Alexandria (Pol) Weather Records (SF000367290)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Alexandria (Pol) (SF000367290), South Africa, with 113 years of record.

Key Facts for Alexandria (Pol)

Alexandria (Pol) (SF000367290) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.65 latitude and 26.42 longitude, 183 m (600 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1885 to 1997, 113 years of record.
0 records set at Alexandria (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Alexandria (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 52.5 mm (2.1 in) on 6 April 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.65 latitude, 26.42 longitude.
Elevation: 183 m (600 ft).
Period of record: 1885 to 1997, 113 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 Alexandria (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 Alexandria (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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
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 Alexandria (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Alexandria (Pol) between 25 September 1952 and 25 September 1952. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 290.6 mm (11.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Alexandria (Pol). The most was 290.6 mm (11.4 in) on 25 September 1952.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Alexandria (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	14 January 1995
Feb	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	27 February 1887
Mar	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	26 March 1981
Apr	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	3 April 1963
May	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	16 May 1935
Jun	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	14 June 1974
Jul	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	13 July 1886
Aug	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	30 August 1888
Sep	290.6 mm (11.4 in)	25 September 1952
Oct	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	20 October 1953
Nov	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	2 November 1985
Dec	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	21 December 1889

Latest Records

Latest records at Alexandria (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1997	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1996	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1996	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1996	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1995	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1995	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1994	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1994	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1994	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1994	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1994	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1994	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1993	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1993	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1993	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1993	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 September 1993	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1993	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1885 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Alexandria (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	290.6 mm (11.4 in)	1952	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	113
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	1889	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	113
Longest dry spell (CDD)	51 days	1949	28 days	113

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Alexandria (Pol), 1885 to 1997. The record is 290.6 mm (11.4 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Alexandria (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1885	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1886	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1887	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1888	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1889	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1890	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1891	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1892	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1893	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1894	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1895	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1896	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1897	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1898	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1899	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1900	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1901	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1902	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1903	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1904	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1905	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1906	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1907	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1908	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1909	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1910	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1911	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1912	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1913	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1914	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1915	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1916	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1917	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1918	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1921	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1922	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1923	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1924	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1925	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1928	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1931	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1932	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1933	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1934	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1936	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1938	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1939	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1941	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1942	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1945	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1946	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1947	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1948	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1951	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	290.6 mm (11.4 in)
1953	128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1954	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1955	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1956	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1959	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1960	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1961	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1962	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1963	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1964	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1968	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1969	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1971	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1972	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1973	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1975	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1976	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1978	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1980	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1982	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1983	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1984	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1986	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1987	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1989	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1991	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1993	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1994	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1995	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1996	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1997	52.5 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Alexandria (Pol), 1885 to 1997. The record is 350.0 mm (13.8 in) in 1889, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.0 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Alexandria (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1885	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1886	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1887	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1888	228.0 mm (9.0 in)
1889	350.0 mm (13.8 in)
1890	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1891	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1892	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1893	155.8 mm (6.1 in)
1894	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1895	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1896	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1897	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1898	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1899	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1900	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1901	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1902	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1903	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1904	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1905	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1906	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1907	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1908	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1909	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1910	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1911	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1912	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1913	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1914	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1915	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1917	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1918	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1919	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1920	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1921	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1922	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1923	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1924	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1925	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1926	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1927	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1929	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1930	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1931	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1932	196.5 mm (7.7 in)
1933	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1934	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1935	232.8 mm (9.2 in)
1936	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1937	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1938	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1939	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1940	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1941	145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1942	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1944	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1945	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1946	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1947	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1948	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1949	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1950	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1951	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1952	323.4 mm (12.7 in)
1953	215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1954	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1955	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1957	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1958	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1960	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1961	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1962	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1964	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1965	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1966	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1967	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1968	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1969	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1970	216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1971	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1972	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1975	195.5 mm (7.7 in)
1976	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1977	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1978	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1979	209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1980	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1982	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1984	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1985	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1986	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1987	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1989	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1990	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1992	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1993	200.5 mm (7.9 in)
1994	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1995	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1996	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1997	75.0 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Alexandria (Pol), 1885 to 1997. The record is 51 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Alexandria (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1885	18 days
1886	13 days
1887	36 days
1888	24 days
1889	32 days
1890	27 days
1891	16 days
1892	37 days
1893	27 days
1894	25 days
1895	38 days
1896	30 days
1897	21 days
1898	39 days
1899	23 days
1900	21 days
1901	30 days
1902	30 days
1903	15 days
1904	36 days
1905	22 days
1906	31 days
1907	18 days
1908	25 days
1909	32 days
1910	37 days
1911	26 days
1912	28 days
1913	17 days
1914	33 days
1915	49 days
1916	24 days
1917	26 days
1918	21 days
1919	32 days
1920	35 days
1921	26 days
1922	27 days
1923	30 days
1924	25 days
1925	39 days
1926	40 days
1927	44 days
1928	23 days
1929	26 days
1930	16 days
1931	32 days
1932	50 days
1933	31 days
1934	24 days
1935	36 days
1936	27 days
1937	27 days
1938	23 days
1939	21 days
1940	27 days
1941	26 days
1942	20 days
1943	31 days
1944	30 days
1945	30 days
1946	30 days
1947	25 days
1948	26 days
1949	51 days
1950	37 days
1951	30 days
1952	22 days
1953	26 days
1954	29 days
1955	30 days
1956	46 days
1957	25 days
1958	25 days
1959	23 days
1960	37 days
1961	26 days
1962	36 days
1963	27 days
1964	23 days
1965	38 days
1966	34 days
1967	31 days
1968	42 days
1969	35 days
1970	32 days
1971	25 days
1972	23 days
1973	30 days
1974	30 days
1975	33 days
1976	19 days
1977	29 days
1978	21 days
1979	25 days
1980	21 days
1981	30 days
1982	26 days
1983	24 days
1984	43 days
1985	28 days
1986	28 days
1987	37 days
1988	19 days
1989	33 days
1990	34 days
1991	28 days
1992	34 days
1993	34 days
1994	23 days
1995	39 days
1996	48 days
1997	28 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, 1887 to 1997

A day with at least 60.5 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 200.5 mm (7.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Alexandria (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	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
25 years	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	171.1 mm (6.7 in)
100 years	200.5 mm (7.9 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 1887 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: 290.6 mm (11.4 in) in 1952; 174.5 mm (6.9 in) in 1889; 155.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1970.

Download the Data

Data for Alexandria (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Alexandria (Pol) 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 2026-10-13 (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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