East London Weather Records (SF000068858)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for East London (SF000068858), South Africa, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for East London

East London (SF000068858) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.03 latitude and 27.83 longitude, 125 m (410 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 2025, 86 years of record.
1,464 records set at East London still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
East London set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 24 August 2025.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.03 latitude, 27.83 longitude.
Elevation: 125 m (410 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 2025, 86 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

4 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at East London. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at East London, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.4 C (97.5 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26.8 C (80.2 F)	8.5 C (47.3 F)
Feb	42.6 C (108.7 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21.6 C (70.9 F)	13.8 C (56.8 F)
Mar	41.2 C (106.2 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26.3 C (79.3 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)
Apr	38.6 C (101.5 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)	22.6 C (72.7 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)
May	37.0 C (98.6 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)
Jun	33.0 C (91.4 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)
Jul	34.3 C (93.7 F)	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	15.2 C (59.4 F)	3.7 C (38.7 F)
Aug	37.5 C (99.5 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.2 C (34.2 F)
Sep	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	43.1 C (109.6 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.7 C (103.5 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	38.2 C (100.8 F)	1.3 C (34.3 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at East London still stand. 2004 holds the most, with 51.

Standing records at East London by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1941	7
1942	14
1943	9
1944	15
1945	13
1946	11
1947	2
1948	12
1949	6
1950	5
1951	1
1953	5
1954	2
1955	8
1956	2
1957	7
1958	1
1959	17
1960	15
1961	17
1962	13
1963	15
1964	15
1965	13
1966	13
1967	15
1968	11
1969	14
1970	13
1971	7
1972	11
1973	11
1974	11
1975	10
1976	11
1977	18
1978	10
1979	12
1980	15
1981	9
1982	9
1983	28
1984	10
1985	21
1986	17
1987	12
1988	16
1989	10
1990	14
1991	14
1992	22
1993	17
1994	17
1995	12
1996	15
1997	8
1998	18
1999	33
2000	15
2001	28
2002	44
2003	45
2004	51
2005	32
2006	27
2007	39
2008	48
2009	23
2010	23
2011	35
2012	17
2013	22
2014	33
2015	13
2016	31
2017	35
2018	16
2019	33
2020	41
2021	31
2022	32
2023	13
2024	21
2025	7

All-Time Record Progression

11 new records

11 all-time records were set at East London between 20 April 1991 and 4 July 2016. Each dot is a new record.

When East London set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1991-04-20	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 26.5 C (79.7 F)
1997-10-04	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 43.1 C (109.6 F)
2001-07-01	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 10.8 C (51.4 F)
2001-07-02	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 8.2 C (46.8 F)
2001-07-16	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 7.8 C (46.0 F)
2001-07-26	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature 1.2 C (34.2 F)
2001-08-01	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 5.2 C (41.4 F)
2001-08-01	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature 0.3 C (32.5 F)
2001-08-05	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature 0.0 C (32.0 F)
2003-10-17	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -0.5 C (31.1 F)
2016-07-04	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -1.6 C (29.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 217.0 mm (8.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at East London. The most was 217.0 mm (8.5 in) on 7 March 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at East London
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	2 January 2016
Feb	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	16 February 2010
Mar	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	7 March 1963
Apr	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	20 April 2025
May	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	20 May 2022
Jun	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	5 June 2016
Jul	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	25 August 1970
Sep	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	18 September 2004
Oct	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	2 October 1989
Nov	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	2 November 1985
Dec	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2 December 2009

Period of Record Coverage

1941 to 2025

85 years of record at East London, 1941 to 2025. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 and others.

Days with data per year at East London
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1941	363	99%	Yes
1942	357	98%	Yes
1943	359	98%	Yes
1944	329	90%	No
1945	360	99%	Yes
1946	361	99%	Yes
1947	360	99%	Yes
1948	334	91%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	242	66%	No
1951	121	33%	No
1952	31	8%	No
1953	153	42%	No
1954	120	33%	No
1955	211	58%	No
1956	120	33%	No
1957	148	41%	No
1958	61	17%	No
1959	363	99%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	364	99%	Yes
1969	305	84%	No
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	361	99%	Yes
1975	303	83%	No
1976	363	99%	Yes
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	363	99%	Yes
1982	303	83%	No
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	364	100%	Yes
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	362	99%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	363	99%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	362	99%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	358	98%	Yes
2001	359	98%	Yes
2002	347	95%	Yes
2003	350	96%	Yes
2004	350	96%	Yes
2005	363	99%	Yes
2006	364	100%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	363	99%	Yes
2009	363	99%	Yes
2010	358	98%	Yes
2011	359	98%	Yes
2012	361	99%	Yes
2013	332	91%	Yes
2014	322	88%	No
2015	338	93%	Yes
2016	358	98%	Yes
2017	337	92%	Yes
2018	356	98%	Yes
2019	363	99%	Yes
2020	335	92%	Yes
2021	354	97%	Yes
2022	359	98%	Yes
2023	362	99%	Yes
2024	352	96%	Yes
2025	198	54%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at East London
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2025	East London, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2025	East London, ZA	daily low max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2025	East London, ZA	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2025	East London, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2025	East London, ZA	daily low min (Tie)	1.2 C (34.2 F)	tie	20 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2025	East London, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2025	East London, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	4 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2025	East London, ZA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2025	East London, ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2025	East London, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2025	East London, ZA	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2025	East London, ZA	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2025	East London, ZA	monthly rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2025	East London, ZA	daily low max	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2025	East London, ZA	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2025	East London, ZA	daily low max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2025	East London, ZA	daily low min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	5 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2025	East London, ZA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2024	East London, ZA	daily low min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2024	East London, ZA	daily low max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

67 complete years, 1941 to 2024

One stripe for each of 67 complete years at East London, 1941 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.9 C (62.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2002, at 12.1 C (53.8 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 19.7 C (67.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 4.8 C (8.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at East London as warming stripes, 1941 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1941	18.8 C	+1.94 C
1942	18.7 C	+1.85 C
1943	18.3 C	+1.45 C
1945	18.9 C	+2.06 C
1946	18.6 C	+1.74 C
1947	18.3 C	+1.45 C
1949	18.6 C	+1.73 C
1959	18.8 C	+1.96 C
1960	18.8 C	+1.92 C
1961	18.8 C	+1.94 C
1962	19.1 C	+2.22 C
1963	18.9 C	+1.98 C
1964	18.4 C	+1.49 C
1965	18.5 C	+1.62 C
1966	18.7 C	+1.78 C
1967	18.9 C	+2.01 C
1968	18.2 C	+1.35 C
1970	18.4 C	+1.48 C
1971	18.0 C	+1.15 C
1972	18.6 C	+1.68 C
1973	18.4 C	+1.55 C
1974	18.5 C	+1.66 C
1976	18.5 C	+1.63 C
1977	18.9 C	+1.99 C
1978	18.5 C	+1.64 C
1979	18.7 C	+1.78 C
1980	19.0 C	+2.09 C
1981	18.4 C	+1.52 C
1983	19.3 C	+2.46 C
1984	18.6 C	+1.70 C
1985	19.3 C	+2.41 C
1986	19.0 C	+2.13 C
1987	19.1 C	+2.19 C
1988	18.7 C	+1.85 C
1989	18.9 C	+2.03 C
1990	18.5 C	+1.60 C
1991	19.2 C	+2.29 C
1992	19.2 C	+2.35 C
1993	19.5 C	+2.66 C
1994	18.9 C	+1.99 C
1995	18.7 C	+1.84 C
1996	18.7 C	+1.79 C
1997	18.5 C	+1.65 C
1998	18.9 C	+2.05 C
1999	19.7 C	+2.84 C
2000	19.1 C	+2.23 C
2001	15.7 C	-1.20 C
2002	12.1 C	-4.79 C
2003	12.1 C	-4.78 C
2004	12.7 C	-4.14 C
2005	12.5 C	-4.35 C
2006	12.9 C	-3.98 C
2007	12.6 C	-4.29 C
2008	12.1 C	-4.78 C
2009	12.9 C	-3.98 C
2010	12.2 C	-4.64 C
2011	12.7 C	-4.22 C
2012	13.0 C	-3.90 C
2016	12.5 C	-4.39 C
2017	12.4 C	-4.49 C
2018	12.7 C	-4.14 C
2019	12.4 C	-4.47 C
2020	12.5 C	-4.38 C
2021	12.7 C	-4.17 C
2022	12.8 C	-4.12 C
2023	13.2 C	-3.73 C
2024	12.8 C	-4.08 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.9 C (0.7 to 1.1) per decade over 1941 to 2024. In Fahrenheit: 1.6 F (1.3 to 2.0) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 67 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at East London
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.9 C (-1.1 to -0.7) per decade	-1.6 F (-2.0 to -1.3) per decade	1941 to 2024	67	Fall
Mean daily maximum	-1.1 C (-1.3 to -0.8) per decade	-1.9 F (-2.3 to -1.5) per decade	1941 to 2024	67	Fall
Mean daily minimum	-0.8 C (-0.9 to -0.6) per decade	-1.4 F (-1.7 to -1.1) per decade	1941 to 2024	67	Fall

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

1940 to 2025

Yearly extremes at East London: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.1 C (109.6 F)	1997	34.2 C (93.6 F)	85
Coldest night (TNn)	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	2016	4.1 C (39.4 F)	85
Wettest day (Rx1day)	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	1963	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	358.0 mm (14.1 in)	1963	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	96 days	1999	20 days	86

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at East London, 1940 to 2025. The record is 43.1 C (109.6 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.2 C (93.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at East London by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1940	n/a
1941	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1942	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1943	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1944	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1945	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1946	34.9 C (94.8 F)
1947	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1948	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1949	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1950	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1951	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1952	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1953	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1955	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1956	29.7 C (85.5 F)
1957	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1958	31.8 C (89.2 F)
1959	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1960	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1961	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1962	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1963	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1964	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1965	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1968	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1969	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1970	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1971	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1973	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1976	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1977	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1978	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1979	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1980	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1981	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1982	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1983	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1984	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1985	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1986	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1987	36.9 C (98.4 F)
1988	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1989	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1990	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1991	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1992	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1993	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1994	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1996	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1997	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1998	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1999	35.4 C (95.7 F)
2000	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2001	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2002	25.1 C (77.2 F)
2003	23.6 C (74.5 F)
2004	25.7 C (78.3 F)
2005	25.9 C (78.6 F)
2006	25.4 C (77.7 F)
2007	24.2 C (75.6 F)
2008	25.1 C (77.2 F)
2009	25.9 C (78.6 F)
2010	24.2 C (75.6 F)
2011	22.9 C (73.2 F)
2012	24.4 C (75.9 F)
2013	24.7 C (76.5 F)
2014	26.5 C (79.7 F)
2015	25.3 C (77.5 F)
2016	23.6 C (74.5 F)
2017	25.7 C (78.3 F)
2018	30.0 C (86.0 F)
2019	24.3 C (75.7 F)
2020	25.8 C (78.4 F)
2021	29.0 C (84.2 F)
2022	25.3 C (77.5 F)
2023	25.6 C (78.1 F)
2024	27.0 C (80.6 F)
2025	26.8 C (80.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at East London, 1940 to 2025. The record is -1.6 C (29.1 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 4.1 C (39.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at East London by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1940	n/a
1941	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1942	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1943	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1944	5.7 C (42.3 F)
1945	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1946	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1947	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1948	4.1 C (39.4 F)
1949	5.3 C (41.5 F)
1950	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1951	4.1 C (39.4 F)
1952	13.2 C (55.8 F)
1953	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1954	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1955	3.5 C (38.3 F)
1956	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1957	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1958	11.4 C (52.5 F)
1959	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1960	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1961	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1962	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1963	2.6 C (36.7 F)
1964	3.7 C (38.7 F)
1965	3.7 C (38.7 F)
1966	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1967	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1968	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1969	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1970	3.2 C (37.8 F)
1971	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1972	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1973	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1974	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1975	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1976	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1977	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1978	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1979	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1980	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1981	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1982	7.1 C (44.8 F)
1983	5.1 C (41.2 F)
1984	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1985	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1986	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1987	5.7 C (42.3 F)
1988	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1989	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1990	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1991	5.1 C (41.2 F)
1992	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1993	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1994	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1995	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1996	5.1 C (41.2 F)
1997	5.1 C (41.2 F)
1998	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1999	5.2 C (41.4 F)
2000	4.1 C (39.4 F)
2001	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2003	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2004	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2005	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2006	0.8 C (33.4 F)
2007	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2008	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2009	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2010	2.4 C (36.3 F)
2011	0.8 C (33.4 F)
2012	1.3 C (34.3 F)
2013	1.5 C (34.7 F)
2014	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2015	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2016	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2017	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2018	2.4 C (36.3 F)
2019	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2020	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2021	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2022	2.0 C (35.6 F)
2023	1.3 C (34.3 F)
2024	1.9 C (35.4 F)
2025	1.2 C (34.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at East London, 1940 to 2025. The record is 217.0 mm (8.5 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.5 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at East London by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1941	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1942	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1944	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1945	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1946	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1947	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1948	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1949	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1950	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1951	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1952	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1953	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1954	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1957	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1959	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1960	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1961	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1962	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1963	217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1964	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1965	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1966	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1967	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1968	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1971	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1972	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1973	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1980	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1982	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1984	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1985	184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1986	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1990	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1991	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1992	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1994	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1995	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1996	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1999	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2000	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
2001	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2002	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
2003	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2004	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
2005	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2006	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2007	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2008	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2009	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
2010	199.1 mm (7.8 in)
2011	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2012	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2013	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2014	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2015	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2016	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2017	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2018	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2019	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2020	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2021	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
2022	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2023	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2024	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2025	147.1 mm (5.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at East London, 1940 to 2025. The record is 358.0 mm (14.1 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 149.0 mm (5.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at East London by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1941	231.0 mm (9.1 in)
1942	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1943	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1944	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1945	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1946	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1947	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1948	221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1949	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1950	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1951	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1952	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1953	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1954	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1956	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1957	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1959	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1960	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1961	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1962	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1963	358.0 mm (14.1 in)
1964	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1965	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1966	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1967	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1968	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1969	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1971	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1972	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1973	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1974	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1975	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1976	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1977	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1978	182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1979	199.0 mm (7.8 in)
1980	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1981	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1982	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1983	197.0 mm (7.8 in)
1984	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1985	344.0 mm (13.5 in)
1986	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1987	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1988	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1989	196.0 mm (7.7 in)
1990	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1991	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1993	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1994	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1995	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1996	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1997	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1998	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1999	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
2000	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
2001	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
2002	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
2003	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
2004	272.0 mm (10.7 in)
2005	247.4 mm (9.7 in)
2006	235.2 mm (9.3 in)
2007	205.9 mm (8.1 in)
2008	241.5 mm (9.5 in)
2009	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
2010	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
2011	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
2012	207.8 mm (8.2 in)
2013	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
2014	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
2015	202.3 mm (8.0 in)
2016	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
2017	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
2018	209.8 mm (8.3 in)
2019	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
2020	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
2021	211.4 mm (8.3 in)
2022	196.6 mm (7.7 in)
2023	214.8 mm (8.5 in)
2024	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2025	204.3 mm (8.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at East London, 1940 to 2025. The record is 96 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at East London by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	48 days
1941	20 days
1942	39 days
1943	28 days
1944	12 days
1945	31 days
1946	28 days
1947	13 days
1948	26 days
1949	41 days
1950	26 days
1951	15 days
1952	9 days
1953	18 days
1954	20 days
1955	31 days
1956	12 days
1957	36 days
1958	9 days
1959	24 days
1960	19 days
1961	21 days
1962	34 days
1963	24 days
1964	23 days
1965	19 days
1966	31 days
1967	23 days
1968	29 days
1969	32 days
1970	19 days
1971	22 days
1972	17 days
1973	34 days
1974	21 days
1975	26 days
1976	19 days
1977	23 days
1978	17 days
1979	18 days
1980	24 days
1981	43 days
1982	29 days
1983	20 days
1984	30 days
1985	18 days
1986	31 days
1987	20 days
1988	29 days
1989	24 days
1990	37 days
1991	29 days
1992	36 days
1993	51 days
1994	38 days
1995	51 days
1996	35 days
1997	14 days
1998	46 days
1999	96 days
2000	26 days
2001	28 days
2002	6 days
2003	6 days
2004	5 days
2005	8 days
2006	6 days
2007	5 days
2008	6 days
2009	4 days
2010	5 days
2011	5 days
2012	4 days
2013	5 days
2014	4 days
2015	4 days
2016	5 days
2017	6 days
2018	5 days
2019	7 days
2020	4 days
2021	5 days
2022	5 days
2023	4 days
2024	6 days
2025	3 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

57 years, 1940 to 2012

A day with at least 86.5 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 209.6 mm (8.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at East London: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
5 years	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
10 years	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
25 years	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
50 years	188.8 mm (7.4 in)
100 years	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1940 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: 217.0 mm (8.5 in) in 1963; 184.0 mm (7.2 in) in 1985; 179.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1989.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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).