Del Rio Laughlin AFB Weather Records (USW00022001)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Del Rio Laughlin AFB (USW00022001), Texas, United States, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Del Rio Laughlin AFB

Del Rio Laughlin AFB (USW00022001) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 29.37 latitude and -100.78 longitude, 330 m (1,082 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 2026, 74 years of record.
1,464 records set at Del Rio Laughlin AFB still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 29.37 latitude, -100.78 longitude.
Elevation: 330 m (1,082 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 2026, 74 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

76 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Del Rio Laughlin AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 76 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Del Rio Laughlin AFB, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Feb	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-5.5 C (22.1 F)
Mar	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)
Apr	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)
May	43.3 C (109.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)
Jun	43.9 C (111.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	20.6 C (69.1 F)
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)
Aug	43.9 C (111.0 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)
Sep	40.6 C (105.1 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)
Oct	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)
Nov	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)
Dec	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Del Rio Laughlin AFB still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 146.

Standing records at Del Rio Laughlin AFB by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1953	72
1954	63
1955	79
1956	55
1957	88
1958	68
1959	64
1960	65
1961	79
1962	70
1963	65
2018	52
2019	83
2020	92
2021	53
2022	78
2023	93
2024	146
2025	99

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 177.0 mm (7.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Del Rio Laughlin AFB. The most was 177.0 mm (7.0 in) on 4 June 2019.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Del Rio Laughlin AFB
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 January 1958
Feb	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 February 1969
Mar	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 March 1957
Apr	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	12 April 1969
May	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	13 May 1958
Jun	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	4 June 2019
Jul	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	18 July 1969
Aug	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 August 2022
Sep	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	26 September 1970
Oct	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	9 October 2018
Nov	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 November 1969
Dec	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 December 2018

Period of Record Coverage

1953 to 2025

20 years of record at Del Rio Laughlin AFB, 1953 to 2025. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 1970, 2018.

Days with data per year at Del Rio Laughlin AFB
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1953	189	52%	No
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	360	99%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	342	94%	Yes
1970	1	0%	No
2018	192	53%	No
2019	330	90%	Yes
2020	354	97%	Yes
2021	351	96%	Yes
2022	361	99%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	365	100%	Yes
2025	358	98%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1954 to 2025

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Del Rio Laughlin AFB, 1954 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.6 C (70.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 20.0 C (67.9 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 23.8 C (74.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Del Rio Laughlin AFB as warming stripes, 1954 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1954	22.1 C	+0.49 C
1955	21.3 C	-0.33 C
1956	21.9 C	+0.26 C
1957	21.1 C	-0.46 C
1958	20.0 C	-1.64 C
1959	20.2 C	-1.36 C
1960	20.8 C	-0.82 C
1961	20.5 C	-1.07 C
1962	21.2 C	-0.43 C
2019	21.5 C	-0.12 C
2020	22.2 C	+0.58 C
2022	21.6 C	+0.03 C
2023	22.4 C	+0.83 C
2024	23.8 C	+2.23 C
2025	23.4 C	+1.75 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

1953 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Del Rio Laughlin AFB: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2023	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1962	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	2026	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	2026	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	120 days	1956	47 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Del Rio Laughlin AFB, 1953 to 2026. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Del Rio Laughlin AFB by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1953	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1955	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1957	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1958	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1960	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1961	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1963	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2018	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2019	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2020	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2021	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2022	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2023	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2024	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2025	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2026	42.8 C (109.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Del Rio Laughlin AFB, 1953 to 2026. The record is -13.3 C (8.1 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.4 C (24.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Del Rio Laughlin AFB by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1953	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1954	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1955	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1956	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1957	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1958	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1959	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1960	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1961	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1962	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1963	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	26.7 C (80.1 F)
2018	-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2019	-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2020	-4.3 C (24.3 F)
2021	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2022	-8.2 C (17.2 F)
2023	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2024	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2025	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2026	-5.6 C (21.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Del Rio Laughlin AFB, 1953 to 2026. The record is 179.3 mm (7.1 in) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.4 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Del Rio Laughlin AFB by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1954	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1956	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1957	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1958	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1959	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1962	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1963	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1969	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1970	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2018	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2019	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
2020	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2021	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2022	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2023	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2024	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2025	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2026	179.3 mm (7.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Del Rio Laughlin AFB, 1953 to 2026. The record is 240.8 mm (9.5 in) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.8 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Del Rio Laughlin AFB by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1954	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1955	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1956	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1957	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1958	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1959	136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1960	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961	206.5 mm (8.1 in)
1962	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1963	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1969	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1970	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
2018	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
2019	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
2020	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2021	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
2022	159.2 mm (6.3 in)
2023	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
2024	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2025	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2026	240.8 mm (9.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Del Rio Laughlin AFB, 1953 to 2026. The record is 120 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Del Rio Laughlin AFB by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953	47 days
1954	84 days
1955	47 days
1956	120 days
1957	79 days
1958	33 days
1959	43 days
1960	41 days
1961	47 days
1962	49 days
1963	67 days
1964	1 day
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	28 days
1969	43 days
1970	67 days
2018	36 days
2019	48 days
2020	31 days
2021	82 days
2022	74 days
2023	45 days
2024	50 days
2025	5 days
2026	9 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).