Cape Agulhas Weather Records (SF000068920)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Agulhas (SF000068920), South Africa, with 132 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Agulhas

Cape Agulhas (SF000068920) is a weather station in South Africa at -34.83 latitude and 20.02 longitude, 14 m (46 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 2025, 132 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Agulhas still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape Agulhas set a daily record high maximum temperature of 25.3 C (77.5 F) on 14 June 2025.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -34.83 latitude, 20.02 longitude.
Elevation: 14 m (46 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 2025, 132 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

9 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cape Agulhas. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Cape Agulhas, 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)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26.8 C (80.2 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)
Feb	30.7 C (87.3 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	9.3 C (48.7 F)	26.0 C (78.8 F)	15.4 C (59.7 F)
Apr	32.5 C (90.5 F)	7.4 C (45.3 F)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13.8 C (56.8 F)
May	30.5 C (86.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29.0 C (84.2 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)
Jun	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25.3 C (77.5 F)	9.6 C (49.3 F)
Jul	28.6 C (83.5 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20.5 C (68.9 F)	8.5 C (47.3 F)
Aug	28.8 C (83.8 F)	1.2 C (34.2 F)	21.6 C (70.9 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)
Sep	28.6 C (83.5 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.2 C (82.8 F)	5.9 C (42.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.5 C (83.3 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	29.2 C (84.6 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cape Agulhas still stand. 2007 holds the most, with 46.

Standing records at Cape Agulhas by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1959	28
1960	31
1961	26
1962	19
1963	36
1964	23
1965	22
1966	27
1967	14
1968	19
1969	17
1970	33
1971	30
1972	27
1973	24
1974	17
1975	18
1976	18
1977	36
1978	22
1979	24
1980	20
1981	26
1982	23
1983	37
1984	19
1985	26
1986	18
1987	22
1988	29
1989	19
1990	18
1991	28
1992	20
1993	31
1994	18
1995	31
1996	17
1997	23
1998	18
1999	38
2000	25
2001	7
2002	2
2003	2
2004	3
2006	7
2007	46
2008	35
2009	23
2010	17
2011	16
2012	25
2013	19
2014	22
2015	19
2016	29
2017	10
2018	37
2019	21
2020	22
2021	16
2022	28
2023	20
2024	12
2025	9

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Cape Agulhas between 10 February 2000 and 31 January 2016. Each dot is a new record.

When Cape Agulhas set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2000-02-10	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 22.4 C (72.3 F)
2007-01-25	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 22.5 C (72.5 F)
2008-07-24	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature 0.0 C (32.0 F)
2009-04-04	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 32.5 C (90.5 F)
2016-01-31	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 22.6 C (72.7 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 123.0 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Agulhas. The most was 123.0 mm (4.8 in) on 4 October 1945.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Agulhas
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	18 January 1962
Feb	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	6 February 1970
Mar	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	30 March 1930
Apr	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	21 April 1989
May	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	6 May 2021
Jun	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 June 1945
Jul	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 July 2016
Aug	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	5 August 1934
Sep	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 September 1932
Oct	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	4 October 1945
Nov	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	9 November 1940
Dec	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	11 December 1971

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 2025

67 years of record at Cape Agulhas, 1959 to 2025. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1976, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and others.

Days with data per year at Cape Agulhas
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	363	99%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	346	95%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	215	59%	No
1966	343	94%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	360	99%	Yes
1976	303	83%	No
1977	356	98%	Yes
1978	360	99%	Yes
1979	361	99%	Yes
1980	363	99%	Yes
1981	356	98%	Yes
1982	353	97%	Yes
1983	361	99%	Yes
1984	362	99%	Yes
1985	356	98%	Yes
1986	361	99%	Yes
1987	362	99%	Yes
1988	347	95%	Yes
1989	350	96%	Yes
1990	351	96%	Yes
1991	340	93%	Yes
1992	327	89%	No
1993	360	99%	Yes
1994	360	99%	Yes
1995	359	98%	Yes
1996	362	99%	Yes
1997	361	99%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	363	99%	Yes
2000	360	98%	Yes
2001	180	49%	No
2002	10	3%	No
2003	16	4%	No
2004	22	6%	No
2005	9	2%	No
2006	72	20%	No
2007	362	99%	Yes
2008	351	96%	Yes
2009	361	99%	Yes
2010	359	98%	Yes
2011	352	96%	Yes
2012	348	95%	Yes
2013	362	99%	Yes
2014	342	94%	Yes
2015	359	98%	Yes
2016	362	99%	Yes
2017	358	98%	Yes
2018	343	94%	Yes
2019	357	98%	Yes
2020	359	98%	Yes
2021	360	99%	Yes
2022	360	99%	Yes
2023	360	99%	Yes
2024	350	96%	Yes
2025	208	57%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cape Agulhas
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 June 2025	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	64 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2025	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2025	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2025	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2025	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2025	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2025	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2025	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2025	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2024	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high min	21.9 C (71.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 2024	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high min (Tie)	20.3 C (68.5 F)	tie	11 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2024	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2024	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2024	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2024	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high min (Tie)	16.6 C (61.9 F)	tie	6 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2024	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2024	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high min	15.9 C (60.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	15 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2024	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2024	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 2024	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily low min (Tie)	8.6 C (47.5 F)	tie	28 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

52 complete years, 1960 to 2024

One stripe for each of 52 complete years at Cape Agulhas, 1960 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.5 C (63.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 16.7 C (62.0 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 18.6 C (65.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cape Agulhas as warming stripes, 1960 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1960	17.1 C	-0.40 C
1962	17.1 C	-0.40 C
1963	17.1 C	-0.43 C
1964	17.1 C	-0.44 C
1967	17.2 C	-0.36 C
1968	16.9 C	-0.63 C
1969	17.1 C	-0.40 C
1970	16.8 C	-0.69 C
1971	16.7 C	-0.82 C
1972	17.4 C	-0.15 C
1973	17.1 C	-0.44 C
1974	17.2 C	-0.34 C
1975	17.4 C	-0.13 C
1977	17.5 C	-0.03 C
1978	17.2 C	-0.30 C
1979	17.3 C	-0.24 C
1980	17.4 C	-0.09 C
1981	16.9 C	-0.60 C
1982	16.9 C	-0.66 C
1983	17.1 C	-0.45 C
1984	17.2 C	-0.34 C
1985	17.5 C	0.00 C
1986	17.5 C	+0.03 C
1987	17.6 C	+0.04 C
1988	17.2 C	-0.33 C
1990	16.9 C	-0.62 C
1991	17.1 C	-0.41 C
1992	17.4 C	-0.16 C
1993	17.7 C	+0.14 C
1994	17.4 C	-0.14 C
1995	17.0 C	-0.48 C
1996	17.0 C	-0.50 C
1997	17.7 C	+0.17 C
1998	17.7 C	+0.18 C
1999	18.2 C	+0.65 C
2000	17.7 C	+0.21 C
2007	18.6 C	+1.07 C
2009	18.4 C	+0.85 C
2010	18.3 C	+0.77 C
2011	17.8 C	+0.25 C
2012	18.0 C	+0.47 C
2013	17.8 C	+0.29 C
2014	18.1 C	+0.62 C
2015	17.9 C	+0.36 C
2016	18.2 C	+0.69 C
2017	17.8 C	+0.32 C
2019	18.4 C	+0.87 C
2020	18.1 C	+0.59 C
2021	18.1 C	+0.58 C
2022	18.5 C	+0.94 C
2023	17.9 C	+0.41 C
2024	18.0 C	+0.49 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1960 to 2024. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 52 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cape Agulhas
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade	1960 to 2024	52	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade	1960 to 2024	52	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	1960 to 2024	52	Rise

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

1894 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Cape Agulhas: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.5 C (90.5 F)	2009	28.4 C (83.1 F)	67
Coldest night (TNn)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2008	6.7 C (44.1 F)	67
Wettest day (Rx1day)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	1945	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	1989	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	101
Longest dry spell (CDD)	45 days	1894	18 days	105

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cape Agulhas, 1894 to 2025. The record is 32.5 C (90.5 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.4 C (83.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Agulhas by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1957	n/a
1959	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1960	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1961	27.4 C (81.3 F)
1962	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1963	29.7 C (85.5 F)
1964	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1965	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1966	28.7 C (83.7 F)
1967	30.7 C (87.3 F)
1968	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1969	29.2 C (84.6 F)
1970	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1971	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1972	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1973	28.6 C (83.5 F)
1974	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975	26.7 C (80.1 F)
1976	27.3 C (81.1 F)
1977	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1978	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1979	26.4 C (79.5 F)
1980	28.2 C (82.8 F)
1981	28.4 C (83.1 F)
1982	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1983	28.4 C (83.1 F)
1984	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1985	28.7 C (83.7 F)
1986	26.5 C (79.7 F)
1987	27.1 C (80.8 F)
1988	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1989	29.2 C (84.6 F)
1990	28.4 C (83.1 F)
1991	28.5 C (83.3 F)
1992	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1993	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1994	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1995	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1996	28.2 C (82.8 F)
1997	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1998	28.4 C (83.1 F)
1999	28.9 C (84.0 F)
2000	28.0 C (82.4 F)
2001	30.5 C (86.9 F)
2002	25.0 C (77.0 F)
2003	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2004	27.6 C (81.7 F)
2005	26.0 C (78.8 F)
2006	27.5 C (81.5 F)
2007	30.4 C (86.7 F)
2008	29.9 C (85.8 F)
2009	32.5 C (90.5 F)
2010	30.1 C (86.2 F)
2011	28.4 C (83.1 F)
2012	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2013	28.2 C (82.8 F)
2014	27.6 C (81.7 F)
2015	28.6 C (83.5 F)
2016	29.9 C (85.8 F)
2017	28.0 C (82.4 F)
2018	30.7 C (87.3 F)
2019	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2020	28.6 C (83.5 F)
2021	28.4 C (83.1 F)
2022	29.9 C (85.8 F)
2023	27.7 C (81.9 F)
2024	28.7 C (83.7 F)
2025	29.0 C (84.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cape Agulhas, 1894 to 2025. The record is 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.7 C (44.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Agulhas by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1957	n/a
1959	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1960	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1961	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1962	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1963	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1964	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1965	7.6 C (45.7 F)
1966	6.5 C (43.7 F)
1967	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1968	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1969	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1970	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1971	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1972	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1973	6.5 C (43.7 F)
1974	5.3 C (41.5 F)
1975	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1976	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1977	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1978	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1979	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1980	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1981	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1982	7.4 C (45.3 F)
1983	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1984	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1985	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1986	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1987	7.4 C (45.3 F)
1988	6.8 C (44.2 F)
1989	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1990	6.4 C (43.5 F)
1991	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1992	6.5 C (43.7 F)
1993	7.6 C (45.7 F)
1994	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1995	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1996	7.6 C (45.7 F)
1997	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1998	6.5 C (43.7 F)
1999	6.9 C (44.4 F)
2000	6.4 C (43.5 F)
2001	9.0 C (48.2 F)
2002	5.1 C (41.2 F)
2003	6.2 C (43.2 F)
2004	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2005	11.9 C (53.4 F)
2006	10.8 C (51.4 F)
2007	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2008	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2009	7.2 C (45.0 F)
2010	6.8 C (44.2 F)
2011	7.4 C (45.3 F)
2012	7.4 C (45.3 F)
2013	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2014	6.6 C (43.9 F)
2015	6.4 C (43.5 F)
2016	7.6 C (45.7 F)
2017	7.4 C (45.3 F)
2018	6.8 C (44.2 F)
2019	8.4 C (47.1 F)
2020	6.6 C (43.9 F)
2021	5.8 C (42.4 F)
2022	8.3 C (46.9 F)
2023	7.8 C (46.0 F)
2024	6.9 C (44.4 F)
2025	8.5 C (47.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Agulhas, 1894 to 2025. The record is 123.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.0 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Agulhas by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1895	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1902	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1903	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1904	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1921	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1922	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1923	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1924	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1925	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1926	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1927	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1928	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1929	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1930	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1931	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1932	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1933	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1934	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1935	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1936	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1937	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1939	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1941	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1942	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1943	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1946	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1947	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1948	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1949	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1951	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1952	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1957	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1959	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1960	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1962	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1963	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1966	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1970	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1971	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1972	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1973	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1974	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1975	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1979	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1982	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1988	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1990	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1994	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1997	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1998	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1999	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2000	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2001	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2002	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2003	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
2004	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2005	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
2006	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2007	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2008	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2009	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2010	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2011	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2012	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
2013	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2014	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2015	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2016	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2017	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2018	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2019	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2020	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2021	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2022	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2023	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2024	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2025	25.9 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Agulhas, 1894 to 2025. The record is 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.0 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Agulhas by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1895	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1902	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1903	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1904	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1919	n/a
1920	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1922	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1923	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1924	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1925	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1927	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1928	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1929	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1930	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1931	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1933	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1934	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1935	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1936	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1937	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1938	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1940	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1941	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1942	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1944	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1945	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1946	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1947	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1949	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1951	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1952	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1957	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1959	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1960	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1962	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1963	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1965	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1971	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1975	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1977	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1982	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1983	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1984	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1985	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1989	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1990	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1991	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1993	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1994	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1995	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1998	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1999	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2000	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2007	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2008	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2009	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2010	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2011	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
2012	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2013	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2014	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
2015	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2016	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2017	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2018	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2019	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2020	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2021	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
2022	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
2023	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2024	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2025	29.0 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Agulhas, 1894 to 2025. The record is 45 days in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Agulhas by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894	45 days
1895	25 days
1902	22 days
1903	15 days
1904	16 days
1919	1 day
1920	21 days
1921	16 days
1922	18 days
1923	24 days
1924	16 days
1925	29 days
1926	15 days
1927	16 days
1928	16 days
1929	19 days
1930	16 days
1931	20 days
1932	12 days
1933	17 days
1934	25 days
1935	17 days
1936	26 days
1937	19 days
1938	25 days
1939	23 days
1940	17 days
1941	12 days
1942	17 days
1943	17 days
1944	14 days
1945	19 days
1946	17 days
1947	14 days
1948	11 days
1949	24 days
1951	9 days
1952	10 days
1957	15 days
1959	27 days
1960	27 days
1961	31 days
1962	25 days
1963	18 days
1964	21 days
1965	28 days
1966	22 days
1967	45 days
1968	26 days
1969	16 days
1970	17 days
1971	36 days
1972	30 days
1973	18 days
1974	17 days
1975	24 days
1976	35 days
1977	19 days
1978	14 days
1979	30 days
1980	37 days
1981	19 days
1982	18 days
1983	31 days
1984	19 days
1985	19 days
1986	32 days
1987	21 days
1988	26 days
1989	34 days
1990	20 days
1991	28 days
1992	22 days
1993	21 days
1994	22 days
1995	23 days
1996	20 days
1997	21 days
1998	23 days
1999	19 days
2000	25 days
2001	16 days
2002	n/a
2003	1 day
2004	1 day
2005	1 day
2006	3 days
2007	5 days
2008	4 days
2009	3 days
2010	4 days
2011	5 days
2012	7 days
2013	4 days
2014	7 days
2015	7 days
2016	5 days
2017	6 days
2018	4 days
2019	5 days
2020	4 days
2021	4 days
2022	3 days
2023	7 days
2024	4 days
2025	4 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

71 years, 1902 to 2000

A day with at least 38.3 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 141.3 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape Agulhas: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1902 to 2000.

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: 123.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1945; 117.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1962; 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1948.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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).