Molteno (Mun) Weather Records (SF001476540)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Molteno (Mun) (SF001476540), South Africa, with 109 years of record.

Key Facts for Molteno (Mun)

Molteno (Mun) (SF001476540) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.40 latitude and 26.37 longitude, 1,591 m (5,220 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1889 to 1997, 109 years of record.
0 records set at Molteno (Mun) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Molteno (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 8.0 mm (0.31 in) on 10 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.40 latitude, 26.37 longitude.
Elevation: 1,591 m (5,220 ft).
Period of record: 1889 to 1997, 109 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 Molteno (Mun). 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 Molteno (Mun), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Molteno (Mun) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 135.4 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Molteno (Mun). The most was 135.4 mm (5.3 in) on 15 March 1918.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Molteno (Mun)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	29 January 1967
Feb	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 February 1950
Mar	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	15 March 1918
Apr	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	10 April 1982
May	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 May 1891
Jun	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 June 1892
Jul	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 July 1983
Aug	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 August 1974
Sep	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 September 1951
Oct	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	20 October 1991
Nov	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	15 November 1989
Dec	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	4 December 1900

Latest Records

Latest records at Molteno (Mun)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 June 1997	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1997	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1997	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1997	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1996	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1996	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1996	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1995	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1995	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1994	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1994	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1993	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1993	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	tie	11 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1993	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1993	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1993	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1993	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1993	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	tie	4 years	2 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1889 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Molteno (Mun): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	1918	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	202.8 mm (8.0 in)	1988	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	106
Longest dry spell (CDD)	285 days	1895	54 days	106

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Molteno (Mun), 1889 to 1997. The record is 135.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Molteno (Mun) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1889	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1890	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1891	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1892	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1893	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1894	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1895	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1896	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1897	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1898	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1899	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1904	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1906	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1907	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1908	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1909	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1910	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1911	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1912	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1913	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1914	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1916	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1917	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1918	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1919	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1920	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1921	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1923	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1925	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1926	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1927	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1928	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1929	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1930	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1934	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1936	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1937	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1938	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1940	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1943	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1944	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1949	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1951	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1952	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1955	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1960	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1961	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1962	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1965	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1968	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1969	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1972	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1978	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1979	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1981	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1983	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1987	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1989	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1991	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1992	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1993	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1996	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1997	38.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Molteno (Mun), 1889 to 1997. The record is 202.8 mm (8.0 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.6 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Molteno (Mun) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1889	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1890	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1891	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1892	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1893	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1894	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1895	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1896	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1897	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1898	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1899	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1900	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1904	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1906	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1907	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1908	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1909	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1910	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1911	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1912	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1913	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1914	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1915	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1916	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1917	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1918	163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1919	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1920	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1922	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1923	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1924	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1925	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1926	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1928	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1929	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1930	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1932	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1933	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1934	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1936	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1938	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1939	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1940	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1941	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1942	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1943	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1944	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1945	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1946	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1947	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1949	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1951	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1952	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1953	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1954	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1955	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1956	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1958	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1959	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1960	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1962	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1963	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1965	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1966	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1967	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1968	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1970	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1971	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1972	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1973	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1975	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1976	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1979	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1981	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1982	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1983	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1985	173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1986	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1987	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1988	202.8 mm (8.0 in)
1989	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1990	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1991	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1992	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1993	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1994	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1995	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1996	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1997	83.0 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Molteno (Mun), 1889 to 1997. The record is 285 days in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 54 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Molteno (Mun) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1889	60 days
1890	48 days
1891	32 days
1892	75 days
1893	39 days
1894	64 days
1895	285 days
1896	50 days
1897	144 days
1898	151 days
1899	34 days
1900	42 days
1904	61 days
1905	43 days
1906	52 days
1907	89 days
1908	33 days
1909	95 days
1910	61 days
1911	50 days
1912	57 days
1913	41 days
1914	51 days
1915	38 days
1916	56 days
1917	43 days
1918	43 days
1919	47 days
1920	43 days
1921	83 days
1922	36 days
1923	18 days
1924	37 days
1925	44 days
1926	76 days
1927	69 days
1928	100 days
1929	34 days
1930	66 days
1931	78 days
1932	61 days
1933	77 days
1934	77 days
1935	90 days
1936	58 days
1937	59 days
1938	55 days
1939	31 days
1940	43 days
1941	39 days
1942	66 days
1943	65 days
1944	65 days
1945	68 days
1946	69 days
1947	51 days
1948	89 days
1949	109 days
1950	63 days
1951	93 days
1952	56 days
1953	62 days
1954	98 days
1955	61 days
1956	48 days
1957	34 days
1958	111 days
1959	44 days
1960	31 days
1961	44 days
1962	49 days
1963	69 days
1964	62 days
1965	51 days
1966	80 days
1967	50 days
1968	84 days
1969	37 days
1970	40 days
1971	47 days
1972	69 days
1973	39 days
1974	62 days
1975	48 days
1976	42 days
1977	39 days
1978	52 days
1979	28 days
1980	35 days
1981	55 days
1982	38 days
1983	45 days
1984	39 days
1985	75 days
1986	35 days
1987	23 days
1988	61 days
1989	40 days
1990	59 days
1991	69 days
1992	40 days
1993	31 days
1994	62 days
1995	77 days
1996	42 days
1997	77 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

97 years, 1890 to 1997

A day with at least 44.1 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.8 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Molteno (Mun): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 97 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, 97 years of values from 1890 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: 135.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1918; 106.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1991; 102.0 mm (4.0 in) in 1967.

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Data for Molteno (Mun) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Molteno (Mun) 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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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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