Alicedale Weather Records (SF000561390)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Alicedale (SF000561390), South Africa, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Alicedale

Alicedale (SF000561390) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.32 latitude and 26.08 longitude, 274 m (899 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1877 to 1997, 121 years of record.
0 records set at Alicedale still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Alicedale set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 26 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.32 latitude, 26.08 longitude.
Elevation: 274 m (899 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 Alicedale. 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 Alicedale, 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
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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 Alicedale still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Alicedale between 23 May 1910 and 28 May 1944. Each dot is a new record.

When Alicedale set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1910-05-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1944-05-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 152.4 mm (6.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 152.4 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Alicedale. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 28 May 1944.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Alicedale
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	13 January 1995
Feb	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	7 February 1910
Mar	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	4 March 1974
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 April 1907
May	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	28 May 1944
Jun	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	17 June 1964
Jul	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	13 July 1886
Aug	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	22 August 1971
Sep	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	2 September 1968
Oct	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	2 October 1951
Nov	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	15 November 1989
Dec	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	7 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Alicedale
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1997	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1997	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1997	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1996	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1995	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 1995	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Alicedale, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1994	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1994	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1993	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1993	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1993	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1992	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1992	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1991	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1991	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1990	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1989	Alicedale, ZA	monthly rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1989	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1989	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1877 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Alicedale: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	1944	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	120
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	205.4 mm (8.1 in)	1979	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	120
Longest dry spell (CDD)	173 days	1907	43 days	120

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Alicedale, 1877 to 1997. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.1 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Alicedale by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1877	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
1878	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1880	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1881	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1882	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1883	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1884	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1885	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1886	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1887	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1888	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1889	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1890	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1891	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1892	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1893	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1894	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1895	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1896	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1897	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1898	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1899	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1900	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1901	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1902	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1903	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1904	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1905	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1906	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1907	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1909	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1910	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1911	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1912	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1913	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1915	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1916	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1917	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1918	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1919	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1920	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1922	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1923	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1924	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1925	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1926	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1928	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1930	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1931	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1932	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1933	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1938	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1940	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1942	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1945	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1948	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1949	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1950	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1951	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1952	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1953	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1954	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1957	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1965	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1966	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1967	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1969	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1971	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1972	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1973	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1974	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1975	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1976	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1978	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1979	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1980	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1981	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1982	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1984	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1985	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1986	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1990	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1991	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1992	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1993	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1994	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1997	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Alicedale, 1877 to 1997. The record is 205.4 mm (8.1 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.1 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Alicedale by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1877	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
1878	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1880	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1881	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1882	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1883	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1884	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1885	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1886	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1887	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1888	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1889	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1890	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1891	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1892	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1893	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1894	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1895	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1896	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1897	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1898	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1899	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1900	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1901	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1902	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1903	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1904	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1905	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1906	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1907	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1909	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1910	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1911	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1912	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1913	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1915	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1916	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1917	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1918	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1919	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1920	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1922	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1923	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1924	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1925	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1927	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1928	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1929	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1930	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1931	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1932	190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1933	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1934	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1935	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1936	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1937	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1939	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1941	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1942	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1944	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1945	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1946	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1947	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1948	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1949	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1952	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1953	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1954	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1955	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1956	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1957	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1958	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1959	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1960	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1964	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1965	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1966	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1968	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1969	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1970	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1971	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1972	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1973	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1975	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1976	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1977	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1978	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1979	205.4 mm (8.1 in)
1980	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1981	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1982	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1983	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1986	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1987	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1988	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1989	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1990	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1991	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1992	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1993	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1994	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1996	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1997	63.0 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Alicedale, 1877 to 1997. The record is 173 days in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Alicedale by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1877	13 days
1878	56 days
1880	30 days
1881	22 days
1882	63 days
1883	57 days
1884	54 days
1885	33 days
1886	47 days
1887	27 days
1888	24 days
1889	28 days
1890	50 days
1891	53 days
1892	47 days
1893	27 days
1894	44 days
1895	61 days
1896	75 days
1897	39 days
1898	63 days
1899	59 days
1900	59 days
1901	65 days
1902	71 days
1903	120 days
1904	101 days
1905	50 days
1906	80 days
1907	173 days
1908	58 days
1909	83 days
1910	50 days
1911	49 days
1912	42 days
1913	35 days
1914	33 days
1915	45 days
1916	47 days
1917	44 days
1918	37 days
1919	119 days
1920	24 days
1921	20 days
1922	46 days
1923	48 days
1924	39 days
1925	26 days
1926	30 days
1927	66 days
1928	38 days
1929	23 days
1930	48 days
1931	60 days
1932	54 days
1933	50 days
1934	41 days
1935	22 days
1936	34 days
1937	49 days
1938	29 days
1939	38 days
1940	58 days
1941	83 days
1942	26 days
1943	42 days
1944	53 days
1945	69 days
1946	35 days
1947	50 days
1948	73 days
1949	106 days
1950	41 days
1951	64 days
1952	30 days
1953	33 days
1954	41 days
1955	72 days
1956	62 days
1957	41 days
1958	38 days
1959	28 days
1960	27 days
1961	52 days
1962	33 days
1963	35 days
1964	32 days
1965	37 days
1966	32 days
1967	33 days
1968	48 days
1969	42 days
1970	38 days
1971	34 days
1972	39 days
1973	59 days
1974	49 days
1975	70 days
1976	40 days
1977	42 days
1978	68 days
1979	27 days
1980	31 days
1981	31 days
1982	39 days
1983	38 days
1984	22 days
1985	28 days
1986	31 days
1987	34 days
1988	44 days
1989	35 days
1990	62 days
1991	57 days
1992	87 days
1993	64 days
1994	72 days
1995	28 days
1996	32 days
1997	106 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

107 years, 1881 to 1997

A day with at least 46.2 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 155.6 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Alicedale: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
100 years	155.6 mm (6.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 107 years of values from 1881 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: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1944; 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1910; 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1886.

Download the Data

Data for Alicedale standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Alicedale 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 2026-10-16 (16 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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