Elandspoort Weather Records (SF001174870)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elandspoort (SF001174870), South Africa, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Elandspoort

Elandspoort (SF001174870) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.62 latitude and 23.78 longitude, 1,370 m (4,495 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 1997, 72 years of record.
0 records set at Elandspoort still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elandspoort set a daily record precipitation of 13.5 mm (0.5 in) on 26 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.62 latitude, 23.78 longitude.
Elevation: 1,370 m (4,495 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 1997, 72 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 Elandspoort. 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 Elandspoort, 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 Elandspoort still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Elandspoort between 26 March 1961 and 27 January 1963. Each dot is a new record.

When Elandspoort set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1961-03-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1963-01-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 107.5 mm (4.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 107.5 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elandspoort. The most was 107.5 mm (4.2 in) on 27 January 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elandspoort
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	27 January 1963
Feb	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	26 February 1981
Mar	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	26 March 1961
Apr	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 April 1969
May	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 May 1929
Jun	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 June 1975
Jul	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 July 1961
Aug	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 August 1960
Sep	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 September 1958
Oct	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 October 1950
Nov	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	9 November 1966
Dec	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	6 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Elandspoort
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1997	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1996	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1995	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1995	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1995	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1995	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1995	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1994	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1994	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	43 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1994	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1993	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1986	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1986	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1985	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1985	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1985	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1985	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1985	Elandspoort, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1926 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Elandspoort: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	1963	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	1969	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	181 days	1994	71 days	67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elandspoort, 1926 to 1997. The record is 107.5 mm (4.2 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.5 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elandspoort by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1927	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1928	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1929	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1931	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1933	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1937	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1940	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1942	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1943	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1945	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1952	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1954	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1957	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1958	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1960	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1961	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1962	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1964	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1965	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1966	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1967	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1968	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1969	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1970	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1971	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1972	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1974	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1975	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1979	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1980	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1982	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1983	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1984	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1987	2.7 mm (0.11 in)
1993	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1994	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1997	26.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elandspoort, 1926 to 1997. The record is 146.4 mm (5.8 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.6 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elandspoort by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1927	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1928	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1930	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1931	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1932	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1933	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1935	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1936	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1937	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1938	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1940	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1941	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1943	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1944	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1945	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1947	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1949	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1951	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1952	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1953	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1954	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1957	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1958	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1959	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1960	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1961	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1962	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1964	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1966	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1967	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1968	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1969	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1970	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1971	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1972	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1973	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974	139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1975	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1976	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1977	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1979	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1980	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1981	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1982	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1983	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1984	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1985	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1986	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1987	2.7 mm (0.11 in)
1993	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1994	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1996	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1997	31.5 mm (1.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elandspoort, 1926 to 1997. The record is 181 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 71 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elandspoort by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926	48 days
1927	24 days
1928	25 days
1929	47 days
1930	66 days
1931	77 days
1932	91 days
1933	81 days
1934	112 days
1935	58 days
1936	75 days
1937	71 days
1938	90 days
1939	67 days
1940	86 days
1941	55 days
1942	97 days
1943	75 days
1944	65 days
1945	69 days
1946	39 days
1947	116 days
1948	170 days
1949	68 days
1950	46 days
1951	70 days
1952	40 days
1953	51 days
1954	107 days
1955	87 days
1956	150 days
1957	54 days
1958	111 days
1959	62 days
1960	62 days
1961	77 days
1962	118 days
1963	52 days
1964	74 days
1965	83 days
1966	90 days
1967	59 days
1968	61 days
1969	132 days
1970	59 days
1971	50 days
1972	88 days
1973	62 days
1974	75 days
1975	63 days
1976	55 days
1977	124 days
1978	65 days
1979	49 days
1980	61 days
1981	77 days
1982	101 days
1983	59 days
1984	57 days
1985	79 days
1986	155 days
1987	38 days
1993	79 days
1994	181 days
1995	109 days
1996	119 days
1997	140 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

61 years, 1929 to 1996

A day with at least 37.4 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 107.0 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elandspoort: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1929 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: 107.5 mm (4.2 in) in 1963; 104.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1961; 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1994.

Download the Data

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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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