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El Cuchillo Weather Records (MXN00019016)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for El Cuchillo (MXN00019016), Mexico, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for El Cuchillo

  • El Cuchillo (MXN00019016) is a weather station in Mexico at 25.72 latitude and -99.25 longitude, 145 m (475 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1938 to 2011, 74 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at El Cuchillo still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • El Cuchillo set a daily record precipitation of 3.3 mm (0.13 in) on 11 December 2011.

About the Station

  • Location: Mexico, 25.72 latitude, -99.25 longitude.
  • Elevation: 145 m (475 ft).
  • Period of record: 1938 to 2011, 74 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 Cuchillo, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Cuchillo. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at El Cuchillo. 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 Cuchillo, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan36.1 C (97.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)n/an/a
Feb40.0 C (104.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
Mar41.1 C (106.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Apr45.0 C (113.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)n/an/a
May47.2 C (117.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)n/an/a
Jun44.4 C (111.9 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)n/an/a
Jul43.3 C (109.9 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)n/an/a
Aug42.8 C (109.0 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)n/an/a
Sep41.1 C (106.0 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)n/an/a
Oct39.4 C (102.9 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)n/an/a
Nov37.8 C (100.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)n/an/a
Dec38.3 C (100.9 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at El Cuchillo by the year they were set 1,464 records at El Cuchillo still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 39. 0102030401938: 21939: 181940: 271941: 161942: 121943: 61944: 211945: 321946: 211947: 371948: 341949: 331950: 371951: 371952: 151953: 291954: 191955: 271956: 161957: 381958: 161959: 321960: 331961: 241962: 321963: 201964: 211965: 241966: 101967: 221968: 151969: 201970: 151971: 121972: 181973: 271974: 231975: 271976: 241977: 101978: 81979: 211980: 311981: 151982: 311983: 271984: 151985: 91986: 51987: 161988: 121989: 391990: 241991: 361992: 201993: 141994: 211995: 281996: 301997: 171999: 342001: 42002: 62003: 82004: 82005: 82006: 72008: 162009: 122010: 122011: 28193819461954196219701978198619942004
1,464 records at El Cuchillo still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 39.
Standing records at El Cuchillo by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19382
193918
194027
194116
194212
19436
194421
194532
194621
194737
194834
194933
195037
195137
195215
195329
195419
195527
195616
195738
195816
195932
196033
196124
196232
196320
196421
196524
196610
196722
196815
196920
197015
197112
197218
197327
197423
197527
197624
197710
19788
197921
198031
198115
198231
198327
198415
19859
19865
198716
198812
198939
199024
199136
199220
199314
199421
199528
199630
199717
199934
20014
20026
20038
20048
20058
20067
200816
200912
201012
201128

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 275.3 mm (10.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Cuchillo The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Cuchillo. The most was 275.3 mm (10.8 in) on 27 August 1953. 0100200300 Jan: 66.3 mm (2.6 in), 21 January 1994 Jan Feb: 57.2 mm (2.3 in), 16 February 1957 Feb Mar: 63.2 mm (2.5 in), 29 March 1965 Mar Apr: 125.0 mm (4.9 in), 4 April 2004 Apr May: 79.8 mm (3.1 in), 11 May 1988 May Jun: 130.8 mm (5.1 in), 30 June 2010 Jun Jul: 229.9 mm (9.1 in), 20 July 2005 Jul Aug: 275.3 mm (10.8 in), 27 August 1953 Aug Sep: 236.0 mm (9.3 in), 21 September 1967 Sep Oct: 85.3 mm (3.4 in), 18 October 1980 Oct Nov: 54.9 mm (2.2 in), 3 November 2001 Nov Dec: 42.2 mm (1.7 in), 8 December 1982 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at El Cuchillo. The most was 275.3 mm (10.8 in) on 27 August 1953.
Record daily precipitation for each month at El Cuchillo
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan66.3 mm (2.6 in)21 January 1994
Feb57.2 mm (2.3 in)16 February 1957
Mar63.2 mm (2.5 in)29 March 1965
Apr125.0 mm (4.9 in)4 April 2004
May79.8 mm (3.1 in)11 May 1988
Jun130.8 mm (5.1 in)30 June 2010
Jul229.9 mm (9.1 in)20 July 2005
Aug275.3 mm (10.8 in)27 August 1953
Sep236.0 mm (9.3 in)21 September 1967
Oct85.3 mm (3.4 in)18 October 1980
Nov54.9 mm (2.2 in)3 November 2001
Dec42.2 mm (1.7 in)8 December 1982

Period of Record Coverage

1938 to 2011
Days with data per year at El Cuchillo 72 years of record at El Cuchillo, 1938 to 2011. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1938, 1942, 1943, 1950, 1965, 1968, 1982, 1984 and others. 1938: 30 of 365 days1939: 362 of 365 days1940: 361 of 366 days1941: 362 of 365 days1942: 269 of 365 days1943: 119 of 365 days1944: 363 of 366 days1945: 358 of 365 days1946: 356 of 365 days1947: 359 of 365 days1948: 361 of 366 days1949: 355 of 365 days1950: 327 of 365 days1951: 356 of 365 days1952: 361 of 366 days1953: 358 of 365 days1954: 363 of 365 days1955: 356 of 365 days1956: 361 of 366 days1957: 357 of 365 days1958: 357 of 365 days1959: 358 of 365 days1960: 354 of 366 days1961: 359 of 365 days1962: 358 of 365 days1963: 360 of 365 days1964: 332 of 366 days1965: 326 of 365 days1966: 357 of 365 days1967: 359 of 365 days1968: 329 of 366 days1969: 346 of 365 days1970: 346 of 365 days1971: 362 of 365 days1972: 358 of 366 days1973: 359 of 365 days1974: 359 of 365 days1975: 361 of 365 days1976: 358 of 366 days1977: 362 of 365 days1978: 357 of 365 days1979: 361 of 365 days1980: 355 of 366 days1981: 359 of 365 days1982: 323 of 365 days1983: 360 of 365 days1984: 180 of 366 days1985: 296 of 365 days1986: 177 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 363 of 366 days1989: 363 of 365 days1990: 362 of 365 days1991: 360 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 360 of 365 days1994: 361 of 365 days1995: 363 of 365 days1996: 356 of 366 days1997: 296 of 365 days1998: 30 of 365 days1999: 143 of 365 days2001: 289 of 365 days2002: 331 of 365 days2003: 362 of 365 days2004: 362 of 366 days2005: 356 of 365 days2006: 359 of 365 days2008: 362 of 366 days2009: 357 of 365 days2010: 362 of 365 days2011: 359 of 365 days1940195019601970198019902010
72 years of record at El Cuchillo, 1938 to 2011. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1938, 1942, 1943, 1950, 1965, 1968, 1982, 1984 and others.
Days with data per year at El Cuchillo
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1938308%No
193936299%Yes
194036199%Yes
194136299%Yes
194226974%No
194311933%No
194436399%Yes
194535898%Yes
194635698%Yes
194735998%Yes
194836199%Yes
194935597%Yes
195032790%No
195135698%Yes
195236199%Yes
195335898%Yes
195436399%Yes
195535698%Yes
195636199%Yes
195735798%Yes
195835798%Yes
195935898%Yes
196035497%Yes
196135998%Yes
196235898%Yes
196336099%Yes
196433291%Yes
196532689%No
196635798%Yes
196735998%Yes
196832990%No
196934695%Yes
197034695%Yes
197136299%Yes
197235898%Yes
197335998%Yes
197435998%Yes
197536199%Yes
197635898%Yes
197736299%Yes
197835798%Yes
197936199%Yes
198035597%Yes
198135998%Yes
198232388%No
198336099%Yes
198418049%No
198529681%No
198617748%No
1987364100%Yes
198836399%Yes
198936399%Yes
199036299%Yes
199136099%Yes
1992365100%Yes
199336099%Yes
199436199%Yes
199536399%Yes
199635697%Yes
199729681%No
1998308%No
199914339%No
200128979%No
200233191%Yes
200336299%Yes
200436299%Yes
200535698%Yes
200635998%Yes
200836299%Yes
200935798%Yes
201036299%Yes
201135998%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at El Cuchillo
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 December 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high max (Tie)38.9 C (102.0 F)tie52 years5 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high max38.9 C (102.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)54 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie60 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie60 years6 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high max (Tie)38.9 C (102.0 F)tie64 years6 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie60 years6 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)66 years29 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2011El Cuchillo, MXmonthly high min27.8 C (82.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)66 years43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high max40.0 C (104.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)69 years28 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie60 years6 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie64 years6 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie57 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie61 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie30 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie62 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2011El Cuchillo, MXdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie66 years6 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

55 complete years, 1939 to 2011
Annual mean temperature at El Cuchillo as warming stripes, 1939 to 2011 One stripe for each of 55 complete years at El Cuchillo, 1939 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 23.1 C (73.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 21.5 C (70.7 F), and the warmest was 2011, at 24.3 C (75.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F). 1939: 22.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1940: 22.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1941: 22.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1944: 23.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1945: 24.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1946: 24.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1947: 23.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1948: 23.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1949: 23.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1951: 23.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1952: 23.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1953: 24.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1954: 24.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1955: 23.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1956: 23.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1957: 24.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1958: 22.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1959: 22.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1960: 23.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1961: 23.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1962: 24.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1963: 23.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1966: 22.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1967: 23.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1969: 22.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1971: 23.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1972: 22.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1973: 21.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1974: 23.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1975: 22.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1976: 21.5 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1977: 22.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 22.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1979: 22.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1980: 23.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1981: 22.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1983: 22.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1987: 22.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1988: 22.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1989: 23.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1990: 24.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1991: 23.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1992: 23.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1993: 23.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1994: 24.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1995: 23.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1996: 24.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2003: 22.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2004: 22.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2005: 22.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2006: 23.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2008: 22.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2009: 23.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2010: 22.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2011: 24.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean19391950196019701980199020002010
One stripe for each of 55 complete years at El Cuchillo, 1939 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 23.1 C (73.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 21.5 C (70.7 F), and the warmest was 2011, at 24.3 C (75.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at El Cuchillo as warming stripes, 1939 to 2011
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
193922.7 C-0.43 C
194022.6 C-0.54 C
194122.6 C-0.51 C
194423.1 C-0.02 C
194524.0 C+0.89 C
194624.1 C+0.96 C
194723.1 C-0.05 C
194823.0 C-0.12 C
194923.2 C+0.08 C
195123.8 C+0.64 C
195223.3 C+0.17 C
195324.0 C+0.81 C
195424.0 C+0.84 C
195523.5 C+0.34 C
195623.9 C+0.77 C
195724.0 C+0.84 C
195822.6 C-0.54 C
195922.8 C-0.31 C
196023.1 C-0.04 C
196123.2 C+0.10 C
196224.0 C+0.85 C
196323.5 C+0.33 C
196622.1 C-1.09 C
196723.2 C+0.05 C
196922.9 C-0.21 C
197123.3 C+0.14 C
197222.7 C-0.43 C
197321.9 C-1.23 C
197423.0 C-0.16 C
197522.7 C-0.43 C
197621.5 C-1.63 C
197722.8 C-0.34 C
197822.6 C-0.54 C
197922.8 C-0.33 C
198023.8 C+0.67 C
198122.8 C-0.34 C
198322.9 C-0.28 C
198722.3 C-0.82 C
198822.7 C-0.44 C
198923.2 C+0.05 C
199024.0 C+0.87 C
199123.4 C+0.27 C
199223.1 C-0.07 C
199323.3 C+0.15 C
199424.1 C+0.94 C
199523.9 C+0.72 C
199624.3 C+1.12 C
200322.7 C-0.44 C
200422.8 C-0.39 C
200522.6 C-0.51 C
200623.1 C-0.06 C
200822.4 C-0.78 C
200923.1 C-0.03 C
201022.5 C-0.68 C
201124.3 C+1.20 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1939 to 2011 is -0.03 C (-0.11 to 0.05) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 55 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at El Cuchillo
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.03 C (-0.11 to 0.05) per decade-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade1939 to 201155Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.03 C (-0.14 to 0.09) per decade-0.05 F (-0.26 to 0.16) per decade1939 to 201155Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.03 C (-0.10 to 0.03) per decade-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade1939 to 201155Not 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

1938 to 2011
Yearly extremes at El Cuchillo: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)47.2 C (117.0 F)194541.7 C (107.1 F)72
Coldest night (TNn)-10.0 C (14.0 F)1962-0.6 C (30.9 F)72
Wettest day (Rx1day)275.3 mm (10.8 in)195372.4 mm (2.9 in)72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)375.4 mm (14.8 in)1967102.0 mm (4.0 in)72
Longest dry spell (CDD)106 days201155 days72

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at El Cuchillo by year The hottest day of the year at El Cuchillo, 1938 to 2011. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F). 30354045501940196019802000Record: 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1945
The hottest day of the year at El Cuchillo, 1938 to 2011. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at El Cuchillo by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
193831.1 C (88.0 F)
193942.8 C (109.0 F)
194041.7 C (107.1 F)
194140.6 C (105.1 F)
194244.4 C (111.9 F)
194340.6 C (105.1 F)
194441.7 C (107.1 F)
194547.2 C (117.0 F)
194641.7 C (107.1 F)
194741.7 C (107.1 F)
194841.7 C (107.1 F)
194942.8 C (109.0 F)
195042.8 C (109.0 F)
195142.2 C (108.0 F)
195242.2 C (108.0 F)
195341.7 C (107.1 F)
195442.2 C (108.0 F)
195542.8 C (109.0 F)
195641.1 C (106.0 F)
195741.7 C (107.1 F)
195843.3 C (109.9 F)
195940.6 C (105.1 F)
196042.8 C (109.0 F)
196141.7 C (107.1 F)
196242.8 C (109.0 F)
196345.0 C (113.0 F)
196441.1 C (106.0 F)
196540.0 C (104.0 F)
196640.0 C (104.0 F)
196742.8 C (109.0 F)
196842.8 C (109.0 F)
196941.7 C (107.1 F)
197041.1 C (106.0 F)
197140.0 C (104.0 F)
197240.0 C (104.0 F)
197343.9 C (111.0 F)
197444.4 C (111.9 F)
197541.1 C (106.0 F)
197640.0 C (104.0 F)
197741.1 C (106.0 F)
197841.1 C (106.0 F)
197941.7 C (107.1 F)
198043.3 C (109.9 F)
198140.0 C (104.0 F)
198241.7 C (107.1 F)
198344.4 C (111.9 F)
198443.9 C (111.0 F)
198540.6 C (105.1 F)
198641.7 C (107.1 F)
198740.6 C (105.1 F)
198842.8 C (109.0 F)
198942.8 C (109.0 F)
199045.0 C (113.0 F)
199141.1 C (106.0 F)
199243.3 C (109.9 F)
199340.6 C (105.1 F)
199442.2 C (108.0 F)
199545.0 C (113.0 F)
199642.8 C (109.0 F)
199741.1 C (106.0 F)
199838.9 C (102.0 F)
199941.7 C (107.1 F)
200141.7 C (107.1 F)
200242.8 C (109.0 F)
200341.7 C (107.1 F)
200440.0 C (104.0 F)
200540.6 C (105.1 F)
200641.1 C (106.0 F)
200841.1 C (106.0 F)
200941.7 C (107.1 F)
201040.0 C (104.0 F)
201141.7 C (107.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at El Cuchillo by year The coldest night of the year at El Cuchillo, 1938 to 2011. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.6 C (30.9 F). -10010201940196019802000Record: -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 1962
The coldest night of the year at El Cuchillo, 1938 to 2011. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.6 C (30.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at El Cuchillo by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19381.1 C (34.0 F)
1939-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1940-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1941-0.6 C (30.9 F)
19420.0 C (32.0 F)
19430.0 C (32.0 F)
1944-1.7 C (28.9 F)
19450.0 C (32.0 F)
19460.0 C (32.0 F)
1947-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1948-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1949-6.1 C (21.0 F)
19500.0 C (32.0 F)
1951-6.1 C (21.0 F)
19521.7 C (35.1 F)
1953-1.7 C (28.9 F)
19541.1 C (34.0 F)
1955-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1956-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1957-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1958-0.6 C (30.9 F)
19590.0 C (32.0 F)
1960-2.8 C (27.0 F)
19610.0 C (32.0 F)
1962-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1963-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1964-1.7 C (28.9 F)
19650.0 C (32.0 F)
1966-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1967-0.6 C (30.9 F)
19680.0 C (32.0 F)
1969-0.6 C (30.9 F)
19700.0 C (32.0 F)
19710.0 C (32.0 F)
19720.6 C (33.1 F)
1973-5.0 C (23.0 F)
19740.0 C (32.0 F)
1975-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1976-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1977-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1978-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1979-5.0 C (23.0 F)
19800.0 C (32.0 F)
19810.0 C (32.0 F)
1982-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1983-6.1 C (21.0 F)
19840.6 C (33.1 F)
1985-5.0 C (23.0 F)
19860.0 C (32.0 F)
1987-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1988-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1989-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1990-1.1 C (30.0 F)
19910.6 C (33.1 F)
19920.0 C (32.0 F)
19930.6 C (33.1 F)
19941.7 C (35.1 F)
19953.3 C (37.9 F)
19960.0 C (32.0 F)
1997-1.7 C (28.9 F)
199820.0 C (68.0 F)
19997.8 C (46.0 F)
20010.6 C (33.1 F)
2002-2.2 C (28.0 F)
20030.0 C (32.0 F)
2004-3.9 C (25.0 F)
20050.6 C (33.1 F)
20062.8 C (37.0 F)
2008-1.1 C (30.0 F)
20091.7 C (35.1 F)
2010-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2011-3.3 C (26.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Cuchillo by year The wettest day of the year at El Cuchillo, 1938 to 2011. The record is 275.3 mm (10.8 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.4 mm (2.9 in). 01002003001940196019802000Record: 275.3 mm (10.8 in) in 1953
The wettest day of the year at El Cuchillo, 1938 to 2011. The record is 275.3 mm (10.8 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.4 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at El Cuchillo by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
19383.8 mm (0.15 in)
193961.0 mm (2.4 in)
194051.6 mm (2.0 in)
1941212.6 mm (8.4 in)
194253.1 mm (2.1 in)
194374.7 mm (2.9 in)
1944111.8 mm (4.4 in)
194576.5 mm (3.0 in)
194676.5 mm (3.0 in)
194790.2 mm (3.6 in)
1948199.9 mm (7.9 in)
194968.3 mm (2.7 in)
195052.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951116.3 mm (4.6 in)
195243.4 mm (1.7 in)
1953275.3 mm (10.8 in)
195461.5 mm (2.4 in)
195574.4 mm (2.9 in)
195645.0 mm (1.8 in)
195777.0 mm (3.0 in)
195879.2 mm (3.1 in)
195977.5 mm (3.1 in)
196045.5 mm (1.8 in)
196181.8 mm (3.2 in)
196234.3 mm (1.4 in)
196325.4 mm (1.0 in)
196466.5 mm (2.6 in)
196574.9 mm (2.9 in)
196691.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967236.0 mm (9.3 in)
196835.8 mm (1.4 in)
196942.9 mm (1.7 in)
197086.4 mm (3.4 in)
1971101.3 mm (4.0 in)
197268.6 mm (2.7 in)
197365.3 mm (2.6 in)
197427.4 mm (1.1 in)
1975142.2 mm (5.6 in)
197664.8 mm (2.6 in)
197796.8 mm (3.8 in)
1978115.3 mm (4.5 in)
197933.5 mm (1.3 in)
198085.3 mm (3.4 in)
198178.0 mm (3.1 in)
198272.9 mm (2.9 in)
1983112.3 mm (4.4 in)
198450.3 mm (2.0 in)
198599.1 mm (3.9 in)
198667.8 mm (2.7 in)
198793.2 mm (3.7 in)
1988129.8 mm (5.1 in)
198938.1 mm (1.5 in)
199039.9 mm (1.6 in)
199143.2 mm (1.7 in)
199271.9 mm (2.8 in)
199354.4 mm (2.1 in)
199466.3 mm (2.6 in)
199568.1 mm (2.7 in)
199634.5 mm (1.4 in)
199750.8 mm (2.0 in)
199863.8 mm (2.5 in)
199939.9 mm (1.6 in)
2001172.5 mm (6.8 in)
2002184.7 mm (7.3 in)
200399.1 mm (3.9 in)
2004135.4 mm (5.3 in)
2005229.9 mm (9.1 in)
200695.8 mm (3.8 in)
200869.9 mm (2.8 in)
200954.4 mm (2.1 in)
2010130.8 mm (5.1 in)
201139.9 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Cuchillo by year The wettest five days of the year at El Cuchillo, 1938 to 2011. The record is 375.4 mm (14.8 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.0 mm (4.0 in). 01002003004001940196019802000Record: 375.4 mm (14.8 in) in 1967
The wettest five days of the year at El Cuchillo, 1938 to 2011. The record is 375.4 mm (14.8 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.0 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at El Cuchillo by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
19386.1 mm (0.24 in)
193980.4 mm (3.2 in)
194083.1 mm (3.3 in)
1941225.3 mm (8.9 in)
194291.0 mm (3.6 in)
194378.7 mm (3.1 in)
1944165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1945108.5 mm (4.3 in)
194694.5 mm (3.7 in)
1947168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1948218.7 mm (8.6 in)
1949171.0 mm (6.7 in)
195052.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951237.2 mm (9.3 in)
195280.5 mm (3.2 in)
1953374.2 mm (14.7 in)
195461.5 mm (2.4 in)
195574.4 mm (2.9 in)
195645.8 mm (1.8 in)
1957132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1958114.5 mm (4.5 in)
195977.5 mm (3.1 in)
196066.9 mm (2.6 in)
1961135.9 mm (5.4 in)
196250.6 mm (2.0 in)
196346.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1965141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1966124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1967375.4 mm (14.8 in)
196838.8 mm (1.5 in)
196969.1 mm (2.7 in)
197098.8 mm (3.9 in)
1971224.2 mm (8.8 in)
1972121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1973104.9 mm (4.1 in)
197439.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975316.7 mm (12.5 in)
197697.7 mm (3.8 in)
1977164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1978212.9 mm (8.4 in)
197964.8 mm (2.6 in)
1980137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1981165.2 mm (6.5 in)
198279.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983118.0 mm (4.6 in)
198450.3 mm (2.0 in)
198599.1 mm (3.9 in)
198683.6 mm (3.3 in)
198796.0 mm (3.8 in)
1988142.7 mm (5.6 in)
198951.5 mm (2.0 in)
199092.0 mm (3.6 in)
199174.7 mm (2.9 in)
1992132.7 mm (5.2 in)
1993108.3 mm (4.3 in)
199477.8 mm (3.1 in)
199573.4 mm (2.9 in)
199682.0 mm (3.2 in)
199787.4 mm (3.4 in)
1998109.3 mm (4.3 in)
199939.9 mm (1.6 in)
2001189.3 mm (7.5 in)
2002240.8 mm (9.5 in)
2003109.1 mm (4.3 in)
2004213.6 mm (8.4 in)
2005279.2 mm (11.0 in)
2006209.3 mm (8.2 in)
2008163.8 mm (6.4 in)
200965.1 mm (2.6 in)
2010206.0 mm (8.1 in)
201183.8 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Cuchillo by year The longest dry spell of the year at El Cuchillo, 1938 to 2011. The record is 106 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days. 02550751001251940196019802000Record: 106 days in 2011
The longest dry spell of the year at El Cuchillo, 1938 to 2011. The record is 106 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at El Cuchillo by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193823 days
193949 days
194044 days
194133 days
194236 days
194324 days
194446 days
194564 days
194678 days
194757 days
194870 days
194931 days
195061 days
195182 days
195258 days
195352 days
195464 days
195564 days
195658 days
195761 days
195835 days
195963 days
196041 days
196157 days
196271 days
196360 days
196459 days
196551 days
196648 days
196770 days
196835 days
196941 days
197074 days
197142 days
197242 days
197348 days
197445 days
197548 days
197665 days
197744 days
197864 days
197974 days
198080 days
198169 days
198248 days
198371 days
198437 days
198540 days
198627 days
198732 days
198861 days
198944 days
199057 days
199159 days
199263 days
199356 days
199440 days
199552 days
199689 days
199731 days
199835 days
199984 days
200138 days
200293 days
200349 days
200439 days
200560 days
200653 days
200834 days
200957 days
201079 days
2011106 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

65 years, 1939 to 2011

A day with at least 72.5 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 310.0 mm (12.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at El Cuchillo: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years72.5 mm (2.9 in)
5 years115.1 mm (4.5 in)
10 years150.2 mm (5.9 in)
25 years204.4 mm (8.0 in)
50 years253.1 mm (10.0 in)
100 years310.0 mm (12.2 in)Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1939 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: 275.3 mm (10.8 in) in 1953; 236.0 mm (9.3 in) in 1967; 229.9 mm (9.1 in) in 2005.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of El Cuchillo, at 1959 and 1988. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1959 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1988 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at El Cuchillo, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1959+0.4+0.6possible5
1988-0.2-0.4likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).