Dombietersfontein Weather Records (SF001416640)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dombietersfontein (SF001416640), South Africa, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Dombietersfontein

Dombietersfontein (SF001416640) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.08 latitude and 23.40 longitude, 1,204 m (3,950 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1934 to 1997, 64 years of record.
0 records set at Dombietersfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dombietersfontein set a daily record precipitation of 10.0 mm (0.4 in) on 29 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.08 latitude, 23.40 longitude.
Elevation: 1,204 m (3,950 ft).
Period of record: 1934 to 1997, 64 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 Dombietersfontein. 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 Dombietersfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Dombietersfontein still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 92.7 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dombietersfontein. The most was 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 26 March 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dombietersfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 January 1967
Feb	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	27 February 1974
Mar	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 March 1961
Apr	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 April 1969
May	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	9 May 1988
Jun	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	1 June 1955
Jul	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 July 1945
Aug	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 September 1950
Oct	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 October 1957
Nov	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 November 1950
Dec	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 December 1996

Latest Records

Latest records at Dombietersfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1997	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	7 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1997	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1997	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1997	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1997	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Dombietersfontein, ZA	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1996	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1996	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	7 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1996	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1995	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1995	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1995	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1934 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Dombietersfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	1961	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	1961	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	156 days	1990	69 days	64

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dombietersfontein, 1934 to 1997. The record is 92.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.1 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dombietersfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1934	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1936	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1937	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1938	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1939	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1940	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1941	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1942	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1943	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1944	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1947	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1949	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1950	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1952	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1953	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1956	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1957	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1958	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1959	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1960	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1961	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1962	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1963	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1966	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1967	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1972	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1973	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1974	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1975	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1976	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1977	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1978	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1979	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1981	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1984	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1986	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1987	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1989	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1991	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1994	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1996	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1997	38.5 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dombietersfontein, 1934 to 1997. The record is 136.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.4 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dombietersfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1934	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1935	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1936	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1937	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1938	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1940	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1941	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1942	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1943	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1944	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1945	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1949	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1950	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1951	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1952	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1953	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1955	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1956	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1959	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1961	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1962	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1963	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1968	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1972	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1973	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1974	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1975	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1976	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1977	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1978	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1979	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1981	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1983	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1984	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1985	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1987	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1989	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1990	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1992	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1993	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1995	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1996	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1997	58.5 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dombietersfontein, 1934 to 1997. The record is 156 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 69 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dombietersfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1934	143 days
1935	49 days
1936	108 days
1937	92 days
1938	88 days
1939	57 days
1940	86 days
1941	63 days
1942	41 days
1943	66 days
1944	70 days
1945	84 days
1946	39 days
1947	116 days
1948	64 days
1949	86 days
1950	54 days
1951	71 days
1952	40 days
1953	44 days
1954	107 days
1955	83 days
1956	59 days
1957	45 days
1958	109 days
1959	53 days
1960	58 days
1961	66 days
1962	83 days
1963	68 days
1964	61 days
1965	48 days
1966	89 days
1967	63 days
1968	72 days
1969	91 days
1970	53 days
1971	78 days
1972	64 days
1973	59 days
1974	83 days
1975	68 days
1976	64 days
1977	144 days
1978	64 days
1979	51 days
1980	72 days
1981	77 days
1982	51 days
1983	46 days
1984	117 days
1985	74 days
1986	70 days
1987	49 days
1988	59 days
1989	48 days
1990	156 days
1991	82 days
1992	82 days
1993	63 days
1994	100 days
1995	91 days
1996	126 days
1997	134 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

62 years, 1934 to 1997

A day with at least 34.7 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 91.3 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dombietersfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 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: 92.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1961; 88.5 mm (3.5 in) in 1974; 70.5 mm (2.8 in) in 1988.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 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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