Calitzdorp Pol Weather Records (SF000273020)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Calitzdorp Pol (SF000273020), South Africa, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Calitzdorp Pol

Calitzdorp Pol (SF000273020) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.53 latitude and 21.68 longitude, 228 m (748 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1877 to 1997, 121 years of record.
0 records set at Calitzdorp Pol still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Calitzdorp Pol set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 26 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.53 latitude, 21.68 longitude.
Elevation: 228 m (748 ft).
Period of record: 1877 to 1997, 121 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 Calitzdorp 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 Calitzdorp 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
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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 Calitzdorp Pol still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 105.4 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Calitzdorp Pol. The most was 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 14 December 1906.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Calitzdorp Pol
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	11 January 1951
Feb	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 February 1902
Mar	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	3 March 1887
Apr	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 April 1883
May	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 May 1911
Jun	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 June 1912
Jul	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19 July 1997
Aug	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 August 1962
Sep	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	1 September 1902
Oct	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 October 1991
Nov	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13 November 1923
Dec	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	14 December 1906

Latest Records

Latest records at Calitzdorp Pol
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1997	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1997	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1997	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1997	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1996	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1996	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1996	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1996	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1995	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1995	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1995	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1995	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1995	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1994	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1994	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1994	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1877 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Calitzdorp Pol: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	1906	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	121
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1981	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	121
Longest dry spell (CDD)	124 days	1996	52 days	121

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Calitzdorp Pol, 1877 to 1997. The record is 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Calitzdorp Pol by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1877	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1878	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1879	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1880	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1881	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1882	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1883	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1884	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1885	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1886	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1887	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1888	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1889	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1890	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1891	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1892	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1893	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1894	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1895	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1896	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1897	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1898	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1899	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1900	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1901	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1903	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1906	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1907	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1908	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1909	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1910	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1911	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1912	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1913	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1914	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1915	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1916	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1917	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1918	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1919	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1920	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1922	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1923	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1924	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1925	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1926	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1927	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1928	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1929	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1930	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1932	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1933	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1934	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1935	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1936	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1938	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1939	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1940	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1942	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1943	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1944	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1946	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1947	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1948	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952	12.1 mm (0.5 in)
1953	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1954	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1955	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1956	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1957	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1958	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1961	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1964	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1966	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1967	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1969	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1971	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1972	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1973	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1974	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1975	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1976	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1977	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1978	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1980	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1982	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1983	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
1985	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1986	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1989	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1991	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1992	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1993	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1994	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1996	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1997	38.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Calitzdorp Pol, 1877 to 1997. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.5 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Calitzdorp Pol by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1877	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1878	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1879	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1880	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1881	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1882	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1883	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1884	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1885	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1886	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1887	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1888	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1889	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1890	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1891	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1892	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1893	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1894	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1895	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1896	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1897	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1898	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1899	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1900	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1901	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1902	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1903	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1906	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1907	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1908	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1909	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1910	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1911	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1912	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1913	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1914	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1916	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1917	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1918	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1919	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1920	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1922	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1923	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1924	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1928	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1929	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1932	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1933	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1936	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1937	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1938	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1939	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1940	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1942	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1943	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1944	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1946	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1947	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1948	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1952	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1953	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1954	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1955	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1956	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1958	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1960	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1961	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1962	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1963	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1964	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1965	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1966	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1968	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1969	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1971	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1972	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1973	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1974	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1975	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1976	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1978	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1980	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1981	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1982	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
1985	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1989	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1990	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1992	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1993	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1994	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1996	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1997	42.5 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Calitzdorp Pol, 1877 to 1997. The record is 124 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Calitzdorp Pol by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1877	29 days
1878	37 days
1879	82 days
1880	54 days
1881	79 days
1882	97 days
1883	52 days
1884	65 days
1885	52 days
1886	73 days
1887	41 days
1888	24 days
1889	73 days
1890	25 days
1891	115 days
1892	46 days
1893	65 days
1894	38 days
1895	64 days
1896	53 days
1897	44 days
1898	56 days
1899	84 days
1900	76 days
1901	39 days
1902	56 days
1903	99 days
1904	42 days
1905	78 days
1906	70 days
1907	45 days
1908	58 days
1909	43 days
1910	34 days
1911	55 days
1912	56 days
1913	52 days
1914	51 days
1915	49 days
1916	40 days
1917	35 days
1918	70 days
1919	58 days
1920	89 days
1921	41 days
1922	41 days
1923	32 days
1924	49 days
1925	36 days
1926	46 days
1927	68 days
1928	53 days
1929	64 days
1930	31 days
1931	81 days
1932	44 days
1933	48 days
1934	98 days
1935	39 days
1936	48 days
1937	49 days
1938	54 days
1939	44 days
1940	76 days
1941	93 days
1942	46 days
1943	59 days
1944	56 days
1945	64 days
1946	43 days
1947	65 days
1948	60 days
1949	47 days
1950	48 days
1951	46 days
1952	65 days
1953	41 days
1954	41 days
1955	36 days
1956	47 days
1957	57 days
1958	51 days
1959	49 days
1960	77 days
1961	49 days
1962	41 days
1963	69 days
1964	52 days
1965	35 days
1966	82 days
1967	50 days
1968	91 days
1969	41 days
1970	57 days
1971	26 days
1972	47 days
1973	47 days
1974	40 days
1975	67 days
1976	55 days
1977	71 days
1978	87 days
1979	85 days
1980	43 days
1981	41 days
1982	61 days
1983	46 days
1984	84 days
1985	86 days
1986	49 days
1987	76 days
1988	47 days
1989	59 days
1990	45 days
1991	75 days
1992	45 days
1993	41 days
1994	62 days
1995	46 days
1996	124 days
1997	58 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

115 years, 1878 to 1997

A day with at least 30.2 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.1 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Calitzdorp 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	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
50 years	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	93.1 mm (3.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 115 years of values from 1878 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: 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1906; 80.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1951; 78.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1991.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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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