Fish Hatchery: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)558.8 mm (22.0 in)2017108.0 mm (4.3 in)71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)547.2 mm (21.5 in)1975183.4 mm (7.2 in)71
Longest dry spell (CDD)54 days200519 days71

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Maricao Fish Hatchery by year The wettest day of the year at Maricao Fish Hatchery, 1955 to 2026. The record is 558.8 mm (22.0 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.0 mm (4.3 in). 02004006001960198020002020Record: 558.8 mm (22.0 in) in 2017
The wettest day of the year at Maricao Fish Hatchery, 1955 to 2026. The record is 558.8 mm (22.0 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.0 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Maricao Fish Hatchery by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195583.1 mm (3.3 in)
1956132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1957101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1958109.2 mm (4.3 in)
195997.3 mm (3.8 in)
196092.7 mm (3.6 in)
1961121.4 mm (4.8 in)
196290.2 mm (3.6 in)
1963116.1 mm (4.6 in)
196465.5 mm (2.6 in)
196595.3 mm (3.8 in)
1966127.0 mm (5.0 in)
196786.4 mm (3.4 in)
196890.2 mm (3.6 in)
1969140.2 mm (5.5 in)
197095.5 mm (3.8 in)
1971108.0 mm (4.3 in)
197281.5 mm (3.2 in)
197382.3 mm (3.2 in)
1974114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1975355.6 mm (14.0 in)
197687.6 mm (3.4 in)
197794.5 mm (3.7 in)
1978107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1979177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1980153.9 mm (6.1 in)
198177.2 mm (3.0 in)
1982110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1983122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1984173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1985160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1986102.9 mm (4.1 in)
198783.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988279.9 mm (11.0 in)
1989106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1990117.6 mm (4.6 in)
199178.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1993111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1994101.6 mm (4.0 in)
199577.7 mm (3.1 in)
1997127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1998458.5 mm (18.1 in)
1999109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2000112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2001156.2 mm (6.1 in)
2002108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2003162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2004205.7 mm (8.1 in)
2005134.6 mm (5.3 in)
200696.5 mm (3.8 in)
200778.7 mm (3.1 in)
2008125.2 mm (4.9 in)
200973.2 mm (2.9 in)
2010121.9 mm (4.8 in)
20113.0 mm (0.12 in)
2012129.5 mm (5.1 in)
201377.7 mm (3.1 in)
2014106.7 mm (4.2 in)
201549.8 mm (2.0 in)
201655.4 mm (2.2 in)
2017558.8 mm (22.0 in)
2018152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2019141.7 mm (5.6 in)
202088.9 mm (3.5 in)
202160.7 mm (2.4 in)
2022155.4 mm (6.1 in)
202396.5 mm (3.8 in)
2024228.6 mm (9.0 in)
202578.2 mm (3.1 in)
2026108.0 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Maricao Fish Hatchery by year The wettest five days of the year at Maricao Fish Hatchery, 1955 to 2026. The record is 547.2 mm (21.5 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 183.4 mm (7.2 in). 02004006001960198020002020Record: 547.2 mm (21.5 in) in 1975
The wettest five days of the year at Maricao Fish Hatchery, 1955 to 2026. The record is 547.2 mm (21.5 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 183.4 mm (7.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Maricao Fish Hatchery by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1955176.1 mm (6.9 in)
1956224.1 mm (8.8 in)
1957204.2 mm (8.0 in)
1958228.0 mm (9.0 in)
1959174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1960210.5 mm (8.3 in)
1961206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1962174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1963180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1964182.7 mm (7.2 in)
1965183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1966166.3 mm (6.5 in)
1967170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1968183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1969198.2 mm (7.8 in)
1970167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1971166.3 mm (6.5 in)
1972213.3 mm (8.4 in)
1973133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1974288.0 mm (11.3 in)
1975547.2 mm (21.5 in)
1976163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1977148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1978135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1979316.2 mm (12.4 in)
1980237.2 mm (9.3 in)
1981194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1982185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1983256.6 mm (10.1 in)
1984236.3 mm (9.3 in)
1985316.0 mm (12.4 in)
1986275.4 mm (10.8 in)
1987176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1988312.4 mm (12.3 in)
1989238.0 mm (9.4 in)
1990191.2 mm (7.5 in)
1991176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1992196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1993185.5 mm (7.3 in)
1994201.5 mm (7.9 in)
1995119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1997232.4 mm (9.1 in)
1998476.3 mm (18.8 in)
1999187.0 mm (7.4 in)
2000168.1 mm (6.6 in)
2001205.2 mm (8.1 in)
2002204.0 mm (8.0 in)
2003287.9 mm (11.3 in)
2004236.9 mm (9.3 in)
2005246.6 mm (9.7 in)
2006144.6 mm (5.7 in)
2007165.6 mm (6.5 in)
2008207.5 mm (8.2 in)
2009170.5 mm (6.7 in)
2010224.3 mm (8.8 in)
20112.8 mm (0.11 in)
2012212.9 mm (8.4 in)
201360.0 mm (2.4 in)
2014184.4 mm (7.3 in)
201553.8 mm (2.1 in)
201661.4 mm (2.4 in)
2017163.3 mm (6.4 in)
2018176.2 mm (6.9 in)
2019182.1 mm (7.2 in)
202078.5 mm (3.1 in)
2021114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2022104.3 mm (4.1 in)
2023160.5 mm (6.3 in)
202476.9 mm (3.0 in)
2025123.5 mm (4.9 in)
2026116.8 mm (4.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Maricao Fish Hatchery by year The longest dry spell of the year at Maricao Fish Hatchery, 1955 to 2026. The record is 54 days in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 02040601960198020002020Record: 54 days in 2005
The longest dry spell of the year at Maricao Fish Hatchery, 1955 to 2026. The record is 54 days in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Maricao Fish Hatchery by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195527 days
195620 days
195722 days
195835 days
195920 days
196015 days
196110 days
196210 days
196317 days
196426 days
196545 days
196615 days
196725 days
196826 days
196923 days
197049 days
197113 days
197219 days
197332 days
197414 days
197517 days
197615 days
197729 days
197814 days
197925 days
198031 days
198121 days
198224 days
198324 days
198414 days
198525 days
198629 days
198716 days
198818 days
198932 days
199035 days
199136 days
199249 days
199328 days
199430 days
199518 days
199713 days
199816 days
199914 days
200019 days
200117 days
200221 days
200342 days
200420 days
200554 days
200624 days
200711 days
200820 days
200926 days
201024 days
20113 days
20128 days
201313 days
201413 days
201515 days
20164 days
20174 days
201811 days
20196 days
202019 days
202110 days
202219 days
20238 days
202411 days
202511 days
202612 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, 1955 to 2009

A day with at least 107.1 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 428.1 mm (16.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Maricao Fish Hatchery: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years107.1 mm (4.2 in)
5 years146.7 mm (5.8 in)
10 years185.5 mm (7.3 in)
25 years255.9 mm (10.1 in)
50 years329.7 mm (13.0 in)
100 years428.1 mm (16.9 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 1955 to 2009.

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: 458.5 mm (18.1 in) in 1998; 355.6 mm (14.0 in) in 1975; 279.9 mm (11.0 in) in 1988.

Download the Data

  • Data for Maricao Fish Hatchery standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Maricao Fish Hatchery threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 . Last revised (2026-10-17).