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Santa Fe Weather Records (MXN00016118)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Santa Fe (MXN00016118), Mexico, with 49 years of record.

Key Facts for Santa Fe

  • Santa Fe (MXN00016118) is a weather station in Mexico at 19.67 latitude and -101.55 longitude, 2,203 m (7,227 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1963 to 2011, 49 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Santa Fe still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Santa Fe set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 13 December 2011.

About the Station

  • Location: Mexico, 19.67 latitude, -101.55 longitude.
  • Elevation: 2,203 m (7,227 ft).
  • Period of record: 1963 to 2011, 49 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 Santa Fe, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Santa Fe. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -10010203040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Santa Fe. 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 Santa Fe, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan30.6 C (87.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Feb35.6 C (96.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Mar35.6 C (96.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Apr35.6 C (96.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
May38.9 C (102.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)n/an/a
Jun38.9 C (102.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)n/an/a
Jul30.6 C (87.1 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)n/an/a
Aug35.0 C (95.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)n/an/a
Sep36.1 C (97.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)n/an/a
Oct35.0 C (95.0 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Nov33.9 C (93.0 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)n/an/a
Dec35.0 C (95.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Santa Fe by the year they were set 1,464 records at Santa Fe still stand. 1997 holds the most, with 195. 0501001502001964: 21965: 811966: 571967: 281968: 311969: 381970: 261971: 171972: 151973: 171974: 101975: 101976: 161977: 61978: 71979: 111980: 71981: 281982: 281983: 891984: 381985: 421986: 571987: 81988: 731989: 281990: 121991: 161992: 211993: 131994: 141995: 481996: 521997: 1951998: 292000: 92002: 932003: 102004: 162005: 352006: 562007: 262008: 112009: 12010: 232011: 141964196919741979198419891994200020062011
1,464 records at Santa Fe still stand. 1997 holds the most, with 195.
Standing records at Santa Fe by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19642
196581
196657
196728
196831
196938
197026
197117
197215
197317
197410
197510
197616
19776
19787
197911
19807
198128
198228
198389
198438
198542
198657
19878
198873
198928
199012
199116
199221
199313
199414
199548
199652
1997195
199829
20009
200293
200310
200416
200535
200656
200726
200811
20091
201023
201114

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Santa Fe set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Santa Fe between 27 May 2002 and 27 May 2002. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperature27 May 2002: Record high minimum temperature 17.2 C (63.0 F)
1 all-time records were set at Santa Fe between 27 May 2002 and 27 May 2002. Each dot is a new record.
When Santa Fe set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2002-05-27Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 17.2 C (63.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 69.9 mm (2.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Santa Fe The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Santa Fe. The most was 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 10 July 1969. 020406080 Jan: 67.8 mm (2.7 in), 9 January 1967 Jan Feb: 21.8 mm (0.9 in), 21 February 1965 Feb Mar: 23.4 mm (0.9 in), 5 March 1968 Mar Apr: 40.6 mm (1.6 in), 5 April 1973 Apr May: 43.9 mm (1.7 in), 15 May 1967 May Jun: 59.4 mm (2.3 in), 25 June 1975 Jun Jul: 69.9 mm (2.8 in), 10 July 1969 Jul Aug: 55.9 mm (2.2 in), 31 August 1966 Aug Sep: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 23 September 1967 Sep Oct: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 8 October 1976 Oct Nov: 22.4 mm (0.9 in), 3 November 1972 Nov Dec: 26.2 mm (1.0 in), 3 December 1979 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Santa Fe. The most was 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 10 July 1969.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Santa Fe
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan67.8 mm (2.7 in)9 January 1967
Feb21.8 mm (0.9 in)21 February 1965
Mar23.4 mm (0.9 in)5 March 1968
Apr40.6 mm (1.6 in)5 April 1973
May43.9 mm (1.7 in)15 May 1967
Jun59.4 mm (2.3 in)25 June 1975
Jul69.9 mm (2.8 in)10 July 1969
Aug55.9 mm (2.2 in)31 August 1966
Sep50.0 mm (2.0 in)23 September 1967
Oct63.5 mm (2.5 in)8 October 1976
Nov22.4 mm (0.9 in)3 November 1972
Dec26.2 mm (1.0 in)3 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1964 to 2011
Days with data per year at Santa Fe 46 years of record at Santa Fe, 1964 to 2011. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 1969, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009. 1964: 42 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 335 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 303 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 335 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 335 of 365 days1994: 364 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 335 of 366 days1997: 334 of 365 days1998: 181 of 365 days2000: 129 of 366 days2002: 273 of 365 days2003: 59 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 334 of 365 days2008: 335 of 366 days2009: 306 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days19701980199020002010
46 years of record at Santa Fe, 1964 to 2011. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 1969, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009.
Days with data per year at Santa Fe
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19644211%No
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196733592%Yes
1968366100%Yes
196930383%No
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197633592%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983364100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986364100%Yes
1987364100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
199333592%Yes
1994364100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
199633592%Yes
199733492%Yes
199818150%No
200012935%No
200227375%No
20035916%No
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
200733492%Yes
200833592%Yes
200930684%No
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at Santa Fe
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 December 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high min (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie42 years4 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie14 years2 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie13 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie13 years2 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie13 years2 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie13 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie13 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie13 years2 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high min (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2011Santa Fe, MXdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

31 complete years, 1965 to 2011
Annual mean temperature at Santa Fe as warming stripes, 1965 to 2011 One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Santa Fe, 1965 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 13.4 C (56.1 F), and the warmest was 2011, at 18.9 C (65.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F). 1965: 16.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1968: 17.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1970: 17.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1971: 17.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1972: 17.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1973: 17.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1974: 17.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1975: 16.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1977: 16.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1978: 17.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1979: 17.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1980: 17.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1981: 15.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1982: 14.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1983: 13.4 C, -2.8 C from the station mean1984: 14.1 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1985: 13.9 C, -2.3 C from the station mean1986: 13.8 C, -2.5 C from the station mean1987: 15.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1988: 13.8 C, -2.4 C from the station mean1989: 16.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1990: 17.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1991: 17.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1992: 16.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1994: 14.9 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1995: 14.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean2004: 16.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 17.8 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2006: 15.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2010: 18.5 C, +2.3 C from the station mean2011: 18.9 C, +2.6 C from the station mean1965197019751980198519901995200020052010
One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Santa Fe, 1965 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 13.4 C (56.1 F), and the warmest was 2011, at 18.9 C (65.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Santa Fe as warming stripes, 1965 to 2011
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
196516.6 C+0.33 C
196817.3 C+1.08 C
197017.2 C+0.95 C
197117.0 C+0.79 C
197217.4 C+1.13 C
197317.2 C+0.94 C
197417.1 C+0.89 C
197516.7 C+0.46 C
197716.8 C+0.58 C
197817.1 C+0.88 C
197917.3 C+1.05 C
198017.4 C+1.15 C
198115.2 C-1.03 C
198214.4 C-1.79 C
198313.4 C-2.84 C
198414.1 C-2.13 C
198513.9 C-2.33 C
198613.8 C-2.46 C
198715.7 C-0.54 C
198813.8 C-2.39 C
198916.3 C+0.07 C
199017.3 C+1.10 C
199117.2 C+0.93 C
199216.3 C+0.07 C
199414.9 C-1.35 C
199514.8 C-1.46 C
200416.1 C-0.10 C
200517.8 C+1.62 C
200615.9 C-0.36 C
201018.5 C+2.26 C
201118.9 C+2.64 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1965 to 2011 is 0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.5) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.7 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 31 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Santa Fe
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (-0.4 to 0.5) per decade0.1 F (-0.7 to 0.9) per decade1965 to 201131Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade0.4 F (-0.2 to 1.0) per decade1965 to 201131Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.1 C (-0.9 to 0.6) per decade-0.2 F (-1.5 to 1.1) per decade1965 to 201131Not clearly different from zero

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

1963 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Santa Fe: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)38.9 C (102.0 F)196932.8 C (91.0 F)46
Coldest night (TNn)-5.0 C (23.0 F)19820.0 C (32.0 F)46
Wettest day (Rx1day)69.9 mm (2.8 in)196930.0 mm (1.2 in)47
Wettest five days (Rx5day)147.0 mm (5.8 in)196776.7 mm (3.0 in)47
Longest dry spell (CDD)171 days199888 days47

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Santa Fe by year The hottest day of the year at Santa Fe, 1963 to 2011. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F). 2530354019701980199020002010Record: 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1969
The hottest day of the year at Santa Fe, 1963 to 2011. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.8 C (91.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Santa Fe by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1963n/a
196430.0 C (86.0 F)
196535.0 C (95.0 F)
196631.7 C (89.1 F)
196735.0 C (95.0 F)
196835.0 C (95.0 F)
196938.9 C (102.0 F)
197032.8 C (91.0 F)
197133.9 C (93.0 F)
197231.7 C (89.1 F)
197332.8 C (91.0 F)
197431.7 C (89.1 F)
197532.8 C (91.0 F)
197631.7 C (89.1 F)
197732.8 C (91.0 F)
197832.8 C (91.0 F)
197935.0 C (95.0 F)
198031.7 C (89.1 F)
198131.7 C (89.1 F)
198230.0 C (86.0 F)
198330.0 C (86.0 F)
198431.7 C (89.1 F)
198532.8 C (91.0 F)
198634.4 C (93.9 F)
198732.8 C (91.0 F)
198830.6 C (87.1 F)
198936.1 C (97.0 F)
199032.8 C (91.0 F)
199135.6 C (96.1 F)
199235.0 C (95.0 F)
199336.7 C (98.1 F)
199432.8 C (91.0 F)
199529.4 C (84.9 F)
199638.9 C (102.0 F)
199737.8 C (100.0 F)
199837.8 C (100.0 F)
200033.9 C (93.0 F)
200233.9 C (93.0 F)
200325.0 C (77.0 F)
200430.0 C (86.0 F)
200533.9 C (93.0 F)
200625.6 C (78.1 F)
200735.0 C (95.0 F)
200832.8 C (91.0 F)
200930.0 C (86.0 F)
201032.8 C (91.0 F)
201131.7 C (89.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Santa Fe by year The coldest night of the year at Santa Fe, 1963 to 2011. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F). -5051019701980199020002010Record: -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1982
The coldest night of the year at Santa Fe, 1963 to 2011. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Santa Fe by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1963n/a
19642.8 C (37.0 F)
19651.7 C (35.1 F)
19661.7 C (35.1 F)
19670.6 C (33.1 F)
19680.0 C (32.0 F)
19690.0 C (32.0 F)
19700.6 C (33.1 F)
19711.7 C (35.1 F)
19721.7 C (35.1 F)
19730.6 C (33.1 F)
19741.7 C (35.1 F)
19750.6 C (33.1 F)
19760.0 C (32.0 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)
1981-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1982-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1983-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1984-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1985-4.4 C (24.1 F)
19860.0 C (32.0 F)
19870.0 C (32.0 F)
1988-4.4 C (24.1 F)
19890.0 C (32.0 F)
19900.0 C (32.0 F)
19910.0 C (32.0 F)
1992-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1993-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1994-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1995-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1996-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1997-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1998-1.1 C (30.0 F)
20006.1 C (43.0 F)
20028.9 C (48.0 F)
20037.8 C (46.0 F)
2004-3.9 C (25.0 F)
20055.6 C (42.1 F)
20060.0 C (32.0 F)
20076.7 C (44.1 F)
20087.8 C (46.0 F)
20098.9 C (48.0 F)
20107.8 C (46.0 F)
20110.0 C (32.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Santa Fe by year The wettest day of the year at Santa Fe, 1963 to 2011. The record is 69.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in). 02040608019701980199020002010Record: 69.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1969
The wettest day of the year at Santa Fe, 1963 to 2011. The record is 69.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Santa Fe by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196325.9 mm (1.0 in)
196439.9 mm (1.6 in)
196551.8 mm (2.0 in)
196655.9 mm (2.2 in)
196767.8 mm (2.7 in)
196848.8 mm (1.9 in)
196969.9 mm (2.8 in)
197042.4 mm (1.7 in)
197155.9 mm (2.2 in)
197234.3 mm (1.4 in)
197362.0 mm (2.4 in)
197445.5 mm (1.8 in)
197559.4 mm (2.3 in)
197663.5 mm (2.5 in)
197732.3 mm (1.3 in)
197846.0 mm (1.8 in)
197938.4 mm (1.5 in)
198045.7 mm (1.8 in)
198129.0 mm (1.1 in)
198220.1 mm (0.8 in)
198340.6 mm (1.6 in)
198439.9 mm (1.6 in)
198540.4 mm (1.6 in)
198619.8 mm (0.8 in)
198717.8 mm (0.7 in)
198825.1 mm (1.0 in)
198930.0 mm (1.2 in)
199045.0 mm (1.8 in)
199144.5 mm (1.8 in)
199230.0 mm (1.2 in)
199313.0 mm (0.5 in)
199418.0 mm (0.7 in)
199523.9 mm (0.9 in)
199611.4 mm (0.4 in)
199710.4 mm (0.4 in)
199814.0 mm (0.6 in)
200020.1 mm (0.8 in)
200220.6 mm (0.8 in)
20030.0 mm (0.00 in)
200423.9 mm (0.9 in)
200531.8 mm (1.3 in)
200618.5 mm (0.7 in)
200719.6 mm (0.8 in)
200818.5 mm (0.7 in)
200915.0 mm (0.6 in)
201018.3 mm (0.7 in)
201112.4 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Santa Fe by year The wettest five days of the year at Santa Fe, 1963 to 2011. The record is 147.0 mm (5.8 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.7 mm (3.0 in). 05010015019701980199020002010Record: 147.0 mm (5.8 in) in 1967
The wettest five days of the year at Santa Fe, 1963 to 2011. The record is 147.0 mm (5.8 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.7 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Santa Fe by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
196395.3 mm (3.8 in)
196483.1 mm (3.3 in)
1965112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1966118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1967147.0 mm (5.8 in)
196880.1 mm (3.2 in)
1969108.7 mm (4.3 in)
197098.8 mm (3.9 in)
197198.6 mm (3.9 in)
197283.8 mm (3.3 in)
1973131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1974100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1975107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1976146.3 mm (5.8 in)
197785.1 mm (3.4 in)
197872.6 mm (2.9 in)
1979111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1980142.3 mm (5.6 in)
198177.0 mm (3.0 in)
198268.0 mm (2.7 in)
198384.7 mm (3.3 in)
198483.2 mm (3.3 in)
198559.5 mm (2.3 in)
198639.4 mm (1.6 in)
198749.0 mm (1.9 in)
198862.7 mm (2.5 in)
198960.2 mm (2.4 in)
199094.3 mm (3.7 in)
1991120.3 mm (4.7 in)
199276.7 mm (3.0 in)
199337.8 mm (1.5 in)
199461.5 mm (2.4 in)
199553.8 mm (2.1 in)
199639.9 mm (1.6 in)
199734.0 mm (1.3 in)
199846.3 mm (1.8 in)
200062.4 mm (2.5 in)
200285.3 mm (3.4 in)
20030.0 mm (0.00 in)
200457.1 mm (2.2 in)
200568.4 mm (2.7 in)
200656.4 mm (2.2 in)
200753.4 mm (2.1 in)
200866.4 mm (2.6 in)
200957.5 mm (2.3 in)
201075.3 mm (3.0 in)
201144.0 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Santa Fe by year The longest dry spell of the year at Santa Fe, 1963 to 2011. The record is 171 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 88 days. 05010015020019701980199020002010Record: 171 days in 1998
The longest dry spell of the year at Santa Fe, 1963 to 2011. The record is 171 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 88 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Santa Fe by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196329 days
196444 days
196540 days
196657 days
196765 days
196841 days
196974 days
197095 days
197165 days
197249 days
197394 days
197496 days
1975101 days
197679 days
197748 days
197829 days
1979102 days
1980103 days
198132 days
198252 days
198369 days
1984127 days
198588 days
1986110 days
198797 days
1988102 days
1989123 days
199053 days
199188 days
1992114 days
1993143 days
1994159 days
1995141 days
1996149 days
1997164 days
1998171 days
20009 days
2002120 days
200359 days
200453 days
200597 days
200676 days
200750 days
2008153 days
200971 days
2010124 days
2011116 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

40 years, 1964 to 2011

A day with at least 33.5 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 77.8 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Santa Fe: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years33.5 mm (1.3 in)
5 years48.3 mm (1.9 in)
10 years56.8 mm (2.2 in)
25 years66.2 mm (2.6 in)
50 years72.4 mm (2.9 in)Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years77.8 mm (3.1 in)Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1964 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: 67.8 mm (2.7 in) in 1967; 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1976; 62.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1973.

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  • Data for Santa Fe standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Santa Fe 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).