Doornrivier Weather Records (SF000228030)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Doornrivier (SF000228030), South Africa, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Doornrivier

Doornrivier (SF000228030) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.88 latitude and 19.45 longitude, 296 m (971 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 1997, 86 years of record.
0 records set at Doornrivier still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Doornrivier set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 16 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.88 latitude, 19.45 longitude.
Elevation: 296 m (971 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 1997, 86 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 Doornrivier. 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 Doornrivier, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Doornrivier still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Doornrivier between 25 January 1981 and 25 January 1981. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 172.0 mm (6.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Doornrivier. The most was 172.0 mm (6.8 in) on 25 January 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Doornrivier
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	25 January 1981
Feb	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 February 1955
Mar	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 March 1948
Apr	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	11 April 1993
May	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 May 1939
Jun	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	16 June 1912
Jul	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	5 July 1985
Aug	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 August 1912
Sep	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	19 September 1913
Oct	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	1 October 1917
Nov	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 November 1936
Dec	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 December 1916

Latest Records

Latest records at Doornrivier
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1997	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1997	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1997	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1996	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1996	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1996	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1996	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1996	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1996	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1995	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1995	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1995	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1995	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Doornrivier: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	1981	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	77
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	1981	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	77
Longest dry spell (CDD)	162 days	1973	71 days	77

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Doornrivier, 1912 to 1997. The record is 172.0 mm (6.8 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Doornrivier by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1913	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1914	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
1916	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1918	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1926	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1927	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1928	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1929	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1931	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1933	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1934	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1935	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1938	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1940	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1941	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1943	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1944	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1945	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1947	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1948	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1951	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1955	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1957	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1959	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1960	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1962	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1964	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1967	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1968	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1969	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1970	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1971	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1972	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1974	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1975	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1977	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1980	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1981	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1982	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1985	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1987	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1988	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1989	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1990	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1992	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1994	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1995	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1997	35.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Doornrivier, 1912 to 1997. The record is 185.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Doornrivier by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1913	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1914	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
1916	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1917	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1918	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1926	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1927	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1928	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1929	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1931	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1934	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1937	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1938	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1940	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1946	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1947	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1948	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1950	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1951	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1952	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1955	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1956	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1957	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1958	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1959	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1960	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1961	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1964	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1965	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1967	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1968	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1969	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1970	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1971	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1973	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1974	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1975	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1976	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1979	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1981	185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1982	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1983	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1984	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1985	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1986	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1987	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1988	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1989	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1990	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1993	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1994	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1995	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1997	67.0 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Doornrivier, 1912 to 1997. The record is 162 days in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 71 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Doornrivier by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	49 days
1913	65 days
1914	53 days
1916	21 days
1917	20 days
1918	34 days
1926	57 days
1927	71 days
1928	74 days
1929	61 days
1931	54 days
1932	72 days
1933	61 days
1934	82 days
1935	110 days
1936	100 days
1937	110 days
1938	107 days
1939	105 days
1940	80 days
1941	60 days
1942	120 days
1943	62 days
1944	130 days
1945	76 days
1946	110 days
1947	79 days
1948	80 days
1949	78 days
1950	105 days
1951	96 days
1952	51 days
1953	58 days
1954	121 days
1955	59 days
1956	59 days
1957	87 days
1958	51 days
1959	33 days
1960	62 days
1961	79 days
1962	42 days
1963	81 days
1964	45 days
1965	48 days
1966	100 days
1967	97 days
1968	78 days
1969	98 days
1970	85 days
1971	108 days
1972	110 days
1973	162 days
1974	53 days
1975	99 days
1976	48 days
1977	76 days
1978	44 days
1979	71 days
1980	91 days
1981	48 days
1982	52 days
1983	99 days
1984	57 days
1985	33 days
1986	54 days
1987	73 days
1988	74 days
1989	55 days
1990	65 days
1991	63 days
1992	60 days
1993	70 days
1994	58 days
1995	38 days
1996	43 days
1997	77 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

68 years, 1912 to 1997

A day with at least 30.4 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 166.1 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Doornrivier: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1912 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: 172.0 mm (6.8 in) in 1981; 148.0 mm (5.8 in) in 1993; 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1913.

Download the Data

Data for Doornrivier standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Doornrivier threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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