La Cardoncita Weather Records (MXN00024144)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Cardoncita (MXN00024144), Mexico, with 36 years of record.

Key Facts for La Cardoncita

La Cardoncita (MXN00024144) is a weather station in Mexico at 23.58 latitude and -100.90 longitude, 2,360 m (7,742 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1976 to 2011, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at La Cardoncita still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
La Cardoncita tied a daily record low minimum temperature of 5.6 C (42.1 F) on 24 June 2011.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 23.58 latitude, -100.90 longitude.
Elevation: 2,360 m (7,742 ft).
Period of record: 1976 to 2011, 36 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 La Cardoncita. 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 La Cardoncita, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at La Cardoncita still stand. 1993 holds the most, with 84.

Standing records at La Cardoncita by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1976	11
1977	50
1978	29
1979	78
1980	29
1981	35
1982	44
1983	53
1984	68
1985	41
1986	34
1987	62
1988	54
1989	40
1990	28
1991	44
1992	22
1993	84
1994	71
1995	22
1996	36
1997	29
1998	63
2002	56
2003	55
2004	29
2005	35
2006	36
2007	26
2008	51
2009	45
2010	79
2011	25

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at La Cardoncita between 7 November 2010 and 7 November 2010. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 57.9 mm (2.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Cardoncita. The most was 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 6 September 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at La Cardoncita
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 January 1984
Feb	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3 February 2010
Mar	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	27 March 1978
Apr	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 April 1982
May	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 May 1982
Jun	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 June 1977
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 July 2008
Aug	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 August 1981
Sep	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	6 September 1978
Oct	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 October 1978
Nov	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 November 1976
Dec	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 December 1981

Period of Record Coverage

1976 to 2011

33 years of record at La Cardoncita, 1976 to 2011. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1976, 1980, 1981, 2011.

Days with data per year at La Cardoncita
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1976	84	23%	No
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	334	92%	Yes
1980	244	67%	No
1981	247	68%	No
1982	334	92%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	334	92%	Yes
1987	333	91%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	335	92%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	334	92%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	334	92%	Yes
1996	365	100%	Yes
1997	364	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	364	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	350	96%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	362	99%	Yes
2008	358	98%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	361	99%	Yes
2011	149	41%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at La Cardoncita
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min (Tie)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min (Tie)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	tie	16 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min (Tie)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	tie	16 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min (Tie)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily high max (Tie)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min (Tie)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	5 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	monthly low min (Tie)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	tie	1 year	3 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2011	La Cardoncita, MX	daily high max (Tie)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1977 to 2010

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at La Cardoncita, 1977 to 2010. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.7 C (60.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2010, at 13.5 C (56.3 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 17.0 C (62.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at La Cardoncita as warming stripes, 1977 to 2010
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1977	16.3 C	+0.63 C
1978	15.7 C	+0.02 C
1983	16.3 C	+0.63 C
1984	16.6 C	+0.87 C
1985	16.2 C	+0.56 C
1988	16.4 C	+0.74 C
1990	16.4 C	+0.71 C
1991	14.9 C	-0.78 C
1992	16.4 C	+0.73 C
1994	15.2 C	-0.44 C
1996	15.4 C	-0.33 C
1997	14.8 C	-0.84 C
1998	17.0 C	+1.32 C
2002	16.9 C	+1.23 C
2003	16.8 C	+1.09 C
2004	15.6 C	-0.05 C
2006	15.0 C	-0.66 C
2007	14.6 C	-1.07 C
2008	14.4 C	-1.29 C
2009	14.7 C	-0.94 C
2010	13.5 C	-2.18 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

1976 to 2011

Yearly extremes at La Cardoncita: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2003	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2010	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	1978	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	1982	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	150 days	2011	73 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at La Cardoncita, 1976 to 2011. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at La Cardoncita by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1976	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1977	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1978	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1979	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1980	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1981	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1982	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1985	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1989	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1990	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1991	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1995	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1996	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1997	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1998	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2003	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2004	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2005	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2007	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2008	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011	35.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at La Cardoncita, 1976 to 2011. The record is -9.4 C (15.1 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at La Cardoncita by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1976	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1977	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1978	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1979	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1980	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1981	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1982	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1983	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1984	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1985	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1986	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1987	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1988	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1989	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1990	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1991	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1992	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1993	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1994	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1995	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1996	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1998	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2003	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2004	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2005	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2006	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2007	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2008	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2009	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2010	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2011	-8.3 C (17.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at La Cardoncita, 1976 to 2011. The record is 57.9 mm (2.3 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 19.8 mm (0.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Cardoncita by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1976	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1977	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1978	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1979	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1980	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1981	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1983	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1984	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1985	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1986	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1987	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1988	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1989	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1990	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1991	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1992	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1993	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1994	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1995	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1996	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1997	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1998	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2002	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2003	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2004	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2005	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2006	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2007	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2008	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2009	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2010	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2011	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at La Cardoncita, 1976 to 2011. The record is 98.5 mm (3.9 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.5 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Cardoncita by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1976	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1977	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1978	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1979	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
1980	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1981	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1982	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1983	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1985	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1987	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1988	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1989	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1990	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1991	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1992	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1993	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1994	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1996	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1997	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1998	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2002	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2003	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
2004	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
2005	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
2006	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
2007	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2008	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2009	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2010	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2011	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at La Cardoncita, 1976 to 2011. The record is 150 days in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 73 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Cardoncita by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1976	14 days
1977	58 days
1978	62 days
1979	109 days
1980	53 days
1981	65 days
1982	51 days
1983	73 days
1984	78 days
1985	47 days
1986	59 days
1987	52 days
1988	76 days
1989	90 days
1990	44 days
1991	89 days
1992	59 days
1993	79 days
1994	65 days
1995	94 days
1996	114 days
1997	99 days
1998	114 days
2002	55 days
2003	73 days
2004	88 days
2005	52 days
2006	71 days
2007	70 days
2008	101 days
2009	131 days
2010	95 days
2011	150 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).