Adelaide (Pol) Weather Records (SF000775220)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Adelaide (Pol) (SF000775220), South Africa, with 107 years of record.

Key Facts for Adelaide (Pol)

Adelaide (Pol) (SF000775220) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.70 latitude and 26.30 longitude, 599 m (1,965 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 1997, 107 years of record.
0 records set at Adelaide (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Adelaide (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 17.5 mm (0.7 in) on 12 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.70 latitude, 26.30 longitude.
Elevation: 599 m (1,965 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 1997, 107 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 Adelaide (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 Adelaide (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 Adelaide (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Adelaide (Pol) between 11 January 1922 and 10 February 1976. Each dot is a new record.

When Adelaide (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1922-01-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1976-02-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 96.5 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 96.5 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Adelaide (Pol). The most was 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 10 February 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Adelaide (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	16 January 1995
Feb	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	10 February 1976
Mar	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	22 March 1976
Apr	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 April 1997
May	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 May 1910
Jun	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	14 June 1922
Jul	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 July 1979
Aug	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	20 August 1979
Sep	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	20 September 1992
Oct	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 October 1941
Nov	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 November 1896
Dec	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 December 1983

Latest Records

Latest records at Adelaide (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1997	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1997	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1997	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 December 1996	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1996	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1996	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1995	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1995	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1995	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1995	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1995	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1994	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1994	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1994	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1994	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1993	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1993	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1891 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Adelaide (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	1976	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	105
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	1974	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	105
Longest dry spell (CDD)	337 days	1989	45 days	105

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Adelaide (Pol), 1891 to 1997. The record is 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.0 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Adelaide (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1892	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1893	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1894	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1895	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1896	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1897	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1898	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1899	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1900	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1901	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1902	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1904	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1905	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1906	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1907	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1908	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1909	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1910	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1911	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1912	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1913	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1914	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1915	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1916	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1917	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1918	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1919	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1920	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1921	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1922	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1923	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1925	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1927	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1928	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1929	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1930	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1940	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1942	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1946	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1947	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1948	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1949	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1950	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1954	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1957	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1963	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1964	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1965	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1968	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1972	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1973	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1974	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1975	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1977	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1980	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1986	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1988	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1989	5.3 mm (0.21 in)
1990	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1991	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1992	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1993	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1994	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1996	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	62.5 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Adelaide (Pol), 1891 to 1997. The record is 189.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.0 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Adelaide (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1892	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1893	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1894	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1895	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1896	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1897	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1898	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1899	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1900	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1901	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1902	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1903	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1904	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1905	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1906	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1907	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1908	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1909	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1910	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1911	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1912	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1914	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1915	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1916	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1917	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1918	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1919	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1920	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1921	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1922	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1923	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1924	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1925	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1926	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1927	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1928	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1929	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1930	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1931	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1932	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1933	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1934	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1935	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1936	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1937	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1938	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1939	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1940	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1941	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1942	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1943	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1944	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1945	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1946	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1947	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1948	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1951	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1952	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1953	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1954	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1956	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1957	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1958	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1960	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1962	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1963	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1965	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1966	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1967	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1968	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1969	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1972	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1973	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1975	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1977	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1979	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1980	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1981	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1982	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1984	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1985	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1986	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1987	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1988	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1989	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
1990	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1991	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1992	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1993	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1994	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1996	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1997	80.1 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Adelaide (Pol), 1891 to 1997. The record is 337 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 45 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Adelaide (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891	31 days
1892	35 days
1893	19 days
1894	36 days
1895	47 days
1896	47 days
1897	49 days
1898	47 days
1899	37 days
1900	30 days
1901	55 days
1902	56 days
1903	37 days
1904	50 days
1905	43 days
1906	30 days
1907	45 days
1908	40 days
1909	47 days
1910	37 days
1911	40 days
1912	37 days
1913	41 days
1914	32 days
1915	29 days
1916	47 days
1917	60 days
1918	23 days
1919	40 days
1920	39 days
1921	33 days
1922	27 days
1923	37 days
1924	32 days
1925	26 days
1926	31 days
1927	69 days
1928	52 days
1929	33 days
1930	36 days
1931	39 days
1932	70 days
1933	50 days
1934	44 days
1935	44 days
1936	34 days
1937	51 days
1938	44 days
1939	35 days
1940	84 days
1941	45 days
1942	53 days
1943	58 days
1944	70 days
1945	58 days
1946	47 days
1947	58 days
1948	65 days
1949	56 days
1950	41 days
1951	51 days
1952	74 days
1953	26 days
1954	29 days
1955	82 days
1956	56 days
1957	28 days
1958	71 days
1959	51 days
1960	33 days
1961	44 days
1962	107 days
1963	79 days
1964	48 days
1965	39 days
1966	59 days
1967	45 days
1968	39 days
1969	39 days
1972	70 days
1973	60 days
1974	47 days
1975	43 days
1976	44 days
1977	53 days
1978	69 days
1979	54 days
1980	62 days
1981	90 days
1982	38 days
1983	54 days
1984	36 days
1985	144 days
1986	71 days
1987	95 days
1988	52 days
1989	337 days
1990	37 days
1991	39 days
1992	58 days
1993	51 days
1994	49 days
1995	67 days
1996	38 days
1997	37 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

100 years, 1892 to 1997

A day with at least 44.3 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 104.9 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Adelaide (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	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	104.9 mm (4.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 100 years of values from 1892 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: 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1976; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1983; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1995.

Download the Data

Data for Adelaide (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Adelaide (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 2026-10-13 (13 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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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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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