Winterhoek Weather Records (SF000958230)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Winterhoek (SF000958230), South Africa, with 108 years of record.

Key Facts for Winterhoek

Winterhoek (SF000958230) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.22 latitude and 24.47 longitude, 842 m (2,762 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1890 to 1997, 108 years of record.
0 records set at Winterhoek still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Winterhoek set a daily record precipitation of 19.5 mm (0.8 in) on 29 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.22 latitude, 24.47 longitude.
Elevation: 842 m (2,762 ft).
Period of record: 1890 to 1997, 108 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 Winterhoek. 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 Winterhoek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Winterhoek still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Winterhoek between 23 August 1971 and 23 August 1971. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 161.0 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Winterhoek. The most was 161.0 mm (6.3 in) on 23 August 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Winterhoek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	20 January 1974
Feb	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 February 1899
Mar	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 March 1928
Apr	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	5 April 1906
May	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	8 May 1977
Jun	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	23 August 1971
Sep	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 September 1893
Oct	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	2 October 1989
Nov	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	13 November 1923
Dec	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 December 1931

Latest Records

Latest records at Winterhoek
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1997	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	7 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1997	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1997	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1996	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1996	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1996	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1996	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1996	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1995	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1995	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1995	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1995	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1995	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1994	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1994	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	3 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1890 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Winterhoek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	1971	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	181.5 mm (7.1 in)	1977	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	106
Longest dry spell (CDD)	114 days	1956	57 days	106

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Winterhoek, 1890 to 1997. The record is 161.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Winterhoek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1890	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1891	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1892	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1893	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1894	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1895	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1896	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1897	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1898	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1899	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1900	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1901	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1902	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1903	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1904	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1905	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1906	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1907	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1908	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1909	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1910	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1911	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1912	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1913	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1914	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1916	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1917	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1918	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1920	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1921	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1922	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1923	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1924	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1925	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1926	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1928	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1929	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1930	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1931	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1932	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1934	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1935	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1938	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1941	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1942	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1946	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1948	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1951	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1952	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1954	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1956	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1959	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1961	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1962	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1963	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1964	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1965	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1966	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1968	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1969	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1971	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1972	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1973	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1975	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1976	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1978	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1979	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1980	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1983	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1984	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1985	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1986	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1988	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1989	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1990	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1992	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1995	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1996	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1997	37.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Winterhoek, 1890 to 1997. The record is 181.5 mm (7.1 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.6 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Winterhoek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1890	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1891	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1892	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1893	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1894	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1895	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1896	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1897	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1898	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1899	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1900	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1901	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1902	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1903	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1904	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1905	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1906	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1907	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1908	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1909	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1910	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1911	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1912	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1913	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1914	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1916	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1917	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1918	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1919	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1920	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1921	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1922	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1923	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1924	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1925	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1926	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1927	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1928	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1929	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1930	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1932	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1933	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1934	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1935	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1936	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1938	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1939	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1940	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1941	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1942	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1946	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1947	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1948	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1951	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1952	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1953	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1954	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1956	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1957	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1960	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1962	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1963	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1964	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1965	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1966	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1968	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1969	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1970	170.6 mm (6.7 in)
1971	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1972	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1973	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1975	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1977	181.5 mm (7.1 in)
1978	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1980	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1981	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1983	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1984	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1985	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1986	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1987	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1988	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1989	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1990	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1992	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1993	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1994	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1995	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1996	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1997	71.5 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Winterhoek, 1890 to 1997. The record is 114 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Winterhoek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1890	34 days
1891	25 days
1892	45 days
1893	39 days
1894	55 days
1895	48 days
1896	30 days
1897	110 days
1898	61 days
1899	56 days
1900	40 days
1901	46 days
1902	74 days
1903	32 days
1904	49 days
1905	52 days
1906	41 days
1907	58 days
1908	27 days
1909	45 days
1910	30 days
1911	41 days
1912	40 days
1913	41 days
1914	50 days
1915	36 days
1916	68 days
1917	42 days
1918	67 days
1919	46 days
1920	39 days
1921	33 days
1922	28 days
1923	42 days
1924	48 days
1925	30 days
1926	44 days
1927	68 days
1928	53 days
1929	34 days
1930	40 days
1931	67 days
1932	54 days
1933	76 days
1934	72 days
1935	46 days
1936	53 days
1937	51 days
1938	40 days
1939	54 days
1940	86 days
1941	55 days
1942	33 days
1943	42 days
1944	69 days
1945	88 days
1946	98 days
1947	86 days
1948	21 days
1951	108 days
1952	103 days
1953	84 days
1954	93 days
1955	85 days
1956	114 days
1957	97 days
1958	68 days
1959	61 days
1960	96 days
1961	77 days
1962	69 days
1963	64 days
1964	53 days
1965	64 days
1966	89 days
1967	95 days
1968	67 days
1969	90 days
1970	55 days
1971	45 days
1972	71 days
1973	88 days
1974	71 days
1975	74 days
1976	71 days
1977	52 days
1978	69 days
1979	73 days
1980	114 days
1981	73 days
1982	38 days
1983	45 days
1984	71 days
1985	62 days
1986	74 days
1987	43 days
1988	54 days
1989	75 days
1990	64 days
1991	94 days
1992	50 days
1993	102 days
1994	85 days
1995	61 days
1996	60 days
1997	85 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, 1891 to 1997

A day with at least 47.3 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 137.9 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Winterhoek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	137.9 mm (5.4 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 1891 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: 161.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1971; 115.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1989; 107.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1977.

Download the Data

Data for Winterhoek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Winterhoek 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 2026-10-16 (16 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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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
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