Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Mexicali
Mexicali: Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation was -0.4999 Days per year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Mexicali, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Mexicali is -0.4999 Days per year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 156.8% on the previous year and down 666.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Mexicali peaked at 1.5 Days per year in 1983 and was at its lowest, -0.6245 Days per year, in 1986.
That places Mexicali 966th out of 1314 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation in Mexicali, year by year
| Year | Days per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.6135 Days per year | — |
| 1982 | 0.7682 Days per year | -225.2% |
| 1983 | 1.5 Days per year | +95.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7386 Days per year | -50.9% |
| 1985 | -0.0437 Days per year | -105.9% |
| 1986 | -0.6245 Days per year | +1328.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5193 Days per year | -183.2% |
| 1988 | -0.264 Days per year | -150.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2128 Days per year | -180.6% |
| 1990 | -0.4621 Days per year | -317.2% |
| 1991 | -0.1245 Days per year | -73.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0898 Days per year | -172.1% |
| 1993 | 1.05 Days per year | +1073.9% |
| 1994 | -0.3871 Days per year | -136.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0149 Days per year | -103.9% |
| 1996 | -0.6245 Days per year | -4283.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6537 Days per year | -204.7% |
| 1998 | -0.5975 Days per year | -191.4% |
| 1999 | -0.5538 Days per year | -7.3% |
| 2000 | -0.4124 Days per year | -25.5% |
| 2001 | -0.2778 Days per year | -32.6% |
| 2002 | -0.5479 Days per year | +97.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3674 Days per year | -167.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1295 Days per year | -64.8% |
| 2005 | -0.4612 Days per year | -456.1% |
| 2006 | -0.4982 Days per year | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 Days per year | -102.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4005 Days per year | +3033.8% |
| 2009 | -0.6136 Days per year | -253.2% |
| 2010 | 0.64 Days per year | -204.3% |
| 2011 | -0.3856 Days per year | -160.3% |
| 2012 | -0.0289 Days per year | -92.5% |
| 2013 | -0.0191 Days per year | -33.8% |
| 2014 | -0.0652 Days per year | +241.4% |
| 2015 | -0.3668 Days per year | +462.7% |
| 2016 | -0.0749 Days per year | -79.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1396 Days per year | -286.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2282 Days per year | +63.5% |
| 2019 | -0.3364 Days per year | -247.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1951 Days per year | -158.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1255 Days per year | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3343 Days per year | +166.4% |
| 2023 | 0.88 Days per year | +163.2% |
| 2024 | -0.4999 Days per year | -156.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2442 Days per year | -0.6245 Days per year | 1.5 Days per year | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.0937 Days per year | -0.6245 Days per year | 1.05 Days per year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1901 Days per year | -0.6136 Days per year | 0.4005 Days per year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0269 Days per year | -0.3856 Days per year | 0.64 Days per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.207 Days per year | -0.4999 Days per year | 0.88 Days per year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Mexicali?
- Precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation in Mexicali was -0.4999 Days per year in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation recorded in Mexicali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 Days per year in 1983.
- What is the lowest precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation recorded in Mexicali?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6245 Days per year in 1986.
- How does Mexicali rank for precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation?
- Mexicali ranks 966th out of 1314 regions with data for 2024.
- Is precipitation - cities and fuas — change in extreme precipitation rising or falling in Mexicali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 666.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexicali data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation days from 1981-2010 period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators of total precipitation and extreme precipitation days in Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities. Data sources and methodology The indicators use ERA5-Land data. Total precipitation is the sum of all liquid and frozen water—such as rain and snow—that reaches the Earth's surface each year. It excludes fog, dew, and any precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground. Extreme precipitation days are defined as days with more than 20 mm of total precipitation. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Precipitations - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org