Port Alfred Weather Records (SF000376960)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Alfred (SF000376960), South Africa, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Alfred

Port Alfred (SF000376960) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.60 latitude and 26.88 longitude, 37 m (121 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 2002, 121 years of record.
1,464 records set at Port Alfred still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Port Alfred set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 22 January 2002.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.60 latitude, 26.88 longitude.
Elevation: 37 m (121 ft).
Period of record: 1882 to 2002, 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 Port Alfred. 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 Port Alfred, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	32.0 C (89.6 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.3 C (91.9 F)	8.2 C (46.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.1 C (100.6 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.5 C (90.5 F)	7.3 C (45.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.4 C (88.5 F)	3.7 C (38.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.1 C (91.6 F)	3.6 C (38.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.6 C (94.3 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.1 C (97.0 F)	8.8 C (47.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.1 C (86.2 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	29.7 C (85.5 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Port Alfred still stand. 1999 holds the most, with 381.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Port Alfred between 25 September 1952 and 27 May 1967. Each dot is a new record.

When Port Alfred set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1952-09-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1967-05-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 167.0 mm (6.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 167.0 mm (6.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Alfred. The most was 167.0 mm (6.6 in) on 27 May 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Alfred
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	21 January 1943
Feb	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	1 February 1964
Mar	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	3 March 1974
Apr	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	18 April 1978
May	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	27 May 1967
Jun	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 June 1891
Jul	160.6 mm (6.3 in)	20 July 1979
Aug	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	7 August 1992
Sep	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	25 September 1952
Oct	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	1 October 1992
Nov	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 November 1917
Dec	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	19 December 1889

Period of Record Coverage

1997 to 2002

6 years of record at Port Alfred, 1997 to 2002. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.

Latest Records

Latest records at Port Alfred
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2002	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2001	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2000	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1999	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1999	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1998	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1998	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1998	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1997	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1996	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1995	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1995	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1994	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 August 1994	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1994	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1994	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1994	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1993	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1882 to 2002

Yearly extremes at Port Alfred: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.1 C (100.6 F)	1998	33.5 C (92.2 F)	6
Coldest night (TNn)	3.6 C (38.5 F)	2000	5.1 C (41.1 F)	6
Wettest day (Rx1day)	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	1967	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	105
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	269.1 mm (10.6 in)	1979	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	104
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	1936	26 days	105

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Port Alfred, 1882 to 2002. The record is 38.1 C (100.6 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.5 C (92.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Port Alfred by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	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
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
1936	n/a
1937	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	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	20.1 C (68.2 F)
1998	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1999	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2000	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001	32.5 C (90.5 F)
2002	28.9 C (84.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Port Alfred, 1882 to 2002. The record is 3.6 C (38.5 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.1 C (41.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Port Alfred by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	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
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
1936	n/a
1937	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	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	8.4 C (47.1 F)
1998	3.7 C (38.7 F)
1999	4.8 C (40.6 F)
2000	3.6 C (38.5 F)
2001	5.3 C (41.5 F)
2002	13.5 C (56.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Port Alfred, 1882 to 2002. The record is 167.0 mm (6.6 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.0 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Alfred by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1883	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1884	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1887	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1888	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1889	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1890	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1891	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1892	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1893	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1894	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1895	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1896	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1897	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1898	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1899	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1900	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1901	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1902	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1904	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1905	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1906	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1907	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1908	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1910	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1911	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1912	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1913	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1914	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1915	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1916	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1918	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1919	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1920	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1921	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1922	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1923	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1937	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1940	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1941	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1944	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1945	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1949	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1950	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1951	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1953	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1954	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1958	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1959	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1960	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1962	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1963	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1965	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1966	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1967	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1968	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1971	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1972	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1973	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1975	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1976	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1977	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1979	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1980	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1982	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1986	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1987	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1988	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1989	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1990	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1992	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1993	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1995	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1998	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1999	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2000	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2001	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2002	32.5 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Port Alfred, 1882 to 2002. The record is 269.1 mm (10.6 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.0 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Alfred by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1883	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1884	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1887	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1888	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1889	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1890	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1891	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1892	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1893	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1894	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1895	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1896	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1897	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1898	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1899	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1900	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1901	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1902	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1904	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1905	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1906	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1907	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1908	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1909	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1910	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1911	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1912	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1913	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1914	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1915	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1916	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1917	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1918	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1919	179.2 mm (7.1 in)
1920	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1921	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1922	243.1 mm (9.6 in)
1923	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1936	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1937	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1939	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1940	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1941	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1942	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1944	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1946	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1947	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1948	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1949	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1950	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1951	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1952	209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1953	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1954	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1955	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1956	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1957	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1958	196.2 mm (7.7 in)
1959	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1960	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1961	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1962	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1963	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1964	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1965	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1966	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1967	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1968	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1969	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1970	158.9 mm (6.3 in)
1971	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1972	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1973	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1975	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1976	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1978	203.0 mm (8.0 in)
1979	269.1 mm (10.6 in)
1980	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1981	242.7 mm (9.6 in)
1982	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1983	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1984	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1985	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1986	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1987	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1989	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1990	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1991	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1992	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1993	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1994	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1995	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1996	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1997	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1998	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1999	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
2000	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2001	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
2002	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Port Alfred, 1882 to 2002. The record is 69 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Alfred by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	13 days
1883	30 days
1884	19 days
1887	36 days
1888	21 days
1889	33 days
1890	38 days
1891	16 days
1892	36 days
1893	27 days
1894	26 days
1895	22 days
1896	24 days
1897	20 days
1898	38 days
1899	21 days
1900	22 days
1901	34 days
1902	36 days
1904	25 days
1905	36 days
1906	27 days
1907	44 days
1908	40 days
1909	41 days
1910	27 days
1911	26 days
1912	35 days
1913	26 days
1914	33 days
1915	46 days
1916	33 days
1917	22 days
1918	29 days
1919	28 days
1920	24 days
1921	27 days
1922	20 days
1923	20 days
1936	69 days
1937	39 days
1939	20 days
1940	25 days
1941	24 days
1942	18 days
1943	33 days
1944	22 days
1945	24 days
1946	31 days
1947	25 days
1948	18 days
1949	51 days
1950	31 days
1951	27 days
1952	20 days
1953	26 days
1954	28 days
1955	36 days
1956	31 days
1957	27 days
1958	22 days
1959	24 days
1960	24 days
1961	22 days
1962	34 days
1963	18 days
1964	25 days
1965	20 days
1966	22 days
1967	23 days
1968	37 days
1969	30 days
1970	22 days
1971	20 days
1972	16 days
1973	37 days
1974	21 days
1975	28 days
1976	22 days
1977	49 days
1978	23 days
1979	23 days
1980	24 days
1981	29 days
1982	54 days
1983	33 days
1984	28 days
1985	22 days
1986	42 days
1987	30 days
1988	18 days
1989	55 days
1990	22 days
1991	42 days
1992	23 days
1993	30 days
1994	26 days
1995	41 days
1996	29 days
1997	33 days
1998	12 days
1999	10 days
2000	4 days
2001	2 days
2002	1 day

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

86 years, 1887 to 1996

A day with at least 58.8 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 181.7 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Port Alfred: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
25 years	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
50 years	156.4 mm (6.2 in)
100 years	181.7 mm (7.2 in)	Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1887 to 1996.

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: 167.0 mm (6.6 in) in 1967; 160.6 mm (6.3 in) in 1979; 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1952.

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Data for Port Alfred standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Port Alfred 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).

Days with data per year at Port Alfred
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1997	1	0%	No
1998	271	74%	No
1999	308	84%	No
2000	309	84%	No
2001	315	86%	No
2002	32	9%	No