Paardefontein Weather Records (SF001760150)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paardefontein (SF001760150), South Africa, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Paardefontein

Paardefontein (SF001760150) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.75 latitude and 27.02 longitude, 1,497 m (4,911 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1930 to 1997, 68 years of record.
0 records set at Paardefontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Paardefontein set a daily record precipitation of 10.0 mm (0.4 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.75 latitude, 27.02 longitude.
Elevation: 1,497 m (4,911 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 Paardefontein. 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 Paardefontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Paardefontein still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 107.0 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paardefontein. The most was 107.0 mm (4.2 in) on 5 March 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Paardefontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	17 January 1958
Feb	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	17 February 1988
Mar	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	5 March 1954
Apr	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	5 April 1988
May	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2 May 1958
Jun	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23 June 1985
Jul	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 August 1953
Sep	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	20 October 1959
Nov	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	4 November 1966
Dec	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	11 December 1981

Latest Records

Latest records at Paardefontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1997	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1997	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1996	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1996	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1996	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	tie	18 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1996	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	tie	37 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1995	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1995	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1994	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1993	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1993	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	2 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1993	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1992	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1992	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1930 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Paardefontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	1954	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	310.5 mm (12.2 in)	1988	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	131 days	1945	56 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Paardefontein, 1930 to 1997. The record is 107.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paardefontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1930	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1933	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1934	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1936	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1937	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1939	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1941	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1943	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1944	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1945	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1946	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1947	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1954	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1955	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1956	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1957	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1959	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1960	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1961	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1963	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1965	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1966	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1974	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1981	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1990	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1993	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1994	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1996	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1997	42.0 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Paardefontein, 1930 to 1997. The record is 310.5 mm (12.2 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.5 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paardefontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1930	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1931	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1932	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1933	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1934	176.7 mm (7.0 in)
1935	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1936	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1937	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1938	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1939	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1940	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1942	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1943	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1944	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1945	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1946	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1947	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1948	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1949	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1950	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1951	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1952	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1953	200.6 mm (7.9 in)
1954	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1955	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1956	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1957	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1959	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1960	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1962	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1963	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1964	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1965	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1968	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1970	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1971	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1972	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1973	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1975	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1977	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1978	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1979	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1980	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1981	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1982	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1985	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1986	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1987	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988	310.5 mm (12.2 in)
1989	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1990	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1991	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1995	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1997	128.0 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Paardefontein, 1930 to 1997. The record is 131 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 56 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paardefontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1930	50 days
1931	78 days
1932	68 days
1933	63 days
1934	63 days
1935	59 days
1936	58 days
1937	59 days
1938	45 days
1939	58 days
1940	42 days
1941	42 days
1942	66 days
1943	39 days
1944	93 days
1945	131 days
1946	98 days
1947	69 days
1948	89 days
1949	43 days
1950	38 days
1951	46 days
1952	43 days
1953	62 days
1954	59 days
1955	56 days
1956	59 days
1957	51 days
1958	107 days
1959	43 days
1960	21 days
1961	65 days
1962	89 days
1963	36 days
1964	60 days
1965	36 days
1966	78 days
1967	44 days
1968	33 days
1969	33 days
1970	40 days
1971	28 days
1972	78 days
1973	49 days
1974	52 days
1975	49 days
1976	65 days
1977	77 days
1978	40 days
1979	49 days
1980	71 days
1981	42 days
1982	36 days
1983	46 days
1984	57 days
1985	81 days
1986	37 days
1987	52 days
1988	54 days
1989	27 days
1990	56 days
1991	59 days
1992	45 days
1993	60 days
1994	99 days
1995	55 days
1996	97 days
1997	66 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, 1930 to 1996

A day with at least 47.1 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 122.5 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Paardefontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
100 years	122.5 mm (4.8 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 1930 to 1996.

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: 107.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1954; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1944; 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1958.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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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