Fountain Head Weather Records (SF001000250)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fountain Head (SF001000250), South Africa, with 105 years of record.

Key Facts for Fountain Head

Fountain Head (SF001000250) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.42 latitude and 26.50 longitude, 1,113 m (3,652 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1997, 105 years of record.
0 records set at Fountain Head still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fountain Head set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 8 April 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.42 latitude, 26.50 longitude.
Elevation: 1,113 m (3,652 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1997, 105 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 Fountain Head. 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 Fountain Head, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Fountain Head still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Fountain Head between 19 April 1948 and 2 November 1956. Each dot is a new record.

When Fountain Head set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1948-04-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1956-11-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 116.0 mm (4.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 116.0 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fountain Head. The most was 116.0 mm (4.6 in) on 2 November 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fountain Head
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	1 January 1932
Feb	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	9 February 1997
Mar	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	12 March 1972
Apr	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	19 April 1948
May	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 May 1944
Jun	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	6 June 1917
Jul	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 July 1959
Aug	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	20 August 1971
Sep	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	13 September 1953
Oct	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	10 October 1905
Nov	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	2 November 1956
Dec	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	6 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Fountain Head
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1997	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1997	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1997	Fountain Head, ZA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1996	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	10 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1995	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1995	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1995	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1995	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1994	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1994	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1994	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1994	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1993	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	2 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1993	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1993	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1992	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1991	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1991	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1991	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Fountain Head: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	1956	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	98
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	1953	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	98
Longest dry spell (CDD)	85 days	1940	36 days	98

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fountain Head, 1893 to 1997. The record is 116.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fountain Head by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1894	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1895	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1896	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1897	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1898	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1899	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1900	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1901	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1902	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1903	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1904	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1905	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1913	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1914	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1916	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1919	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1920	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1922	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1924	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1925	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1926	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1927	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1929	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1930	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1931	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1932	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1933	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1935	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1938	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1939	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1942	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1944	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1945	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1947	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1949	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1951	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1954	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1956	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1957	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1962	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1963	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1964	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1965	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1966	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1967	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1968	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1971	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1972	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1973	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1976	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1979	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1981	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1982	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1984	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1985	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1986	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1987	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1989	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1990	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1991	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1994	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	75.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fountain Head, 1893 to 1997. The record is 159.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.4 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fountain Head by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1894	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1895	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1896	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1897	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1898	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1899	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1900	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1901	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1902	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1903	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1904	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1905	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1913	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1914	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1915	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1916	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1917	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1918	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1919	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1920	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1921	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1922	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1923	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1924	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1925	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1926	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1927	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1929	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1930	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1931	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1932	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1933	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1934	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1936	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1937	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1938	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1939	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1940	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1941	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1942	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1943	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1944	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1945	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1946	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1949	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1950	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1951	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1953	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1954	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1956	139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1957	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1958	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1960	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1961	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1962	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1963	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1965	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1966	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1970	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1971	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1973	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1974	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1975	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1976	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1979	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1980	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1982	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1983	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1984	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1985	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1986	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1989	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1990	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1993	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1994	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1995	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1996	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	118.0 mm (4.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fountain Head, 1893 to 1997. The record is 85 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fountain Head by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	7 days
1894	31 days
1895	47 days
1896	39 days
1897	35 days
1898	75 days
1899	29 days
1900	80 days
1901	54 days
1902	57 days
1903	40 days
1904	30 days
1905	36 days
1913	34 days
1914	34 days
1915	54 days
1916	36 days
1917	30 days
1918	35 days
1919	32 days
1920	39 days
1921	26 days
1922	27 days
1923	35 days
1924	31 days
1925	26 days
1926	31 days
1927	43 days
1928	47 days
1929	24 days
1930	29 days
1931	29 days
1932	49 days
1933	50 days
1934	45 days
1935	32 days
1936	27 days
1937	50 days
1938	28 days
1939	38 days
1940	85 days
1941	36 days
1942	65 days
1943	30 days
1944	37 days
1945	55 days
1946	50 days
1947	33 days
1948	41 days
1949	56 days
1950	44 days
1951	50 days
1952	77 days
1953	32 days
1954	28 days
1955	52 days
1956	41 days
1957	32 days
1958	35 days
1959	51 days
1960	29 days
1961	44 days
1962	34 days
1963	25 days
1964	28 days
1965	37 days
1966	44 days
1967	33 days
1968	50 days
1969	38 days
1970	31 days
1971	32 days
1972	37 days
1973	60 days
1974	21 days
1975	52 days
1976	26 days
1977	51 days
1978	32 days
1979	34 days
1980	36 days
1981	43 days
1982	38 days
1983	33 days
1984	30 days
1985	51 days
1986	32 days
1987	29 days
1988	39 days
1989	74 days
1990	50 days
1991	35 days
1992	41 days
1993	32 days
1994	35 days
1995	29 days
1996	35 days
1997	12 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

91 years, 1894 to 1996

A day with at least 47.2 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.5 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fountain Head: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
100 years	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 91 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, 91 years of values from 1894 to 1996.

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: 116.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1956; 98.5 mm (3.9 in) in 1989; 82.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1948.

Download the Data

Data for Fountain Head standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fountain Head 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
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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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