Mooredale Weather Records (SF000514300)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mooredale (SF000514300), South Africa, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Mooredale

Mooredale (SF000514300) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.17 latitude and 23.75 longitude, 632 m (2,073 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1929 to 1997, 69 years of record.
0 records set at Mooredale still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mooredale tied a daily record precipitation of 4.0 mm (0.16 in) on 27 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.17 latitude, 23.75 longitude.
Elevation: 632 m (2,073 ft).
Period of record: 1929 to 1997, 69 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 Mooredale. 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 Mooredale, 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 Mooredale still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Mooredale between 5 November 1964 and 12 April 1990. Each dot is a new record.

When Mooredale set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1964-11-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990-04-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 84.0 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 84.0 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mooredale. The most was 84.0 mm (3.3 in) on 12 April 1990.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mooredale
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	15 January 1974
Feb	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	10 February 1993
Mar	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	13 March 1954
Apr	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	12 April 1990
May	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	26 May 1967
Jun	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 June 1935
Jul	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 July 1983
Aug	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	20 August 1971
Sep	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	21 September 1993
Oct	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	15 October 1981
Nov	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	5 November 1964
Dec	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	1 December 1985

Latest Records

Latest records at Mooredale
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 June 1997	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	tie	30 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1996	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1996	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1996	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1996	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	tie	33 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1996	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1996	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1995	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1995	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1995	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1995	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1929 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Mooredale: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	1990	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	1971	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	167 days	1949	59 days	69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mooredale, 1929 to 1997. The record is 84.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.5 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mooredale by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1930	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1935	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1936	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1940	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1942	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1944	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1945	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1946	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1947	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1948	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1950	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1951	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1953	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1956	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1957	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1959	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1960	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1961	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1962	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1963	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1964	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1965	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1966	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1967	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1969	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1970	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1971	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1973	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1974	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1975	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1976	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1979	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1980	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1981	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1982	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1984	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1985	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1988	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1989	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1990	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1991	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1992	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1993	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1994	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1997	18.7 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mooredale, 1929 to 1997. The record is 119.3 mm (4.7 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.0 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mooredale by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1930	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1931	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1932	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1933	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1934	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1936	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1937	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1938	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1940	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1943	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1944	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1945	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1946	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1947	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1948	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1949	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1950	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1951	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1953	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1955	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1957	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1959	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1960	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1961	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1963	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1964	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1965	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1967	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1968	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1970	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1972	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1973	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1974	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1975	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1976	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1978	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1979	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1982	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1983	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1986	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1987	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1988	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1990	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1991	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1992	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1994	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1995	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1996	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	37.5 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mooredale, 1929 to 1997. The record is 167 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mooredale by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929	32 days
1930	41 days
1931	48 days
1932	49 days
1933	78 days
1934	63 days
1935	64 days
1936	69 days
1937	127 days
1938	66 days
1939	78 days
1940	85 days
1941	67 days
1942	59 days
1943	71 days
1944	65 days
1945	58 days
1946	35 days
1947	45 days
1948	62 days
1949	167 days
1950	52 days
1951	78 days
1952	55 days
1953	62 days
1954	61 days
1955	81 days
1956	68 days
1957	35 days
1958	114 days
1959	48 days
1960	30 days
1961	49 days
1962	67 days
1963	54 days
1964	54 days
1965	42 days
1966	36 days
1967	44 days
1968	72 days
1969	67 days
1970	72 days
1971	52 days
1972	62 days
1973	47 days
1974	64 days
1975	59 days
1976	76 days
1977	53 days
1978	59 days
1979	74 days
1980	43 days
1981	34 days
1982	46 days
1983	59 days
1984	53 days
1985	58 days
1986	42 days
1987	105 days
1988	63 days
1989	27 days
1990	46 days
1991	53 days
1992	49 days
1993	37 days
1994	48 days
1995	85 days
1996	60 days
1997	41 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

67 years, 1929 to 1997

A day with at least 37.6 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.3 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mooredale: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1929 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: 84.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1990; 81.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1964; 75.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1954.

Download the Data

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

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