Cananea (Ffcc) Weather Records (MXN00026126)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cananea (Ffcc) (MXN00026126), Mexico, with 48 years of record.

Key Facts for Cananea (Ffcc)

Cananea (Ffcc) (MXN00026126) is a weather station in Mexico at 30.97 latitude and -110.33 longitude, 1,489 m (4,885 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 1978, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cananea (Ffcc) still stand.
Records are tracked for tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cananea (Ffcc) set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 18 December 1978.

About the Station

Location: Mexico, 30.97 latitude, -110.33 longitude.
Elevation: 1,489 m (4,885 ft).
Period of record: 1931 to 1978, 48 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Cananea (Ffcc). 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 Cananea (Ffcc), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	42.8 C (109.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	46.7 C (116.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	45.0 C (113.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cananea (Ffcc) still stand. 1939 holds the most, with 135.

Standing records at Cananea (Ffcc) by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1931	45
1932	78
1933	35
1934	57
1935	49
1936	81
1937	97
1938	33
1939	135
1940	20
1942	73
1943	36
1944	40
1945	28
1946	25
1947	27
1949	36
1950	39
1951	118
1952	20
1958	5
1959	3
1966	18
1967	19
1968	8
1969	24
1973	23
1974	69
1975	66
1976	44
1977	77
1978	36

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 128.8 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cananea (Ffcc). The most was 128.8 mm (5.1 in) on 10 July 1949.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cananea (Ffcc)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 January 1974
Feb	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	12 February 1931
Mar	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	1 March 1945
Apr	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 April 1944
May	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 May 1966
Jun	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 June 1958
Jul	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	10 July 1949
Aug	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	3 August 1945
Sep	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	10 September 1936
Oct	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	5 October 1958
Nov	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 November 1978
Dec	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 December 1934

Period of Record Coverage

1931 to 1978

32 years of record at Cananea (Ffcc), 1931 to 1978. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1966 and others.

Days with data per year at Cananea (Ffcc)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1931	364	100%	Yes
1932	364	99%	Yes
1933	363	99%	Yes
1934	365	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	364	99%	Yes
1937	363	99%	Yes
1938	333	91%	Yes
1939	348	95%	Yes
1940	364	99%	Yes
1942	330	90%	Yes
1943	362	99%	Yes
1944	363	99%	Yes
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	273	75%	No
1947	210	58%	No
1949	268	73%	No
1950	291	80%	No
1951	280	77%	No
1952	341	93%	Yes
1958	117	32%	No
1959	26	7%	No
1966	284	78%	No
1967	285	78%	No
1968	313	86%	No
1969	224	61%	No
1973	143	39%	No
1974	192	53%	No
1975	205	56%	No
1976	200	55%	No
1977	200	55%	No
1978	170	47%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cananea (Ffcc)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 December 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	11 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain (Tie)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	tie	35 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain (Tie)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1978	Cananea (Ffcc), MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1931 to 1968

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Cananea (Ffcc), 1931 to 1968. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.2 C (59.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1939, at 12.1 C (53.7 F), and the warmest was 1937, at 17.1 C (62.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.2 C (5.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cananea (Ffcc) as warming stripes, 1931 to 1968
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1931	15.3 C	+0.11 C
1932	15.9 C	+0.66 C
1933	15.3 C	+0.09 C
1934	16.9 C	+1.63 C
1935	14.1 C	-1.13 C
1936	14.5 C	-0.75 C
1937	17.1 C	+1.83 C
1939	12.1 C	-3.16 C
1940	15.1 C	-0.11 C
1943	14.5 C	-0.70 C
1945	16.0 C	+0.77 C
1968	15.9 C	+0.71 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

1931 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Cananea (Ffcc): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.7 C (116.1 F)	1974	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1949	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	1949	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	275.6 mm (10.9 in)	1949	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	124 days	1949	55 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cananea (Ffcc), 1931 to 1978. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cananea (Ffcc) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1931	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1934	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1935	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1937	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1938	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1940	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1943	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1944	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1945	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947	28.9 C (84.0 F)
1949	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1950	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1952	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1966	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1967	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1974	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1975	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1976	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1977	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1978	45.0 C (113.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cananea (Ffcc), 1931 to 1978. The record is -14.4 C (6.1 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.1 C (21.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cananea (Ffcc) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1931	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1932	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1933	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1934	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1935	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1936	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1937	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1938	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1939	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1940	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1942	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1943	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1944	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1945	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1946	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1947	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1949	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1950	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1951	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1952	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1958	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1959	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1966	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1967	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1968	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1969	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1973	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1976	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1977	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1978	-11.1 C (12.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cananea (Ffcc), 1931 to 1978. The record is 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cananea (Ffcc) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1932	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1936	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1937	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1939	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1940	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1942	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1944	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1946	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1947	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1949	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1950	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1951	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1952	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1958	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1959	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1966	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1967	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1969	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1973	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1975	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1976	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1977	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1978	67.8 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cananea (Ffcc), 1931 to 1978. The record is 275.6 mm (10.9 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.9 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cananea (Ffcc) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1932	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1933	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1934	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1936	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1937	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1938	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1939	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1940	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1942	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1943	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1944	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1945	222.8 mm (8.8 in)
1946	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1947	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1949	275.6 mm (10.9 in)
1950	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1952	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1958	207.6 mm (8.2 in)
1959	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1966	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1967	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1968	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1969	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1973	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1975	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1976	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1978	105.4 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cananea (Ffcc), 1931 to 1978. The record is 124 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cananea (Ffcc) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931	60 days
1932	67 days
1933	52 days
1934	35 days
1935	50 days
1936	93 days
1937	71 days
1938	92 days
1939	88 days
1940	71 days
1942	75 days
1943	97 days
1944	82 days
1945	100 days
1946	63 days
1947	57 days
1949	124 days
1950	63 days
1951	12 days
1952	110 days
1958	35 days
1959	39 days
1966	15 days
1967	6 days
1968	6 days
1969	32 days
1973	6 days
1974	7 days
1975	10 days
1976	8 days
1977	6 days
1978	14 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).