Prince Albert Road Weather Records (SF000480430)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Prince Albert Road (SF000480430), South Africa, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Prince Albert Road

Prince Albert Road (SF000480430) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.22 latitude and 22.03 longitude, 0 m (0 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1877 to 1997, 121 years of record.
0 records set at Prince Albert Road still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Prince Albert Road set a daily record precipitation of 10.5 mm (0.4 in) on 28 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.22 latitude, 22.03 longitude.
Elevation: 0 m (0 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 Prince Albert Road. 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 Prince Albert Road, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Prince Albert Road still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Prince Albert Road between 27 January 1942 and 27 January 1942. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 80.8 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Prince Albert Road. The most was 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 27 January 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Prince Albert Road
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 January 1942
Feb	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	5 February 1985
Mar	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 March 1906
Apr	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 April 1878
May	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 May 1911
Jun	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	9 June 1967
Jul	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 July 1920
Aug	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 August 1995
Sep	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	22 September 1987
Oct	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 October 1913
Nov	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	13 November 1923
Dec	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 December 1936

Latest Records

Latest records at Prince Albert Road
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1997	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1997	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1997	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1996	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1996	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1996	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1995	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1995	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1995	Prince Albert Road, ZA	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1995	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1995	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1994	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1994	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1994	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1877 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Prince Albert Road: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	1942	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	1985	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	106
Longest dry spell (CDD)	189 days	1881	63 days	106

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Prince Albert Road, 1877 to 1997. The record is 80.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.9 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Prince Albert Road by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1877	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1878	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1879	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1880	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1881	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1882	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1898	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1899	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1900	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1901	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1902	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1903	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1904	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1905	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1906	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1907	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1908	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1909	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1910	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1911	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1912	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1913	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1914	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1915	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1916	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1917	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1918	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1920	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1922	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1924	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1926	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1927	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1928	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1929	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1930	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1931	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1932	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1933	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1934	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1936	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1937	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1938	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1940	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1941	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1942	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1943	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1944	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1946	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1947	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1948	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1950	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1951	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1952	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1955	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1956	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1958	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1959	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1964	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1965	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1966	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1967	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1968	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1969	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1970	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1971	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1972	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1973	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1974	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1976	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1977	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1978	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1979	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1980	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1981	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1984	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1988	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1991	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1992	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1994	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1995	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997	29.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Prince Albert Road, 1877 to 1997. The record is 112.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.2 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Prince Albert Road by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1877	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1878	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1879	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1880	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1881	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1882	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1898	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1899	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1900	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1901	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1902	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1903	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1904	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1905	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1906	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1907	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1908	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1909	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1910	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1911	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1912	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1913	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1914	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1915	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1916	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1917	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1918	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1919	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1920	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1922	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1923	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1924	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1925	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1926	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1927	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1928	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1929	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1931	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1932	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1933	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1934	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1935	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1936	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1937	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1938	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1940	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1941	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1944	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1945	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1946	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1948	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1949	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1950	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1951	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1952	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1953	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1955	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1956	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1957	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1958	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1959	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1965	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1967	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1968	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1969	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1971	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1973	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1975	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1976	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1977	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1979	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1980	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1982	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1983	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1985	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1986	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1987	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1989	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1990	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1992	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1993	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1994	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1995	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997	48.0 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Prince Albert Road, 1877 to 1997. The record is 189 days in 1881, marked on the chart; the median year is 63 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Prince Albert Road by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1877	24 days
1878	67 days
1879	108 days
1880	52 days
1881	189 days
1882	42 days
1898	153 days
1899	58 days
1900	46 days
1901	42 days
1902	72 days
1903	109 days
1904	49 days
1905	61 days
1906	39 days
1907	59 days
1908	70 days
1909	42 days
1910	72 days
1911	57 days
1912	72 days
1913	37 days
1914	43 days
1915	54 days
1916	38 days
1917	57 days
1918	71 days
1919	51 days
1920	33 days
1921	63 days
1922	50 days
1923	70 days
1924	35 days
1925	52 days
1926	104 days
1927	98 days
1928	89 days
1929	61 days
1930	59 days
1931	57 days
1932	59 days
1933	65 days
1934	63 days
1935	36 days
1936	53 days
1937	93 days
1938	58 days
1939	113 days
1940	83 days
1941	57 days
1942	104 days
1943	57 days
1944	78 days
1945	60 days
1946	70 days
1947	100 days
1948	64 days
1949	102 days
1950	53 days
1951	92 days
1952	44 days
1953	37 days
1954	45 days
1955	81 days
1956	38 days
1957	86 days
1958	78 days
1959	63 days
1960	145 days
1961	70 days
1962	89 days
1963	99 days
1964	65 days
1965	49 days
1966	89 days
1967	67 days
1968	87 days
1969	130 days
1970	77 days
1971	132 days
1972	40 days
1973	88 days
1974	63 days
1975	86 days
1976	51 days
1977	74 days
1978	74 days
1979	44 days
1980	64 days
1981	44 days
1982	53 days
1983	58 days
1984	57 days
1985	49 days
1986	44 days
1987	84 days
1988	83 days
1989	41 days
1990	103 days
1991	102 days
1992	49 days
1993	50 days
1994	43 days
1995	85 days
1996	48 days
1997	133 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

102 years, 1878 to 1997

A day with at least 27.4 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 77.7 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Prince Albert Road: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
10 years	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
25 years	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
50 years	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
100 years	77.7 mm (3.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 102 years of values from 1878 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: 80.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1942; 69.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1906; 66.5 mm (2.6 in) in 1923.

Download the Data

Data for Prince Albert Road standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Prince Albert Road 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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