George Airport Weather Records (SF000288380)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for George Airport (SF000288380), South Africa, with 149 years of record.

Key Facts for George Airport

George Airport (SF000288380) is a weather station in South Africa at -34.02 latitude and 22.38 longitude, 190 m (623 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1877 to 2025, 149 years of record.
1,464 records set at George Airport still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
George Airport set a daily record high maximum temperature of 28.5 C (83.3 F) on 29 July 2025.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -34.02 latitude, 22.38 longitude.
Elevation: 190 m (623 ft).
Period of record: 1877 to 2025, 149 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 George Airport. 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 George Airport, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	38.0 C (100.4 F)	0.1 C (32.2 F)	28.0 C (82.4 F)	10.3 C (50.5 F)
Feb	40.3 C (104.5 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23.6 C (74.5 F)	15.2 C (59.4 F)
Mar	39.8 C (103.6 F)	7.7 C (45.9 F)	33.2 C (91.8 F)	11.6 C (52.9 F)
Apr	38.8 C (101.8 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33.5 C (92.3 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)
May	36.3 C (97.3 F)	3.4 C (38.1 F)	28.8 C (83.8 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)
Jun	33.2 C (91.8 F)	1.9 C (35.4 F)	26.6 C (79.9 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)
Jul	31.2 C (88.2 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	28.5 C (83.3 F)	2.7 C (36.9 F)
Aug	33.7 C (92.7 F)	0.2 C (32.4 F)	28.4 C (83.1 F)	3.8 C (38.8 F)
Sep	35.5 C (95.9 F)	2.4 C (36.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.2 C (100.8 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.1 C (32.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	35.9 C (96.6 F)	1.6 C (34.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at George Airport still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 47.

Standing records at George Airport by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1976	3
1979	5
1980	32
1981	25
1982	44
1983	47
1984	46
1985	43
1986	35
1987	29
1988	33
1989	32
1990	43
1991	30
1992	29
1993	40
1994	26
1995	29
1996	29
1997	23
1998	29
1999	40
2000	31
2001	22
2002	39
2003	35
2004	38
2005	34
2006	43
2007	31
2008	43
2009	23
2010	28
2011	19
2012	23
2013	26
2014	35
2015	25
2016	26
2017	44
2018	30
2019	22
2020	38
2021	21
2022	24
2023	31
2024	29
2025	12

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at George Airport between 15 June 1908 and 8 February 2018. Each dot is a new record.

When George Airport set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1908-06-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1931-12-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 208.3 mm (8.2 in)
2018-02-08	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 40.3 C (104.5 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 208.3 mm (8.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at George Airport. The most was 208.3 mm (8.2 in) on 31 December 1931.

Record daily precipitation for each month at George Airport
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	11 January 1951
Feb	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	24 February 1904
Mar	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	25 March 2003
Apr	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	23 April 1979
May	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	15 May 1885
Jun	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	15 June 1908
Jul	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	24 July 1951
Aug	139.5 mm (5.5 in)	31 August 1902
Sep	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	16 September 1964
Oct	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	9 October 1959
Nov	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	22 November 2007
Dec	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	31 December 1931

Period of Record Coverage

1976 to 2025

46 years of record at George Airport, 1976 to 2025. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1976, 1977, 1990, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014 and others.

Days with data per year at George Airport
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1976	114	31%	No
1977	14	4%	No
1982	349	96%	Yes
1983	348	95%	Yes
1984	350	96%	Yes
1985	348	95%	Yes
1986	348	95%	Yes
1987	339	93%	Yes
1988	334	91%	Yes
1989	332	91%	Yes
1990	326	89%	No
1991	353	97%	Yes
1992	352	96%	Yes
1993	358	98%	Yes
1994	355	97%	Yes
1995	338	93%	Yes
1996	332	91%	Yes
1997	342	94%	Yes
1998	338	93%	Yes
1999	343	94%	Yes
2000	343	94%	Yes
2001	344	94%	Yes
2002	335	92%	Yes
2003	335	92%	Yes
2004	335	92%	Yes
2005	327	90%	No
2006	317	87%	No
2007	342	94%	Yes
2008	339	93%	Yes
2009	326	89%	No
2010	346	95%	Yes
2011	345	95%	Yes
2012	342	93%	Yes
2013	327	90%	No
2014	325	89%	No
2015	312	85%	No
2016	294	80%	No
2017	275	75%	No
2018	278	76%	No
2019	286	78%	No
2020	279	76%	No
2021	290	79%	No
2022	291	80%	No
2023	299	82%	No
2024	281	77%	No
2025	167	46%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at George Airport
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 July 2025	George Airport, ZA	daily high max	28.5 C (83.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2025	George Airport, ZA	daily low min	2.7 C (36.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	11 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2025	George Airport, ZA	daily high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	28 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2025	George Airport, ZA	daily low max	14.1 C (57.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2025	George Airport, ZA	daily low min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2025	George Airport, ZA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 2025	George Airport, ZA	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2025	George Airport, ZA	daily low max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2025	George Airport, ZA	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2025	George Airport, ZA	daily high max	33.2 C (91.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2025	George Airport, ZA	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2025	George Airport, ZA	daily low max	19.2 C (66.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2024	George Airport, ZA	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	23 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2024	George Airport, ZA	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2024	George Airport, ZA	daily low max	20.3 C (68.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	6 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2024	George Airport, ZA	daily high min (Tie)	16.6 C (61.9 F)	tie	33 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2024	George Airport, ZA	daily low max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	19 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2024	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	123 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2024	George Airport, ZA	daily low max	15.2 C (59.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2024	George Airport, ZA	daily high max	36.8 C (98.2 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1982 to 1994

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at George Airport, 1982 to 1994. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.2 C (62.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1982, at 16.6 C (61.9 F), and the warmest was 1985, at 17.7 C (63.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.6 C (1.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at George Airport as warming stripes, 1982 to 1994
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1982	16.6 C	-0.57 C
1983	17.0 C	-0.18 C
1985	17.7 C	+0.50 C
1986	17.5 C	+0.31 C
1988	17.3 C	+0.13 C
1989	17.1 C	-0.10 C
1991	17.5 C	+0.34 C
1992	17.1 C	-0.11 C
1993	17.1 C	-0.05 C
1994	16.9 C	-0.25 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1877 to 2025

Yearly extremes at George Airport: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.3 C (104.5 F)	2018	37.0 C (98.5 F)	46
Coldest night (TNn)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2002	2.7 C (36.9 F)	47
Wettest day (Rx1day)	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	1931	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	149
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	485.9 mm (19.1 in)	1932	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	149
Longest dry spell (CDD)	42 days	1880	16 days	149

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at George Airport, 1877 to 2025. The record is 40.3 C (104.5 F) in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at George Airport by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	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
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1983	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1984	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1985	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1986	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1988	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1989	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1990	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1991	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1993	40.1 C (104.2 F)
1994	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1995	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1996	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1997	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1998	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1999	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2000	35.3 C (95.5 F)
2001	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002	37.9 C (100.2 F)
2003	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2004	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2005	39.8 C (103.6 F)
2006	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2007	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2008	35.2 C (95.4 F)
2009	35.9 C (96.6 F)
2010	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2011	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2012	34.8 C (94.6 F)
2013	35.8 C (96.4 F)
2014	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2015	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2016	37.3 C (99.1 F)
2017	36.2 C (97.2 F)
2018	40.3 C (104.5 F)
2019	35.9 C (96.6 F)
2020	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2021	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2022	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2023	36.2 C (97.2 F)
2024	36.8 C (98.2 F)
2025	33.5 C (92.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at George Airport, 1877 to 2025. The record is 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.7 C (36.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at George Airport by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	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
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1980	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1981	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1982	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1983	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1984	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1985	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1986	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1987	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1988	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1989	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1990	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1991	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1992	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1993	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1994	2.9 C (37.2 F)
1995	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1996	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1997	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1998	2.9 C (37.2 F)
1999	3.2 C (37.8 F)
2000	2.9 C (37.2 F)
2001	4.2 C (39.6 F)
2002	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2003	2.3 C (36.1 F)
2004	3.0 C (37.4 F)
2005	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2006	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2007	0.2 C (32.4 F)
2008	3.0 C (37.4 F)
2009	3.6 C (38.5 F)
2010	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2011	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2012	1.4 C (34.5 F)
2013	3.5 C (38.3 F)
2014	2.1 C (35.8 F)
2015	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2016	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2017	2.1 C (35.8 F)
2018	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2019	2.9 C (37.2 F)
2020	3.0 C (37.4 F)
2021	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2022	3.6 C (38.5 F)
2023	2.4 C (36.3 F)
2024	2.7 C (36.9 F)
2025	2.7 C (36.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at George Airport, 1877 to 2025. The record is 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at George Airport by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1877	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1878	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1879	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1880	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1881	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1882	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1883	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1884	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1885	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1886	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1887	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1888	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1889	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1890	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1891	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1892	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1893	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1894	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1895	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1896	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1897	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1898	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1899	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1900	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1901	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1902	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1903	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1904	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1905	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1906	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1907	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1908	187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1909	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1910	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1911	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1912	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1913	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1914	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1915	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1916	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1917	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1918	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1919	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1923	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1924	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1925	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1926	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1928	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1929	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1930	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1931	208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1932	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1933	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1934	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1935	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1936	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1937	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1938	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1939	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1942	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1943	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1946	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1950	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1951	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1952	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1953	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1954	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1955	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1956	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1958	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1960	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1961	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1963	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1964	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1965	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1966	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1968	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1969	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1970	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1973	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1974	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1975	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1977	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1978	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1979	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1980	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1982	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1984	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1985	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1986	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1987	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1988	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1990	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1992	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1993	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1994	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1995	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1996	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1997	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1998	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1999	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2000	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2001	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2002	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2003	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
2004	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2005	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2006	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2007	206.0 mm (8.1 in)
2008	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2009	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2010	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2011	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2012	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2013	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2014	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2015	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2016	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2017	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2018	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2019	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2020	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2021	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2022	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2023	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2024	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2025	21.1 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at George Airport, 1877 to 2025. The record is 485.9 mm (19.1 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.2 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at George Airport by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1877	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1878	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1879	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1880	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1881	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1882	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1883	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1884	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1885	263.6 mm (10.4 in)
1886	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1887	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1888	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1889	153.3 mm (6.0 in)
1890	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1891	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1892	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1893	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1894	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1895	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1896	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1897	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1898	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1899	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1900	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1901	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1902	226.3 mm (8.9 in)
1903	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1904	203.3 mm (8.0 in)
1905	215.8 mm (8.5 in)
1906	128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1907	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1908	255.5 mm (10.1 in)
1909	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1910	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1911	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1912	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1913	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1914	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1915	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1916	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1917	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1918	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1919	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1920	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1921	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1922	154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1923	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1924	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1925	250.5 mm (9.9 in)
1926	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1927	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1928	249.4 mm (9.8 in)
1929	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1931	449.3 mm (17.7 in)
1932	485.9 mm (19.1 in)
1933	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1934	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1935	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1936	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1937	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1938	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1939	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1940	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1941	202.5 mm (8.0 in)
1942	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1943	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1944	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1946	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1947	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1948	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1949	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1950	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1951	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1952	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1953	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1954	268.7 mm (10.6 in)
1955	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1956	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1957	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1958	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1959	143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1960	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1961	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	221.9 mm (8.7 in)
1963	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1964	248.0 mm (9.8 in)
1965	201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1966	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1967	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1968	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1969	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1971	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1972	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1975	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1976	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1977	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1978	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1979	142.1 mm (5.6 in)
1980	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	260.5 mm (10.3 in)
1982	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1983	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1984	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1985	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1986	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1987	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1988	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1989	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1990	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1991	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1992	129.9 mm (5.1 in)
1993	198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1994	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1995	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1996	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1997	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1998	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1999	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2000	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2001	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2002	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
2003	181.3 mm (7.1 in)
2004	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2005	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2006	111.9 mm (4.4 in)
2007	333.9 mm (13.1 in)
2008	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
2009	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2010	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2011	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2012	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2013	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2014	150.2 mm (5.9 in)
2015	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2016	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2017	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2018	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2019	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2020	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2021	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2022	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2023	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
2024	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
2025	18.8 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at George Airport, 1877 to 2025. The record is 42 days in 1880, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at George Airport by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1877	11 days
1878	9 days
1879	15 days
1880	42 days
1881	10 days
1882	23 days
1883	10 days
1884	27 days
1885	19 days
1886	14 days
1887	35 days
1888	16 days
1889	16 days
1890	13 days
1891	13 days
1892	35 days
1893	14 days
1894	17 days
1895	23 days
1896	15 days
1897	18 days
1898	13 days
1899	14 days
1900	23 days
1901	16 days
1902	19 days
1903	22 days
1904	17 days
1905	21 days
1906	18 days
1907	24 days
1908	17 days
1909	12 days
1910	12 days
1911	15 days
1912	13 days
1913	24 days
1914	18 days
1915	14 days
1916	20 days
1917	16 days
1918	20 days
1919	20 days
1920	17 days
1921	15 days
1922	18 days
1923	18 days
1924	13 days
1925	12 days
1926	17 days
1927	25 days
1928	15 days
1929	19 days
1930	19 days
1931	16 days
1932	18 days
1933	25 days
1934	24 days
1935	14 days
1936	16 days
1937	18 days
1938	17 days
1939	23 days
1940	20 days
1941	21 days
1942	11 days
1943	20 days
1944	18 days
1945	13 days
1946	16 days
1947	22 days
1948	15 days
1949	27 days
1950	18 days
1951	12 days
1952	16 days
1953	16 days
1954	19 days
1955	13 days
1956	19 days
1957	14 days
1958	28 days
1959	14 days
1960	28 days
1961	15 days
1962	15 days
1963	20 days
1964	23 days
1965	22 days
1966	23 days
1967	21 days
1968	18 days
1969	21 days
1970	19 days
1971	15 days
1972	16 days
1973	20 days
1974	20 days
1975	17 days
1976	13 days
1977	18 days
1978	14 days
1979	14 days
1980	24 days
1981	13 days
1982	20 days
1983	15 days
1984	18 days
1985	14 days
1986	5 days
1987	7 days
1988	5 days
1989	5 days
1990	3 days
1991	4 days
1992	31 days
1993	4 days
1994	10 days
1995	12 days
1996	16 days
1997	13 days
1998	20 days
1999	10 days
2000	4 days
2001	3 days
2002	11 days
2003	9 days
2004	18 days
2005	8 days
2006	4 days
2007	5 days
2008	4 days
2009	4 days
2010	5 days
2011	4 days
2012	9 days
2013	4 days
2014	5 days
2015	5 days
2016	4 days
2017	5 days
2018	4 days
2019	5 days
2020	6 days
2021	6 days
2022	5 days
2023	4 days
2024	4 days
2025	5 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

107 years, 1879 to 1998

A day with at least 65.7 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 208.8 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at George Airport: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
10 years	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
25 years	152.8 mm (6.0 in)
50 years	179.7 mm (7.1 in)
100 years	208.8 mm (8.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 107 years of values from 1879 to 1998.

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: 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1931; 187.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1908; 164.3 mm (6.5 in) in 1885.

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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).