Pontevedra (Instituto) Weather Records (SPE00120404)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pontevedra (Instituto) (SPE00120404), Spain, with 41 years of record.

Key Facts for Pontevedra (Instituto)

Pontevedra (Instituto) (SPE00120404) is a weather station in Spain at 42.43 latitude and -8.65 longitude, 19 m (62 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1945 to 1985, 41 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pontevedra (Instituto) still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Spain, 42.43 latitude, -8.65 longitude.
Elevation: 19 m (62 ft).
Period of record: 1945 to 1985, 41 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 Pontevedra (Instituto). 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 Pontevedra (Instituto), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.0 C (73.4 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.3 C (84.7 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.9 C (96.6 F)	0.9 C (33.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.0 C (100.4 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.0 C (98.6 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.4 C (32.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.0 C (71.6 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pontevedra (Instituto) still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 140.

Standing records at Pontevedra (Instituto) by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1945	24
1946	37
1947	43
1948	33
1949	46
1963	17
1964	74
1965	71
1966	59
1967	55
1968	62
1969	69
1970	140
1971	69
1972	45
1973	40
1974	59
1975	39
1976	45
1977	66
1978	41
1979	43
1980	48
1981	62
1982	42
1983	56
1984	40
1985	39

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 141.3 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pontevedra (Instituto). The most was 141.3 mm (5.6 in) on 18 December 1945.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pontevedra (Instituto)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	17 January 1969
Feb	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	21 February 1947
Mar	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	27 March 1947
Apr	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	21 April 1969
May	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	10 May 1970
Jun	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	24 June 1974
Jul	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	24 July 1971
Aug	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	6 August 1983
Sep	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	27 September 1975
Oct	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	7 October 1977
Nov	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	21 November 1949
Dec	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	18 December 1945

Period of Record Coverage

1945 to 1985

28 years of record at Pontevedra (Instituto), 1945 to 1985. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1945, 1963, 1985.

Days with data per year at Pontevedra (Instituto)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1945	245	67%	No
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	334	92%	Yes
1948	364	99%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1963	91	25%	No
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	361	99%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	273	75%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

24 complete years, 1946 to 1984

One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Pontevedra (Instituto), 1946 to 1984. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.0 C (58.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1946, at 14.3 C (57.7 F), and the warmest was 1970, at 16.1 C (61.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Pontevedra (Instituto) as warming stripes, 1946 to 1984
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1946	14.3 C	-0.66 C
1948	14.8 C	-0.11 C
1949	15.2 C	+0.29 C
1964	15.3 C	+0.33 C
1965	14.9 C	-0.06 C
1966	15.7 C	+0.72 C
1967	15.4 C	+0.48 C
1968	15.6 C	+0.66 C
1969	14.9 C	-0.03 C
1970	16.1 C	+1.17 C
1971	15.8 C	+0.80 C
1972	14.5 C	-0.43 C
1973	15.2 C	+0.27 C
1974	14.8 C	-0.17 C
1975	14.7 C	-0.25 C
1976	14.5 C	-0.43 C
1977	14.6 C	-0.32 C
1978	14.5 C	-0.44 C
1979	14.5 C	-0.43 C
1980	14.4 C	-0.60 C
1981	14.8 C	-0.12 C
1982	14.8 C	-0.13 C
1983	14.9 C	-0.06 C
1984	14.5 C	-0.48 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

1945 to 1985

Yearly extremes at Pontevedra (Instituto): 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)	1981	34.6 C (94.3 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	1985	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	1945	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	323.9 mm (12.8 in)	1947	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	68 days	1981	28 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pontevedra (Instituto), 1945 to 1985. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.6 C (94.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pontevedra (Instituto) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1945	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1946	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1947	31.8 C (89.2 F)
1948	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1949	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1963	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1965	35.9 C (96.6 F)
1966	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1967	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1968	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1970	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1971	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1972	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1973	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1974	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1977	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1978	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1979	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1980	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1984	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1985	32.8 C (91.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pontevedra (Instituto), 1945 to 1985. The record is -3.0 C (26.6 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.1 C (31.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pontevedra (Instituto) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1945	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1946	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1947	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1948	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1949	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1963	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1964	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1965	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1966	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1967	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1968	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1969	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1970	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1971	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1972	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1973	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1974	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1975	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1976	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1977	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1978	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1979	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1980	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1981	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1982	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1983	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1984	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1985	-3.0 C (26.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pontevedra (Instituto), 1945 to 1985. The record is 141.3 mm (5.6 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.3 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pontevedra (Instituto) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1945	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1946	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1948	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1949	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1963	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1966	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1967	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1969	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1970	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1971	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1972	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1973	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1975	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1976	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1977	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1978	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1979	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1982	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1983	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1984	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1985	37.6 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pontevedra (Instituto), 1945 to 1985. The record is 323.9 mm (12.8 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 162.6 mm (6.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pontevedra (Instituto) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1945	251.1 mm (9.9 in)
1946	161.4 mm (6.4 in)
1947	323.9 mm (12.8 in)
1948	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1949	138.8 mm (5.5 in)
1963	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1964	137.3 mm (5.4 in)
1965	139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1966	195.9 mm (7.7 in)
1967	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1968	163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1969	221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1970	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1971	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1972	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1973	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1974	198.5 mm (7.8 in)
1975	194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1976	181.5 mm (7.1 in)
1977	184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1978	230.4 mm (9.1 in)
1979	190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1980	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1981	206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1982	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1983	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1984	161.9 mm (6.4 in)
1985	134.3 mm (5.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pontevedra (Instituto), 1945 to 1985. The record is 68 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pontevedra (Instituto) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1945	27 days
1946	24 days
1947	25 days
1948	30 days
1949	28 days
1963	14 days
1964	29 days
1965	20 days
1966	37 days
1967	26 days
1968	26 days
1969	34 days
1970	31 days
1971	22 days
1972	23 days
1973	49 days
1974	26 days
1975	33 days
1976	33 days
1977	23 days
1978	29 days
1979	27 days
1980	19 days
1981	68 days
1982	29 days
1983	28 days
1984	21 days
1985	37 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 2026-10-13 (13 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).