Philippolis (Pol) Weather Records (SF002004660)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Philippolis (Pol) (SF002004660), South Africa, with 119 years of record.

Key Facts for Philippolis (Pol)

Philippolis (Pol) (SF002004660) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.27 latitude and 25.27 longitude, 1,384 m (4,541 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1879 to 1997, 119 years of record.
0 records set at Philippolis (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Philippolis (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 11 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.27 latitude, 25.27 longitude.
Elevation: 1,384 m (4,541 ft).
Period of record: 1879 to 1997, 119 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 Philippolis (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 Philippolis (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Philippolis (Pol) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 125.2 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Philippolis (Pol). The most was 125.2 mm (4.9 in) on 1 January 1894.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Philippolis (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	1 January 1894
Feb	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	3 February 1895
Mar	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	8 March 1976
Apr	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 April 1895
May	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	11 June 1997
Jul	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 July 1987
Aug	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	14 September 1988
Oct	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	14 October 1895
Nov	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	26 November 1961
Dec	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	10 December 1896

Latest Records

Latest records at Philippolis (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 June 1997	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1997	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1997	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1997	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1996	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1995	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	115 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1995	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1994	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1993	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1993	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1993	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1993	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1991	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1991	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 October 1991	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1879 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Philippolis (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	1894	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	109
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	1988	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	109
Longest dry spell (CDD)	205 days	1994	66 days	109

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Philippolis (Pol), 1879 to 1997. The record is 125.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Philippolis (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1879	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1880	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1881	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1882	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1883	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1885	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1886	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1887	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1888	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1889	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1890	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1891	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1892	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1893	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1894	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1895	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1896	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1905	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1906	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1907	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1908	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1909	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1911	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1914	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1915	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1916	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1917	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1918	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1919	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1920	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1921	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1922	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1923	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1925	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1926	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1927	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1928	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1929	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1932	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1933	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1934	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1938	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1939	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1941	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1945	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1946	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1947	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1948	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1949	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1951	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
1952	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1953	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1956	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1957	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1959	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1960	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1961	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1962	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1963	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1965	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1967	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1968	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1969	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1970	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1971	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1976	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1977	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1978	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1982	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1984	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1986	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1989	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1991	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1993	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1994	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1996	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1997	55.0 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Philippolis (Pol), 1879 to 1997. The record is 221.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Philippolis (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1879	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1880	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1881	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1882	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1883	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1885	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1886	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1887	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1888	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1889	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1890	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1891	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1892	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1893	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1894	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1895	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1896	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1905	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1906	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1907	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1908	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1909	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1911	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1913	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1914	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1916	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1917	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1918	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1919	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1920	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1921	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1923	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1924	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1925	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1926	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1927	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1928	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1930	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1931	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1932	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1935	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1936	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1937	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1939	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1940	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1941	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1942	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1943	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1945	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1946	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1947	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1948	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1949	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1951	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1952	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1953	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1955	175.7 mm (6.9 in)
1956	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1957	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1958	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1959	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1960	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1961	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1962	131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1963	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1964	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1968	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1971	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1973	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1974	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1975	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	165.5 mm (6.5 in)
1977	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1978	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1979	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1984	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1985	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1986	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1989	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1992	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1993	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1994	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1995	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1996	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1997	90.0 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Philippolis (Pol), 1879 to 1997. The record is 205 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 66 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Philippolis (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1879	80 days
1880	77 days
1881	45 days
1882	30 days
1883	78 days
1885	104 days
1886	48 days
1887	35 days
1888	31 days
1889	79 days
1890	33 days
1891	31 days
1892	24 days
1893	66 days
1894	151 days
1895	57 days
1896	30 days
1905	28 days
1906	14 days
1907	55 days
1908	46 days
1909	63 days
1911	50 days
1912	65 days
1913	70 days
1914	65 days
1915	38 days
1916	65 days
1917	65 days
1918	50 days
1919	49 days
1920	66 days
1921	12 days
1922	92 days
1923	60 days
1924	153 days
1925	34 days
1926	69 days
1927	70 days
1928	119 days
1929	64 days
1930	76 days
1931	87 days
1932	70 days
1933	78 days
1934	75 days
1935	45 days
1936	58 days
1937	129 days
1938	58 days
1939	41 days
1940	86 days
1941	63 days
1942	112 days
1943	56 days
1944	96 days
1945	82 days
1946	66 days
1947	44 days
1948	89 days
1949	91 days
1950	86 days
1951	70 days
1952	40 days
1953	91 days
1954	165 days
1955	64 days
1956	78 days
1957	54 days
1958	107 days
1959	65 days
1960	55 days
1961	70 days
1962	92 days
1963	70 days
1964	60 days
1965	83 days
1966	102 days
1967	52 days
1968	144 days
1969	102 days
1970	62 days
1971	52 days
1972	92 days
1973	86 days
1974	83 days
1975	67 days
1976	59 days
1977	78 days
1978	73 days
1979	42 days
1980	112 days
1981	77 days
1982	44 days
1983	45 days
1984	160 days
1985	99 days
1986	46 days
1987	52 days
1988	78 days
1989	78 days
1990	142 days
1991	161 days
1992	108 days
1993	32 days
1994	205 days
1995	107 days
1996	48 days
1997	43 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

96 years, 1880 to 1996

A day with at least 41.2 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.8 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Philippolis (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	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
100 years	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	Longer than the 96 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, 96 years of values from 1880 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: 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1895; 100.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1976; 97.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1938.

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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 2026-10-15 (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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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