Petrusville (Pol) Weather Records (SF001992750)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Petrusville (Pol) (SF001992750), South Africa, with 105 years of record.

Key Facts for Petrusville (Pol)

Petrusville (Pol) (SF001992750) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.08 latitude and 24.67 longitude, 1,201 m (3,940 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1997, 105 years of record.
0 records set at Petrusville (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Petrusville (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 14 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.08 latitude, 24.67 longitude.
Elevation: 1,201 m (3,940 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1997, 105 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 Petrusville (Pol). 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 Petrusville (Pol), 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 Petrusville (Pol) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 109.2 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Petrusville (Pol). The most was 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 16 January 1898.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Petrusville (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	16 January 1898
Feb	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	4 February 1994
Mar	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	18 March 1919
Apr	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	16 April 1976
May	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	12 May 1959
Jun	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 June 1957
Jul	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	18 July 1965
Aug	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	19 August 1974
Sep	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	13 September 1909
Oct	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 October 1943
Nov	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 November 1895
Dec	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	15 December 1975

Latest Records

Latest records at Petrusville (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1997	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1995	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1995	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1993	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1993	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1993	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1993	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1992	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1992	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1991	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1991	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1991	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1991	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1990	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1989	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Petrusville (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	1898	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	101
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	1974	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	101
Longest dry spell (CDD)	213 days	1897	74 days	101

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Petrusville (Pol), 1893 to 1997. The record is 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Petrusville (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1894	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1895	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1896	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1897	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1898	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1899	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1900	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1901	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1902	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1903	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1904	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1905	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1906	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1907	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1908	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1909	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1910	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1911	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1912	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1913	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1915	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1916	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1917	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1918	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1919	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1924	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1926	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1927	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1929	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1931	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1934	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1938	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1940	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1941	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1944	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1946	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1949	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1951	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1953	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1955	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1956	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1957	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1959	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1960	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1962	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1963	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1964	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1965	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1966	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1968	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1971	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1973	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1976	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1977	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1980	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1982	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1983	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1986	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1987	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1989	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1991	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1992	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1994	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1995	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1996	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1997	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Petrusville (Pol), 1893 to 1997. The record is 184.0 mm (7.2 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.0 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Petrusville (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1894	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1895	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1896	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1897	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1898	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1899	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1900	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1901	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1902	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1903	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1904	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1905	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1906	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1907	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1908	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1909	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1910	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1911	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1912	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1913	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1915	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1916	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1917	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1918	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1919	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1924	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1926	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1927	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1928	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1929	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1930	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1931	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1932	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1933	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1935	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1937	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1938	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1940	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1941	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1942	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1944	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1946	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1948	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1949	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1951	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1953	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1954	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1955	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1957	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1959	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1962	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1964	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1967	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1973	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1974	184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1975	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1976	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1977	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1978	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1979	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1980	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1982	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1985	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1986	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1987	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1989	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1990	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1992	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1995	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1996	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1997	57.0 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Petrusville (Pol), 1893 to 1997. The record is 213 days in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 74 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Petrusville (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	62 days
1894	111 days
1895	154 days
1896	42 days
1897	213 days
1898	128 days
1899	53 days
1900	37 days
1901	74 days
1902	91 days
1903	103 days
1904	146 days
1905	99 days
1906	107 days
1907	107 days
1908	59 days
1909	105 days
1910	162 days
1911	56 days
1912	205 days
1913	72 days
1914	118 days
1915	123 days
1916	67 days
1917	96 days
1918	94 days
1919	61 days
1924	22 days
1925	42 days
1926	150 days
1927	114 days
1928	119 days
1929	35 days
1930	68 days
1931	86 days
1932	49 days
1933	65 days
1934	79 days
1935	35 days
1936	59 days
1937	82 days
1938	57 days
1939	35 days
1940	96 days
1941	60 days
1942	39 days
1943	39 days
1944	96 days
1945	82 days
1946	68 days
1947	46 days
1948	92 days
1949	45 days
1950	37 days
1951	73 days
1952	61 days
1953	152 days
1954	147 days
1955	64 days
1956	49 days
1957	46 days
1958	107 days
1959	103 days
1960	34 days
1961	69 days
1962	82 days
1963	70 days
1964	46 days
1965	56 days
1966	85 days
1967	79 days
1968	158 days
1969	54 days
1970	86 days
1971	68 days
1972	170 days
1973	73 days
1974	84 days
1975	74 days
1976	75 days
1977	50 days
1978	48 days
1979	49 days
1980	81 days
1981	80 days
1982	50 days
1983	46 days
1984	121 days
1985	134 days
1986	121 days
1987	52 days
1988	66 days
1989	85 days
1990	55 days
1991	167 days
1992	73 days
1993	74 days
1994	100 days
1995	94 days
1996	92 days
1997	70 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

93 years, 1893 to 1997

A day with at least 43.0 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 103.2 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Petrusville (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 93 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, 93 years of values from 1893 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: 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1898; 98.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1904; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1930.

Download the Data

Data for Petrusville (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Petrusville (Pol) 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 2026-10-14 (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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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