Dontsa Weather Records (SF000793960)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dontsa (SF000793960), South Africa, with 99 years of record.

Key Facts for Dontsa

Dontsa (SF000793960) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.62 latitude and 27.23 longitude, 975 m (3,199 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 1997, 99 years of record.
0 records set at Dontsa still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dontsa set a daily record precipitation of 25.5 mm (1.0 in) on 27 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.62 latitude, 27.23 longitude.
Elevation: 975 m (3,199 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 1997, 99 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 Dontsa. 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 Dontsa, 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 Dontsa still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 160.3 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dontsa. The most was 160.3 mm (6.3 in) on 10 October 1905.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dontsa
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	19 January 1981
Feb	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	1 February 1964
Mar	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	2 March 1959
Apr	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	19 April 1948
May	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	1 May 1978
Jun	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	10 June 1902
Jul	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	13 July 1931
Aug	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	20 August 1979
Sep	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	2 September 1968
Oct	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	10 October 1905
Nov	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	4 November 1922
Dec	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	21 December 1910

Latest Records

Latest records at Dontsa
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1997	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1997	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1997	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1997	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1997	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1997	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1997	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1997	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1997	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1997	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1996	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1996	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1995	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1995	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1995	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1995	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1994	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1899 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Dontsa: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	1905	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	99
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	370.5 mm (14.6 in)	1970	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	99
Longest dry spell (CDD)	68 days	1978	30 days	99

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dontsa, 1899 to 1997. The record is 160.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.2 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dontsa by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1900	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1901	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1902	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1903	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1904	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1905	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1906	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1907	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1908	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1909	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1910	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1911	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1912	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1913	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1914	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1916	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1917	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1918	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1919	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1920	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1922	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1923	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1924	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1925	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1926	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1927	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1928	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1929	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1931	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1932	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1937	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1938	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1941	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1943	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1944	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1946	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1948	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1949	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1951	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1953	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1954	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1957	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1958	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1960	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1961	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1965	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1969	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1970	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1971	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1972	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1973	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1974	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1975	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1979	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1980	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1985	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1986	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1990	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1992	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1994	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1995	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1996	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	96.0 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dontsa, 1899 to 1997. The record is 370.5 mm (14.6 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.7 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dontsa by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1900	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1901	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1902	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1903	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1904	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1905	224.3 mm (8.8 in)
1906	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1907	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1908	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1909	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1910	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1911	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1912	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1913	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1914	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1915	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1916	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1917	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1918	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1919	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1920	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1921	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1922	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1923	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1924	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1925	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1926	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1927	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1928	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1929	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1930	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1931	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1932	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1933	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1934	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1935	113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1936	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1937	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1939	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1940	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1943	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1944	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1945	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1947	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1948	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1949	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1950	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1951	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1952	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1953	159.9 mm (6.3 in)
1954	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1955	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1956	192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1957	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1958	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1959	177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1960	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1961	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1963	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1964	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1965	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1966	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1967	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1968	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1969	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1970	370.5 mm (14.6 in)
1971	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1972	196.5 mm (7.7 in)
1973	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1974	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1975	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	226.0 mm (8.9 in)
1977	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1978	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1979	200.5 mm (7.9 in)
1980	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1981	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1983	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1984	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1985	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1986	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1987	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1988	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1989	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1990	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1991	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1992	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1994	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1995	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1996	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1997	137.0 mm (5.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dontsa, 1899 to 1997. The record is 68 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dontsa by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899	19 days
1900	20 days
1901	24 days
1902	29 days
1903	19 days
1904	24 days
1905	36 days
1906	25 days
1907	36 days
1908	15 days
1909	48 days
1910	34 days
1911	21 days
1912	36 days
1913	26 days
1914	32 days
1915	52 days
1916	53 days
1917	25 days
1918	26 days
1919	23 days
1920	36 days
1921	25 days
1922	20 days
1923	23 days
1924	25 days
1925	22 days
1926	31 days
1927	56 days
1928	26 days
1929	19 days
1930	27 days
1931	35 days
1932	45 days
1933	27 days
1934	44 days
1935	26 days
1936	45 days
1937	30 days
1938	19 days
1939	23 days
1940	27 days
1941	29 days
1942	62 days
1943	32 days
1944	20 days
1945	40 days
1946	27 days
1947	14 days
1948	28 days
1949	42 days
1950	40 days
1951	36 days
1952	20 days
1953	26 days
1954	27 days
1955	36 days
1956	40 days
1957	18 days
1958	25 days
1959	42 days
1960	31 days
1961	24 days
1962	36 days
1963	18 days
1964	46 days
1965	28 days
1966	45 days
1967	31 days
1968	30 days
1969	35 days
1970	27 days
1971	36 days
1972	23 days
1973	42 days
1974	18 days
1975	42 days
1976	27 days
1977	36 days
1978	68 days
1979	37 days
1980	21 days
1981	40 days
1982	36 days
1983	29 days
1984	31 days
1985	25 days
1986	45 days
1987	30 days
1988	34 days
1989	32 days
1990	52 days
1991	45 days
1992	26 days
1993	33 days
1994	30 days
1995	66 days
1996	54 days
1997	27 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

91 years, 1899 to 1997

A day with at least 61.9 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 170.2 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dontsa: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
25 years	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
50 years	149.2 mm (5.9 in)
100 years	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	Longer than the 91 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, 91 years of values from 1899 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: 160.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1905; 150.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1978; 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

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

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