Elandsfontein Weather Records (SF000845580)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elandsfontein (SF000845580), South Africa, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Elandsfontein

Elandsfontein (SF000845580) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.30 latitude and 18.82 longitude, 408 m (1,339 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 1997, 72 years of record.
0 records set at Elandsfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elandsfontein set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 16 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.30 latitude, 18.82 longitude.
Elevation: 408 m (1,339 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 1997, 72 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 Elandsfontein. 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 Elandsfontein, 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 Elandsfontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Elandsfontein between 8 August 1963 and 8 August 1963. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 101.0 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elandsfontein. The most was 101.0 mm (4.0 in) on 8 August 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elandsfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 January 1938
Feb	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	18 February 1955
Mar	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	10 March 1984
Apr	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 April 1976
May	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	26 May 1941
Jun	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	8 June 1997
Jul	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	24 July 1962
Aug	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	8 August 1963
Sep	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	9 September 1936
Oct	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 October 1956
Nov	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 November 1976
Dec	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 December 1976

Latest Records

Latest records at Elandsfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1997	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1997	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1997	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1997	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Elandsfontein, ZA	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1997	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1997	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	tie	10 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1996	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1926 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Elandsfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	1963	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	158.3 mm (6.2 in)	1967	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	99 days	1942	54 days	72

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elandsfontein, 1926 to 1997. The record is 101.0 mm (4.0 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elandsfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1927	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1928	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1929	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1931	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1932	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1933	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1934	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1935	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1936	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1937	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1938	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1940	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1942	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1944	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1945	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1946	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1947	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1948	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1954	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1955	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1956	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1959	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1960	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1961	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1963	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1964	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1969	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1970	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1971	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1974	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1975	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1976	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1977	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1979	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1980	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1981	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1982	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1986	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1989	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1990	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1992	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1993	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1995	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1996	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1997	96.0 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elandsfontein, 1926 to 1997. The record is 158.3 mm (6.2 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.8 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elandsfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1927	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1928	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1929	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1930	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1931	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1932	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1934	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1935	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1936	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1937	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1938	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1939	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1940	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1941	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1942	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1943	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1944	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1945	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1946	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1947	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1948	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1949	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1950	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1951	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1952	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1953	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1954	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1955	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1956	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1957	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1958	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1959	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1960	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1961	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1963	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1964	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1965	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1966	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1967	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1968	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1969	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1973	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1974	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1975	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1976	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1977	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1978	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1979	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1980	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1981	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1984	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1985	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1986	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1987	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1989	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1990	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1991	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1992	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1993	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1994	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1995	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1996	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1997	142.8 mm (5.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elandsfontein, 1926 to 1997. The record is 99 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 54 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elandsfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926	50 days
1927	54 days
1928	46 days
1929	80 days
1930	46 days
1931	58 days
1932	86 days
1933	56 days
1934	39 days
1935	58 days
1936	58 days
1937	67 days
1938	92 days
1939	92 days
1940	45 days
1941	91 days
1942	99 days
1943	79 days
1944	54 days
1945	53 days
1946	76 days
1947	80 days
1948	47 days
1949	87 days
1950	84 days
1951	76 days
1952	50 days
1953	40 days
1954	38 days
1955	47 days
1956	46 days
1957	65 days
1958	43 days
1959	33 days
1960	54 days
1961	64 days
1962	40 days
1963	80 days
1964	44 days
1965	28 days
1966	66 days
1967	39 days
1968	64 days
1969	42 days
1970	52 days
1971	55 days
1972	51 days
1973	71 days
1974	78 days
1975	28 days
1976	46 days
1977	54 days
1978	43 days
1979	65 days
1980	37 days
1981	35 days
1982	33 days
1983	31 days
1984	68 days
1985	34 days
1986	58 days
1987	59 days
1988	40 days
1989	44 days
1990	68 days
1991	55 days
1992	41 days
1993	71 days
1994	58 days
1995	47 days
1996	42 days
1997	72 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

72 years, 1926 to 1997

A day with at least 41.6 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 119.7 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elandsfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1926 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: 101.0 mm (4.0 in) in 1963; 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1997; 94.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1935.

Download the Data

Data for Elandsfontein standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elandsfontein 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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