Daniels Hope Weather Records (SF001113730)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Daniels Hope (SF001113730), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Daniels Hope

Daniels Hope (SF001113730) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.72 latitude and 20.72 longitude, 1,105 m (3,625 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1997, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Daniels Hope still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Daniels Hope set a daily record precipitation of 2.5 mm (0.10 in) on 23 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.72 latitude, 20.72 longitude.
Elevation: 1,105 m (3,625 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1997, 74 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 Daniels Hope. 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 Daniels Hope, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Daniels Hope still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Daniels Hope between 10 March 1961 and 10 March 1961. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 79.0 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Daniels Hope. The most was 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 10 March 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Daniels Hope
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	20 January 1976
Feb	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 February 1925
Mar	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 March 1961
Apr	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	19 April 1990
May	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 May 1967
Jun	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	3 June 1986
Jul	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	13 July 1952
Aug	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 August 1981
Sep	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 September 1980
Oct	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	22 October 1968
Nov	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 November 1964
Dec	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 December 1975

Latest Records

Latest records at Daniels Hope
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 June 1997	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1997	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1997	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1996	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1996	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1996	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1996	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1995	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1995	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1995	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1995	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1995	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1995	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Daniels Hope, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Daniels Hope: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	1961	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	1961	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	324 days	1989	103 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Daniels Hope, 1924 to 1997. The record is 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.3 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Daniels Hope by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1925	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1928	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1929	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1930	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1931	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1932	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1933	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1934	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1936	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1937	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1938	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1942	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1943	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1944	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1945	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1947	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1948	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1949	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1950	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1955	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1956	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1957	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1958	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1959	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1960	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1961	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1963	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1964	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1966	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1968	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1970	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1971	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1972	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1973	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1975	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1977	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1979	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1980	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1981	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1982	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1984	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1986	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1988	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1989	12.1 mm (0.5 in)
1990	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1992	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1994	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1995	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1997	29.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Daniels Hope, 1924 to 1997. The record is 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.2 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Daniels Hope by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1925	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1928	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1930	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1931	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1932	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1933	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1934	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1936	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1938	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1940	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1941	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1942	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1943	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1945	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1947	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1949	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1950	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1953	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1954	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1957	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1958	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1959	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1961	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1968	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1970	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1971	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1972	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1973	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1975	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1979	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1980	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1981	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1982	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1983	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1984	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1986	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1988	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1989	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1990	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1992	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1994	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1995	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1997	29.0 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Daniels Hope, 1924 to 1997. The record is 324 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 103 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Daniels Hope by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	58 days
1925	104 days
1926	77 days
1927	125 days
1928	123 days
1929	73 days
1930	82 days
1931	206 days
1932	106 days
1933	113 days
1934	189 days
1935	202 days
1936	184 days
1937	252 days
1938	113 days
1939	70 days
1940	96 days
1941	88 days
1942	121 days
1943	72 days
1944	31 days
1945	127 days
1946	81 days
1947	101 days
1948	48 days
1949	75 days
1950	47 days
1951	160 days
1952	65 days
1953	86 days
1954	125 days
1955	110 days
1956	113 days
1957	107 days
1958	162 days
1959	75 days
1960	151 days
1961	117 days
1962	99 days
1963	43 days
1964	102 days
1965	201 days
1966	130 days
1967	79 days
1968	87 days
1969	125 days
1970	86 days
1971	152 days
1972	145 days
1973	81 days
1974	124 days
1975	101 days
1976	65 days
1977	64 days
1978	121 days
1979	89 days
1980	102 days
1981	46 days
1982	51 days
1983	190 days
1984	74 days
1985	106 days
1986	125 days
1987	96 days
1988	91 days
1989	324 days
1990	189 days
1991	110 days
1992	244 days
1993	64 days
1994	167 days
1995	93 days
1996	83 days
1997	159 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

70 years, 1926 to 1997

A day with at least 27.5 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 82.0 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Daniels Hope: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
10 years	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
25 years	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
50 years	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
100 years	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1926 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: 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1961; 69.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1952; 60.7 mm (2.4 in) in 1940.

Download the Data

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