Piketberg (Pol) Weather Records (SF000624440)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Piketberg (Pol) (SF000624440), South Africa, with 119 years of record.

Key Facts for Piketberg (Pol)

Piketberg (Pol) (SF000624440) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.92 latitude and 18.77 longitude, 229 m (751 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1879 to 1997, 119 years of record.
0 records set at Piketberg (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Piketberg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 26 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.92 latitude, 18.77 longitude.
Elevation: 229 m (751 ft).
Period of record: 1879 to 1997, 119 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 Piketberg (Pol). 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 Piketberg (Pol), 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 Piketberg (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Piketberg (Pol) between 17 June 1925 and 17 June 1925. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 86.9 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Piketberg (Pol). The most was 86.9 mm (3.4 in) on 17 June 1925.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Piketberg (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 January 1980
Feb	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 February 1901
Mar	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	22 March 1965
Apr	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 April 1898
May	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2 May 1912
Jun	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	17 June 1925
Jul	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 July 1898
Aug	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	8 August 1963
Sep	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	6 September 1888
Oct	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 October 1959
Nov	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 November 1976
Dec	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 December 1976

Latest Records

Latest records at Piketberg (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1997	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1997	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1997	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1997	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1996	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1996	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1996	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1995	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1995	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1995	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1995	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1994	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1993	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1993	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1993	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1992	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1879 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Piketberg (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	1925	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	1925	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	119
Longest dry spell (CDD)	240 days	1969	44 days	119

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Piketberg (Pol), 1879 to 1997. The record is 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Piketberg (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1879	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1880	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1881	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1882	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1883	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1884	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1885	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1886	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1887	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1888	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1889	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1890	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1891	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1892	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1893	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1894	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1895	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1896	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1897	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1898	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1899	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1900	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1901	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1902	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1903	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1904	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1905	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1906	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1907	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1908	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1909	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1910	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1911	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1912	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1913	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1914	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1915	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1916	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1918	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1920	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1921	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1922	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1923	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1925	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1926	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1927	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1928	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1929	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1930	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1931	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1933	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1934	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1940	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1941	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1942	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1943	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1944	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1946	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1949	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1953	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1954	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1955	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1958	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1959	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1964	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1966	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1967	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1970	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1971	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1972	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1973	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1975	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1976	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1979	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1980	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1986	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1989	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1990	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1993	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1996	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1997	45.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Piketberg (Pol), 1879 to 1997. The record is 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.1 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Piketberg (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1879	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1880	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1881	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1882	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1883	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1884	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1885	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1886	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1887	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1888	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1889	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1890	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1891	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1892	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1893	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1894	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1895	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1896	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1897	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1898	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1899	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1900	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1901	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1902	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1903	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1904	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1905	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1906	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1907	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1908	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1910	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1911	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1912	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1913	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1914	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1915	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1916	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1917	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1918	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1919	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1920	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1921	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1922	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1923	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1925	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1926	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1927	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1928	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1930	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1932	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1933	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1934	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1935	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1936	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1937	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1939	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1940	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1941	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1942	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1943	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1945	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1946	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1948	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1949	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1952	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1954	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1956	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1957	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1958	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1959	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1962	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1963	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1964	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1965	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1968	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1970	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1971	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1975	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1977	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1979	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1980	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1984	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1985	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1986	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1987	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1988	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1989	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1991	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1993	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1994	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1995	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1996	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1997	85.5 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Piketberg (Pol), 1879 to 1997. The record is 240 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 44 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Piketberg (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1879	17 days
1880	36 days
1881	42 days
1882	40 days
1883	116 days
1884	61 days
1885	63 days
1886	57 days
1887	47 days
1888	80 days
1889	39 days
1890	37 days
1891	70 days
1892	85 days
1893	68 days
1894	50 days
1895	48 days
1896	46 days
1897	40 days
1898	36 days
1899	31 days
1900	34 days
1901	29 days
1902	42 days
1903	49 days
1904	42 days
1905	58 days
1906	23 days
1907	44 days
1908	32 days
1909	58 days
1910	41 days
1911	30 days
1912	28 days
1913	64 days
1914	32 days
1915	75 days
1916	39 days
1917	27 days
1918	36 days
1919	32 days
1920	39 days
1921	28 days
1922	30 days
1923	51 days
1924	27 days
1925	68 days
1926	49 days
1927	30 days
1928	45 days
1929	50 days
1930	27 days
1931	59 days
1932	42 days
1933	34 days
1934	41 days
1935	42 days
1936	41 days
1937	71 days
1938	38 days
1939	46 days
1940	48 days
1941	78 days
1942	81 days
1943	40 days
1944	54 days
1945	75 days
1946	70 days
1947	81 days
1948	43 days
1949	65 days
1950	68 days
1951	60 days
1952	36 days
1953	49 days
1954	36 days
1955	47 days
1956	54 days
1957	50 days
1958	43 days
1959	25 days
1960	37 days
1961	67 days
1962	40 days
1963	66 days
1964	53 days
1965	28 days
1966	45 days
1967	55 days
1968	23 days
1969	240 days
1970	74 days
1971	117 days
1972	51 days
1973	58 days
1974	74 days
1975	28 days
1976	45 days
1977	54 days
1978	36 days
1979	54 days
1980	36 days
1981	56 days
1982	26 days
1983	36 days
1984	37 days
1985	26 days
1986	44 days
1987	29 days
1988	37 days
1989	31 days
1990	36 days
1991	40 days
1992	41 days
1993	71 days
1994	89 days
1995	54 days
1996	22 days
1997	45 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

115 years, 1880 to 1996

A day with at least 36.2 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 80.9 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Piketberg (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
50 years	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
100 years	80.9 mm (3.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 115 years of values from 1880 to 1996.

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: 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1925; 86.5 mm (3.4 in) in 1963; 74.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1976.

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

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