Parysfontein Weather Records (SF001423790)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Parysfontein (SF001423790), South Africa, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Parysfontein

Parysfontein (SF001423790) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.30 latitude and 23.72 longitude, 1,288 m (4,226 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1988, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Parysfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Parysfontein set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 9 March 1988.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.30 latitude, 23.72 longitude.
Elevation: 1,288 m (4,226 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1988, 78 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 Parysfontein. 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 Parysfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Parysfontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Parysfontein between 4 December 1955 and 26 March 1961. Each dot is a new record.

When Parysfontein set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1955-12-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1961-03-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 88.5 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 88.5 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Parysfontein. The most was 88.5 mm (3.5 in) on 26 March 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Parysfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 January 1911
Feb	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	19 February 1988
Mar	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	26 March 1961
Apr	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	8 April 1969
May	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 May 1935
Jun	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	1 June 1955
Jul	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 July 1961
Aug	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	1 August 1911
Sep	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 September 1950
Oct	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	17 October 1979
Nov	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	12 November 1961
Dec	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	3 December 1985

Latest Records

Latest records at Parysfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1988	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1988	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1988	Parysfontein, ZA	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1988	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1988	Parysfontein, ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1987	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1987	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1987	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1987	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	tie	10 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1987	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1987	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1986	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1986	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1986	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1986	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1986	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Parysfontein, ZA	monthly rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1985	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1985	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1985	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Parysfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	1961	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	1988	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	296 days	1988	77 days	64

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Parysfontein, 1911 to 1988. The record is 88.5 mm (3.5 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.2 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Parysfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1926	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1927	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1928	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1930	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1932	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1933	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1934	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1938	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1939	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1940	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1943	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1944	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1945	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1946	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1947	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1948	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1952	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1953	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1955	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1956	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1958	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1960	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1962	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1965	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1967	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1969	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1971	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1972	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1973	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1975	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1979	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1982	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1985	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1986	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1988	73.0 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Parysfontein, 1911 to 1988. The record is 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.3 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Parysfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1912	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1926	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1927	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1928	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1929	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1933	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1934	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1935	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1936	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1937	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1938	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1939	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1940	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1942	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1943	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1944	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1945	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1946	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1947	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1948	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1949	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1951	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1955	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1956	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1960	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1961	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1962	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1963	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1967	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1968	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1969	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1970	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1971	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1972	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1973	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1975	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1977	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1979	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1981	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1985	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1986	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1987	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1988	157.5 mm (6.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Parysfontein, 1911 to 1988. The record is 296 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Parysfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	71 days
1912	148 days
1926	69 days
1927	81 days
1928	67 days
1929	48 days
1930	65 days
1931	88 days
1932	109 days
1933	146 days
1934	153 days
1935	111 days
1936	108 days
1937	102 days
1938	56 days
1939	69 days
1940	110 days
1941	78 days
1942	68 days
1943	171 days
1944	77 days
1945	82 days
1946	70 days
1947	116 days
1948	106 days
1949	86 days
1950	46 days
1951	136 days
1952	44 days
1953	63 days
1954	107 days
1955	93 days
1956	60 days
1957	77 days
1958	94 days
1959	85 days
1960	59 days
1961	66 days
1962	152 days
1963	36 days
1964	61 days
1965	83 days
1966	107 days
1967	74 days
1968	81 days
1969	139 days
1970	54 days
1971	74 days
1972	147 days
1973	70 days
1974	46 days
1975	66 days
1976	66 days
1977	111 days
1978	67 days
1979	65 days
1980	77 days
1981	47 days
1982	49 days
1983	59 days
1985	22 days
1986	202 days
1987	68 days
1988	296 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

59 years, 1927 to 1988

A day with at least 35.0 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 91.5 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Parysfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 59 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, 59 years of values from 1927 to 1988.

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: 88.5 mm (3.5 in) in 1961; 73.5 mm (2.9 in) in 1974; 73.0 mm (2.9 in) in 1988.

Download the Data

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