Ellesmere Weather Records (SF001745500)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ellesmere (SF001745500), South Africa, with 114 years of record.

Key Facts for Ellesmere

Ellesmere (SF001745500) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.68 latitude and 26.30 longitude, 1,387 m (4,551 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1884 to 1997, 114 years of record.
0 records set at Ellesmere still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ellesmere set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 25 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.68 latitude, 26.30 longitude.
Elevation: 1,387 m (4,551 ft).
Period of record: 1884 to 1997, 114 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 Ellesmere. 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 Ellesmere, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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 Ellesmere still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 150.9 mm (5.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ellesmere. The most was 150.9 mm (5.9 in) on 18 February 1901.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ellesmere
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 January 1991
Feb	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	18 February 1901
Mar	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 March 1940
Apr	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	8 April 1925
May	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 May 1988
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 June 1901
Jul	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	18 August 1974
Sep	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	20 October 1991
Nov	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 November 1936
Dec	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	4 December 1983

Latest Records

Latest records at Ellesmere
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1997	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1997	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1996	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1996	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1995	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1995	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1994	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1993	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1993	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1993	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1992	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	103 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1991	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1991	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1884 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Ellesmere: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	1901	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	114
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	1988	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	114
Longest dry spell (CDD)	153 days	1994	58 days	114

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ellesmere, 1884 to 1997. The record is 150.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.1 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ellesmere by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1885	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1886	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1887	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1888	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1889	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1890	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1891	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1892	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1893	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1894	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1895	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1896	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1897	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1898	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1899	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1900	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1901	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1902	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1903	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1904	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1905	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1906	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1907	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1908	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1909	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1910	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1911	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1913	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1914	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1915	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1916	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1917	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1918	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1919	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1920	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1921	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1922	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1923	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1925	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1926	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1928	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1929	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1930	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1933	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1934	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1937	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1938	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1940	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1941	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1942	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1945	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1947	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1950	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1951	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1952	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1954	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1960	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1963	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1964	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1965	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1967	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1969	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1973	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1974	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1979	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1980	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1982	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1983	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1985	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1987	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1988	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1991	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1993	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1994	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1996	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	32.5 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ellesmere, 1884 to 1997. The record is 234.0 mm (9.2 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.8 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ellesmere by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1885	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1886	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1887	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1888	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1889	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1890	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1891	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1892	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1893	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1894	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1895	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1896	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1897	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1898	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1899	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1900	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1901	161.4 mm (6.4 in)
1902	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1903	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1904	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1905	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1906	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1908	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1909	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1910	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1911	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1912	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1913	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1914	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1915	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1916	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1917	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1918	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1919	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1921	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1922	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1923	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1924	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1925	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1926	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1927	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1928	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1929	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1930	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1931	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1932	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1933	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1934	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1935	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1936	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1937	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1939	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1940	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1941	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1942	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1943	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1944	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1945	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1946	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1949	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1950	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1951	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1952	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1953	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1954	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1956	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1957	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1958	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1959	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1960	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1963	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1964	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1965	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1966	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1968	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1970	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1971	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1972	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1973	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1974	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1975	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976	180.5 mm (7.1 in)
1977	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1978	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1979	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1980	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1982	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1983	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1985	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1986	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1987	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	234.0 mm (9.2 in)
1989	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1990	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1991	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1992	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1993	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1994	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1995	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1996	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1997	55.6 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ellesmere, 1884 to 1997. The record is 153 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 58 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ellesmere by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884	55 days
1885	59 days
1886	47 days
1887	32 days
1888	60 days
1889	133 days
1890	46 days
1891	27 days
1892	63 days
1893	39 days
1894	54 days
1895	72 days
1896	49 days
1897	65 days
1898	126 days
1899	49 days
1900	35 days
1901	60 days
1902	46 days
1903	135 days
1904	80 days
1905	52 days
1906	105 days
1907	90 days
1908	36 days
1909	106 days
1910	47 days
1911	51 days
1912	58 days
1913	41 days
1914	50 days
1915	76 days
1916	66 days
1917	46 days
1918	65 days
1919	42 days
1920	98 days
1921	91 days
1922	65 days
1923	32 days
1924	41 days
1925	38 days
1926	76 days
1927	46 days
1928	108 days
1929	42 days
1930	66 days
1931	78 days
1932	70 days
1933	55 days
1934	57 days
1935	71 days
1936	59 days
1937	59 days
1938	33 days
1939	32 days
1940	44 days
1941	38 days
1942	66 days
1943	39 days
1944	95 days
1945	58 days
1946	66 days
1947	44 days
1948	92 days
1949	40 days
1950	36 days
1951	67 days
1952	32 days
1953	62 days
1954	105 days
1955	57 days
1956	59 days
1957	41 days
1958	111 days
1959	56 days
1960	33 days
1961	95 days
1962	53 days
1963	40 days
1964	82 days
1965	53 days
1966	80 days
1967	41 days
1968	53 days
1969	37 days
1970	47 days
1971	44 days
1972	111 days
1973	68 days
1974	52 days
1975	67 days
1976	65 days
1977	77 days
1978	125 days
1979	47 days
1980	67 days
1981	47 days
1982	39 days
1983	46 days
1984	118 days
1985	103 days
1986	69 days
1987	46 days
1988	60 days
1989	65 days
1990	58 days
1991	76 days
1992	45 days
1993	30 days
1994	153 days
1995	104 days
1996	43 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

108 years, 1884 to 1997

A day with at least 44.8 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 99.2 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ellesmere: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	99.2 mm (3.9 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 108 years of values from 1884 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: 150.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1901; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1991; 80.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1925.

Download the Data

Data for Ellesmere standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ellesmere 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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