Hopewell Weather Records (SF000810070)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hopewell (SF000810070), South Africa, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Hopewell

Hopewell (SF000810070) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.60 latitude and 28.00 longitude, 550 m (1,804 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1997, 82 years of record.
0 records set at Hopewell still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hopewell set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 26 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.60 latitude, 28.00 longitude.
Elevation: 550 m (1,804 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1997, 82 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 Hopewell. 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 Hopewell, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Hopewell still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 228.6 mm (9.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hopewell. The most was 228.6 mm (9.0 in) on 2 October 1917.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hopewell
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	21 January 1943
Feb	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	1 February 1964
Mar	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	1 March 1988
Apr	165.9 mm (6.5 in)	19 April 1948
May	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	16 May 1959
Jun	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	11 June 1997
Jul	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	5 July 1931
Aug	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	28 August 1970
Sep	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	18 September 1956
Oct	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	2 October 1917
Nov	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	1 November 1985
Dec	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	19 December 1923

Latest Records

Latest records at Hopewell
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1997	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1997	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1997	Hopewell, ZA	monthly rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1997	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1997	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1997	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	3 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1996	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1996	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1996	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1996	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1995	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1995	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1995	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1995	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 December 1994	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1994	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1994	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Hopewell: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	1917	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	420.0 mm (16.5 in)	1970	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	96 days	1962	39 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hopewell, 1916 to 1997. The record is 228.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.5 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hopewell by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1917	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1918	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1919	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1922	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1923	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1924	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1925	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1926	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1928	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1931	200.4 mm (7.9 in)
1932	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1933	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1935	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1936	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1937	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1938	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1939	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1941	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1943	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1944	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1945	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1947	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1949	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1950	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1952	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1954	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1955	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1956	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1957	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1959	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1960	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1961	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1964	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1970	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1971	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1974	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1977	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1978	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1979	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1980	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1981	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1982	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1983	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1984	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1986	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1987	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1988	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1989	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1990	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1991	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1993	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1995	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1996	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	100.4 mm (4.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hopewell, 1916 to 1997. The record is 420.0 mm (16.5 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.6 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hopewell by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	259.5 mm (10.2 in)
1918	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1919	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1920	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1921	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1922	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1923	200.1 mm (7.9 in)
1924	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1925	151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1926	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1927	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1928	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1929	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1930	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1931	244.9 mm (9.6 in)
1932	138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1933	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1934	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1935	134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1936	152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1937	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1938	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1940	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1941	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1942	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1943	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1944	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1945	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1946	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1947	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1948	246.2 mm (9.7 in)
1949	151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1950	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1951	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1952	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1953	204.2 mm (8.0 in)
1954	144.9 mm (5.7 in)
1955	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1956	289.5 mm (11.4 in)
1957	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1958	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1959	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1960	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1961	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1962	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1963	217.5 mm (8.6 in)
1964	184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1968	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	420.0 mm (16.5 in)
1971	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1972	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1973	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1974	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1976	182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1977	164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1978	164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1979	228.0 mm (9.0 in)
1980	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1981	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1982	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1983	149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1984	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1985	362.0 mm (14.3 in)
1986	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1987	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1988	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1989	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1990	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1991	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1992	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1993	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1994	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1995	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1996	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1997	228.2 mm (9.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hopewell, 1916 to 1997. The record is 96 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hopewell by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	88 days
1917	28 days
1918	34 days
1919	61 days
1920	24 days
1921	55 days
1922	29 days
1923	56 days
1924	29 days
1925	24 days
1926	62 days
1927	66 days
1928	40 days
1929	24 days
1930	24 days
1931	60 days
1932	39 days
1933	28 days
1934	30 days
1935	38 days
1936	46 days
1937	30 days
1938	27 days
1939	23 days
1940	87 days
1941	44 days
1942	83 days
1943	44 days
1944	24 days
1945	61 days
1946	37 days
1947	26 days
1948	42 days
1949	56 days
1950	35 days
1951	61 days
1952	31 days
1953	52 days
1954	30 days
1955	40 days
1956	31 days
1957	40 days
1958	46 days
1959	46 days
1960	35 days
1961	43 days
1962	96 days
1963	53 days
1964	46 days
1968	29 days
1969	23 days
1970	40 days
1971	33 days
1972	44 days
1973	59 days
1974	23 days
1975	33 days
1976	63 days
1977	54 days
1978	34 days
1979	24 days
1980	33 days
1981	45 days
1982	48 days
1983	39 days
1984	30 days
1985	68 days
1986	53 days
1987	26 days
1988	26 days
1989	32 days
1990	60 days
1991	33 days
1992	64 days
1993	35 days
1994	63 days
1995	43 days
1996	32 days
1997	24 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

73 years, 1917 to 1997

A day with at least 74.6 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 267.7 mm (10.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hopewell: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
10 years	142.4 mm (5.6 in)
25 years	186.5 mm (7.3 in)
50 years	224.7 mm (8.8 in)
100 years	267.7 mm (10.5 in)	Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1917 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: 228.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1917; 220.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1970; 201.0 mm (7.9 in) in 1985.

Download the Data

Data for Hopewell standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Hopewell 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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