Rondawel Weather Records (SF000493720)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rondawel (SF000493720), South Africa, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Rondawel

Rondawel (SF000493720) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.20 latitude and 22.67 longitude, 832 m (2,730 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 1997, 86 years of record.
0 records set at Rondawel still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rondawel set a daily record precipitation of 5.2 mm (0.20 in) on 13 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.20 latitude, 22.67 longitude.
Elevation: 832 m (2,730 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 1997, 86 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 Rondawel. 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 Rondawel, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Rondawel still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 73.4 mm (2.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rondawel. The most was 73.4 mm (2.9 in) on 30 September 1918.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rondawel
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	13 January 1985
Feb	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	5 February 1976
Mar	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 March 1920
Apr	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 April 1958
May	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	5 May 1916
Jun	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 June 1953
Jul	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 July 1953
Aug	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 August 1995
Sep	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 September 1918
Oct	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 October 1913
Nov	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	5 November 1964
Dec	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 December 1985

Latest Records

Latest records at Rondawel
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1997	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1997	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1997	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1996	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1996	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1996	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1996	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1995	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1995	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1995	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1995	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1995	Rondawel, ZA	monthly rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1994	Rondawel, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Rondawel: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	1918	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	1918	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	365 days	1927	84 days	86

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rondawel, 1912 to 1997. The record is 73.4 mm (2.9 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.8 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rondawel by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1913	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1914	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1915	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1916	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1917	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1918	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1919	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1920	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1921	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1922	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1923	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1924	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1925	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1926	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1929	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1930	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1931	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1934	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1935	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1939	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1940	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1941	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1943	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1944	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1945	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1946	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1948	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1951	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1953	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1955	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1956	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1957	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1958	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1960	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1961	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1962	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1963	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1964	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1965	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1966	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1968	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1969	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
1970	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
1971	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1972	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1973	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1974	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1975	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1976	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1977	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1978	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1979	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1980	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1982	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1983	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1986	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1987	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1988	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1989	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1990	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1991	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1994	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1996	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1997	20.2 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rondawel, 1912 to 1997. The record is 73.4 mm (2.9 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rondawel by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1913	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1914	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1915	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1916	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1917	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1918	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1919	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1920	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1921	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1922	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1923	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1924	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1925	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1926	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1929	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1930	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1934	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1937	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1938	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1943	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1944	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1945	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1948	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1949	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1951	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1954	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1956	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1957	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1958	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1959	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1960	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1961	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1962	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1963	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1964	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1966	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1968	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1969	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
1970	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
1971	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1973	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1974	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1975	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1976	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1978	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1979	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1980	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1982	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1983	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1985	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1986	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1987	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1988	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1989	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1990	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1991	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1992	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1994	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1996	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1997	32.9 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rondawel, 1912 to 1997. The record is 365 days in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 84 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rondawel by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	73 days
1913	42 days
1914	51 days
1915	195 days
1916	112 days
1917	89 days
1918	79 days
1919	56 days
1920	58 days
1921	170 days
1922	106 days
1923	69 days
1924	174 days
1925	82 days
1926	199 days
1927	365 days
1928	261 days
1929	62 days
1930	94 days
1931	54 days
1932	109 days
1933	160 days
1934	80 days
1935	170 days
1936	186 days
1937	118 days
1938	178 days
1939	131 days
1940	131 days
1941	59 days
1942	81 days
1943	97 days
1944	70 days
1945	85 days
1946	106 days
1947	100 days
1948	77 days
1949	168 days
1950	53 days
1951	123 days
1952	137 days
1953	71 days
1954	83 days
1955	88 days
1956	57 days
1957	81 days
1958	107 days
1959	86 days
1960	59 days
1961	83 days
1962	89 days
1963	62 days
1964	66 days
1965	72 days
1966	73 days
1967	55 days
1968	82 days
1969	98 days
1970	85 days
1971	77 days
1972	63 days
1973	51 days
1974	95 days
1975	104 days
1976	85 days
1977	86 days
1978	75 days
1979	133 days
1980	71 days
1981	47 days
1982	81 days
1983	98 days
1984	92 days
1985	121 days
1986	51 days
1987	92 days
1988	62 days
1989	83 days
1990	103 days
1991	90 days
1992	79 days
1993	75 days
1994	62 days
1995	84 days
1996	80 days
1997	67 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

84 years, 1913 to 1997

A day with at least 26.1 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 75.0 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rondawel: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
10 years	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
25 years	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
50 years	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
100 years	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1913 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: 73.4 mm (2.9 in) in 1918; 68.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1916; 64.8 mm (2.6 in) in 1985.

Download the Data

Data for Rondawel standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rondawel 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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