Esperanza Weather Records (SF001717560)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Esperanza (SF001717560), South Africa, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for Esperanza

Esperanza (SF001717560) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.62 latitude and 24.93 longitude, 1,265 m (4,150 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 1989, 83 years of record.
0 records set at Esperanza still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Esperanza set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 19 April 1989.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.62 latitude, 24.93 longitude.
Elevation: 1,265 m (4,150 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 1989, 83 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 Esperanza. 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 Esperanza, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Esperanza still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 86.9 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Esperanza. The most was 86.9 mm (3.4 in) on 15 March 1918.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Esperanza
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	2 January 1934
Feb	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 February 1948
Mar	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	15 March 1918
Apr	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	9 April 1969
May	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 May 1946
Jun	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	3 June 1981
Jul	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 July 1979
Aug	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	17 August 1974
Sep	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 September 1929
Oct	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 October 1938
Nov	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	15 November 1953
Dec	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 December 1978

Latest Records

Latest records at Esperanza
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1989	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1989	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1988	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1988	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1987	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1987	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1987	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1987	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1987	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1987	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1987	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1987	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1986	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1986	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1985	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1985	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1985	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1985	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1985	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	2 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1907 to 1989

Yearly extremes at Esperanza: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	1918	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	1974	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	83
Longest dry spell (CDD)	132 days	1989	66 days	83

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Esperanza, 1907 to 1989. The record is 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Esperanza by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
1908	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1909	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1910	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1911	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1912	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1913	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1914	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1915	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1916	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1917	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1918	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1919	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1920	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1921	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1923	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1925	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1926	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1927	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1929	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1930	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1931	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1934	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1935	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1939	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1943	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1944	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1945	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1946	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1948	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1951	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1952	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1954	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1955	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1956	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1957	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1958	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1959	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1960	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1961	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1962	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1964	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1965	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1966	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1968	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1969	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1970	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1974	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1975	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1976	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1977	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1978	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1984	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1986	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
1987	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1988	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1989	27.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Esperanza, 1907 to 1989. The record is 191.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.4 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Esperanza by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	2.4 mm (0.09 in)
1908	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1909	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1910	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1911	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1912	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1913	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1914	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1916	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1917	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1918	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1919	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1920	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1921	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1922	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1923	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1924	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1925	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1926	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1927	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1928	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1929	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1930	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1931	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1933	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1934	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1935	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1937	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1939	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1940	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1941	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1943	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1944	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1945	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1946	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1947	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1949	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1951	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1952	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1953	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1954	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1956	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1957	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1958	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1959	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1960	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1963	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1964	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1965	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1966	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1967	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1968	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1969	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1972	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1973	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1974	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1975	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1977	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1978	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1980	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1981	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1982	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1983	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1984	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1986	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1987	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1988	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1989	69.7 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Esperanza, 1907 to 1989. The record is 132 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 66 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Esperanza by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	30 days
1908	46 days
1909	76 days
1910	46 days
1911	28 days
1912	59 days
1913	47 days
1914	41 days
1915	38 days
1916	66 days
1917	86 days
1918	62 days
1919	118 days
1920	116 days
1921	63 days
1922	70 days
1923	80 days
1924	57 days
1925	42 days
1926	63 days
1927	84 days
1928	116 days
1929	36 days
1930	63 days
1931	69 days
1932	71 days
1933	78 days
1934	76 days
1935	46 days
1936	59 days
1937	105 days
1938	87 days
1939	57 days
1940	66 days
1941	61 days
1942	72 days
1943	68 days
1944	67 days
1945	82 days
1946	68 days
1947	52 days
1948	92 days
1949	82 days
1950	36 days
1951	69 days
1952	36 days
1953	52 days
1954	91 days
1955	64 days
1956	68 days
1957	44 days
1958	112 days
1959	111 days
1960	53 days
1961	61 days
1962	84 days
1963	68 days
1964	61 days
1965	53 days
1966	109 days
1967	50 days
1968	72 days
1969	74 days
1970	52 days
1971	38 days
1972	81 days
1973	49 days
1974	68 days
1975	67 days
1976	65 days
1977	77 days
1978	74 days
1979	32 days
1980	78 days
1981	76 days
1982	39 days
1983	48 days
1984	106 days
1985	62 days
1986	67 days
1987	45 days
1988	61 days
1989	132 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

79 years, 1908 to 1988

A day with at least 37.8 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 77.3 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Esperanza: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
50 years	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
100 years	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1908 to 1988.

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: 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1918; 72.6 mm (2.9 in) in 1924; 68.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1953.

Download the Data

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