Nuwerus (Pol) Weather Records (SF001316390)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nuwerus (Pol) (SF001316390), South Africa, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Nuwerus (Pol)

Nuwerus (Pol) (SF001316390) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.15 latitude and 18.35 longitude, 360 m (1,181 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1997, 73 years of record.
0 records set at Nuwerus (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Nuwerus (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 8.5 mm (0.33 in) on 16 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.15 latitude, 18.35 longitude.
Elevation: 360 m (1,181 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 1997, 73 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 Nuwerus (Pol). 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 Nuwerus (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Nuwerus (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Nuwerus (Pol) between 1 January 1961 and 9 April 1961. Each dot is a new record.

When Nuwerus (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1961-01-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961-04-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 47.0 mm (1.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nuwerus (Pol). The most was 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 9 April 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Nuwerus (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	1 January 1961
Feb	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 February 1934
Mar	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 March 1972
Apr	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 April 1961
May	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 May 1983
Jun	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 June 1962
Jul	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 July 1956
Aug	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 August 1963
Sep	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 September 1936
Oct	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 October 1945
Nov	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 November 1964
Dec	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	3 December 1973

Latest Records

Latest records at Nuwerus (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1997	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1997	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	22 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1997	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1997	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1996	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1996	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1996	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	7 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1996	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1996	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1996	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1996	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1996	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1995	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1995	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1995	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	tie	20 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1925 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Nuwerus (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	1961	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	1961	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	133 days	1973	65 days	73

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Nuwerus (Pol), 1925 to 1997. The record is 47.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.6 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nuwerus (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1926	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1927	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1928	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1929	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1930	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1931	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1932	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1933	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1934	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1935	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1936	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1938	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1939	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1940	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1941	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1942	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1944	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1947	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1948	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1950	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1951	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1954	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1955	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1956	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1957	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1959	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1960	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1961	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1965	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1966	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1967	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1968	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1969	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
1970	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
1971	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1974	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1975	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1976	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1977	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1978	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1979	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1980	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1981	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1982	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1983	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1985	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1986	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1987	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1988	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
1989	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1990	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1991	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1992	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1993	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1995	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1996	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1997	27.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Nuwerus (Pol), 1925 to 1997. The record is 83.5 mm (3.3 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.3 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nuwerus (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1926	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1927	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1928	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1929	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1930	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1931	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1932	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1933	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1934	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1935	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1936	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1937	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1938	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1941	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1945	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1948	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1949	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1950	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1951	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1953	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1954	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1955	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1956	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1958	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1959	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1960	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1962	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1963	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1964	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1965	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1966	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1967	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1968	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1970	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1971	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1974	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1975	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1976	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1979	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1980	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1981	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1982	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1983	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1986	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1988	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1989	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1992	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1994	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1996	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1997	54.0 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Nuwerus (Pol), 1925 to 1997. The record is 133 days in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 65 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nuwerus (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	50 days
1926	50 days
1927	48 days
1928	60 days
1929	51 days
1930	50 days
1931	51 days
1932	61 days
1933	63 days
1934	47 days
1935	117 days
1936	51 days
1937	69 days
1938	51 days
1939	61 days
1940	52 days
1941	65 days
1942	97 days
1943	49 days
1944	84 days
1945	76 days
1946	87 days
1947	79 days
1948	80 days
1949	104 days
1950	98 days
1951	80 days
1952	69 days
1953	114 days
1954	64 days
1955	47 days
1956	61 days
1957	65 days
1958	68 days
1959	66 days
1960	95 days
1961	69 days
1962	90 days
1963	83 days
1964	107 days
1965	53 days
1966	83 days
1967	46 days
1968	123 days
1969	67 days
1970	120 days
1971	59 days
1972	102 days
1973	133 days
1974	38 days
1975	122 days
1976	49 days
1977	55 days
1978	89 days
1979	126 days
1980	65 days
1981	56 days
1982	51 days
1983	58 days
1984	69 days
1985	35 days
1986	59 days
1987	88 days
1988	62 days
1989	65 days
1990	64 days
1991	55 days
1992	53 days
1993	76 days
1994	78 days
1995	103 days
1996	43 days
1997	55 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

68 years, 1929 to 1997

A day with at least 21.6 mm (0.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 46.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Nuwerus (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
5 years	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
10 years	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
25 years	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
50 years	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
100 years	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1929 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: 47.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1961; 44.0 mm (1.7 in) in 1962; 42.0 mm (1.7 in) in 1963.

Download the Data

Data for Nuwerus (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Nuwerus (Pol) 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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