Stolhoek Weather Records (SF000918900)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Stolhoek (SF000918900), South Africa, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Stolhoek

Stolhoek (SF000918900) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.33 latitude and 22.50 longitude, 920 m (3,018 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1929 to 1997, 69 years of record.
0 records set at Stolhoek still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Stolhoek set a daily record precipitation of 4.5 mm (0.18 in) on 26 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.33 latitude, 22.50 longitude.
Elevation: 920 m (3,018 ft).
Period of record: 1929 to 1997, 69 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 Stolhoek. 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 Stolhoek, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Stolhoek still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 116.1 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Stolhoek. The most was 116.1 mm (4.6 in) on 17 November 1949.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Stolhoek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 January 1948
Feb	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	7 February 1985
Mar	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	25 March 1981
Apr	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	6 April 1941
May	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	26 May 1967
Jun	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 June 1935
Jul	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	20 July 1979
Aug	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 August 1971
Sep	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 September 1964
Oct	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 October 1941
Nov	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	17 November 1949
Dec	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 December 1996

Latest Records

Latest records at Stolhoek
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1997	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1997	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1997	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	66 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Stolhoek, ZA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1996	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1996	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1996	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1996	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1995	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1995	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1995	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1995	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Stolhoek, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1929 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Stolhoek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	1949	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	158.3 mm (6.2 in)	1949	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	140 days	1933	62 days	64

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Stolhoek, 1929 to 1997. The record is 116.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Stolhoek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1930	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1931	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1932	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1935	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1937	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1940	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1943	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1944	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1946	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1947	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1950	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1953	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1955	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1957	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1959	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1960	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1961	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1962	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1966	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1967	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1968	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1969	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1970	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1971	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1972	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1978	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1980	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1982	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1983	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1985	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1986	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1987	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1988	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1990	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1991	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1993	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1994	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1995	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1996	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	48.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Stolhoek, 1929 to 1997. The record is 158.3 mm (6.2 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.5 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Stolhoek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1930	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1931	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1932	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1933	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1934	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1935	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1936	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1937	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1938	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1940	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1942	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1943	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1944	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1945	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1946	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1949	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1950	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1951	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1953	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1957	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1958	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1960	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1961	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1964	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1965	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1967	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1968	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1969	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1970	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1971	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1972	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1979	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1980	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1982	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1983	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1984	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1985	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1986	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1987	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1989	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1990	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1991	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1992	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1993	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1994	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1995	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1996	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1997	99.8 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Stolhoek, 1929 to 1997. The record is 140 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 62 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Stolhoek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929	46 days
1930	108 days
1931	41 days
1932	57 days
1933	140 days
1934	72 days
1935	132 days
1936	56 days
1937	103 days
1938	56 days
1939	82 days
1940	77 days
1941	67 days
1942	59 days
1943	38 days
1944	70 days
1945	88 days
1946	67 days
1947	51 days
1948	68 days
1949	86 days
1950	82 days
1951	92 days
1952	65 days
1953	34 days
1954	69 days
1955	114 days
1956	52 days
1957	104 days
1958	67 days
1959	45 days
1960	68 days
1961	69 days
1962	47 days
1963	41 days
1964	52 days
1965	35 days
1966	51 days
1967	109 days
1968	71 days
1969	52 days
1970	78 days
1971	69 days
1972	62 days
1978	64 days
1979	44 days
1980	47 days
1981	32 days
1982	40 days
1983	46 days
1984	71 days
1985	58 days
1986	45 days
1987	77 days
1988	62 days
1989	54 days
1990	74 days
1991	61 days
1992	53 days
1993	44 days
1994	55 days
1995	36 days
1996	62 days
1997	55 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

61 years, 1930 to 1997

A day with at least 41.3 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 118.9 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Stolhoek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1930 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: 116.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1949; 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1985; 86.3 mm (3.4 in) in 1979.

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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).

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