Soutwater Weather Records (SF001682500)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Soutwater (SF001682500), South Africa, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Soutwater

Soutwater (SF001682500) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.70 latitude and 23.10 longitude, 1,129 m (3,704 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1930 to 1997, 68 years of record.
0 records set at Soutwater still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Soutwater set a daily record precipitation of 1.5 mm (0.06 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.70 latitude, 23.10 longitude.
Elevation: 1,129 m (3,704 ft).
Period of record: 1930 to 1997, 68 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 Soutwater. 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 Soutwater, 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 Soutwater still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 85.9 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Soutwater. The most was 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 16 February 1939.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Soutwater
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 January 1974
Feb	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	16 February 1939
Mar	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 March 1961
Apr	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	8 April 1969
May	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	5 May 1995
Jun	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 June 1990
Jul	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 July 1952
Aug	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 September 1991
Oct	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 October 1985
Nov	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 November 1977
Dec	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	14 December 1975

Latest Records

Latest records at Soutwater
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1997	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1997	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	3 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1996	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1996	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1995	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	17 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1995	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 November 1995	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1995	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	9 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1995	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1995	Soutwater, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Soutwater, ZA	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1930 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Soutwater: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	1939	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	1939	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	173 days	1948	74 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Soutwater, 1930 to 1997. The record is 85.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.5 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Soutwater by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1930	2.3 mm (0.09 in)
1931	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1932	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1933	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1934	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1936	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1937	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1940	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1941	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1942	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1943	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1944	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1945	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1946	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1949	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1950	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1951	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1952	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1953	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1954	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1955	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1956	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1957	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1958	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1959	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1960	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1964	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1965	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1966	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1969	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1971	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1972	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1973	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1975	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1977	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1979	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1981	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1982	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1983	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1989	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1990	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1992	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1993	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1994	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1995	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1996	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1997	25.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Soutwater, 1930 to 1997. The record is 147.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Soutwater by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1930	2.3 mm (0.09 in)
1931	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1933	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
1934	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1935	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1936	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1939	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1940	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1941	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1942	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1943	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1945	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1949	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1952	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1954	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1955	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1958	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1959	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1960	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1962	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1966	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1968	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1970	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1971	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1972	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1974	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1975	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1976	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1977	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1979	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1980	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1981	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1982	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1983	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1984	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1985	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1986	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1987	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1988	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1989	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1990	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1991	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1993	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1994	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1996	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1997	61.5 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Soutwater, 1930 to 1997. The record is 173 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 74 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Soutwater by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1930	16 days
1931	87 days
1932	106 days
1933	65 days
1934	144 days
1935	49 days
1936	108 days
1937	95 days
1938	55 days
1939	57 days
1940	86 days
1941	65 days
1942	62 days
1943	101 days
1944	70 days
1945	144 days
1946	48 days
1947	115 days
1948	173 days
1949	156 days
1950	53 days
1951	135 days
1952	49 days
1953	69 days
1954	169 days
1955	84 days
1956	116 days
1957	76 days
1958	149 days
1959	82 days
1960	53 days
1961	67 days
1962	71 days
1963	54 days
1964	60 days
1965	82 days
1966	107 days
1967	63 days
1968	72 days
1969	112 days
1970	67 days
1971	47 days
1972	88 days
1973	72 days
1974	83 days
1975	74 days
1976	110 days
1977	89 days
1978	57 days
1979	48 days
1980	91 days
1981	43 days
1982	67 days
1983	47 days
1984	105 days
1985	74 days
1986	51 days
1987	118 days
1988	50 days
1989	55 days
1990	84 days
1991	97 days
1992	54 days
1993	60 days
1994	89 days
1995	66 days
1996	95 days
1997	78 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

67 years, 1931 to 1997

A day with at least 34.9 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 83.5 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Soutwater: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
50 years	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
100 years	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1931 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: 85.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1939; 82.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1961; 64.0 mm (2.5 in) in 1969.

Download the Data

Data for Soutwater standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Soutwater 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).

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