Wellwood Weather Records (SF001192090)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wellwood (SF001192090), South Africa, with 102 years of record.

Key Facts for Wellwood

Wellwood (SF001192090) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.98 latitude and 24.63 longitude, 1,200 m (3,937 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1877 to 1978, 102 years of record.
0 records set at Wellwood still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wellwood tied a daily record precipitation of 12.9 mm (0.5 in) on 24 December 1978.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.98 latitude, 24.63 longitude.
Elevation: 1,200 m (3,937 ft).
Period of record: 1877 to 1978, 102 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 Wellwood. 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 Wellwood, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Wellwood still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 90.4 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wellwood. The most was 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 15 September 1901.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wellwood
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 January 1937
Feb	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 February 1948
Mar	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	12 March 1909
Apr	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2 April 1902
May	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	4 May 1916
Jun	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 June 1884
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 July 1886
Aug	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 August 1900
Sep	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	15 September 1901
Oct	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	2 October 1917
Nov	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 November 1902
Dec	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 December 1896

Latest Records

Latest records at Wellwood
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1978	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	tie	99 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1978	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	tie	99 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1978	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	tie	99 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1960	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1960	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1959	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1959	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1959	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1958	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1958	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1957	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1957	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1956	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1956	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1955	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1955	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1955	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1955	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1954	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1954	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1877 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Wellwood: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	1901	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	1932	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	115 days	1894	52 days	82

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wellwood, 1877 to 1978. The record is 90.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wellwood by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1877	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1878	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1883	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1884	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1885	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1886	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1887	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1888	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1889	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1890	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1891	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1892	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1893	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1894	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1895	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1896	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1897	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1898	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1899	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1900	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1901	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1902	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1903	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1904	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1906	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1907	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1908	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1909	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1910	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1911	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1912	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1913	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1914	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1915	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1916	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1917	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1918	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1919	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1920	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1921	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1922	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1923	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1924	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1925	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1926	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1927	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1928	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1930	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1931	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1932	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1933	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1935	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1938	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1939	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1940	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1944	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1945	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1946	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1947	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1950	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1951	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1952	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1954	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1955	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1956	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1960	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1977	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
1978	23.6 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wellwood, 1877 to 1978. The record is 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.7 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wellwood by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1877	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1878	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1883	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1884	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1885	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1886	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1887	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1888	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1889	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1890	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1891	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1892	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1893	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1894	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1895	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1896	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1897	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1898	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1899	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1900	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1901	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1902	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1903	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1904	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1906	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1908	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1909	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1910	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1911	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1912	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1913	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1914	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1915	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1916	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1917	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1918	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1919	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1920	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1921	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1922	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1924	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1927	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1928	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1929	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1931	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1932	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1933	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1934	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1935	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1936	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1937	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1940	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1943	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1945	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1946	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1947	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1948	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1949	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1950	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1951	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1952	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1953	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1954	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1955	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1957	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1958	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1960	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
1978	44.9 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wellwood, 1877 to 1978. The record is 115 days in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wellwood by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1877	61 days
1878	38 days
1883	58 days
1884	57 days
1885	76 days
1886	35 days
1887	46 days
1888	38 days
1889	66 days
1890	47 days
1891	32 days
1892	42 days
1893	46 days
1894	115 days
1895	48 days
1896	60 days
1897	105 days
1898	61 days
1899	80 days
1900	52 days
1901	51 days
1902	74 days
1903	54 days
1904	56 days
1905	42 days
1906	44 days
1907	41 days
1908	28 days
1909	85 days
1910	63 days
1911	56 days
1912	83 days
1913	42 days
1914	55 days
1915	29 days
1916	73 days
1917	31 days
1918	52 days
1919	68 days
1920	31 days
1921	100 days
1922	40 days
1923	67 days
1924	87 days
1925	30 days
1926	50 days
1927	67 days
1928	63 days
1929	42 days
1930	44 days
1931	59 days
1932	60 days
1933	64 days
1934	82 days
1935	28 days
1936	42 days
1937	41 days
1938	62 days
1939	31 days
1940	85 days
1941	69 days
1942	31 days
1943	36 days
1944	65 days
1945	68 days
1946	49 days
1947	62 days
1948	54 days
1949	76 days
1950	45 days
1951	51 days
1952	36 days
1953	31 days
1954	52 days
1955	52 days
1956	44 days
1957	48 days
1958	52 days
1959	52 days
1960	36 days
1977	61 days
1978	38 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

77 years, 1883 to 1960

A day with at least 36.0 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 88.2 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wellwood: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
50 years	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
100 years	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1883 to 1960.

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: 90.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1901; 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1916; 64.8 mm (2.6 in) in 1948.

Download the Data

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