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El Tuito Weather Records (MXN00014059)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Tuito (MXN00014059), Mexico, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for El Tuito

  • El Tuito (MXN00014059) is a weather station in Mexico at 20.32 latitude and -105.32 longitude, 600 m (1,968 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1950 to 2012, 63 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at El Tuito still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • El Tuito set a daily record precipitation of 2.8 mm (0.11 in) on 28 November 2011.

About the Station

  • Location: Mexico, 20.32 latitude, -105.32 longitude.
  • Elevation: 600 m (1,968 ft).
  • Period of record: 1950 to 2012, 63 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at El Tuito, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Tuito. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -1001020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Tuito. 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 El Tuito, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan38.3 C (100.9 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Feb38.9 C (102.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Mar39.4 C (102.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Apr40.6 C (105.1 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)n/an/a
May41.1 C (106.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)n/an/a
Jun41.1 C (106.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)n/an/a
Jul41.1 C (106.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Aug40.6 C (105.1 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)n/an/a
Sep40.6 C (105.1 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)n/an/a
Oct40.0 C (104.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)n/an/a
Nov40.0 C (104.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)n/an/a
Dec37.8 C (100.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at El Tuito by the year they were set 1,464 records at El Tuito still stand. 1951 holds the most, with 159. 0501001502001950: 201951: 1591952: 631953: 151954: 661955: 1071956: 121957: 151958: 351959: 511960: 651961: 421962: 231963: 271964: 181965: 251966: 391967: 341968: 241969: 361970: 211971: 201972: 281973: 461974: 341975: 131976: 751977: 121978: 71979: 261980: 41981: 241982: 201983: 231984: 241985: 281986: 111987: 101988: 211990: 41991: 171998: 131999: 102000: 82001: 92002: 102003: 162004: 102005: 132008: 112009: 92010: 42011: 7195019561962196819741980198619992005
1,464 records at El Tuito still stand. 1951 holds the most, with 159.
Standing records at El Tuito by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195020
1951159
195263
195315
195466
1955107
195612
195715
195835
195951
196065
196142
196223
196327
196418
196525
196639
196734
196824
196936
197021
197120
197228
197346
197434
197513
197675
197712
19787
197926
19804
198124
198220
198323
198424
198528
198611
198710
198821
19904
199117
199813
199910
20008
20019
200210
200316
200410
200513
200811
20099
20104
20117

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When El Tuito set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at El Tuito between 28 January 1988 and 28 January 1988. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperature28 January 1988: Record low minimum temperature -2.2 C (28.0 F)
1 all-time records were set at El Tuito between 28 January 1988 and 28 January 1988. Each dot is a new record.
When El Tuito set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1988-01-28Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -2.2 C (28.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 259.8 mm (10.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Tuito The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Tuito. The most was 259.8 mm (10.2 in) on 31 August 1971. 0100200300 Jan: 102.9 mm (4.1 in), 21 January 1961 Jan Feb: 78.0 mm (3.1 in), 12 February 2002 Feb Mar: 93.0 mm (3.7 in), 3 March 1968 Mar Apr: 105.9 mm (4.2 in), 17 April 1959 Apr May: 99.8 mm (3.9 in), 26 May 1983 May Jun: 132.3 mm (5.2 in), 9 June 1959 Jun Jul: 204.2 mm (8.0 in), 19 July 1988 Jul Aug: 259.8 mm (10.2 in), 31 August 1971 Aug Sep: 194.8 mm (7.7 in), 22 September 1974 Sep Oct: 197.4 mm (7.8 in), 11 October 1971 Oct Nov: 67.8 mm (2.7 in), 23 November 1972 Nov Dec: 89.9 mm (3.5 in), 26 December 1974 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Tuito. The most was 259.8 mm (10.2 in) on 31 August 1971.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Tuito
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan102.9 mm (4.1 in)21 January 1961
Feb78.0 mm (3.1 in)12 February 2002
Mar93.0 mm (3.7 in)3 March 1968
Apr105.9 mm (4.2 in)17 April 1959
May99.8 mm (3.9 in)26 May 1983
Jun132.3 mm (5.2 in)9 June 1959
Jul204.2 mm (8.0 in)19 July 1988
Aug259.8 mm (10.2 in)31 August 1971
Sep194.8 mm (7.7 in)22 September 1974
Oct197.4 mm (7.8 in)11 October 1971
Nov67.8 mm (2.7 in)23 November 1972
Dec89.9 mm (3.5 in)26 December 1974

Period of Record Coverage

1950 to 2012
Days with data per year at El Tuito 54 years of record at El Tuito, 1950 to 2012. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1973 and others. 1950: 92 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 335 of 366 days1953: 89 of 365 days1954: 245 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 244 of 366 days1957: 240 of 365 days1958: 303 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 340 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 364 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 323 of 365 days1968: 336 of 366 days1969: 361 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 364 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 304 of 365 days1974: 333 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 364 of 366 days1977: 363 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 118 of 366 days1981: 184 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 335 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 306 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 242 of 366 days1990: 241 of 365 days1991: 242 of 365 days1998: 344 of 365 days1999: 356 of 365 days2000: 326 of 366 days2001: 294 of 365 days2002: 352 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 243 of 366 days2005: 333 of 365 days2008: 335 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 148 of 365 days2011: 285 of 365 days2012: 31 of 366 days1950196019701980199020002010
54 years of record at El Tuito, 1950 to 2012. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1973 and others.
Days with data per year at El Tuito
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19509225%No
1951365100%Yes
195233592%Yes
19538924%No
195424567%No
1955364100%Yes
195624467%No
195724066%No
195830383%No
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
196134093%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
196436499%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196732388%No
196833692%Yes
196936199%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971364100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
197330483%No
197433391%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197636499%Yes
197736399%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
198011832%No
198118450%No
1982365100%Yes
198333592%Yes
1984366100%Yes
198530684%No
1986364100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
198824266%No
199024166%No
199124266%No
199834494%Yes
199935698%Yes
200032689%No
200129481%No
200235296%Yes
2003365100%Yes
200424366%No
200533391%Yes
200833592%Yes
2009364100%Yes
201014841%No
201128578%No
2012318%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at El Tuito
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 November 2011El Tuito, MXdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2011El Tuito, MXdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)40 years24 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2011El Tuito, MXdaily high min (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie48 years5 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2011El Tuito, MXdaily rain95.0 mm (3.7 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)56 years25 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2011El Tuito, MXdaily rain143.3 mm (5.6 in)71.9 mm (2.8 in)56 years53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011El Tuito, MXdaily high min (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie46 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 2011El Tuito, MXdaily high min (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2011El Tuito, MXdaily high min (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2011El Tuito, MXdaily low max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie50 years5 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2011El Tuito, MXdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)60 years29 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2011El Tuito, MXdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2011El Tuito, MXmonthly high min21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)45 years32 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2011El Tuito, MXdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)58 years34 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2011El Tuito, MXdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)58 years26 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2011El Tuito, MXdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)36 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2011El Tuito, MXdaily low min (Tie)1.7 C (35.1 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2010El Tuito, MXdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie52 years5 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2010El Tuito, MXdaily rain77.0 mm (3.0 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)57 years28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2010El Tuito, MXdaily low max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie52 years5 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2010El Tuito, MXdaily high min (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie48 years5 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

23 complete years, 1951 to 2009
Annual mean temperature at El Tuito as warming stripes, 1951 to 2009 One stripe for each of 23 complete years at El Tuito, 1951 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.1 C (71.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 20.2 C (68.3 F), and the warmest was 1951, at 25.1 C (77.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.1 C (5.6 F). 1951: 25.1 C, +3.0 C from the station mean1962: 21.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1963: 22.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1964: 21.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1965: 22.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1966: 22.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1969: 22.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1970: 22.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1971: 21.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1972: 22.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1975: 21.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1976: 20.2 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1977: 21.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1978: 22.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1979: 21.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1982: 21.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1984: 21.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1986: 22.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1987: 21.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1999: 22.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2002: 22.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2003: 22.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2009: 22.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean195119551960196519701975198019851990199520002005
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at El Tuito, 1951 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.1 C (71.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 20.2 C (68.3 F), and the warmest was 1951, at 25.1 C (77.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.1 C (5.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Tuito as warming stripes, 1951 to 2009
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195125.1 C+3.01 C
196221.7 C-0.35 C
196322.3 C+0.22 C
196421.9 C-0.13 C
196522.1 C+0.06 C
196622.2 C+0.10 C
196922.2 C+0.16 C
197022.1 C+0.03 C
197121.8 C-0.32 C
197222.5 C+0.43 C
197521.8 C-0.29 C
197620.2 C-1.91 C
197721.9 C-0.17 C
197822.2 C+0.17 C
197921.6 C-0.51 C
198221.3 C-0.74 C
198421.2 C-0.91 C
198622.4 C+0.32 C
198721.7 C-0.40 C
199922.1 C+0.02 C
200222.5 C+0.44 C
200322.7 C+0.59 C
200922.3 C+0.23 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

1950 to 2012
Yearly extremes at El Tuito: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.1 C (106.0 F)195136.7 C (98.1 F)54
Coldest night (TNn)-2.2 C (28.0 F)19882.2 C (36.0 F)55
Wettest day (Rx1day)259.8 mm (10.2 in)197193.0 mm (3.7 in)55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)484.3 mm (19.1 in)1971199.4 mm (7.9 in)55
Longest dry spell (CDD)167 days1986118 days55

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at El Tuito by year The hottest day of the year at El Tuito, 1950 to 2012. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F). 323436384042196019802000Record: 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1951
The hottest day of the year at El Tuito, 1950 to 2012. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Tuito by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195039.4 C (102.9 F)
195141.1 C (106.0 F)
195240.0 C (104.0 F)
195338.9 C (102.0 F)
195440.0 C (104.0 F)
195540.6 C (105.1 F)
195639.4 C (102.9 F)
195735.0 C (95.0 F)
195836.1 C (97.0 F)
195934.4 C (93.9 F)
196033.9 C (93.0 F)
196135.6 C (96.1 F)
196235.0 C (95.0 F)
196335.6 C (96.1 F)
196437.2 C (99.0 F)
196536.1 C (97.0 F)
196636.1 C (97.0 F)
196737.8 C (100.0 F)
196838.3 C (100.9 F)
196938.3 C (100.9 F)
197037.2 C (99.0 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197237.2 C (99.0 F)
197337.2 C (99.0 F)
197437.8 C (100.0 F)
197536.7 C (98.1 F)
197636.7 C (98.1 F)
197737.2 C (99.0 F)
197837.8 C (100.0 F)
197935.6 C (96.1 F)
198036.7 C (98.1 F)
198135.0 C (95.0 F)
198236.7 C (98.1 F)
198336.1 C (97.0 F)
198433.9 C (93.0 F)
198536.1 C (97.0 F)
198635.0 C (95.0 F)
198735.6 C (96.1 F)
198835.6 C (96.1 F)
199035.0 C (95.0 F)
199135.0 C (95.0 F)
199838.9 C (102.0 F)
199936.1 C (97.0 F)
200036.7 C (98.1 F)
200137.8 C (100.0 F)
200236.7 C (98.1 F)
200336.7 C (98.1 F)
200437.8 C (100.0 F)
200536.7 C (98.1 F)
2007n/a
200835.6 C (96.1 F)
200935.0 C (95.0 F)
201033.9 C (93.0 F)
201135.0 C (95.0 F)
201233.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at El Tuito by year The coldest night of the year at El Tuito, 1950 to 2012. The record is -2.2 C (28.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.2 C (36.0 F). -2.502.557.510196019802000Record: -2.2 C (28.0 F) in 1988
The coldest night of the year at El Tuito, 1950 to 2012. The record is -2.2 C (28.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.2 C (36.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Tuito by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19503.9 C (39.0 F)
19510.0 C (32.0 F)
19523.9 C (39.0 F)
19533.9 C (39.0 F)
19544.4 C (39.9 F)
19552.8 C (37.0 F)
19565.6 C (42.1 F)
19573.9 C (39.0 F)
19582.2 C (36.0 F)
19591.7 C (35.1 F)
19600.0 C (32.0 F)
19611.7 C (35.1 F)
19621.7 C (35.1 F)
19633.9 C (39.0 F)
19643.3 C (37.9 F)
19651.7 C (35.1 F)
19660.6 C (33.1 F)
19672.2 C (36.0 F)
19680.6 C (33.1 F)
19691.7 C (35.1 F)
19700.6 C (33.1 F)
19710.0 C (32.0 F)
19722.2 C (36.0 F)
19730.6 C (33.1 F)
19741.7 C (35.1 F)
19751.7 C (35.1 F)
19761.7 C (35.1 F)
19770.6 C (33.1 F)
19781.7 C (35.1 F)
19791.7 C (35.1 F)
19800.6 C (33.1 F)
19813.9 C (39.0 F)
19823.3 C (37.9 F)
19831.7 C (35.1 F)
19841.7 C (35.1 F)
19850.6 C (33.1 F)
19860.6 C (33.1 F)
19870.6 C (33.1 F)
1988-2.2 C (28.0 F)
19906.7 C (44.1 F)
19913.3 C (37.9 F)
19983.9 C (39.0 F)
19992.2 C (36.0 F)
20002.8 C (37.0 F)
20015.0 C (41.0 F)
20023.9 C (39.0 F)
20033.3 C (37.9 F)
20043.9 C (39.0 F)
20055.6 C (42.1 F)
20077.8 C (46.0 F)
20082.8 C (37.0 F)
20096.7 C (44.1 F)
20105.6 C (42.1 F)
20111.7 C (35.1 F)
20125.0 C (41.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Tuito by year The wettest day of the year at El Tuito, 1950 to 2012. The record is 259.8 mm (10.2 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.0 mm (3.7 in). 0100200300196019802000Record: 259.8 mm (10.2 in) in 1971
The wettest day of the year at El Tuito, 1950 to 2012. The record is 259.8 mm (10.2 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.0 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Tuito by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195065.0 mm (2.6 in)
1951175.3 mm (6.9 in)
195276.5 mm (3.0 in)
19536.1 mm (0.24 in)
1954114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1955109.2 mm (4.3 in)
195648.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957192.3 mm (7.6 in)
195876.5 mm (3.0 in)
1959132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1960119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1961108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1962104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1963107.4 mm (4.2 in)
196487.4 mm (3.4 in)
196575.9 mm (3.0 in)
196698.8 mm (3.9 in)
196791.4 mm (3.6 in)
196893.0 mm (3.7 in)
1969108.0 mm (4.3 in)
197077.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971259.8 mm (10.2 in)
197278.5 mm (3.1 in)
197385.9 mm (3.4 in)
1974194.8 mm (7.7 in)
197584.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976157.0 mm (6.2 in)
197780.3 mm (3.2 in)
197869.9 mm (2.8 in)
1979140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1980140.5 mm (5.5 in)
198174.9 mm (2.9 in)
198272.6 mm (2.9 in)
198399.8 mm (3.9 in)
1984112.8 mm (4.4 in)
198586.1 mm (3.4 in)
1986100.3 mm (3.9 in)
198766.3 mm (2.6 in)
1988204.2 mm (8.0 in)
199086.1 mm (3.4 in)
199149.3 mm (1.9 in)
1998113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1999192.3 mm (7.6 in)
200081.8 mm (3.2 in)
2001113.8 mm (4.5 in)
200282.8 mm (3.3 in)
200370.9 mm (2.8 in)
200454.9 mm (2.2 in)
200589.7 mm (3.5 in)
20070.0 mm (0.00 in)
200895.3 mm (3.8 in)
2009104.9 mm (4.1 in)
201096.3 mm (3.8 in)
2011143.3 mm (5.6 in)
20120.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Tuito by year The wettest five days of the year at El Tuito, 1950 to 2012. The record is 484.3 mm (19.1 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 199.4 mm (7.9 in). 0200400600196019802000Record: 484.3 mm (19.1 in) in 1971
The wettest five days of the year at El Tuito, 1950 to 2012. The record is 484.3 mm (19.1 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 199.4 mm (7.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Tuito by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1950134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1951257.1 mm (10.1 in)
1952197.4 mm (7.8 in)
19536.1 mm (0.24 in)
1954345.0 mm (13.6 in)
1955350.2 mm (13.8 in)
1956112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1957334.6 mm (13.2 in)
1958209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1959277.6 mm (10.9 in)
1960169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1961197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1962222.1 mm (8.7 in)
1963249.0 mm (9.8 in)
1964157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1965199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1966271.8 mm (10.7 in)
1967243.6 mm (9.6 in)
1968130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1969242.7 mm (9.6 in)
1970133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1971484.3 mm (19.1 in)
1972162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1973197.2 mm (7.8 in)
1974281.5 mm (11.1 in)
1975154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1976252.1 mm (9.9 in)
1977150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1978209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1979227.4 mm (9.0 in)
1980284.6 mm (11.2 in)
198190.7 mm (3.6 in)
1982144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1983183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1984261.9 mm (10.3 in)
1985178.5 mm (7.0 in)
1986246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1987139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1988316.7 mm (12.5 in)
1990230.7 mm (9.1 in)
1991105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1998253.3 mm (10.0 in)
1999385.4 mm (15.2 in)
2000154.2 mm (6.1 in)
2001207.0 mm (8.1 in)
2002157.8 mm (6.2 in)
2003129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2004112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2005209.7 mm (8.3 in)
20070.0 mm (0.00 in)
2008172.8 mm (6.8 in)
2009177.0 mm (7.0 in)
2010223.5 mm (8.8 in)
2011228.9 mm (9.0 in)
20120.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Tuito by year The longest dry spell of the year at El Tuito, 1950 to 2012. The record is 167 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 118 days. 050100150200196019802000Record: 167 days in 1986
The longest dry spell of the year at El Tuito, 1950 to 2012. The record is 167 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 118 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Tuito by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195073 days
195174 days
195270 days
195348 days
195474 days
1955148 days
1956131 days
195730 days
195888 days
195957 days
1960141 days
1961142 days
1962136 days
1963140 days
1964157 days
1965118 days
196667 days
196761 days
196898 days
1969131 days
1970118 days
1971158 days
1972152 days
1973118 days
197480 days
1975135 days
1976121 days
1977151 days
1978112 days
1979131 days
198030 days
198161 days
1982153 days
1983125 days
1984120 days
198566 days
1986167 days
1987107 days
198861 days
199063 days
1991120 days
1998115 days
1999164 days
2000148 days
200191 days
2002113 days
2003127 days
2004127 days
2005115 days
200761 days
2008149 days
2009129 days
201047 days
2011164 days
201231 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

38 years, 1951 to 2011

A day with at least 96.3 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 290.5 mm (11.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at El Tuito: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years96.3 mm (3.8 in)
5 years127.7 mm (5.0 in)
10 years154.8 mm (6.1 in)
25 years198.8 mm (7.8 in)
50 years240.2 mm (9.5 in)Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years290.5 mm (11.4 in)Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1951 to 2011.

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: 259.8 mm (10.2 in) in 1971; 194.8 mm (7.7 in) in 1974; 192.3 mm (7.6 in) in 1999.

Download the Data

  • Data for El Tuito standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for El Tuito 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 (2025-12-31).