Reitfontein Weather Records (SF001400200)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Reitfontein (SF001400200), South Africa, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for Reitfontein

Reitfontein (SF001400200) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.33 latitude and 22.52 longitude, 1,400 m (4,593 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1933 to 1997, 65 years of record.
0 records set at Reitfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Reitfontein set a daily record precipitation of 9.5 mm (0.37 in) on 19 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.33 latitude, 22.52 longitude.
Elevation: 1,400 m (4,593 ft).
Period of record: 1933 to 1997, 65 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 Reitfontein. 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 Reitfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Reitfontein still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 116.0 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Reitfontein. The most was 116.0 mm (4.6 in) on 26 March 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Reitfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	4 January 1950
Feb	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	29 February 1996
Mar	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	26 March 1961
Apr	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	9 April 1961
May	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	5 May 1995
Jun	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17 June 1958
Jul	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 July 1952
Aug	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 August 1939
Sep	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15 September 1950
Oct	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 October 1969
Nov	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 November 1977
Dec	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 December 1953

Latest Records

Latest records at Reitfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1997	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1997	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1997	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1997	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1997	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1997	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1997	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1996	Reitfontein, ZA	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1995	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1995	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Reitfontein, ZA	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1995	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1933 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Reitfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	1961	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	1961	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	65
Longest dry spell (CDD)	186 days	1975	83 days	65

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Reitfontein, 1933 to 1997. The record is 116.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Reitfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1933	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1934	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1935	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1936	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1937	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1938	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1939	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1941	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1942	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1944	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1946	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1947	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1948	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1949	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1950	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1951	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1952	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1956	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1957	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1958	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1959	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1960	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1961	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1962	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1963	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1964	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1966	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1968	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1969	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1971	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1972	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1975	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1976	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1977	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1979	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1980	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1984	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1987	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1988	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1989	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1990	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1991	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1992	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1994	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1995	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1996	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1997	53.5 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Reitfontein, 1933 to 1997. The record is 159.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.0 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Reitfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1933	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1934	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1935	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1936	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1938	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1939	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1941	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1942	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1945	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1946	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1948	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1950	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1951	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1952	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1953	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1957	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1958	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1959	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1960	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1961	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1962	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1963	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1964	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1966	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1968	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1969	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1971	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1973	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1974	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1975	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1976	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1977	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1978	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1980	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1982	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1984	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1986	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1989	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1991	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1994	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1996	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1997	124.0 mm (4.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Reitfontein, 1933 to 1997. The record is 186 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 83 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Reitfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1933	64 days
1934	133 days
1935	70 days
1936	56 days
1937	101 days
1938	63 days
1939	120 days
1940	96 days
1941	28 days
1942	49 days
1943	65 days
1944	71 days
1945	131 days
1946	49 days
1947	64 days
1948	132 days
1949	173 days
1950	87 days
1951	138 days
1952	90 days
1953	69 days
1954	166 days
1955	83 days
1956	114 days
1957	79 days
1958	101 days
1959	82 days
1960	136 days
1961	66 days
1962	134 days
1963	54 days
1964	71 days
1965	83 days
1966	88 days
1967	70 days
1968	98 days
1969	112 days
1970	79 days
1971	133 days
1972	153 days
1973	100 days
1974	71 days
1975	186 days
1976	67 days
1977	65 days
1978	71 days
1979	53 days
1980	71 days
1981	49 days
1982	73 days
1983	58 days
1984	113 days
1985	74 days
1986	86 days
1987	129 days
1988	64 days
1989	76 days
1990	93 days
1991	90 days
1992	89 days
1993	62 days
1994	156 days
1995	76 days
1996	99 days
1997	103 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

63 years, 1934 to 1997

A day with at least 29.6 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 109.5 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Reitfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
100 years	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1934 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: 116.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1961; 83.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1996; 81.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1975.

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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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