Cercada Norte Weather Records (MXN00015166)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cercada Norte (MXN00015166), Mexico, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Cercada Norte

Cercada Norte (MXN00015166) is a weather station in Mexico at 18.87 latitude and -99.78 longitude, 1,891 m (6,204 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 1992, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cercada Norte still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 18.87 latitude, -99.78 longitude.
Elevation: 1,891 m (6,204 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 1992, 31 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Cercada Norte. 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 Cercada Norte, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cercada Norte still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 162.

Standing records at Cercada Norte by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	62
1963	41
1964	47
1965	33
1966	34
1967	30
1968	53
1969	40
1970	30
1971	112
1972	162
1973	27
1974	14
1975	15
1976	33
1977	19
1978	24
1979	34
1980	17
1981	35
1982	27
1983	65
1984	121
1985	47
1986	43
1987	2
1988	39
1989	31
1990	63
1991	29
1992	135

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 100.1 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cercada Norte. The most was 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 7 September 1991.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cercada Norte
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 January 1980
Feb	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 February 1982
Mar	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 March 1988
Apr	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 April 1986
May	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 May 1991
Jun	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 June 1988
Jul	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	16 July 1990
Aug	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	20 August 1991
Sep	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	7 September 1991
Oct	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 October 1991
Nov	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 November 1980
Dec	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4 December 1985

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1991

30 years of record at Cercada Norte, 1962 to 1991. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1986, 1987.

Days with data per year at Cercada Norte
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	227	62%	No
1963	327	90%	No
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	315	86%	No
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	363	99%	Yes
1970	328	90%	No
1971	293	80%	No
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	359	98%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	334	92%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	304	83%	No
1987	90	25%	No
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	358	98%	Yes
1991	356	98%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1964 to 1984

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Cercada Norte, 1964 to 1984. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.7 C (63.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 15.9 C (60.7 F), and the warmest was 1972, at 19.6 C (67.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cercada Norte as warming stripes, 1964 to 1984
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1964	18.0 C	+0.34 C
1965	17.7 C	+0.07 C
1967	17.2 C	-0.50 C
1968	16.9 C	-0.78 C
1969	18.0 C	+0.32 C
1972	19.6 C	+1.89 C
1973	18.2 C	+0.50 C
1974	17.9 C	+0.27 C
1975	17.9 C	+0.19 C
1976	16.8 C	-0.91 C
1977	17.8 C	+0.16 C
1978	17.8 C	+0.15 C
1979	17.7 C	+0.00 C
1980	17.8 C	+0.10 C
1981	17.7 C	+0.04 C
1982	17.6 C	-0.12 C
1984	15.9 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

1962 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Cercada Norte: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1972	32.0 C (89.5 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1979	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	1991	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	1988	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	181 days	1990	86 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cercada Norte, 1962 to 1992. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 C (89.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cercada Norte by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1963	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1964	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1965	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1966	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1972	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1974	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1975	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1976	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1977	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1980	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1981	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1982	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1983	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1984	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1985	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1986	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1987	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1988	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1989	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1990	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1991	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1992	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cercada Norte, 1962 to 1992. The record is 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.8 C (37.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cercada Norte by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1963	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1964	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1965	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1966	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1967	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1968	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1969	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1970	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1971	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1972	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1973	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1974	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1975	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1976	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1977	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1978	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1979	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1980	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1981	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1982	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1983	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1984	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1985	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	2.8 C (37.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cercada Norte, 1962 to 1992. The record is 100.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.9 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cercada Norte by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1964	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1966	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1968	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1969	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1970	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1971	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1973	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1974	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1975	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1977	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1978	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1979	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1980	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1981	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1983	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1984	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1985	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1988	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1989	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1990	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1991	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1992	80.5 mm (3.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cercada Norte, 1962 to 1992. The record is 229.9 mm (9.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.4 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cercada Norte by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1964	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1965	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1966	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1968	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1969	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1970	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1971	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1973	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1974	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1975	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1977	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1978	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1979	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1980	201.6 mm (7.9 in)
1981	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1982	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1983	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1984	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1985	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1986	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1987	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1988	229.9 mm (9.1 in)
1989	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1990	223.5 mm (8.8 in)
1991	196.3 mm (7.7 in)
1992	200.7 mm (7.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cercada Norte, 1962 to 1992. The record is 181 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 86 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cercada Norte by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	32 days
1963	33 days
1964	94 days
1965	86 days
1966	30 days
1967	67 days
1968	27 days
1969	72 days
1970	108 days
1971	81 days
1972	113 days
1973	94 days
1974	142 days
1975	68 days
1976	134 days
1977	109 days
1978	85 days
1979	82 days
1980	114 days
1981	76 days
1982	61 days
1983	73 days
1984	115 days
1985	121 days
1986	34 days
1987	90 days
1988	77 days
1989	111 days
1990	181 days
1991	143 days
1992	98 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).