Sihota Weather Records (SF001028400)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sihota (SF001028400), South Africa, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Sihota

Sihota (SF001028400) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.52 latitude and 27.98 longitude, 170 m (558 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1997, 87 years of record.
0 records set at Sihota still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sihota set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 28 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.52 latitude, 27.98 longitude.
Elevation: 170 m (558 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1997, 87 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 Sihota. 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 Sihota, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Sihota still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 266.7 mm (10.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sihota. The most was 266.7 mm (10.5 in) on 6 July 1931.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sihota
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 January 1981
Feb	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	1 February 1964
Mar	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	13 March 1939
Apr	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	19 April 1948
May	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	16 May 1959
Jun	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	18 June 1964
Jul	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	6 July 1931
Aug	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	27 August 1970
Sep	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	15 September 1964
Oct	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	21 October 1953
Nov	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	2 November 1985
Dec	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 December 1912

Latest Records

Latest records at Sihota
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1997	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1997	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	83 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1997	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1997	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1997	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 June 1997	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1997	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1996	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1996	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1996	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	2 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1996	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1996	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1996	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1995	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1995	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1994	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1994	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Sihota: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	1931	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	282.5 mm (11.1 in)	1970	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	205 days	1927	57 days	86

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sihota, 1911 to 1997. The record is 266.7 mm (10.5 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sihota by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1912	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1913	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1914	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1915	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1916	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1917	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1918	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1919	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1925	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1926	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1927	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1928	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1930	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931	266.7 mm (10.5 in)
1932	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1933	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1934	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1935	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1936	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1937	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1938	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1940	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1941	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1946	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1948	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1949	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1951	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1952	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1953	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1954	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1957	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1960	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1961	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1962	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1963	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1965	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1966	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1967	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1969	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1971	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1975	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1977	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1978	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1979	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1980	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1982	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1984	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1986	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1988	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1989	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1990	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1991	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1994	16.9 mm (0.7 in)
1995	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1996	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1997	65.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sihota, 1911 to 1997. The record is 282.5 mm (11.1 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.6 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sihota by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1912	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1913	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1914	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1915	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1916	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1917	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1918	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1919	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1921	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1924	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1925	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1926	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1927	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1928	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1929	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1930	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1931	279.4 mm (11.0 in)
1932	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1933	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1934	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1935	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1936	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1937	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1938	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1939	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1940	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1941	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1942	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1943	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1944	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1945	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1946	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1948	245.8 mm (9.7 in)
1949	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1951	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1953	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1954	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1955	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1956	205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1957	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1959	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1960	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1962	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1964	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1965	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1966	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1967	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1969	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	282.5 mm (11.1 in)
1971	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1972	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1973	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1977	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1978	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1979	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1980	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1981	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1982	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1984	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1985	279.2 mm (11.0 in)
1986	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1987	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1988	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1989	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1990	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1991	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1992	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1994	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1995	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1996	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1997	128.0 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sihota, 1911 to 1997. The record is 205 days in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sihota by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	62 days
1912	70 days
1913	83 days
1914	70 days
1915	68 days
1916	136 days
1917	62 days
1918	46 days
1919	136 days
1920	135 days
1921	64 days
1923	31 days
1924	41 days
1925	29 days
1926	71 days
1927	205 days
1928	65 days
1929	31 days
1930	50 days
1931	75 days
1932	71 days
1933	39 days
1934	42 days
1935	48 days
1936	78 days
1937	50 days
1938	30 days
1939	37 days
1940	86 days
1941	50 days
1942	57 days
1943	58 days
1944	59 days
1945	63 days
1946	91 days
1947	17 days
1948	56 days
1949	101 days
1950	80 days
1951	49 days
1952	64 days
1953	83 days
1954	97 days
1955	61 days
1956	67 days
1957	51 days
1958	45 days
1959	46 days
1960	73 days
1961	42 days
1962	68 days
1963	45 days
1964	51 days
1965	40 days
1966	82 days
1967	73 days
1968	29 days
1969	40 days
1970	57 days
1971	39 days
1972	101 days
1973	66 days
1974	46 days
1975	47 days
1976	79 days
1977	51 days
1978	96 days
1979	43 days
1980	70 days
1981	54 days
1982	49 days
1983	41 days
1984	38 days
1985	74 days
1986	55 days
1987	39 days
1988	29 days
1989	54 days
1990	58 days
1991	140 days
1992	96 days
1993	40 days
1994	49 days
1995	43 days
1996	44 days
1997	21 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

74 years, 1911 to 1997

A day with at least 49.6 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 224.9 mm (8.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sihota: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
50 years	176.4 mm (6.9 in)
100 years	224.9 mm (8.9 in)	Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1911 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: 266.7 mm (10.5 in) in 1931; 168.4 mm (6.6 in) in 1948; 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1985.

Download the Data

Data for Sihota standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sihota 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 2026-10-12 (12 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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