Rooipoort Weather Records (SF001963750)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rooipoort (SF001963750), South Africa, with 84 years of record.

Key Facts for Rooipoort

Rooipoort (SF001963750) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.25 latitude and 23.22 longitude, 1,033 m (3,389 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1997, 84 years of record.
0 records set at Rooipoort still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rooipoort set a daily record precipitation of 0.2 mm (0.01 in) on 26 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.25 latitude, 23.22 longitude.
Elevation: 1,033 m (3,389 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1997, 84 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 Rooipoort. 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 Rooipoort, 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 Rooipoort still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 156.2 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rooipoort. The most was 156.2 mm (6.1 in) on 15 March 1918.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rooipoort
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	14 January 1976
Feb	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	17 February 1915
Mar	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	15 March 1918
Apr	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	9 April 1969
May	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 May 1958
Jun	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 June 1970
Jul	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	3 July 1959
Aug	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 August 1979
Sep	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 September 1950
Oct	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	3 October 1976
Nov	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 November 1936
Dec	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 December 1973

Latest Records

Latest records at Rooipoort
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1997	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1997	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1997	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	6 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1997	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1996	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	2 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1996	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1995	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1995	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1995	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1995	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1995	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1994	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1994	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1994	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Rooipoort: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	1918	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	1918	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	365 days	1919	120 days	82

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rooipoort, 1914 to 1997. The record is 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.7 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rooipoort by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1915	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1916	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1917	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1918	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1923	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1926	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1927	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1930	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1931	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1932	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1933	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1934	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1939	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1940	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1941	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1943	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1945	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1948	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1950	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1951	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1952	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1954	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1955	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1956	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1957	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1958	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1960	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1961	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1962	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1963	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1964	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1966	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
1967	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1968	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1969	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1972	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1979	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1980	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1982	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1983	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1985	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1986	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1987	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1988	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1990	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1991	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1992	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1994	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1995	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1997	46.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rooipoort, 1914 to 1997. The record is 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.3 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rooipoort by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1915	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1916	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1917	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1918	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1921	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1923	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1926	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1927	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1930	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1931	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1934	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1936	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1937	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1938	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1939	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1940	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1941	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1946	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1947	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1948	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1951	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1952	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1954	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1955	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1956	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1957	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1958	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1960	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1961	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1962	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1963	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1967	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1968	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1969	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1972	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1973	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1974	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1975	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1976	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1977	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1978	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1979	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1980	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1982	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1983	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1985	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1987	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1988	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1989	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1990	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1991	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1993	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1994	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1995	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1996	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1997	84.5 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rooipoort, 1914 to 1997. The record is 365 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 120 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rooipoort by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	86 days
1915	119 days
1916	104 days
1917	139 days
1918	148 days
1919	365 days
1920	306 days
1921	143 days
1922	163 days
1923	184 days
1924	153 days
1925	17 days
1926	57 days
1927	154 days
1930	41 days
1931	88 days
1932	168 days
1933	67 days
1934	172 days
1935	125 days
1936	131 days
1937	237 days
1938	111 days
1939	65 days
1940	92 days
1941	78 days
1942	176 days
1943	129 days
1944	109 days
1945	119 days
1946	83 days
1947	126 days
1948	237 days
1949	301 days
1950	108 days
1951	135 days
1952	132 days
1953	137 days
1954	244 days
1955	98 days
1956	151 days
1957	117 days
1958	156 days
1959	152 days
1960	132 days
1961	121 days
1962	153 days
1963	107 days
1964	122 days
1965	88 days
1966	135 days
1967	177 days
1968	184 days
1969	119 days
1970	113 days
1971	155 days
1972	138 days
1973	122 days
1974	206 days
1975	128 days
1976	68 days
1977	168 days
1978	143 days
1979	65 days
1980	129 days
1981	53 days
1982	100 days
1983	94 days
1984	113 days
1985	74 days
1986	77 days
1987	67 days
1988	72 days
1989	55 days
1990	93 days
1991	76 days
1992	54 days
1993	42 days
1994	99 days
1995	92 days
1996	71 days
1997	106 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

73 years, 1915 to 1997

A day with at least 34.7 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.0 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rooipoort: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	110.1 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1915 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: 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1918; 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1915; 82.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1976.

Download the Data

Data for Rooipoort standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rooipoort 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 2026-10-12 (12 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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