Tulbagh (Pol) Weather Records (SF000422270)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tulbagh (Pol) (SF000422270), South Africa, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Tulbagh (Pol)

Tulbagh (Pol) (SF000422270) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.28 latitude and 19.15 longitude, 165 m (541 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1877 to 1997, 121 years of record.
0 records set at Tulbagh (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tulbagh (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 27 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.28 latitude, 19.15 longitude.
Elevation: 165 m (541 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 Tulbagh (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 Tulbagh (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
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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 Tulbagh (Pol) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tulbagh (Pol). The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 6 December 1879.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tulbagh (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 January 1981
Feb	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 February 1932
Mar	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	15 March 1902
Apr	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 April 1898
May	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	19 May 1954
Jun	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	17 June 1914
Jul	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	15 July 1917
Aug	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	5 August 1974
Sep	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 September 1936
Oct	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	16 October 1962
Nov	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	23 November 1976
Dec	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	6 December 1879

Latest Records

Latest records at Tulbagh (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 June 1997	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1996	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1995	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1995	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1994	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1994	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1994	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1993	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1993	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1993	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1993	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1993	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1992	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1992	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	111 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1991	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1990	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	tie	21 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1990	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1990	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1877 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Tulbagh (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1879	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	121
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	1925	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	121
Longest dry spell (CDD)	111 days	1925	46 days	121

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tulbagh (Pol), 1877 to 1997. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1879, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.0 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tulbagh (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1877	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1878	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1879	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1880	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1881	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1882	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1883	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1884	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1885	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1886	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1887	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1888	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1889	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1890	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1891	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1892	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1893	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1894	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1895	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1896	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1897	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1898	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1899	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1900	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1901	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1902	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1903	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1904	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1905	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1906	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1907	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1908	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1909	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1910	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1911	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1912	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1913	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1914	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1915	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1916	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1917	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1918	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1919	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1920	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1922	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1923	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1928	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1930	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1931	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1933	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1934	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1935	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1936	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1940	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1944	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1946	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1947	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1948	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1957	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1959	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1960	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1961	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1964	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1966	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1970	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1971	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1972	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1974	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1976	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1977	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1979	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1980	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1981	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1983	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1984	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1986	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1987	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1988	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1989	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1992	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1993	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	31.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tulbagh (Pol), 1877 to 1997. The record is 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.3 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tulbagh (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1877	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1878	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1879	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1880	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1881	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1882	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1883	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1884	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1885	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1886	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1887	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1888	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1889	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1890	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1891	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1892	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1893	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1894	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1895	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1896	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1897	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1898	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1899	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1900	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1901	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1902	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1903	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1904	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1906	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1907	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1908	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1909	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1910	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1911	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1912	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1913	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1914	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1915	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1916	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1917	140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1918	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1919	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1921	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1922	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1923	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1924	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1925	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1926	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1927	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1928	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1929	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1930	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1931	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1932	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1934	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1936	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1937	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1940	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1942	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1943	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1944	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1945	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1946	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1947	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1948	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1949	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1950	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1951	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1952	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1953	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1954	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1955	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1956	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1957	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1958	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1959	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1960	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1961	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1962	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1963	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1964	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1967	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1968	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1969	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1970	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1971	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1974	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1975	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1977	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1978	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1981	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1983	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1984	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1985	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1986	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1987	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1988	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1989	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1990	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1991	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1992	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1993	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1994	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1995	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	66.0 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tulbagh (Pol), 1877 to 1997. The record is 111 days in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tulbagh (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1877	11 days
1878	21 days
1879	68 days
1880	31 days
1881	74 days
1882	34 days
1883	33 days
1884	43 days
1885	21 days
1886	51 days
1887	30 days
1888	50 days
1889	48 days
1890	27 days
1891	49 days
1892	24 days
1893	69 days
1894	49 days
1895	76 days
1896	46 days
1897	43 days
1898	37 days
1899	46 days
1900	33 days
1901	37 days
1902	34 days
1903	52 days
1904	70 days
1905	61 days
1906	35 days
1907	44 days
1908	44 days
1909	49 days
1910	33 days
1911	27 days
1912	35 days
1913	53 days
1914	43 days
1915	44 days
1916	57 days
1917	45 days
1918	33 days
1919	46 days
1920	79 days
1921	50 days
1922	38 days
1923	55 days
1924	68 days
1925	111 days
1926	50 days
1927	48 days
1928	47 days
1929	50 days
1930	46 days
1931	52 days
1932	71 days
1933	47 days
1934	39 days
1935	54 days
1936	46 days
1937	32 days
1938	36 days
1939	46 days
1940	40 days
1941	79 days
1942	28 days
1943	38 days
1944	54 days
1945	87 days
1946	37 days
1947	80 days
1948	36 days
1949	65 days
1950	79 days
1951	76 days
1952	44 days
1953	79 days
1954	38 days
1955	47 days
1956	53 days
1957	65 days
1958	50 days
1959	34 days
1960	47 days
1961	77 days
1962	30 days
1963	73 days
1964	44 days
1965	28 days
1966	48 days
1967	55 days
1968	57 days
1969	34 days
1970	101 days
1971	64 days
1972	44 days
1973	51 days
1974	51 days
1975	29 days
1976	34 days
1977	48 days
1978	36 days
1979	53 days
1980	31 days
1981	34 days
1982	27 days
1983	31 days
1984	33 days
1985	27 days
1986	58 days
1987	43 days
1988	66 days
1989	31 days
1990	36 days
1991	36 days
1992	41 days
1993	42 days
1994	71 days
1995	36 days
1996	42 days
1997	42 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

116 years, 1879 to 1996

A day with at least 41.6 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.3 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tulbagh (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	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	96.3 mm (3.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 116 years of values from 1879 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: 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1879; 88.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1954; 84.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1974.

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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).

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