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Oulton Weather Records (SF000945130)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Oulton (SF000945130), South Africa, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Oulton

  • Oulton (SF000945130) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.05 latitude and 23.78 longitude, 1,350 m (4,429 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1930 to 1992, 63 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Oulton still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Oulton tied a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 3 April 1991.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -32.05 latitude, 23.78 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,350 m (4,429 ft).
  • Period of record: 1930 to 1992, 63 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Oulton, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Oulton. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Oulton. 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 Oulton, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Oulton by the year they were set 0 records at Oulton still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Oulton still stand.
Standing records at Oulton by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 103.6 mm (4.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Oulton The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oulton. The most was 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 8 April 1950. 050100150 Jan: 54.1 mm (2.1 in), 31 January 1939 Jan Feb: 55.9 mm (2.2 in), 19 February 1950 Feb Mar: 75.0 mm (3.0 in), 26 March 1961 Mar Apr: 103.6 mm (4.1 in), 8 April 1950 Apr May: 75.0 mm (3.0 in), 29 May 1981 May Jun: 30.5 mm (1.2 in), 16 June 1983 Jun Jul: 79.2 mm (3.1 in), 25 July 1983 Jul Aug: 25.5 mm (1.0 in), 20 August 1960 Aug Sep: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 16 September 1950 Sep Oct: 37.0 mm (1.5 in), 3 October 1976 Oct Nov: 46.0 mm (1.8 in), 27 November 1984 Nov Dec: 41.9 mm (1.6 in), 31 December 1931 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oulton. The most was 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 8 April 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Oulton
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan54.1 mm (2.1 in)31 January 1939
Feb55.9 mm (2.2 in)19 February 1950
Mar75.0 mm (3.0 in)26 March 1961
Apr103.6 mm (4.1 in)8 April 1950
May75.0 mm (3.0 in)29 May 1981
Jun30.5 mm (1.2 in)16 June 1983
Jul79.2 mm (3.1 in)25 July 1983
Aug25.5 mm (1.0 in)20 August 1960
Sep50.8 mm (2.0 in)16 September 1950
Oct37.0 mm (1.5 in)3 October 1976
Nov46.0 mm (1.8 in)27 November 1984
Dec41.9 mm (1.6 in)31 December 1931

Latest Records

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Latest records at Oulton
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 April 1991Oulton, ZAdaily rain (Tie)29.5 mm (1.2 in)tie6 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1990Oulton, ZAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1990Oulton, ZAdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1990Oulton, ZAdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1990Oulton, ZAdaily rain7.5 mm (0.30 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 1990Oulton, ZAdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1990Oulton, ZAdaily rain21.5 mm (0.8 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)1 year8 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1990Oulton, ZAdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1990Oulton, ZAdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1989Oulton, ZAdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)51 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1989Oulton, ZAdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1989Oulton, ZAdaily rain24.5 mm (1.0 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1989Oulton, ZAdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)11.3 mm (0.4 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1989Oulton, ZAdaily rain37.0 mm (1.5 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)27 years30 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1989Oulton, ZAdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1989Oulton, ZAdaily rain (Tie)7.5 mm (0.30 in)tie15 years2 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1988Oulton, ZAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1988Oulton, ZAdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)21.0 mm (0.8 in)14 years49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1988Oulton, ZAdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1988Oulton, ZAdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1930 to 1992
Yearly extremes at Oulton: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)103.6 mm (4.1 in)195033.3 mm (1.3 in)61
Wettest five days (Rx5day)126.3 mm (5.0 in)197651.9 mm (2.0 in)61
Longest dry spell (CDD)240 days199160 days61

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oulton by year The wettest day of the year at Oulton, 1930 to 1992. The record is 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 mm (1.3 in). 050100150194019601980Record: 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1950
The wettest day of the year at Oulton, 1930 to 1992. The record is 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oulton by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
193023.4 mm (0.9 in)
193141.9 mm (1.6 in)
193240.6 mm (1.6 in)
193323.6 mm (0.9 in)
193433.0 mm (1.3 in)
193526.9 mm (1.1 in)
193628.4 mm (1.1 in)
193725.9 mm (1.0 in)
193845.7 mm (1.8 in)
193954.1 mm (2.1 in)
194050.5 mm (2.0 in)
194133.3 mm (1.3 in)
194217.8 mm (0.7 in)
194329.2 mm (1.1 in)
194439.1 mm (1.5 in)
194561.0 mm (2.4 in)
194639.4 mm (1.6 in)
194745.0 mm (1.8 in)
194831.0 mm (1.2 in)
194946.2 mm (1.8 in)
1950103.6 mm (4.1 in)
195139.1 mm (1.5 in)
195242.2 mm (1.7 in)
195348.5 mm (1.9 in)
195435.0 mm (1.4 in)
195534.0 mm (1.3 in)
195627.5 mm (1.1 in)
195735.0 mm (1.4 in)
195832.5 mm (1.3 in)
195931.5 mm (1.2 in)
196025.5 mm (1.0 in)
196175.0 mm (3.0 in)
196218.5 mm (0.7 in)
196349.0 mm (1.9 in)
196427.0 mm (1.1 in)
196527.5 mm (1.1 in)
196631.7 mm (1.2 in)
196727.2 mm (1.1 in)
196825.5 mm (1.0 in)
196940.5 mm (1.6 in)
197024.0 mm (0.9 in)
197129.5 mm (1.2 in)
197224.5 mm (1.0 in)
197341.0 mm (1.6 in)
197449.0 mm (1.9 in)
197523.5 mm (0.9 in)
197651.0 mm (2.0 in)
197755.0 mm (2.2 in)
198019.5 mm (0.8 in)
198175.0 mm (3.0 in)
198244.0 mm (1.7 in)
198379.2 mm (3.1 in)
198446.0 mm (1.8 in)
198528.0 mm (1.1 in)
198645.5 mm (1.8 in)
198729.0 mm (1.1 in)
198830.0 mm (1.2 in)
198937.0 mm (1.5 in)
199021.5 mm (0.8 in)
199129.5 mm (1.2 in)
19920.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oulton by year The wettest five days of the year at Oulton, 1930 to 1992. The record is 126.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.9 mm (2.0 in). 050100150194019601980Record: 126.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1976
The wettest five days of the year at Oulton, 1930 to 1992. The record is 126.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.9 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oulton by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
193057.4 mm (2.3 in)
193179.3 mm (3.1 in)
1932117.1 mm (4.6 in)
193334.8 mm (1.4 in)
193443.9 mm (1.7 in)
193574.9 mm (2.9 in)
193636.5 mm (1.4 in)
193730.9 mm (1.2 in)
193870.1 mm (2.8 in)
193965.8 mm (2.6 in)
194057.6 mm (2.3 in)
194146.2 mm (1.8 in)
194227.5 mm (1.1 in)
194351.9 mm (2.0 in)
194462.2 mm (2.4 in)
194563.3 mm (2.5 in)
194639.4 mm (1.6 in)
194745.0 mm (1.8 in)
194847.8 mm (1.9 in)
194993.9 mm (3.7 in)
1950122.7 mm (4.8 in)
195164.5 mm (2.5 in)
195290.4 mm (3.6 in)
195360.2 mm (2.4 in)
195468.0 mm (2.7 in)
195535.0 mm (1.4 in)
195641.9 mm (1.6 in)
195735.0 mm (1.4 in)
195867.0 mm (2.6 in)
195936.5 mm (1.4 in)
196046.0 mm (1.8 in)
196183.0 mm (3.3 in)
196253.0 mm (2.1 in)
196358.5 mm (2.3 in)
196445.8 mm (1.8 in)
196553.1 mm (2.1 in)
196642.2 mm (1.7 in)
196730.0 mm (1.2 in)
196840.0 mm (1.6 in)
196971.1 mm (2.8 in)
197030.5 mm (1.2 in)
197162.5 mm (2.5 in)
197242.5 mm (1.7 in)
197348.0 mm (1.9 in)
197489.0 mm (3.5 in)
197558.5 mm (2.3 in)
1976126.3 mm (5.0 in)
197794.5 mm (3.7 in)
198019.5 mm (0.8 in)
1981106.0 mm (4.2 in)
198244.0 mm (1.7 in)
198381.2 mm (3.2 in)
198450.5 mm (2.0 in)
198556.5 mm (2.2 in)
198646.5 mm (1.8 in)
198741.0 mm (1.6 in)
198868.5 mm (2.7 in)
198942.5 mm (1.7 in)
199036.5 mm (1.4 in)
199141.0 mm (1.6 in)
19920.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oulton by year The longest dry spell of the year at Oulton, 1930 to 1992. The record is 240 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days. 0100200300194019601980Record: 240 days in 1991
The longest dry spell of the year at Oulton, 1930 to 1992. The record is 240 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oulton by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193050 days
193160 days
193258 days
1933145 days
1934105 days
193548 days
1936134 days
193781 days
1938120 days
193950 days
194086 days
194155 days
194258 days
194398 days
194465 days
194569 days
194640 days
194751 days
194876 days
1949156 days
195072 days
195151 days
195241 days
195340 days
195495 days
195584 days
195684 days
195747 days
195866 days
195953 days
196084 days
196149 days
196241 days
196337 days
196453 days
196548 days
196660 days
1967116 days
196870 days
196954 days
197051 days
197178 days
197248 days
197361 days
197463 days
197557 days
197655 days
1977120 days
198035 days
198182 days
198228 days
198351 days
198451 days
1985104 days
198687 days
198758 days
1988182 days
198975 days
1990140 days
1991240 days
199231 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

58 years, 1930 to 1991

A day with at least 34.3 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 99.9 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Oulton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years34.3 mm (1.4 in)
5 years47.1 mm (1.9 in)
10 years57.3 mm (2.3 in)
25 years72.3 mm (2.8 in)
50 years85.3 mm (3.4 in)
100 years99.9 mm (3.9 in)Longer than the 58 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, 58 years of values from 1930 to 1991.

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: 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1950; 79.2 mm (3.1 in) in 1983; 75.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1961.

Download the Data

  • Data for Oulton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Oulton 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).