Noupoort Weather Records (SF001447910)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Noupoort (SF001447910), South Africa, with 143 years of record.

Key Facts for Noupoort

Noupoort (SF001447910) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.18 latitude and 24.95 longitude, 1,496 m (4,908 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1884 to 2026, 143 years of record.
1,464 records set at Noupoort still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Noupoort set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 23 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.18 latitude, 24.95 longitude.
Elevation: 1,496 m (4,908 ft).
Period of record: 1884 to 2026, 143 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

14 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Noupoort. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 14 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Noupoort, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.2 C (104.4 F)	4.7 C (40.5 F)	35.7 C (96.3 F)	9.3 C (48.7 F)
Feb	37.6 C (99.7 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	36.2 C (97.2 F)	10.2 C (50.4 F)
Mar	35.4 C (95.7 F)	3.1 C (37.6 F)	31.5 C (88.7 F)	7.3 C (45.1 F)
Apr	32.5 C (90.5 F)	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	29.9 C (85.8 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)
May	27.4 C (81.3 F)	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	21.8 C (71.2 F)	2.5 C (36.5 F)
Jun	22.9 C (73.2 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
Jul	23.1 C (73.6 F)	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
Aug	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	26.9 C (80.4 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
Sep	40.1 C (104.2 F)	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	28.2 C (82.8 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)
Oct	36.2 C (97.2 F)	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	47.0 C (116.6 F)	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	37.6 C (99.7 F)	2.9 C (37.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Noupoort still stand. 2019 holds the most, with 80.

Standing records at Noupoort by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1998	41
1999	47
2000	49
2001	38
2002	50
2003	46
2004	29
2005	44
2006	45
2007	57
2008	40
2009	38
2010	53
2011	47
2012	46
2013	58
2014	41
2015	59
2016	57
2017	64
2018	68
2019	80
2020	64
2021	55
2022	27
2023	52
2024	77
2025	36
2026	56

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 110.5 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Noupoort. The most was 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 27 April 1907.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Noupoort
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	25 January 1979
Feb	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	11 February 1989
Mar	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	16 March 1918
Apr	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	27 April 1907
May	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 May 1943
Jun	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 June 1892
Jul	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 July 1982
Aug	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	15 August 1939
Sep	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 September 2004
Oct	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 October 1942
Nov	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 November 1989
Dec	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 December 1896

Period of Record Coverage

1998 to 2026

29 years of record at Noupoort, 1998 to 2026. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and others.

Days with data per year at Noupoort
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1998	252	69%	No
1999	293	80%	No
2000	309	84%	No
2001	302	83%	No
2002	302	83%	No
2003	283	78%	No
2004	200	55%	No
2005	324	89%	No
2006	340	93%	Yes
2007	335	92%	Yes
2008	346	95%	Yes
2009	318	87%	No
2010	332	91%	Yes
2011	335	92%	Yes
2012	286	78%	No
2013	334	92%	Yes
2014	337	92%	Yes
2015	345	95%	Yes
2016	358	98%	Yes
2017	357	98%	Yes
2018	356	98%	Yes
2019	355	97%	Yes
2020	358	98%	Yes
2021	359	98%	Yes
2022	312	85%	No
2023	335	92%	Yes
2024	309	84%	No
2025	245	67%	No
2026	222	61%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Noupoort
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 2026	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	101 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 July 2026	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2026	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2024	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 2024	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2024	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2023	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2023	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	130 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2023	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 2023	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2022	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	120 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2022	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2022	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2021	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2021	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	124 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2020	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	125 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 2020	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	129 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2020	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	129 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2020	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	121 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2019	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 2000 to 2023

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Noupoort, 2000 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.0 C (60.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2011, at 15.2 C (59.4 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 17.5 C (63.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Noupoort as warming stripes, 2000 to 2023
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2000	15.3 C	-0.69 C
2001	15.8 C	-0.25 C
2006	15.4 C	-0.63 C
2007	15.7 C	-0.30 C
2008	15.8 C	-0.22 C
2010	16.5 C	+0.47 C
2011	15.2 C	-0.81 C
2016	16.7 C	+0.69 C
2017	16.3 C	+0.29 C
2018	16.2 C	+0.16 C
2019	17.5 C	+1.46 C
2020	16.2 C	+0.14 C
2021	15.8 C	-0.23 C
2023	15.9 C	-0.13 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1884 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Noupoort: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.0 C (116.6 F)	2019	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2010	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	1907	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	181.5 mm (7.1 in)	1974	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	116
Longest dry spell (CDD)	251 days	1915	57 days	119

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Noupoort, 1884 to 2026. The record is 47.0 C (116.6 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Noupoort by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1998	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1999	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2000	33.6 C (92.5 F)
2001	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002	35.5 C (95.9 F)
2003	35.8 C (96.4 F)
2004	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2005	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2006	35.5 C (95.9 F)
2007	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2008	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2009	36.2 C (97.2 F)
2010	35.2 C (95.4 F)
2011	35.7 C (96.3 F)
2012	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2013	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2014	35.9 C (96.6 F)
2015	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2016	40.2 C (104.4 F)
2017	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2018	37.3 C (99.1 F)
2019	47.0 C (116.6 F)
2020	35.9 C (96.6 F)
2021	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2022	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2023	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2024	37.6 C (99.7 F)
2025	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2026	36.2 C (97.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Noupoort, 1884 to 2026. The record is -9.4 C (15.1 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.5 C (20.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Noupoort by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1998	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
1999	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
2000	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2001	-7.3 C (18.9 F)
2002	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2003	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2004	-5.3 C (22.5 F)
2005	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2006	-5.7 C (21.7 F)
2007	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2008	-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2009	-4.8 C (23.4 F)
2010	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2011	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2012	-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2013	-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2014	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2015	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2016	-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2017	-7.6 C (18.3 F)
2018	-8.6 C (16.5 F)
2019	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2020	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2021	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2022	-6.3 C (20.7 F)
2023	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2024	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
2025	-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2026	-1.3 C (29.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Noupoort, 1884 to 2026. The record is 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Noupoort by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1885	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1886	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1887	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1888	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1889	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1890	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1891	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1892	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1893	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1894	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1895	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1896	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1897	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1898	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1899	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1900	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1901	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1902	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1903	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1904	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1905	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1906	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1907	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1914	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1916	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1917	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1918	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1919	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1920	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1921	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1925	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1927	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1929	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1931	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1939	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1940	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1942	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1947	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1949	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1950	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1952	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1968	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
1969	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1971	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1978	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1980	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1981	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1983	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1984	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1986	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1987	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1988	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1989	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1990	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1992	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1993	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1994	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1995	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1998	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1999	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2000	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2001	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2002	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2003	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
2004	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2005	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2006	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2007	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2008	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2009	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2010	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
2011	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2012	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2013	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2014	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2015	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2016	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2017	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2018	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2019	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2020	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2021	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2022	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2023	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2024	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2025	n/a
2026	44.0 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Noupoort, 1884 to 2026. The record is 181.5 mm (7.1 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Noupoort by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1885	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1886	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1887	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1888	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1889	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1890	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1891	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1892	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1893	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1894	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1895	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1896	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1897	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1898	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1899	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1900	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1901	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1902	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1903	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1904	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1905	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1906	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1907	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1914	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1915	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1916	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1917	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1918	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1919	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1921	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1922	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1923	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1924	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1925	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1926	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1929	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1930	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1932	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1933	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1934	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1935	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1936	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1939	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1940	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1941	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1942	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1945	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1947	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1949	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
1969	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1970	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1971	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1972	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	181.5 mm (7.1 in)
1975	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1976	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1977	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1978	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1979	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1980	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1981	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1982	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1983	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1984	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1985	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1986	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1987	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1988	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1989	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1990	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1992	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1993	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1998	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1999	7.7 mm (0.30 in)
2000	1.9 mm (0.07 in)
2001	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2002	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2003	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2004	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
2005	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006	n/a
2007	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2008	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2009	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2010	n/a
2011	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2012	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2013	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2014	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2015	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2016	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2017	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2018	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
2019	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2020	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
2021	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2022	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2023	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2024	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Noupoort, 1884 to 2026. The record is 251 days in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Noupoort by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884	9 days
1885	94 days
1886	63 days
1887	57 days
1888	54 days
1889	70 days
1890	53 days
1891	30 days
1892	97 days
1893	91 days
1894	35 days
1895	63 days
1896	90 days
1897	104 days
1898	132 days
1899	125 days
1900	94 days
1901	63 days
1902	46 days
1903	58 days
1904	61 days
1905	53 days
1906	103 days
1907	55 days
1914	17 days
1915	251 days
1916	66 days
1917	45 days
1918	49 days
1919	143 days
1920	113 days
1921	62 days
1922	52 days
1923	103 days
1924	130 days
1925	41 days
1926	65 days
1927	92 days
1928	99 days
1929	39 days
1930	67 days
1931	69 days
1932	71 days
1933	69 days
1934	78 days
1935	31 days
1936	59 days
1937	92 days
1938	79 days
1939	40 days
1940	86 days
1941	19 days
1942	93 days
1943	70 days
1944	160 days
1945	84 days
1946	98 days
1947	118 days
1948	80 days
1949	143 days
1950	82 days
1951	235 days
1952	48 days
1968	22 days
1969	74 days
1970	51 days
1971	35 days
1972	70 days
1973	69 days
1974	46 days
1975	66 days
1976	65 days
1977	112 days
1978	148 days
1979	37 days
1980	56 days
1981	76 days
1982	39 days
1983	46 days
1984	105 days
1985	81 days
1986	68 days
1987	37 days
1988	54 days
1989	55 days
1990	43 days
1991	162 days
1992	51 days
1993	78 days
1994	58 days
1995	109 days
1998	14 days
1999	8 days
2000	5 days
2001	3 days
2002	8 days
2003	14 days
2004	16 days
2005	19 days
2006	2 days
2007	1 day
2008	4 days
2009	3 days
2010	2 days
2011	5 days
2012	3 days
2013	3 days
2014	4 days
2015	3 days
2016	3 days
2017	3 days
2018	2 days
2019	3 days
2020	3 days
2021	3 days
2022	3 days
2023	3 days
2024	3 days
2025	n/a
2026	2 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

80 years, 1885 to 1994

A day with at least 39.9 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.1 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Noupoort: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1885 to 1994.

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: 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1907; 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1989; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1918.

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