Poortjie-Wes Weather Records (SF000935800)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Poortjie-Wes (SF000935800), South Africa, with 84 years of record.

Key Facts for Poortjie-Wes

Poortjie-Wes (SF000935800) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.18 latitude and 23.33 longitude, 975 m (3,199 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1997, 84 years of record.
0 records set at Poortjie-Wes still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Poortjie-Wes set a daily record precipitation of 7.5 mm (0.30 in) on 28 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.18 latitude, 23.33 longitude.
Elevation: 975 m (3,199 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1997, 84 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 Poortjie-Wes. 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 Poortjie-Wes, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Poortjie-Wes still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 142.2 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Poortjie-Wes. The most was 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 22 March 1936.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Poortjie-Wes
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	25 January 1976
Feb	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	21 February 1974
Mar	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	22 March 1936
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 April 1953
May	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 May 1995
Jun	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 June 1953
Jul	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 August 1939
Sep	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15 September 1950
Oct	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 October 1941
Nov	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 November 1985
Dec	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	17 December 1937

Latest Records

Latest records at Poortjie-Wes
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1997	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1997	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1997	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1997	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1996	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1996	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1995	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1995	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1995	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1995	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1995	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1993	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1993	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1993	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1993	Poortjie-Wes, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Poortjie-Wes: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	1936	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	1969	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	83
Longest dry spell (CDD)	256 days	1954	75 days	83

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Poortjie-Wes, 1914 to 1997. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Poortjie-Wes by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1915	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1916	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1917	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1918	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1919	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1921	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1922	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1923	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1924	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1925	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1926	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1927	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1928	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1929	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1930	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1932	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1936	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1937	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1938	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1940	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1942	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1943	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1944	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1945	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1946	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1947	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1948	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1949	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1950	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1952	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1953	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1955	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1956	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1957	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1958	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1959	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1960	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1961	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1962	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1963	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1966	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1967	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1969	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1970	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1972	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1973	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1974	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1977	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1978	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1979	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1981	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1982	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1984	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1986	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1988	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1990	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1991	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1992	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1993	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1994	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1995	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1997	17.0 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Poortjie-Wes, 1914 to 1997. The record is 176.5 mm (6.9 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.6 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Poortjie-Wes by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1916	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1917	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1918	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1919	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1921	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1922	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1923	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1924	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1925	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1927	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1928	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1929	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1930	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1932	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1936	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1937	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1938	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1940	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1941	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1942	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1943	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1944	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1945	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1946	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1947	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1948	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1949	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1951	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1952	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1953	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1954	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1955	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1956	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1957	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1958	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1959	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1960	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1962	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1963	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1965	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1966	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1970	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1977	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1978	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1979	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1981	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1982	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1984	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1985	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1986	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1988	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1991	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1992	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1993	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1994	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1995	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	36.0 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Poortjie-Wes, 1914 to 1997. The record is 256 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 75 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Poortjie-Wes by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	50 days
1915	67 days
1916	112 days
1917	45 days
1918	140 days
1919	47 days
1921	64 days
1922	185 days
1923	76 days
1924	88 days
1925	40 days
1926	96 days
1927	119 days
1928	114 days
1929	47 days
1930	97 days
1931	88 days
1932	104 days
1933	76 days
1934	98 days
1935	108 days
1936	61 days
1937	98 days
1938	50 days
1939	67 days
1940	84 days
1941	65 days
1942	91 days
1943	75 days
1944	74 days
1945	68 days
1946	63 days
1947	68 days
1948	78 days
1949	80 days
1950	83 days
1951	138 days
1952	57 days
1953	62 days
1954	256 days
1955	83 days
1956	120 days
1957	93 days
1958	110 days
1959	62 days
1960	97 days
1961	75 days
1962	61 days
1963	83 days
1964	72 days
1965	74 days
1966	100 days
1967	64 days
1968	68 days
1969	54 days
1970	76 days
1971	52 days
1972	52 days
1973	60 days
1974	75 days
1975	77 days
1976	74 days
1977	130 days
1978	53 days
1979	53 days
1980	78 days
1981	47 days
1982	51 days
1983	46 days
1984	70 days
1985	57 days
1986	104 days
1987	107 days
1988	61 days
1989	75 days
1990	101 days
1991	54 days
1992	62 days
1993	63 days
1994	84 days
1995	91 days
1996	174 days
1997	93 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

80 years, 1915 to 1997

A day with at least 30.6 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 107.7 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Poortjie-Wes: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1915 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: 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1936; 107.5 mm (4.2 in) in 1976; 76.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

Data for Poortjie-Wes standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Poortjie-Wes 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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