Oorlogshoek Weather Records (SF001667550)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Oorlogshoek (SF001667550), South Africa, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Oorlogshoek

Oorlogshoek (SF001667550) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.58 latitude and 22.45 longitude, 1,164 m (3,819 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 1997, 86 years of record.
0 records set at Oorlogshoek still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Oorlogshoek set a daily record precipitation of 7.0 mm (0.28 in) on 7 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.58 latitude, 22.45 longitude.
Elevation: 1,164 m (3,819 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 1997, 86 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 Oorlogshoek. 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 Oorlogshoek, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Oorlogshoek still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Oorlogshoek between 14 March 1954 and 13 October 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Oorlogshoek set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1954-03-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1955-12-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1988-10-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.0 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 95.0 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oorlogshoek. The most was 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 13 October 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Oorlogshoek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 January 1937
Feb	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 February 1917
Mar	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	14 March 1954
Apr	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	15 April 1968
May	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 May 1914
Jun	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 June 1990
Jul	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 July 1945
Aug	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 August 1928
Sep	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 September 1980
Oct	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	13 October 1988
Nov	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 November 1980
Dec	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	4 December 1955

Latest Records

Latest records at Oorlogshoek
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 June 1997	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	tie	40 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1997	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1997	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1997	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1997	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1997	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1996	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1996	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1996	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1996	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1995	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1995	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1995	Oorlogshoek, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Oorlogshoek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	1988	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	1988	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	246 days	1972	89 days	81

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Oorlogshoek, 1912 to 1997. The record is 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oorlogshoek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1913	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1914	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1915	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1916	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1917	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1918	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1920	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1921	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1926	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1927	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1930	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1931	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1933	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1934	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1938	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1939	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1940	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1943	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1944	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1945	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1947	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1948	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1950	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1951	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1952	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1954	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1955	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1956	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1957	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1959	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1960	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1961	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1965	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1966	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1971	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1972	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1973	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1974	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1975	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1976	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1978	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1979	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1981	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1983	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1984	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
1985	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1987	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1988	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1990	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1991	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1992	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1993	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1994	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1997	62.5 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Oorlogshoek, 1912 to 1997. The record is 142.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oorlogshoek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1913	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1914	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1915	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1916	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1917	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1918	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1920	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1921	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1926	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1927	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1930	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1933	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1934	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1935	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1936	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1937	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1939	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1943	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1944	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1945	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1948	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1950	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1953	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1954	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1955	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1956	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1957	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1958	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1959	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1960	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1961	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1962	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1963	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1964	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1967	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1971	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1972	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1973	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1975	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1976	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1977	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1979	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1981	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1982	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1983	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1984	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
1985	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1986	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1987	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1989	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1990	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1991	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1992	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1993	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1994	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1995	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1996	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	136.7 mm (5.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Oorlogshoek, 1912 to 1997. The record is 246 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 89 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oorlogshoek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	25 days
1913	90 days
1914	81 days
1915	121 days
1916	173 days
1917	94 days
1918	168 days
1920	175 days
1921	48 days
1926	86 days
1927	54 days
1928	112 days
1929	72 days
1930	121 days
1931	120 days
1932	108 days
1933	72 days
1934	98 days
1935	59 days
1936	146 days
1937	103 days
1938	90 days
1939	51 days
1940	96 days
1941	202 days
1942	17 days
1943	95 days
1944	81 days
1945	145 days
1946	67 days
1947	65 days
1948	208 days
1949	192 days
1950	97 days
1951	111 days
1952	69 days
1953	61 days
1954	131 days
1955	83 days
1956	150 days
1957	45 days
1958	146 days
1959	82 days
1960	62 days
1961	68 days
1962	116 days
1963	55 days
1964	72 days
1965	83 days
1966	144 days
1967	142 days
1968	158 days
1969	187 days
1970	84 days
1971	79 days
1972	246 days
1973	172 days
1974	105 days
1975	122 days
1976	67 days
1977	89 days
1978	226 days
1979	64 days
1980	81 days
1981	77 days
1982	101 days
1983	51 days
1984	137 days
1985	127 days
1986	86 days
1987	67 days
1988	85 days
1989	138 days
1990	92 days
1991	89 days
1992	73 days
1993	64 days
1994	73 days
1995	75 days
1996	52 days
1997	86 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

75 years, 1913 to 1997

A day with at least 33.3 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.2 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Oorlogshoek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1913 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: 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1988; 88.5 mm (3.5 in) in 1955; 70.0 mm (2.8 in) in 1980.

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Data for Oorlogshoek 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 2026-10-13 (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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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