Welbedacht Weather Records (SF000853090)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Welbedacht (SF000853090), South Africa, with 100 years of record.

Key Facts for Welbedacht

Welbedacht (SF000853090) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.15 latitude and 19.20 longitude, 338 m (1,109 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 1997, 100 years of record.
0 records set at Welbedacht still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Welbedacht set a daily record precipitation of 41.8 mm (1.6 in) on 27 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.15 latitude, 19.20 longitude.
Elevation: 338 m (1,109 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 1997, 100 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 Welbedacht. 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 Welbedacht, with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Welbedacht still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 82.0 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Welbedacht. The most was 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 8 August 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Welbedacht
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 January 1985
Feb	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 February 1909
Mar	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	11 March 1984
Apr	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	21 April 1990
May	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 May 1941
Jun	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	9 June 1967
Jul	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 July 1917
Aug	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	8 August 1963
Sep	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	2 September 1946
Oct	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 October 1900
Nov	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 November 1936
Dec	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 December 1900

Latest Records

Latest records at Welbedacht
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 June 1997	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1997	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1997	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	2 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1898 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Welbedacht: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	1963	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	100
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	1967	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	100
Longest dry spell (CDD)	193 days	1911	83 days	100

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Welbedacht, 1898 to 1997. The record is 82.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Welbedacht by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1899	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1900	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1901	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1902	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1903	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1904	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1905	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1906	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1907	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1908	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1909	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1910	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1911	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1912	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1913	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1914	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1915	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1916	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1918	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1920	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1923	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1925	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1927	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1928	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1929	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1930	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1931	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1932	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1933	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1934	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1937	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1939	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1945	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1947	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1948	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1949	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1953	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1954	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1955	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1956	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1958	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1960	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1961	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1962	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1963	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1964	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1965	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1967	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1968	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1969	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1971	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1973	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1977	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1978	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1979	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1980	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1981	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1982	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1983	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1986	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1987	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1989	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1990	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1991	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1992	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1993	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1995	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1996	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1997	60.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Welbedacht, 1898 to 1997. The record is 156.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.2 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Welbedacht by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1899	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1900	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1901	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1902	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1903	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1904	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1905	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1906	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1907	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1908	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1909	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1910	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1911	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1912	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1913	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1914	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1915	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1916	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1917	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1918	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1920	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1921	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1922	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1925	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1926	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1927	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1928	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1929	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1930	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1931	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1932	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1933	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1934	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1935	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1936	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1937	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1938	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1939	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1940	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1941	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1943	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1944	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1946	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1947	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1949	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1951	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1952	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1956	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1957	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1958	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1959	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1960	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1961	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1962	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1963	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1964	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1965	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1966	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1967	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1968	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1972	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1973	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1975	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1977	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1978	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1980	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1981	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1982	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1983	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1984	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1985	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1986	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1987	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1988	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1989	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1990	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1991	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1992	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1993	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1994	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1996	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1997	89.0 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Welbedacht, 1898 to 1997. The record is 193 days in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 83 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Welbedacht by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	87 days
1899	62 days
1900	85 days
1901	114 days
1902	81 days
1903	84 days
1904	45 days
1905	72 days
1906	74 days
1907	79 days
1908	122 days
1909	49 days
1910	122 days
1911	193 days
1912	122 days
1913	104 days
1914	77 days
1915	84 days
1916	128 days
1917	128 days
1918	89 days
1919	98 days
1920	121 days
1921	142 days
1922	89 days
1923	87 days
1924	119 days
1925	125 days
1926	121 days
1927	59 days
1928	128 days
1929	114 days
1930	92 days
1931	97 days
1932	93 days
1933	72 days
1934	48 days
1935	106 days
1936	123 days
1937	86 days
1938	106 days
1939	64 days
1940	82 days
1941	96 days
1942	102 days
1943	80 days
1944	83 days
1945	116 days
1946	91 days
1947	81 days
1948	61 days
1949	88 days
1950	85 days
1951	103 days
1952	92 days
1953	72 days
1954	83 days
1955	49 days
1956	127 days
1957	62 days
1958	87 days
1959	61 days
1960	154 days
1961	116 days
1962	158 days
1963	69 days
1964	51 days
1965	40 days
1966	85 days
1967	47 days
1968	86 days
1969	82 days
1970	74 days
1971	77 days
1972	73 days
1973	72 days
1974	41 days
1975	67 days
1976	45 days
1977	58 days
1978	76 days
1979	72 days
1980	67 days
1981	59 days
1982	48 days
1983	57 days
1984	69 days
1985	47 days
1986	62 days
1987	103 days
1988	93 days
1989	44 days
1990	144 days
1991	62 days
1992	86 days
1993	81 days
1994	60 days
1995	46 days
1996	43 days
1997	77 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, 1898 to 1997

A day with at least 32.4 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 71.0 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Welbedacht: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
25 years	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
50 years	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
100 years	71.0 mm (2.8 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 1898 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: 82.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1963; 76.5 mm (3.0 in) in 1967; 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1917.

Download the Data

Data for Welbedacht standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Welbedacht 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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a