Humansdorp (Pol) Weather Records (SF000174520)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Humansdorp (Pol) (SF000174520), South Africa, with 120 years of record.

Key Facts for Humansdorp (Pol)

Humansdorp (Pol) (SF000174520) is a weather station in South Africa at -34.03 latitude and 24.78 longitude, 140 m (459 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 1997, 120 years of record.
0 records set at Humansdorp (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Humansdorp (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 29 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -34.03 latitude, 24.78 longitude.
Elevation: 140 m (459 ft).
Period of record: 1878 to 1997, 120 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Humansdorp (Pol). 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 Humansdorp (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Humansdorp (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Humansdorp (Pol) between 28 July 1953 and 13 June 1993. Each dot is a new record.

When Humansdorp (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1953-07-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1976-04-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1993-06-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 213.0 mm (8.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 213.0 mm (8.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Humansdorp (Pol). The most was 213.0 mm (8.4 in) on 13 June 1993.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Humansdorp (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	11 January 1951
Feb	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 February 1992
Mar	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	25 March 1981
Apr	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	29 April 1976
May	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	5 May 1897
Jun	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	13 June 1993
Jul	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	28 July 1953
Aug	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	12 August 1896
Sep	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	16 September 1964
Oct	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	20 October 1953
Nov	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	5 November 1954
Dec	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	20 December 1889

Latest Records

Latest records at Humansdorp (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1997	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1997	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	116 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1997	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1997	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	111 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1996	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	102 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1996	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1996	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1996	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1995	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1995	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1994	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1994	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 July 1994	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1994	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	109 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1994	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1993	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1993	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1993	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1993	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	70 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1878 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Humansdorp (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	1993	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	118
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	396.2 mm (15.6 in)	1953	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	118
Longest dry spell (CDD)	47 days	1933	25 days	118

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Humansdorp (Pol), 1878 to 1997. The record is 213.0 mm (8.4 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.5 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Humansdorp (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1879	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1880	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1881	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1882	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1883	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1884	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1885	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1886	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1887	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1888	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1889	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1890	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1891	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1892	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1893	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1894	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1895	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1896	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1897	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1898	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1899	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1901	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1902	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1903	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1904	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1907	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1908	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1909	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1910	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1911	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1912	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1913	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1914	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1915	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1917	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1918	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1919	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1920	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1921	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1922	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1923	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1924	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1925	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1927	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1929	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1931	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1932	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1933	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1935	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1942	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1943	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1944	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1945	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1948	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1950	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1952	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1953	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1954	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1955	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1957	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1958	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1959	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1961	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1964	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1965	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1968	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1971	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1972	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1973	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1976	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1977	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1980	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1981	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1982	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1986	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1987	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1988	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1989	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1990	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1993	213.0 mm (8.4 in)
1994	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1997	85.0 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Humansdorp (Pol), 1878 to 1997. The record is 396.2 mm (15.6 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.2 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Humansdorp (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1879	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1880	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1881	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1882	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1883	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1884	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1885	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1886	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1887	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1888	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1889	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1890	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1891	165.5 mm (6.5 in)
1892	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1893	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1894	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1895	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1896	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1897	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1898	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1899	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1900	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1901	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1902	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1903	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1904	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1907	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1908	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1909	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1910	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1911	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1912	165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1913	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1914	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1915	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1916	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1917	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1918	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1919	168.8 mm (6.6 in)
1920	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1921	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1922	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1923	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1924	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1926	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1927	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1928	200.8 mm (7.9 in)
1929	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1930	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1932	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1933	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1934	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1935	183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1936	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1937	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1938	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1939	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1940	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1941	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1942	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1943	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1944	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1945	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1946	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1947	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1948	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1949	180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1950	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1952	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1953	396.2 mm (15.6 in)
1954	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1955	119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1956	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1957	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1958	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1959	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1961	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1962	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1963	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1964	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1965	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1966	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1967	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1968	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1969	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1971	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1972	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1973	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1975	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1977	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1978	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1979	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1980	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1981	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1982	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1983	226.3 mm (8.9 in)
1984	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1986	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1987	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1988	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1989	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1990	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1991	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1992	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1993	216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1994	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1995	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1997	153.0 mm (6.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Humansdorp (Pol), 1878 to 1997. The record is 47 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Humansdorp (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	21 days
1879	16 days
1880	20 days
1881	20 days
1882	14 days
1883	25 days
1884	14 days
1885	14 days
1886	35 days
1887	28 days
1888	15 days
1889	31 days
1890	24 days
1891	28 days
1892	27 days
1893	17 days
1894	25 days
1895	22 days
1896	31 days
1897	30 days
1898	25 days
1899	20 days
1900	22 days
1901	42 days
1902	21 days
1903	22 days
1904	28 days
1907	24 days
1908	22 days
1909	29 days
1910	22 days
1911	16 days
1912	27 days
1913	26 days
1914	26 days
1915	22 days
1916	18 days
1917	17 days
1918	18 days
1919	24 days
1920	18 days
1921	13 days
1922	20 days
1923	15 days
1924	19 days
1925	15 days
1926	20 days
1927	28 days
1928	24 days
1929	29 days
1930	34 days
1931	28 days
1932	22 days
1933	47 days
1934	31 days
1935	24 days
1936	33 days
1937	28 days
1938	36 days
1939	24 days
1940	39 days
1941	34 days
1942	29 days
1943	32 days
1944	23 days
1945	47 days
1946	29 days
1947	43 days
1948	25 days
1949	46 days
1950	31 days
1951	19 days
1952	21 days
1953	22 days
1954	28 days
1955	19 days
1956	38 days
1957	21 days
1958	28 days
1959	25 days
1960	27 days
1961	28 days
1962	24 days
1963	26 days
1964	40 days
1965	31 days
1966	36 days
1967	32 days
1968	29 days
1969	25 days
1970	26 days
1971	22 days
1972	24 days
1973	21 days
1974	21 days
1975	41 days
1976	23 days
1977	32 days
1978	33 days
1979	15 days
1980	18 days
1981	17 days
1982	38 days
1983	14 days
1984	31 days
1985	28 days
1986	19 days
1987	19 days
1988	25 days
1989	33 days
1990	19 days
1991	27 days
1992	32 days
1993	46 days
1994	33 days
1995	29 days
1996	40 days
1997	39 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

103 years, 1879 to 1997

A day with at least 60.6 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 184.7 mm (7.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Humansdorp (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
25 years	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
50 years	160.2 mm (6.3 in)
100 years	184.7 mm (7.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 103 years of values from 1879 to 1997.

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: 213.0 mm (8.4 in) in 1993; 167.0 mm (6.6 in) in 1976; 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1891.

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Data for Humansdorp (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).

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