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Wilgerfontein Weather Records (SF000685890)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilgerfontein (SF000685890), South Africa, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilgerfontein

  • Wilgerfontein (SF000685890) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.82 latitude and 21.83 longitude, 610 m (2,001 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1912 to 1978, 67 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Wilgerfontein still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Wilgerfontein set a daily record precipitation of 5.0 mm (0.20 in) on 3 March 1978.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -32.82 latitude, 21.83 longitude.
  • Elevation: 610 m (2,001 ft).
  • Period of record: 1912 to 1978, 67 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Wilgerfontein, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Wilgerfontein. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Wilgerfontein. 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 Wilgerfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Wilgerfontein by the year they were set 0 records at Wilgerfontein still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Wilgerfontein still stand.
Standing records at Wilgerfontein by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 88.9 mm (3.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilgerfontein The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilgerfontein. The most was 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 28 December 1946. 0255075100 Jan: 46.0 mm (1.8 in), 11 January 1924 Jan Feb: 29.5 mm (1.2 in), 6 February 1976 Feb Mar: 41.7 mm (1.6 in), 26 March 1938 Mar Apr: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 8 April 1912 Apr May: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 26 May 1967 May Jun: 36.1 mm (1.4 in), 11 June 1935 Jun Jul: 19.5 mm (0.8 in), 30 July 1961 Jul Aug: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 21 August 1939 Aug Sep: 39.5 mm (1.6 in), 15 September 1964 Sep Oct: 28.2 mm (1.1 in), 30 October 1941 Oct Nov: 47.2 mm (1.9 in), 13 November 1923 Nov Dec: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 28 December 1946 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilgerfontein. The most was 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 28 December 1946.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilgerfontein
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan46.0 mm (1.8 in)11 January 1924
Feb29.5 mm (1.2 in)6 February 1976
Mar41.7 mm (1.6 in)26 March 1938
Apr38.1 mm (1.5 in)8 April 1912
May47.0 mm (1.9 in)26 May 1967
Jun36.1 mm (1.4 in)11 June 1935
Jul19.5 mm (0.8 in)30 July 1961
Aug38.1 mm (1.5 in)21 August 1939
Sep39.5 mm (1.6 in)15 September 1964
Oct28.2 mm (1.1 in)30 October 1941
Nov47.2 mm (1.9 in)13 November 1923
Dec88.9 mm (3.5 in)28 December 1946

Latest Records

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Latest records at Wilgerfontein
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 March 1978Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1977Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)46 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1977Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain3.5 mm (0.14 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1977Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1977Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain11.5 mm (0.5 in)9.5 mm (0.37 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1977Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1977Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain23.5 mm (0.9 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain3.5 mm (0.14 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)53 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)46 years43 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)42 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)11 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)63 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAmonthly rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1976Wilgerfontein, ZAdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 1978
Yearly extremes at Wilgerfontein: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)88.9 mm (3.5 in)194622.0 mm (0.9 in)59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)88.9 mm (3.5 in)194629.5 mm (1.2 in)59
Longest dry spell (CDD)280 days194298 days59

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilgerfontein by year The wettest day of the year at Wilgerfontein, 1912 to 1978. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.0 mm (0.9 in). 0255075100192019401960Record: 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1946
The wettest day of the year at Wilgerfontein, 1912 to 1978. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.0 mm (0.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilgerfontein by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191238.1 mm (1.5 in)
191330.7 mm (1.2 in)
192216.0 mm (0.6 in)
192347.2 mm (1.9 in)
192446.0 mm (1.8 in)
192513.7 mm (0.5 in)
19268.4 mm (0.33 in)
192710.4 mm (0.4 in)
192820.1 mm (0.8 in)
192919.8 mm (0.8 in)
193015.7 mm (0.6 in)
193119.3 mm (0.8 in)
193218.5 mm (0.7 in)
193311.9 mm (0.5 in)
193421.6 mm (0.9 in)
193536.1 mm (1.4 in)
193623.6 mm (0.9 in)
193738.4 mm (1.5 in)
193841.7 mm (1.6 in)
193938.1 mm (1.5 in)
194020.3 mm (0.8 in)
194138.1 mm (1.5 in)
194225.7 mm (1.0 in)
194317.8 mm (0.7 in)
194419.1 mm (0.8 in)
194518.8 mm (0.7 in)
194688.9 mm (3.5 in)
194718.3 mm (0.7 in)
194817.3 mm (0.7 in)
194925.9 mm (1.0 in)
195034.5 mm (1.4 in)
19518.9 mm (0.35 in)
195229.2 mm (1.1 in)
195332.0 mm (1.3 in)
195429.5 mm (1.2 in)
195516.5 mm (0.6 in)
195624.0 mm (0.9 in)
195723.8 mm (0.9 in)
195820.5 mm (0.8 in)
195921.0 mm (0.8 in)
196015.5 mm (0.6 in)
196131.5 mm (1.2 in)
196231.0 mm (1.2 in)
196338.0 mm (1.5 in)
196439.5 mm (1.6 in)
196518.5 mm (0.7 in)
196625.5 mm (1.0 in)
196747.0 mm (1.9 in)
196816.5 mm (0.6 in)
196928.5 mm (1.1 in)
197017.0 mm (0.7 in)
197126.5 mm (1.0 in)
197218.5 mm (0.7 in)
197322.5 mm (0.9 in)
197420.0 mm (0.8 in)
197522.0 mm (0.9 in)
197629.5 mm (1.2 in)
197714.0 mm (0.6 in)
197813.5 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilgerfontein by year The wettest five days of the year at Wilgerfontein, 1912 to 1978. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.5 mm (1.2 in). 0255075100192019401960Record: 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1946
The wettest five days of the year at Wilgerfontein, 1912 to 1978. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.5 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilgerfontein by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191238.1 mm (1.5 in)
191341.1 mm (1.6 in)
192216.0 mm (0.6 in)
192347.2 mm (1.9 in)
192446.0 mm (1.8 in)
192515.3 mm (0.6 in)
19268.4 mm (0.33 in)
192714.7 mm (0.6 in)
192834.3 mm (1.4 in)
192919.8 mm (0.8 in)
193021.8 mm (0.9 in)
193119.3 mm (0.8 in)
193218.5 mm (0.7 in)
193322.8 mm (0.9 in)
193425.9 mm (1.0 in)
193536.1 mm (1.4 in)
193626.9 mm (1.1 in)
193778.2 mm (3.1 in)
193841.7 mm (1.6 in)
193956.9 mm (2.2 in)
194020.3 mm (0.8 in)
194138.1 mm (1.5 in)
194228.7 mm (1.1 in)
194334.6 mm (1.4 in)
194424.2 mm (1.0 in)
194529.5 mm (1.2 in)
194688.9 mm (3.5 in)
194788.9 mm (3.5 in)
194820.3 mm (0.8 in)
194946.0 mm (1.8 in)
195039.6 mm (1.6 in)
195111.4 mm (0.4 in)
195245.0 mm (1.8 in)
195332.0 mm (1.3 in)
195444.9 mm (1.8 in)
195521.5 mm (0.8 in)
195633.0 mm (1.3 in)
195723.8 mm (0.9 in)
195839.4 mm (1.6 in)
195921.0 mm (0.8 in)
196027.5 mm (1.1 in)
196141.5 mm (1.6 in)
196231.4 mm (1.2 in)
196347.5 mm (1.9 in)
196449.0 mm (1.9 in)
196525.0 mm (1.0 in)
196625.5 mm (1.0 in)
196767.0 mm (2.6 in)
196823.0 mm (0.9 in)
196952.0 mm (2.0 in)
197038.0 mm (1.5 in)
197131.5 mm (1.2 in)
197227.0 mm (1.1 in)
197329.5 mm (1.2 in)
197424.5 mm (1.0 in)
197522.0 mm (0.9 in)
197653.0 mm (2.1 in)
197723.5 mm (0.9 in)
197813.5 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilgerfontein by year The longest dry spell of the year at Wilgerfontein, 1912 to 1978. The record is 280 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 98 days. 0100200300192019401960Record: 280 days in 1942
The longest dry spell of the year at Wilgerfontein, 1912 to 1978. The record is 280 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 98 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilgerfontein by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1912197 days
191381 days
192217 days
192377 days
192488 days
192552 days
1926123 days
1927129 days
1928261 days
192963 days
1930112 days
1931169 days
1932147 days
193386 days
193462 days
193589 days
193669 days
1937118 days
193898 days
1939131 days
1940139 days
194188 days
1942280 days
1943248 days
1944121 days
1945103 days
1946116 days
1947184 days
194878 days
1949174 days
195098 days
195194 days
195265 days
195337 days
195472 days
1955110 days
1956113 days
1957108 days
195892 days
195965 days
1960118 days
1961117 days
196279 days
1963107 days
196489 days
196546 days
1966118 days
196780 days
196895 days
1969119 days
1970103 days
197176 days
1972102 days
1973109 days
197473 days
197567 days
197664 days
197788 days
197861 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

56 years, 1912 to 1977

A day with at least 23.2 mm (0.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 72.2 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wilgerfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years23.2 mm (0.9 in)
5 years33.7 mm (1.3 in)
10 years41.6 mm (1.6 in)
25 years52.8 mm (2.1 in)
50 years62.1 mm (2.4 in)
100 years72.2 mm (2.8 in)Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1912 to 1977.

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: 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1946; 47.2 mm (1.9 in) in 1923; 47.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1967.

Download the Data

  • Data for Wilgerfontein standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Wilgerfontein 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).