Middleburg Weather Records (SF001449000)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Middleburg (SF001449000), South Africa, with 97 years of record.

Key Facts for Middleburg

Middleburg (SF001449000) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.50 latitude and 25.00 longitude, 1,250 m (4,101 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1877 to 1973, 97 years of record.
0 records set at Middleburg still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Middleburg set a daily record precipitation of 10.0 mm (0.4 in) on 22 May 1973.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.50 latitude, 25.00 longitude.
Elevation: 1,250 m (4,101 ft).
Period of record: 1877 to 1973, 97 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 Middleburg. 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 Middleburg, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Middleburg still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Middleburg between 1 January 1918 and 13 February 1941. Each dot is a new record.

When Middleburg set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1918-01-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1918-03-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941-02-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 83.1 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 83.1 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Middleburg. The most was 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 13 February 1941.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Middleburg
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	1 January 1918
Feb	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	13 February 1941
Mar	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	15 March 1918
Apr	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	9 April 1896
May	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 May 1907
Jun	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	18 June 1964
Jul	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	11 July 1886
Aug	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 August 1970
Sep	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 September 1958
Oct	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 October 1890
Nov	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	1 November 1956
Dec	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	4 December 1900

Latest Records

Latest records at Middleburg
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1973	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1973	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1973	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1972	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1971	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1971	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1971	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1971	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1971	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1970	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1970	Middleburg, ZA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 June 1970	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 1970	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1970	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1969	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1969	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1969	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1967	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1967	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1967	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1877 to 1973

Yearly extremes at Middleburg: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	1941	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	1889	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	93
Longest dry spell (CDD)	193 days	1912	59 days	93

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Middleburg, 1877 to 1973. The record is 83.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.5 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Middleburg by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1877	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1878	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1879	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1880	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1881	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1882	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1883	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1884	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1885	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1886	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1887	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1888	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1889	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1890	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1891	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1892	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1893	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1894	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1895	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1896	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1897	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1898	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1899	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1900	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1902	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1903	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1904	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1905	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1906	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1907	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1912	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1913	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1914	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1915	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1916	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1917	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1918	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1919	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1920	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1921	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1923	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1924	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1925	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1927	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1928	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1930	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1931	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1933	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1934	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1935	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1937	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1938	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1939	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1940	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1941	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1942	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1943	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1945	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1947	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1948	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1949	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1950	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1953	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1954	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1955	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1958	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1960	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1961	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1963	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1964	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1967	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1968	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1969	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1970	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1972	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Middleburg, 1877 to 1973. The record is 120.6 mm (4.7 in) in 1889, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Middleburg by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1877	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1878	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1879	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1880	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1881	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1882	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1883	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1884	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1885	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1886	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1887	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1888	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1889	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1890	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1891	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1892	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1893	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1894	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1895	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1896	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1897	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1898	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1899	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1900	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1902	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1903	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1904	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1905	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1906	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1907	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1908	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1912	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1913	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1914	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1915	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1916	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1917	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1918	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1919	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1921	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1922	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1923	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1924	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1925	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1926	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1927	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1928	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1929	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1930	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1933	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1935	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1938	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1939	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1940	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1941	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1942	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1944	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1945	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1946	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1947	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1951	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1952	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1953	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1954	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1955	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1956	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1957	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1958	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1961	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1962	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1963	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1964	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1966	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1967	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1969	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1970	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1971	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1972	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1973	70.5 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Middleburg, 1877 to 1973. The record is 193 days in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Middleburg by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1877	19 days
1878	59 days
1879	83 days
1880	77 days
1881	30 days
1882	55 days
1883	88 days
1884	57 days
1885	81 days
1886	39 days
1887	47 days
1888	63 days
1889	64 days
1890	50 days
1891	30 days
1892	41 days
1893	45 days
1894	95 days
1895	44 days
1896	26 days
1897	115 days
1898	16 days
1899	55 days
1900	71 days
1902	24 days
1903	67 days
1904	66 days
1905	52 days
1906	68 days
1907	63 days
1908	50 days
1912	193 days
1913	75 days
1914	51 days
1915	42 days
1916	65 days
1917	43 days
1918	49 days
1919	108 days
1920	90 days
1921	63 days
1922	38 days
1923	102 days
1924	57 days
1925	39 days
1926	63 days
1927	69 days
1928	115 days
1929	34 days
1930	67 days
1931	79 days
1932	61 days
1933	97 days
1934	77 days
1935	42 days
1936	58 days
1937	70 days
1938	52 days
1939	34 days
1940	87 days
1941	60 days
1942	61 days
1943	40 days
1944	29 days
1945	68 days
1946	40 days
1947	30 days
1948	78 days
1949	108 days
1950	44 days
1951	65 days
1952	40 days
1953	30 days
1954	139 days
1955	53 days
1956	59 days
1957	47 days
1958	104 days
1959	55 days
1960	33 days
1961	49 days
1962	63 days
1963	85 days
1964	60 days
1965	47 days
1966	84 days
1967	78 days
1968	69 days
1969	54 days
1970	51 days
1971	26 days
1972	70 days
1973	38 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

82 years, 1878 to 1972

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 85.0 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Middleburg: 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	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
50 years	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
100 years	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1878 to 1972.

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: 83.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1941; 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1918; 67.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1886.

Download the Data

Data for Middleburg standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Middleburg 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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