Cajones Weather Records (MXN00016012)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cajones (MXN00016012), Mexico, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Cajones

Cajones (MXN00016012) is a weather station in Mexico at 19.20 latitude and -101.90 longitude, 480 m (1,574 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1970 to 2006, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cajones still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cajones tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 40.6 C (105.1 F) on 28 July 2006.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 19.20 latitude, -101.90 longitude.
Elevation: 480 m (1,574 ft).
Period of record: 1970 to 2006, 37 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 Cajones. 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 Cajones, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	45.0 C (113.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	45.6 C (114.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	46.1 C (115.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	47.8 C (118.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	46.7 C (116.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	45.6 C (114.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	43.9 C (111.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	45.0 C (113.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	42.8 C (109.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	42.8 C (109.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cajones still stand. 2005 holds the most, with 247.

Standing records at Cajones by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1974	58
1975	54
1976	41
1977	34
1978	44
1979	63
1980	67
1981	60
1982	47
1983	27
1984	24
1985	15
1987	23
1988	12
1989	13
1990	24
1991	132
1992	56
1993	105
1994	85
1995	91
1996	18
1997	21
1998	5
1999	3
2000	23
2001	18
2002	19
2003	22
2004	5
2005	247
2006	8

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 121.9 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cajones. The most was 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 1 October 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cajones
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 January 1980
Feb	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 February 2001
Mar	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 March 2002
Apr	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 April 1973
May	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	26 May 1983
Jun	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	17 June 1990
Jul	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	14 July 1992
Aug	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	12 August 2002
Sep	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	2 September 1977
Oct	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	1 October 1971
Nov	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 November 1976
Dec	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 December 1989

Period of Record Coverage

1974 to 2006

32 years of record at Cajones, 1974 to 2006. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1977, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004 and others.

Days with data per year at Cajones
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1974	302	83%	No
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	304	83%	No
1978	365	100%	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	365	100%	Yes
1987	334	92%	Yes
1988	245	67%	No
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	300	82%	No
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	304	83%	No
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	92	25%	No
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	212	58%	No
2000	330	90%	Yes
2001	363	99%	Yes
2002	334	92%	Yes
2003	351	96%	Yes
2004	306	84%	No
2005	334	92%	Yes
2006	212	58%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cajones
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 2006	Cajones, MX	daily high max (Tie)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2006	Cajones, MX	daily high min (Tie)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	29 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2006	Cajones, MX	daily high min (Tie)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	28 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2006	Cajones, MX	daily high max (Tie)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	tie	15 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2006	Cajones, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	15 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2006	Cajones, MX	daily high max (Tie)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2006	Cajones, MX	daily high max (Tie)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2006	Cajones, MX	daily high max (Tie)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2006	Cajones, MX	daily high max (Tie)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2006	Cajones, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2006	Cajones, MX	daily high max (Tie)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2006	Cajones, MX	daily high max (Tie)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	tie	15 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2006	Cajones, MX	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2006	Cajones, MX	daily low max (Tie)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	tie	5 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2006	Cajones, MX	daily low min (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	11 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2006	Cajones, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	0 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2006	Cajones, MX	daily low min (Tie)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	tie	11 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2006	Cajones, MX	monthly low min (Tie)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	tie	10 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2006	Cajones, MX	daily low min (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	1 year	0 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2006	Cajones, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	15 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1975 to 2001

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Cajones, 1975 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.2 C (79.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 24.6 C (76.2 F), and the warmest was 1982, at 27.5 C (81.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cajones as warming stripes, 1975 to 2001
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1975	25.9 C	-0.22 C
1976	25.9 C	-0.24 C
1978	26.5 C	+0.30 C
1979	26.9 C	+0.74 C
1980	27.3 C	+1.09 C
1981	26.6 C	+0.44 C
1982	27.5 C	+1.29 C
1983	26.2 C	-0.01 C
1984	26.2 C	+0.05 C
1985	26.3 C	+0.14 C
1989	25.4 C	-0.81 C
1990	25.1 C	-1.04 C
1991	26.0 C	-0.21 C
1993	27.2 C	+1.01 C
1995	26.0 C	-0.12 C
1997	24.6 C	-1.59 C
1998	25.8 C	-0.32 C
2001	25.7 C	-0.45 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

1970 to 2006

Yearly extremes at Cajones: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.8 C (118.0 F)	1991	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1996	10.9 C (51.5 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	1971	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	1971	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	36
Longest dry spell (CDD)	181 days	2000	94 days	36

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cajones, 1970 to 2006. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cajones by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1985	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1988	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1989	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1990	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1991	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1992	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1993	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1994	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1995	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1996	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1997	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1998	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1999	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2000	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2001	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2002	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2003	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2004	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2005	46.1 C (115.0 F)
2006	41.7 C (107.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cajones, 1970 to 2006. The record is 1.7 C (35.1 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 10.9 C (51.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cajones by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1975	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1976	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1977	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1978	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1979	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1980	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1981	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1982	13.9 C (57.0 F)
1983	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1984	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1985	14.4 C (57.9 F)
1987	13.3 C (55.9 F)
1988	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1989	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1990	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1991	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1992	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1993	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1994	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1995	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1996	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1997	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1998	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1999	10.0 C (50.0 F)
2000	10.0 C (50.0 F)
2001	12.8 C (55.0 F)
2002	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2003	8.3 C (46.9 F)
2004	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2005	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2006	5.6 C (42.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cajones, 1970 to 2006. The record is 121.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.3 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cajones by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1970	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1971	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1972	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1974	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1977	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1978	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1979	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1980	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1981	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1982	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1983	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1984	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1985	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1987	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1988	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1989	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1990	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1991	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1992	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1993	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1995	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1997	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1999	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2000	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2001	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2002	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2003	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2004	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2005	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2006	34.8 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cajones, 1970 to 2006. The record is 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.8 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cajones by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1970	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1971	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1972	157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1973	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1974	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1975	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1976	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1977	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1978	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1979	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1980	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1981	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1982	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1983	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1984	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1985	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1987	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1988	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1989	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1990	177.6 mm (7.0 in)
1991	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1992	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1993	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1994	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1995	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1996	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1997	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1998	143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1999	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
2000	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
2001	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
2002	168.2 mm (6.6 in)
2003	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
2004	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2005	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2006	67.8 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cajones, 1970 to 2006. The record is 181 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 94 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cajones by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1970	63 days
1971	79 days
1972	144 days
1973	94 days
1974	146 days
1975	110 days
1976	120 days
1977	90 days
1978	75 days
1979	137 days
1980	130 days
1981	83 days
1982	136 days
1983	70 days
1984	137 days
1985	84 days
1987	97 days
1988	93 days
1989	157 days
1990	89 days
1991	160 days
1992	121 days
1993	123 days
1994	90 days
1995	150 days
1996	37 days
1997	79 days
1998	156 days
1999	90 days
2000	181 days
2001	67 days
2002	66 days
2003	61 days
2004	94 days
2005	63 days
2006	146 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).