Torreon (Obs) Weather Records (MXN00005040)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Torreon (Obs) (MXN00005040), Mexico, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for Torreon (Obs)

Torreon (Obs) (MXN00005040) is a weather station in Mexico at 25.52 latitude and -103.42 longitude, 1,123 m (3,684 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1971 to 2003, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at Torreon (Obs) still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Torreon (Obs) set a daily record low maximum temperature of 21.1 C (70.0 F) on 21 September 2003.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 25.52 latitude, -103.42 longitude.
Elevation: 1,123 m (3,684 ft).
Period of record: 1971 to 2003, 33 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 Torreon (Obs). 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 Torreon (Obs), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.8 C (109.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Torreon (Obs) still stand. 1971 holds the most, with 142.

Standing records at Torreon (Obs) by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1971	142
1972	90
1973	51
1974	13
1975	22
1976	46
1977	17
1978	43
1979	40
1980	49
1981	24
1982	46
1983	39
1984	26
1985	32
1986	39
1987	43
1988	31
1989	56
1990	36
1991	41
1992	47
1993	27
1994	26
1995	27
1996	55
1997	57
1998	86
1999	39
2000	30
2001	62
2002	44
2003	38

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 101.9 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Torreon (Obs). The most was 101.9 mm (4.0 in) on 17 August 1998.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Torreon (Obs)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 January 1984
Feb	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 February 1986
Mar	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 March 1997
Apr	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 April 1985
May	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	3 May 1992
Jun	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	16 June 1981
Jul	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 July 1990
Aug	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	17 August 1998
Sep	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	13 September 1995
Oct	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 October 1990
Nov	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 November 1976
Dec	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1971 to 2003

33 years of record at Torreon (Obs), 1971 to 2003. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1988 and others.

Days with data per year at Torreon (Obs)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1971	332	91%	Yes
1972	241	66%	No
1973	239	65%	No
1974	211	58%	No
1975	300	82%	No
1976	335	92%	Yes
1977	303	83%	No
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	361	99%	Yes
1980	333	91%	Yes
1981	302	83%	No
1982	359	98%	Yes
1983	333	91%	Yes
1984	303	83%	No
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	363	99%	Yes
1987	363	99%	Yes
1988	303	83%	No
1989	360	99%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	362	99%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	364	100%	Yes
1994	363	99%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	304	83%	No
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	272	75%	No
2003	242	66%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Torreon (Obs)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 September 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily high min (Tie)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	tie	2 years	0 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	6 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	6 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	monthly high min (Tie)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	tie	8 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	6 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	monthly high max (Tie)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	tie	25 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	1 year	9 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	1 year	9 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	5 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	9 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	1 year	10 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily high min (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily high max (Tie)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	tie	6 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	6 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily high max (Tie)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	tie	1 year	0 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2003	Torreon (Obs), MX	daily high max (Tie)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	tie	6 years	1 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1978 to 2001

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Torreon (Obs), 1978 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.3 C (72.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1986, at 20.8 C (69.5 F), and the warmest was 2001, at 23.6 C (74.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Torreon (Obs) as warming stripes, 1978 to 2001
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1978	21.1 C	-1.23 C
1979	21.1 C	-1.21 C
1982	22.0 C	-0.32 C
1985	21.5 C	-0.82 C
1986	20.8 C	-1.47 C
1987	20.9 C	-1.39 C
1989	22.1 C	-0.19 C
1990	22.5 C	+0.26 C
1991	22.4 C	+0.15 C
1992	21.9 C	-0.41 C
1993	22.2 C	-0.06 C
1994	23.0 C	+0.76 C
1995	23.0 C	+0.76 C
1996	22.8 C	+0.54 C
1998	23.6 C	+1.29 C
1999	23.2 C	+0.93 C
2000	23.3 C	+1.01 C
2001	23.6 C	+1.32 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

1971 to 2003

Yearly extremes at Torreon (Obs): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1982	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1997	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	1998	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	1998	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	198 days	1974	98 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Torreon (Obs), 1971 to 2003. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Torreon (Obs) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1971	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1972	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1983	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1984	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1985	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1986	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1990	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1992	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1993	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1994	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1995	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1996	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1997	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1998	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1999	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2000	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2002	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2003	41.7 C (107.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Torreon (Obs), 1971 to 2003. The record is -8.3 C (17.1 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.7 C (28.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Torreon (Obs) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1971	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1972	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1973	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1974	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1975	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1976	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1977	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1978	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1979	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1980	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1981	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1983	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1984	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1985	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1986	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1987	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1988	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1989	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1990	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1991	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1992	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1993	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1994	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1995	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1996	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1997	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1998	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1999	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2000	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2002	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2003	2.8 C (37.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Torreon (Obs), 1971 to 2003. The record is 101.9 mm (4.0 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Torreon (Obs) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1971	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1972	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1973	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1974	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1975	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1976	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1977	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1978	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1979	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1981	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1982	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1983	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1985	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1986	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1987	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1988	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1989	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1992	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1993	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1994	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1995	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1996	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1997	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1998	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1999	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2000	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2001	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
2002	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2003	33.3 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Torreon (Obs), 1971 to 2003. The record is 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.4 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Torreon (Obs) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1971	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1972	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1973	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1974	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1975	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1976	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1977	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1978	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1979	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1980	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1981	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1982	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1983	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1984	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1985	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1987	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1988	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1989	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1990	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1991	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1993	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1994	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1995	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1996	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1997	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1998	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1999	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2000	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
2001	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
2002	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
2003	76.5 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Torreon (Obs), 1971 to 2003. The record is 198 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 98 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Torreon (Obs) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1971	173 days
1972	123 days
1973	41 days
1974	198 days
1975	192 days
1976	94 days
1977	79 days
1978	70 days
1979	70 days
1980	70 days
1981	53 days
1982	110 days
1983	128 days
1984	98 days
1985	60 days
1986	83 days
1987	60 days
1988	97 days
1989	146 days
1990	120 days
1991	130 days
1992	100 days
1993	133 days
1994	73 days
1995	95 days
1996	106 days
1997	48 days
1998	159 days
1999	87 days
2000	141 days
2001	56 days
2002	99 days
2003	102 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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Data for Torreon (Obs) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).