Rockford Weather Records (SF001007790)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rockford (SF001007790), South Africa, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Rockford

Rockford (SF001007790) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.48 latitude and 26.93 longitude, 1,387 m (4,551 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1989, 76 years of record.
0 records set at Rockford still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rockford set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 19 March 1989.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.48 latitude, 26.93 longitude.
Elevation: 1,387 m (4,551 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1989, 76 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 Rockford. 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 Rockford, 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 Rockford still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Rockford between 28 August 1970 and 28 August 1970. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rockford. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 28 August 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rockford
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	1 January 1932
Feb	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	21 February 1972
Mar	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	21 March 1976
Apr	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	19 April 1948
May	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 May 1944
Jun	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 June 1917
Jul	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 July 1959
Aug	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 August 1970
Sep	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	2 September 1968
Oct	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 October 1936
Nov	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	2 November 1985
Dec	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	6 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Rockford
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1989	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1988	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	7 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1988	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1988	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1988	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1987	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1987	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1987	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1987	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1986	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1986	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1986	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1986	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1986	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1986	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1986	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1985	Rockford, ZA	monthly rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1985	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1985	Rockford, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1989

Yearly extremes at Rockford: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1970	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	215.5 mm (8.5 in)	1970	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	91 days	1914	37 days	72

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rockford, 1914 to 1989. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rockford by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1915	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1916	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1919	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1920	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1921	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1922	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1923	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1924	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1925	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1928	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1929	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1931	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1932	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1933	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1934	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1942	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1944	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1945	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1946	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1947	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1949	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1950	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1954	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1955	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1956	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1957	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1958	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1959	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1964	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1965	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1967	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1969	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1970	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1971	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1973	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1978	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1980	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1981	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1985	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1986	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1987	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1988	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1989	44.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rockford, 1914 to 1989. The record is 215.5 mm (8.5 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.6 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rockford by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1915	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1916	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1917	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1918	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1919	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1920	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1921	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1922	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1923	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1925	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1926	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1928	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1929	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1930	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1931	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1932	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1933	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1934	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1935	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1936	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1937	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1942	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1944	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1945	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1948	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1949	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1950	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1951	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1952	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	146.7 mm (5.8 in)
1954	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1956	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1957	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1958	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1959	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1960	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1961	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1963	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1965	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1966	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1967	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1969	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1970	215.5 mm (8.5 in)
1971	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1972	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1973	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1974	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1975	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1976	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1977	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1978	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1979	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1980	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1981	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1982	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1984	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1985	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1986	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1987	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1989	74.5 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rockford, 1914 to 1989. The record is 91 days in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rockford by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	91 days
1915	34 days
1916	47 days
1917	25 days
1918	33 days
1919	34 days
1920	40 days
1921	20 days
1922	77 days
1923	55 days
1924	22 days
1925	26 days
1926	76 days
1927	85 days
1928	56 days
1929	24 days
1930	30 days
1931	34 days
1932	52 days
1933	41 days
1934	50 days
1935	43 days
1936	33 days
1937	42 days
1942	42 days
1943	25 days
1944	36 days
1945	55 days
1946	35 days
1947	33 days
1948	51 days
1949	50 days
1950	47 days
1951	58 days
1952	26 days
1953	40 days
1954	51 days
1955	38 days
1956	34 days
1957	26 days
1958	25 days
1959	28 days
1960	35 days
1961	21 days
1962	40 days
1963	37 days
1964	39 days
1965	67 days
1966	45 days
1967	31 days
1968	41 days
1969	39 days
1970	32 days
1971	27 days
1972	42 days
1973	61 days
1974	25 days
1975	46 days
1976	22 days
1977	34 days
1978	65 days
1979	33 days
1980	37 days
1981	33 days
1982	35 days
1983	34 days
1984	39 days
1985	46 days
1986	37 days
1987	30 days
1988	44 days
1989	22 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

67 years, 1914 to 1988

A day with at least 50.6 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.4 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rockford: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1914 to 1988.

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: 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1970; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1932; 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1977.

Download the Data

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

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