Port Shepstone Weather Records (SF001827940)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Shepstone (SF001827940), South Africa, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Shepstone

Port Shepstone (SF001827940) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.73 latitude and 30.45 longitude, 17 m (56 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1994, 76 years of record.
620 records set at Port Shepstone still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Port Shepstone set a daily record precipitation of 37.7 mm (1.5 in) on 4 December 1991.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.73 latitude, 30.45 longitude.
Elevation: 17 m (56 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1994, 76 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 Port Shepstone. 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 Port Shepstone, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.0 C (89.6 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.9 C (89.4 F)	17.4 C (63.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.2 C (82.8 F)	16.8 C (62.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.5 C (85.1 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.8 C (78.4 F)	13.2 C (55.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	26.5 C (79.7 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	29.4 C (84.9 F)	9.7 C (49.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.1 C (89.8 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	26.0 C (78.8 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	27.0 C (80.6 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	13.8 C (56.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

620 standing records

620 records at Port Shepstone still stand. 1982 holds the most, with 105.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Port Shepstone between 13 December 1963 and 19 June 1964. Each dot is a new record.

When Port Shepstone set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1963-12-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 196.0 mm (7.7 in)
1964-06-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 263.0 mm (10.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 263.0 mm (10.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Shepstone. The most was 263.0 mm (10.4 in) on 19 June 1964.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Shepstone
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	12 January 1953
Feb	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	13 February 1923
Mar	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	11 March 1963
Apr	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	10 April 1961
May	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	4 May 1940
Jun	263.0 mm (10.4 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	14 July 1931
Aug	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	20 August 1971
Sep	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	26 September 1975
Oct	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	23 October 1964
Nov	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	11 November 1942
Dec	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	13 December 1963

Period of Record Coverage

1975 to 1994

15 years of record at Port Shepstone, 1975 to 1994. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and others.

Days with data per year at Port Shepstone
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1975	27	7%	No
1976	13	4%	No
1982	32	9%	No
1983	21	6%	No
1984	18	5%	No
1985	13	4%	No
1986	13	4%	No
1987	9	2%	No
1988	11	3%	No
1989	12	3%	No
1990	5	1%	No
1991	3	1%	No
1992	4	1%	No
1993	8	2%	No
1994	8	2%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Port Shepstone
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1991	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1991	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1991	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1991	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1990	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1990	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1990	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1990	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1989	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1981	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1981	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1981	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1981	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1981	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1981	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1981	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1980	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1980	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 June 1980	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1980	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1994

Yearly extremes at Port Shepstone: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	32.1 C (89.8 F)	1988	28.0 C (82.4 F)	15
Coldest night (TNn)	9.7 C (49.5 F)	1986	11.6 C (52.9 F)	16
Wettest day (Rx1day)	263.0 mm (10.4 in)	1964	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	386.0 mm (15.2 in)	1963	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	97 days	1962	33 days	75

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Port Shepstone, 1919 to 1994. The record is 32.1 C (89.8 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.0 C (82.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Port Shepstone by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	26.0 C (78.8 F)
1976	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	28.2 C (82.8 F)
1983	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1984	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1985	31.9 C (89.4 F)
1986	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1987	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1988	32.1 C (89.8 F)
1989	26.5 C (79.7 F)
1990	26.8 C (80.2 F)
1991	24.5 C (76.1 F)
1992	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1993	26.8 C (80.2 F)
1994	27.0 C (80.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Port Shepstone, 1919 to 1994. The record is 9.7 C (49.5 F) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 11.6 C (52.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Port Shepstone by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1980	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1981	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1982	10.4 C (50.7 F)
1983	9.9 C (49.8 F)
1984	10.5 C (50.9 F)
1985	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1986	9.7 C (49.5 F)
1987	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1988	11.5 C (52.7 F)
1989	12.4 C (54.3 F)
1990	15.5 C (59.9 F)
1991	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1992	16.4 C (61.5 F)
1993	16.3 C (61.3 F)
1994	11.8 C (53.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Port Shepstone, 1919 to 1994. The record is 263.0 mm (10.4 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.3 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Shepstone by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1921	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1922	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1923	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1924	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1925	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1926	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1927	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1928	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1929	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1930	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1931	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1932	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1933	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1934	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1935	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1936	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1937	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1938	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1939	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1940	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1941	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1942	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1943	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1944	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1945	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1946	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1948	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1950	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1951	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1952	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1953	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1954	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1955	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1956	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1957	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1958	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1959	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1960	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1961	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1962	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1963	196.0 mm (7.7 in)
1964	263.0 mm (10.4 in)
1965	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1967	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1969	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1970	149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1971	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1972	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1973	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1975	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1976	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1977	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1979	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1980	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1981	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1983	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1984	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1985	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1986	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1987	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1988	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1989	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1990	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1991	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1992	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1994	21.1 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Port Shepstone, 1919 to 1994. The record is 386.0 mm (15.2 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 150.6 mm (5.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Shepstone by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1920	119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1921	188.3 mm (7.4 in)
1922	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1923	224.9 mm (8.9 in)
1924	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1925	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1926	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1927	212.2 mm (8.4 in)
1928	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1929	330.3 mm (13.0 in)
1930	183.8 mm (7.2 in)
1931	258.1 mm (10.2 in)
1932	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1933	147.2 mm (5.8 in)
1934	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1935	144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1936	216.6 mm (8.5 in)
1937	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1938	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1939	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1940	221.7 mm (8.7 in)
1941	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942	224.6 mm (8.8 in)
1943	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1944	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1945	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1946	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1947	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1948	222.4 mm (8.8 in)
1949	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1950	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1951	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1952	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1953	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1954	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1955	196.0 mm (7.7 in)
1956	214.0 mm (8.4 in)
1957	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1958	145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1959	239.4 mm (9.4 in)
1960	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1961	204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1962	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1963	386.0 mm (15.2 in)
1964	284.0 mm (11.2 in)
1965	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1966	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1967	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1968	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1969	193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1970	283.5 mm (11.2 in)
1971	240.5 mm (9.5 in)
1972	137.8 mm (5.4 in)
1973	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1974	163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1975	150.5 mm (5.9 in)
1976	377.5 mm (14.9 in)
1977	181.5 mm (7.1 in)
1978	242.0 mm (9.5 in)
1979	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1980	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1981	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	233.0 mm (9.2 in)
1991	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1992	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1993	n/a
1994	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Port Shepstone, 1919 to 1994. The record is 97 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Shepstone by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	57 days
1920	36 days
1921	42 days
1922	22 days
1923	34 days
1924	30 days
1925	26 days
1926	27 days
1927	54 days
1928	30 days
1929	20 days
1930	26 days
1931	20 days
1932	32 days
1933	34 days
1934	44 days
1935	21 days
1936	29 days
1937	31 days
1938	19 days
1939	32 days
1940	47 days
1941	30 days
1942	49 days
1943	45 days
1944	28 days
1945	38 days
1946	61 days
1947	24 days
1948	84 days
1949	45 days
1950	18 days
1951	49 days
1952	27 days
1953	57 days
1954	33 days
1955	33 days
1956	32 days
1957	45 days
1958	22 days
1959	46 days
1960	33 days
1961	45 days
1962	97 days
1963	27 days
1964	33 days
1965	26 days
1966	52 days
1967	20 days
1968	37 days
1969	42 days
1970	36 days
1971	33 days
1972	34 days
1973	40 days
1974	40 days
1975	50 days
1976	64 days
1977	40 days
1978	84 days
1979	75 days
1980	38 days
1981	29 days
1982	1 day
1983	1 day
1984	1 day
1985	n/a
1986	1 day
1987	1 day
1988	1 day
1989	1 day
1990	45 days
1991	33 days
1992	7 days
1993	1 day
1994	1 day

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

62 years, 1920 to 1991

A day with at least 102.7 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 237.3 mm (9.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Port Shepstone: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
5 years	141.1 mm (5.6 in)
10 years	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
25 years	195.4 mm (7.7 in)
50 years	216.8 mm (8.5 in)
100 years	237.3 mm (9.3 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1920 to 1991.

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: 263.0 mm (10.4 in) in 1964; 196.0 mm (7.7 in) in 1963; 183.0 mm (7.2 in) in 1971.

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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).