Dohne (Sar) Weather Records (SF000797820)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dohne (Sar) (SF000797820), South Africa, with 98 years of record.

Key Facts for Dohne (Sar)

Dohne (Sar) (SF000797820) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.53 latitude and 27.45 longitude, 927 m (3,041 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1881 to 1978, 98 years of record.
0 records set at Dohne (Sar) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dohne (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 18 April 1978.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.53 latitude, 27.45 longitude.
Elevation: 927 m (3,041 ft).
Period of record: 1881 to 1978, 98 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 Dohne (Sar). 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 Dohne (Sar), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Dohne (Sar) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 123.2 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dohne (Sar). The most was 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 11 October 1905.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dohne (Sar)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 January 1904
Feb	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	14 February 1921
Mar	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 March 1928
Apr	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	20 April 1948
May	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 May 1950
Jun	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	7 June 1917
Jul	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	5 July 1931
Aug	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	12 September 1917
Oct	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	11 October 1905
Nov	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	11 November 1942
Dec	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 December 1977

Latest Records

Latest records at Dohne (Sar)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 April 1978	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1977	Dohne (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	2 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1977	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1977	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1976	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 July 1976	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1976	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1976	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1976	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1976	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1975	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1975	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1975	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1975	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1974	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1974	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1974	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1974	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1974	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1881 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Dohne (Sar): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	1905	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	293.0 mm (11.5 in)	1970	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	93
Longest dry spell (CDD)	140 days	1916	52 days	93

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dohne (Sar), 1881 to 1978. The record is 123.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dohne (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1881	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1882	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1883	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1884	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1885	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1886	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1887	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1888	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1889	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1890	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1891	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1892	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1893	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1894	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1895	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1896	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1897	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1898	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1899	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1900	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1901	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1902	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1903	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1904	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1905	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1906	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1907	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1908	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1909	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1910	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1911	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1915	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1916	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1917	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1918	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1921	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1922	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1923	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1927	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1928	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1929	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1932	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1933	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1934	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1935	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1936	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1939	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1940	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1941	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1942	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1944	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1945	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1949	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1950	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1951	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1952	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1954	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1958	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1961	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1962	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1963	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1964	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1966	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1968	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1971	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1972	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1977	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1978	51.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dohne (Sar), 1881 to 1978. The record is 293.0 mm (11.5 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.0 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dohne (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1881	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1882	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1883	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1884	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1885	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1886	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1887	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1888	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1889	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1890	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1891	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1892	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1893	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1894	135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1895	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1896	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1897	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1898	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1899	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1900	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1901	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1902	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1903	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1904	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1905	173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1906	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1907	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1908	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1910	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1911	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1915	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1916	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1917	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1918	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1919	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1920	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1921	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1922	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1923	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1926	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1927	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1928	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1929	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1930	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1931	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1932	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1933	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1934	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1935	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1936	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1937	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1938	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1940	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1941	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1942	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1943	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1944	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1945	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1946	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1948	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1949	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1950	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1951	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1952	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1953	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1954	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1955	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1956	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1957	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1958	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1959	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1960	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1961	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1963	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1964	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1967	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1969	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	293.0 mm (11.5 in)
1971	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972	170.8 mm (6.7 in)
1973	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1974	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1975	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1976	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1977	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1978	146.8 mm (5.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dohne (Sar), 1881 to 1978. The record is 140 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dohne (Sar) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1881	10 days
1882	49 days
1883	65 days
1884	43 days
1885	72 days
1886	73 days
1887	23 days
1888	46 days
1889	55 days
1890	27 days
1891	37 days
1892	62 days
1893	58 days
1894	42 days
1895	89 days
1896	56 days
1897	63 days
1898	67 days
1899	31 days
1900	56 days
1901	40 days
1902	53 days
1903	59 days
1904	65 days
1905	41 days
1906	35 days
1907	70 days
1908	47 days
1909	112 days
1910	56 days
1911	123 days
1915	70 days
1916	140 days
1917	37 days
1918	85 days
1919	60 days
1920	137 days
1921	43 days
1922	34 days
1923	57 days
1926	52 days
1927	73 days
1928	72 days
1929	25 days
1930	30 days
1931	46 days
1932	40 days
1933	38 days
1934	51 days
1935	41 days
1936	46 days
1937	48 days
1938	30 days
1939	51 days
1940	128 days
1941	47 days
1942	73 days
1943	35 days
1944	55 days
1945	63 days
1946	67 days
1947	39 days
1948	54 days
1949	63 days
1950	48 days
1951	39 days
1952	53 days
1953	64 days
1954	62 days
1955	63 days
1956	45 days
1957	68 days
1958	48 days
1959	49 days
1960	41 days
1961	45 days
1962	110 days
1963	53 days
1964	53 days
1965	32 days
1966	56 days
1967	44 days
1968	29 days
1969	40 days
1970	57 days
1971	63 days
1972	43 days
1973	108 days
1974	88 days
1975	41 days
1976	46 days
1977	39 days
1978	28 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

78 years, 1883 to 1977

A day with at least 56.5 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 139.3 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dohne (Sar): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	139.3 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1883 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: 123.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1905; 121.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1917; 120.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1948.

Download the Data

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

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