Welgedacht Weather Records (SF001750220)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Welgedacht (SF001750220), South Africa, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Welgedacht

Welgedacht (SF001750220) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.85 latitude and 26.52 longitude, 1,450 m (4,757 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1997, 73 years of record.
0 records set at Welgedacht still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Welgedacht set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 25 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.85 latitude, 26.52 longitude.
Elevation: 1,450 m (4,757 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 1997, 73 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 Welgedacht. 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 Welgedacht, 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 Welgedacht still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 82.6 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Welgedacht. The most was 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 26 March 1935.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Welgedacht
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 January 1994
Feb	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 February 1988
Mar	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 March 1935
Apr	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	9 April 1943
May	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 May 1958
Jun	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 June 1987
Jul	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 August 1974
Sep	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	20 October 1991
Nov	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18 November 1981
Dec	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Welgedacht
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1997	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1997	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	7 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1996	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1996	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	tie	14 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Welgedacht, ZA	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1995	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1994	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1994	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1994	Welgedacht, ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1993	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1993	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1993	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	tie	26 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1993	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1992	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	11 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1992	Welgedacht, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1925 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Welgedacht: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	1935	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	1988	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	120 days	1928	59 days	73

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Welgedacht, 1925 to 1997. The record is 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.5 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Welgedacht by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1926	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1928	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1930	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1931	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1936	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1937	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1938	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1940	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1942	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1945	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1946	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1949	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1954	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1957	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1958	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1962	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1963	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1967	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1968	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1969	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1973	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1974	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1975	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1984	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1986	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1988	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1992	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1995	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1997	32.5 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Welgedacht, 1925 to 1997. The record is 215.0 mm (8.5 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.0 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Welgedacht by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1926	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1927	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1928	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1929	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1930	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1931	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1932	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1933	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1934	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1935	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1936	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1939	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1940	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1942	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1943	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1945	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1946	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1947	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1948	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1949	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1951	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1952	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1953	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1955	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1957	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1959	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1961	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1962	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1963	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1964	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1965	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1971	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1972	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1973	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1974	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1975	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1976	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1977	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1978	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1982	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1983	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1986	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1989	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1990	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1991	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1992	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1994	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1995	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1996	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1997	75.0 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Welgedacht, 1925 to 1997. The record is 120 days in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Welgedacht by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	42 days
1926	76 days
1927	71 days
1928	120 days
1929	41 days
1930	65 days
1931	79 days
1932	70 days
1933	103 days
1934	77 days
1935	100 days
1936	58 days
1937	60 days
1938	51 days
1939	50 days
1940	87 days
1941	62 days
1942	111 days
1943	69 days
1944	95 days
1945	82 days
1946	96 days
1947	50 days
1948	92 days
1949	49 days
1950	39 days
1951	69 days
1952	40 days
1953	62 days
1954	105 days
1955	37 days
1956	59 days
1957	45 days
1958	107 days
1959	84 days
1960	35 days
1961	65 days
1962	38 days
1963	71 days
1964	62 days
1965	38 days
1966	80 days
1967	45 days
1968	54 days
1969	55 days
1970	40 days
1971	45 days
1972	86 days
1973	68 days
1974	52 days
1975	67 days
1976	63 days
1977	41 days
1978	73 days
1979	28 days
1980	77 days
1981	58 days
1982	41 days
1983	46 days
1984	49 days
1985	69 days
1986	36 days
1987	40 days
1988	55 days
1989	54 days
1990	52 days
1991	59 days
1992	45 days
1993	38 days
1994	62 days
1995	93 days
1996	48 days
1997	37 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

72 years, 1926 to 1997

A day with at least 43.6 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 83.1 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Welgedacht: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
100 years	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1926 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: 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1935; 73.0 mm (2.9 in) in 1976; 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1944.

Download the Data

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

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