Matjiesfontein (Sar) Weather Records (SF000451340)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Matjiesfontein (Sar) (SF000451340), South Africa, with 112 years of record.

Key Facts for Matjiesfontein (Sar)

Matjiesfontein (Sar) (SF000451340) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.23 latitude and 20.58 longitude, 896 m (2,940 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 1989, 112 years of record.
0 records set at Matjiesfontein (Sar) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Matjiesfontein (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 20 April 1989.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.23 latitude, 20.58 longitude.
Elevation: 896 m (2,940 ft).
Period of record: 1878 to 1989, 112 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 Matjiesfontein (Sar). 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 Matjiesfontein (Sar), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 Matjiesfontein (Sar) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Matjiesfontein (Sar) between 5 February 1976 and 24 March 1981. Each dot is a new record.

When Matjiesfontein (Sar) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1976-02-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1981-03-24	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 80.0 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 80.0 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Matjiesfontein (Sar). The most was 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 24 March 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Matjiesfontein (Sar)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 January 1981
Feb	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	5 February 1976
Mar	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 March 1981
Apr	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	14 April 1900
May	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 May 1923
Jun	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	9 June 1967
Jul	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 July 1961
Aug	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 August 1952
Sep	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 September 1879
Oct	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 October 1880
Nov	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 November 1985
Dec	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 December 1957

Latest Records

Latest records at Matjiesfontein (Sar)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1989	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1989	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1988	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1988	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1988	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1988	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1988	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1988	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1987	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1987	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1987	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1987	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1986	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1986	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1985	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1985	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1985	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1985	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1985	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1878 to 1989

Yearly extremes at Matjiesfontein (Sar): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1981	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	1981	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	106
Longest dry spell (CDD)	244 days	1922	69 days	106

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Matjiesfontein (Sar), 1878 to 1989. The record is 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.0 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Matjiesfontein (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1879	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1880	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1881	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1882	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1883	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1884	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1885	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1886	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1887	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1888	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1889	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1890	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1891	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1892	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1893	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1894	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1895	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1897	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1898	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1899	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1900	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1902	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1903	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1904	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1905	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1906	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1907	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1913	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1914	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1915	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1916	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1917	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1918	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1919	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1920	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1921	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1923	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1925	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1926	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1927	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1928	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1929	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1930	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1931	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1932	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1933	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1936	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1938	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1939	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1940	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1941	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1942	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1943	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1944	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1947	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1949	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1950	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1951	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1952	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1953	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1954	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1955	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1956	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1957	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1958	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1959	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1961	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1963	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1964	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1965	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1966	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1967	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1969	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1970	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1971	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1972	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1973	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1974	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1975	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1976	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1979	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1980	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1984	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1985	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1987	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1988	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989	26.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Matjiesfontein (Sar), 1878 to 1989. The record is 150.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.8 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Matjiesfontein (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1879	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1880	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1881	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1882	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1883	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1884	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1885	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1886	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1887	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1888	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1889	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
1890	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1891	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1892	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1893	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1894	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1895	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1897	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1898	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1899	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1900	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1902	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1903	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1904	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1905	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1906	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1907	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1913	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1914	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1915	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1916	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1918	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1919	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1920	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1921	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1922	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1923	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1925	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1926	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1927	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1928	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1929	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1930	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1931	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1932	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1933	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1936	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1938	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1940	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1941	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1943	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1944	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1945	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1947	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1948	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1949	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
1951	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1952	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1954	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1955	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1956	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1957	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1958	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1959	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1960	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1961	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1962	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1963	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1965	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1966	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1967	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1968	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1970	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1971	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1972	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1973	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1974	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1975	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1976	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1979	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1980	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1982	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1984	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1985	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1987	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1988	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	48.0 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Matjiesfontein (Sar), 1878 to 1989. The record is 244 days in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 69 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Matjiesfontein (Sar) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	61 days
1879	56 days
1880	50 days
1881	88 days
1882	125 days
1883	58 days
1884	105 days
1885	61 days
1886	67 days
1887	58 days
1888	42 days
1889	121 days
1890	25 days
1891	62 days
1892	47 days
1893	75 days
1894	49 days
1895	55 days
1897	52 days
1898	88 days
1899	82 days
1900	53 days
1902	61 days
1903	54 days
1904	61 days
1905	78 days
1906	61 days
1907	78 days
1912	72 days
1913	38 days
1914	58 days
1915	90 days
1916	49 days
1917	46 days
1918	88 days
1919	73 days
1920	75 days
1921	81 days
1922	244 days
1923	154 days
1924	119 days
1925	142 days
1926	90 days
1927	57 days
1928	110 days
1929	118 days
1930	58 days
1931	48 days
1932	39 days
1933	78 days
1934	45 days
1935	100 days
1936	85 days
1937	97 days
1938	48 days
1939	130 days
1940	52 days
1941	64 days
1942	42 days
1943	72 days
1944	65 days
1945	87 days
1946	69 days
1947	76 days
1948	65 days
1949	84 days
1950	78 days
1951	122 days
1952	51 days
1953	53 days
1954	94 days
1955	49 days
1956	53 days
1957	41 days
1958	121 days
1959	33 days
1960	55 days
1961	49 days
1962	41 days
1963	35 days
1964	47 days
1965	50 days
1966	101 days
1967	98 days
1968	87 days
1969	99 days
1970	85 days
1971	82 days
1972	59 days
1973	48 days
1974	119 days
1975	165 days
1976	52 days
1977	81 days
1978	69 days
1979	82 days
1980	71 days
1981	72 days
1982	81 days
1983	98 days
1984	68 days
1985	63 days
1986	151 days
1987	144 days
1988	92 days
1989	51 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

85 years, 1886 to 1988

A day with at least 25.1 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 69.1 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Matjiesfontein (Sar): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
10 years	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
25 years	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
50 years	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
100 years	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1886 to 1988.

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: 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1981; 73.0 mm (2.9 in) in 1976; 56.0 mm (2.2 in) in 1985.

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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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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