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Cardenas Weather Records (MXN00027008)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cardenas (MXN00027008), Mexico, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Cardenas

  • Cardenas (MXN00027008) is a weather station in Mexico at 18.00 latitude and -93.37 longitude, 25 m (82 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1955 to 2013, 59 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Cardenas still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cardenas tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 22.8 C (73.0 F) on 27 March 2013.

About the Station

  • Location: Mexico, 18.00 latitude, -93.37 longitude.
  • Elevation: 25 m (82 ft).
  • Period of record: 1955 to 2013, 59 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 Cardenas, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cardenas. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 01020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cardenas. 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 Cardenas, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan36.7 C (98.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Feb38.9 C (102.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)n/an/a
Mar41.7 C (107.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Apr43.3 C (109.9 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
May42.2 C (108.0 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)n/an/a
Jun42.2 C (108.0 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)n/an/a
Jul38.9 C (102.0 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)n/an/a
Aug38.9 C (102.0 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)n/an/a
Sep38.3 C (100.9 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)n/an/a
Oct38.3 C (100.9 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)n/an/a
Nov36.1 C (97.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)n/an/a
Dec37.8 C (100.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Cardenas by the year they were set 1,464 records at Cardenas still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 157. 0501001502001955: 191956: 161957: 341958: 241959: 181960: 241961: 211962: 131963: 201964: 231965: 201966: 211967: 251968: 371969: 191970: 321971: 261972: 231973: 231974: 131975: 91976: 241977: 291978: 201979: 181980: 251981: 101982: 941983: 161984: 261985: 41986: 41987: 181988: 381989: 501990: 381991: 461992: 111993: 121994: 11995: 321996: 441997: 191998: 321999: 152000: 1572001: 272002: 32003: 192004: 272005: 252006: 282007: 212008: 72009: 92010: 162011: 282012: 111955196119671973197919851991199720032009
1,464 records at Cardenas still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 157.
Standing records at Cardenas by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195519
195616
195734
195824
195918
196024
196121
196213
196320
196423
196520
196621
196725
196837
196919
197032
197126
197223
197323
197413
19759
197624
197729
197820
197918
198025
198110
198294
198316
198426
19854
19864
198718
198838
198950
199038
199146
199211
199312
19941
199532
199644
199719
199832
199915
2000157
200127
20023
200319
200427
200525
200628
200721
20087
20099
201016
201128
201211

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Cardenas set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Cardenas between 12 June 1989 and 15 February 2001. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature12 June 1989: Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)18 April 1991: Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)8 April 1998: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)15 February 2001: Record high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)199019952000
4 all-time records were set at Cardenas between 12 June 1989 and 15 February 2001. Each dot is a new record.
When Cardenas set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1989-06-12Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1991-04-18Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
1998-04-08Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
2001-02-15Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 327.4 mm (12.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cardenas The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cardenas. The most was 327.4 mm (12.9 in) on 8 October 1976. 0100200300400 Jan: 262.9 mm (10.4 in), 17 January 2007 Jan Feb: 143.3 mm (5.6 in), 1 February 2002 Feb Mar: 112.3 mm (4.4 in), 31 March 1976 Mar Apr: 279.9 mm (11.0 in), 14 April 2008 Apr May: 191.8 mm (7.6 in), 12 May 1979 May Jun: 159.8 mm (6.3 in), 24 June 1974 Jun Jul: 143.3 mm (5.6 in), 10 July 1998 Jul Aug: 179.8 mm (7.1 in), 9 August 2012 Aug Sep: 300.0 mm (11.8 in), 27 September 2008 Sep Oct: 327.4 mm (12.9 in), 8 October 1976 Oct Nov: 220.0 mm (8.7 in), 3 November 1991 Nov Dec: 167.9 mm (6.6 in), 15 December 1972 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cardenas. The most was 327.4 mm (12.9 in) on 8 October 1976.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cardenas
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan262.9 mm (10.4 in)17 January 2007
Feb143.3 mm (5.6 in)1 February 2002
Mar112.3 mm (4.4 in)31 March 1976
Apr279.9 mm (11.0 in)14 April 2008
May191.8 mm (7.6 in)12 May 1979
Jun159.8 mm (6.3 in)24 June 1974
Jul143.3 mm (5.6 in)10 July 1998
Aug179.8 mm (7.1 in)9 August 2012
Sep300.0 mm (11.8 in)27 September 2008
Oct327.4 mm (12.9 in)8 October 1976
Nov220.0 mm (8.7 in)3 November 1991
Dec167.9 mm (6.6 in)15 December 1972

Period of Record Coverage

1955 to 2013
Days with data per year at Cardenas 59 years of record at Cardenas, 1955 to 2013. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1957, 1959, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and others. 1955: 303 of 365 days1956: 354 of 366 days1957: 293 of 365 days1958: 356 of 365 days1959: 288 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 363 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 363 of 365 days1979: 334 of 365 days1980: 361 of 366 days1981: 241 of 365 days1982: 358 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 345 of 366 days1985: 31 of 365 days1986: 97 of 365 days1987: 119 of 365 days1988: 314 of 366 days1989: 324 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 333 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 357 of 365 days1999: 360 of 365 days2000: 331 of 366 days2001: 362 of 365 days2002: 304 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 336 of 366 days2005: 304 of 365 days2006: 348 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 332 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 346 of 365 days2011: 354 of 365 days2012: 305 of 366 days2013: 31 of 365 days196019701980199020002010
59 years of record at Cardenas, 1955 to 2013. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1957, 1959, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and others.
Days with data per year at Cardenas
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195530383%No
195635497%Yes
195729380%No
195835698%Yes
195928879%No
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
1974364100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197636399%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197836399%Yes
197933492%Yes
198036199%Yes
198124166%No
198235898%Yes
198336399%Yes
198434594%Yes
1985318%No
19869727%No
198711933%No
198831486%No
198932489%No
1990365100%Yes
199133391%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
199835798%Yes
199936099%Yes
200033190%Yes
200136299%Yes
200230483%No
2003365100%Yes
200433692%Yes
200530483%No
200634895%Yes
2007364100%Yes
200833291%Yes
2009365100%Yes
201034695%Yes
201135497%Yes
201230583%No
2013318%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Cardenas
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 March 2013Cardenas, MXdaily low max (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2013Cardenas, MXdaily low max (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie56 years5 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2013Cardenas, MXdaily high max (Tie)38.9 C (102.0 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie12 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie2 years1 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie48 years4 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie12 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)44 years21 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie37 years4 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min18.9 C (66.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)56 years28 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2012Cardenas, MXdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)3 years8 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie12 years2 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2012Cardenas, MXdaily low min18.9 C (66.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2012Cardenas, MXmonthly rain179.8 mm (7.1 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)4 years24 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

35 complete years, 1958 to 2011
Annual mean temperature at Cardenas as warming stripes, 1958 to 2011 One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Cardenas, 1958 to 2011. 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 1968, at 25.3 C (77.6 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 27.0 C (80.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F). 1958: 25.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1960: 26.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1961: 26.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 26.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1963: 25.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1964: 26.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1965: 26.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1966: 25.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1967: 25.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1968: 25.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1969: 25.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1970: 25.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1971: 26.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1972: 26.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1973: 26.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1974: 26.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1975: 26.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1976: 25.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1977: 26.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1978: 26.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1980: 26.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1982: 26.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1983: 26.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1990: 26.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1992: 26.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1994: 26.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1995: 26.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1996: 26.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1997: 26.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1998: 27.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1999: 26.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2006: 26.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2007: 26.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2009: 26.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2011: 25.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean19581965197019751980198519901995200020052010
One stripe for each of 35 complete years at Cardenas, 1958 to 2011. 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 1968, at 25.3 C (77.6 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 27.0 C (80.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cardenas as warming stripes, 1958 to 2011
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
195825.9 C-0.28 C
196026.0 C-0.18 C
196126.1 C-0.06 C
196226.1 C-0.07 C
196325.9 C-0.21 C
196426.2 C0.00 C
196526.1 C-0.10 C
196625.8 C-0.37 C
196725.7 C-0.41 C
196825.3 C-0.82 C
196925.8 C-0.38 C
197025.4 C-0.76 C
197126.0 C-0.18 C
197226.5 C+0.38 C
197326.5 C+0.37 C
197426.2 C+0.01 C
197526.6 C+0.49 C
197625.6 C-0.58 C
197726.3 C+0.17 C
197826.4 C+0.20 C
198026.1 C-0.04 C
198226.4 C+0.25 C
198326.3 C+0.17 C
199026.6 C+0.44 C
199226.0 C-0.12 C
199426.3 C+0.11 C
199526.5 C+0.38 C
199626.1 C-0.04 C
199726.3 C+0.19 C
199827.0 C+0.85 C
199926.2 C+0.06 C
200626.3 C+0.16 C
200726.9 C+0.72 C
200926.4 C+0.23 C
201125.6 C-0.52 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.11 C (0.03 to 0.18) per decade over 1958 to 2011. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 35 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cardenas
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.11 C (0.03 to 0.18) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1958 to 201135Rise
Mean daily maximum0.03 C (-0.09 to 0.15) per decade0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade1958 to 201135Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.18 C (0.04 to 0.33) per decade0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade1958 to 201135Rise

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

1955 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Cardenas: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.3 C (109.9 F)199840.6 C (105.1 F)59
Coldest night (TNn)8.9 C (48.0 F)196312.2 C (54.0 F)59
Wettest day (Rx1day)327.4 mm (12.9 in)1976127.6 mm (5.0 in)58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)617.6 mm (24.3 in)1980214.9 mm (8.5 in)58
Longest dry spell (CDD)66 days199132 days58

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Cardenas by year The hottest day of the year at Cardenas, 1955 to 2013. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F). 30354045196019701980199020002010Record: 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1998
The hottest day of the year at Cardenas, 1955 to 2013. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cardenas by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
195540.6 C (105.1 F)
195637.2 C (99.0 F)
195740.6 C (105.1 F)
195840.0 C (104.0 F)
195936.7 C (98.1 F)
196040.6 C (105.1 F)
196141.7 C (107.1 F)
196238.9 C (102.0 F)
196338.9 C (102.0 F)
196441.7 C (107.1 F)
196538.9 C (102.0 F)
196639.4 C (102.9 F)
196740.6 C (105.1 F)
196838.9 C (102.0 F)
196940.6 C (105.1 F)
197040.0 C (104.0 F)
197141.1 C (106.0 F)
197241.1 C (106.0 F)
197341.1 C (106.0 F)
197440.6 C (105.1 F)
197541.1 C (106.0 F)
197638.9 C (102.0 F)
197738.9 C (102.0 F)
197840.6 C (105.1 F)
197940.6 C (105.1 F)
198040.6 C (105.1 F)
198138.3 C (100.9 F)
198239.4 C (102.9 F)
198341.1 C (106.0 F)
198442.2 C (108.0 F)
198532.8 C (91.0 F)
198635.0 C (95.0 F)
198742.2 C (108.0 F)
198841.7 C (107.1 F)
198940.6 C (105.1 F)
199041.1 C (106.0 F)
199142.8 C (109.0 F)
199240.0 C (104.0 F)
199341.7 C (107.1 F)
199440.0 C (104.0 F)
199542.2 C (108.0 F)
199639.4 C (102.9 F)
199738.9 C (102.0 F)
199843.3 C (109.9 F)
199940.6 C (105.1 F)
200037.8 C (100.0 F)
200137.2 C (99.0 F)
200238.9 C (102.0 F)
200340.0 C (104.0 F)
200440.0 C (104.0 F)
200542.2 C (108.0 F)
200640.6 C (105.1 F)
200740.6 C (105.1 F)
200840.0 C (104.0 F)
200938.9 C (102.0 F)
201041.7 C (107.1 F)
201140.0 C (104.0 F)
201238.9 C (102.0 F)
201338.9 C (102.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Cardenas by year The coldest night of the year at Cardenas, 1955 to 2013. The record is 8.9 C (48.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.2 C (54.0 F). 81012141618196019701980199020002010Record: 8.9 C (48.0 F) in 1963
The coldest night of the year at Cardenas, 1955 to 2013. The record is 8.9 C (48.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.2 C (54.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cardenas by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
195510.6 C (51.1 F)
195610.6 C (51.1 F)
195710.0 C (50.0 F)
195810.6 C (51.1 F)
195912.8 C (55.0 F)
196010.0 C (50.0 F)
196112.8 C (55.0 F)
196211.7 C (53.1 F)
19638.9 C (48.0 F)
196412.8 C (55.0 F)
196510.6 C (51.1 F)
196610.0 C (50.0 F)
196711.7 C (53.1 F)
196810.0 C (50.0 F)
196912.8 C (55.0 F)
197010.0 C (50.0 F)
19719.4 C (48.9 F)
197210.6 C (51.1 F)
197311.1 C (52.0 F)
197412.8 C (55.0 F)
197513.3 C (55.9 F)
197612.2 C (54.0 F)
197712.2 C (54.0 F)
197812.2 C (54.0 F)
197914.4 C (57.9 F)
198012.8 C (55.0 F)
198110.0 C (50.0 F)
198213.9 C (57.0 F)
198311.7 C (53.1 F)
198410.6 C (51.1 F)
198511.7 C (53.1 F)
198616.7 C (62.1 F)
198713.9 C (57.0 F)
198815.0 C (59.0 F)
198912.2 C (54.0 F)
199010.0 C (50.0 F)
199110.0 C (50.0 F)
199213.9 C (57.0 F)
199312.8 C (55.0 F)
199412.8 C (55.0 F)
199513.9 C (57.0 F)
199610.6 C (51.1 F)
199710.0 C (50.0 F)
199811.7 C (53.1 F)
199915.0 C (59.0 F)
200013.9 C (57.0 F)
200115.0 C (59.0 F)
200215.6 C (60.1 F)
200313.9 C (57.0 F)
200413.9 C (57.0 F)
200512.2 C (54.0 F)
200612.8 C (55.0 F)
200712.2 C (54.0 F)
200815.0 C (59.0 F)
200913.3 C (55.9 F)
201010.0 C (50.0 F)
201111.7 C (53.1 F)
201213.9 C (57.0 F)
201312.8 C (55.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cardenas by year The wettest day of the year at Cardenas, 1955 to 2013. The record is 327.4 mm (12.9 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 127.6 mm (5.0 in). 0100200300400196019701980199020002010Record: 327.4 mm (12.9 in) in 1976
The wettest day of the year at Cardenas, 1955 to 2013. The record is 327.4 mm (12.9 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 127.6 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cardenas by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1955274.8 mm (10.8 in)
1956279.9 mm (11.0 in)
1957174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1958103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1959130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1960101.9 mm (4.0 in)
196197.3 mm (3.8 in)
1962106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1963125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1964184.9 mm (7.3 in)
196582.6 mm (3.3 in)
1966115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1967130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1968105.9 mm (4.2 in)
196997.8 mm (3.9 in)
1970236.5 mm (9.3 in)
197176.5 mm (3.0 in)
1972167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1973147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1974161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1975165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1976327.4 mm (12.9 in)
1977148.8 mm (5.9 in)
197885.3 mm (3.4 in)
1979191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1980188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1981106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1982120.4 mm (4.7 in)
198390.7 mm (3.6 in)
1984158.2 mm (6.2 in)
198541.9 mm (1.6 in)
198679.8 mm (3.1 in)
1987121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1988105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1989111.3 mm (4.4 in)
199093.5 mm (3.7 in)
1991220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1992170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1993100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1994115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1995154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1996130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1997160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1998143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1999202.9 mm (8.0 in)
2000n/a
200190.9 mm (3.6 in)
2002143.3 mm (5.6 in)
200372.4 mm (2.9 in)
200475.9 mm (3.0 in)
2005114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2006110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2007262.9 mm (10.4 in)
2008300.0 mm (11.8 in)
2009190.0 mm (7.5 in)
201089.9 mm (3.5 in)
2011289.8 mm (11.4 in)
2012179.8 mm (7.1 in)
201319.8 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cardenas by year The wettest five days of the year at Cardenas, 1955 to 2013. The record is 617.6 mm (24.3 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 214.9 mm (8.5 in). 0200400600800196019701980199020002010Record: 617.6 mm (24.3 in) in 1980
The wettest five days of the year at Cardenas, 1955 to 2013. The record is 617.6 mm (24.3 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 214.9 mm (8.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cardenas by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1955345.2 mm (13.6 in)
1956306.4 mm (12.1 in)
1957254.3 mm (10.0 in)
1958183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1959294.7 mm (11.6 in)
1960139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1961169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1962133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1963217.4 mm (8.6 in)
1964268.0 mm (10.6 in)
1965215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1966290.1 mm (11.4 in)
1967310.1 mm (12.2 in)
1968166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1969207.6 mm (8.2 in)
1970293.1 mm (11.5 in)
1971123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1972204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1973317.8 mm (12.5 in)
1974321.4 mm (12.7 in)
1975231.4 mm (9.1 in)
1976456.2 mm (18.0 in)
1977168.6 mm (6.6 in)
1978149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1979283.9 mm (11.2 in)
1980617.6 mm (24.3 in)
1981194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1982190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1983156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1984190.8 mm (7.5 in)
198555.4 mm (2.2 in)
1986110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1987166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1988299.7 mm (11.8 in)
1989219.8 mm (8.7 in)
1990184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1991322.7 mm (12.7 in)
1992263.4 mm (10.4 in)
1993192.4 mm (7.6 in)
1994257.0 mm (10.1 in)
1995426.5 mm (16.8 in)
1996177.1 mm (7.0 in)
1997340.2 mm (13.4 in)
1998209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1999427.5 mm (16.8 in)
2000n/a
2001214.4 mm (8.4 in)
2002164.9 mm (6.5 in)
2003149.5 mm (5.9 in)
2004136.5 mm (5.4 in)
2005162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2006194.9 mm (7.7 in)
2007426.3 mm (16.8 in)
2008507.6 mm (20.0 in)
2009504.4 mm (19.9 in)
2010144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2011541.4 mm (21.3 in)
2012372.1 mm (14.6 in)
201320.6 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cardenas by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cardenas, 1955 to 2013. The record is 66 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days. 020406080196019701980199020002010Record: 66 days in 1991
The longest dry spell of the year at Cardenas, 1955 to 2013. The record is 66 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cardenas by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195563 days
195625 days
195726 days
195833 days
195920 days
196019 days
196134 days
196220 days
196330 days
196433 days
196538 days
196624 days
196740 days
196818 days
196937 days
197026 days
197143 days
197229 days
197319 days
197426 days
197555 days
197630 days
197733 days
197847 days
197919 days
198022 days
198122 days
198221 days
198339 days
198434 days
198510 days
198613 days
198739 days
198830 days
198922 days
199013 days
199166 days
199234 days
199322 days
199433 days
199547 days
199626 days
199736 days
199856 days
199930 days
2000n/a
200127 days
200233 days
200348 days
200419 days
200539 days
200646 days
200742 days
200840 days
200932 days
201032 days
201147 days
201242 days
201312 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

49 years, 1956 to 2012

A day with at least 133.8 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 393.9 mm (15.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cardenas: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years133.8 mm (5.3 in)
5 years189.1 mm (7.4 in)
10 years230.8 mm (9.1 in)
25 years290.2 mm (11.4 in)
50 years339.7 mm (13.4 in)Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years393.9 mm (15.5 in)Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1956 to 2012.

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: 327.4 mm (12.9 in) in 1976; 300.0 mm (11.8 in) in 2008; 289.8 mm (11.4 in) in 2011.

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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).