Hamelfontein Weather Records (SF002013610)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hamelfontein (SF002013610), South Africa, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Hamelfontein

Hamelfontein (SF002013610) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.03 latitude and 25.72 longitude, 1,399 m (4,590 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1997, 85 years of record.
0 records set at Hamelfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hamelfontein set a daily record precipitation of 6.0 mm (0.24 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.03 latitude, 25.72 longitude.
Elevation: 1,399 m (4,590 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1997, 85 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 Hamelfontein. 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 Hamelfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Hamelfontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Hamelfontein between 9 February 1953 and 10 February 1953. Each dot is a new record.

When Hamelfontein set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1953-02-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1953-02-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 127.0 mm (5.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hamelfontein. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 10 February 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hamelfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 January 1955
Feb	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	10 February 1953
Mar	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 March 1988
Apr	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	17 April 1988
May	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 May 1935
Jun	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 June 1957
Jul	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17 July 1965
Aug	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	18 August 1974
Sep	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 October 1934
Nov	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	5 November 1976
Dec	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	7 December 1968

Latest Records

Latest records at Hamelfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1997	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1996	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1995	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1994	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1994	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1994	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1993	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1993	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1993	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1992	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Hamelfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1953	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	1953	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	187 days	1962	76 days	85

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hamelfontein, 1913 to 1997. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hamelfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1914	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1915	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1916	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1917	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1918	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1919	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1920	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1922	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1923	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1924	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1926	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1927	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1929	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1930	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1931	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1934	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1935	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1938	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1943	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1946	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1950	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1952	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1953	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1954	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1955	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1956	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1961	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1963	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1967	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1968	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1969	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1971	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1973	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1974	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1976	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1979	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1981	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1985	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1987	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1988	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1990	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1995	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1996	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	32.5 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hamelfontein, 1913 to 1997. The record is 279.4 mm (11.0 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.6 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hamelfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1914	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1915	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1916	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1918	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1919	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1920	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1921	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1922	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1923	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1924	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1925	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1926	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1927	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1928	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1930	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1931	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1932	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1933	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1934	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1935	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1936	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1938	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1939	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1940	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1941	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1942	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1943	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1944	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1947	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1948	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1951	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1953	279.4 mm (11.0 in)
1954	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1956	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1957	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1958	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1960	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1961	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1962	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1963	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1965	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1966	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1967	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1968	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1969	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1970	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1971	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1972	163.2 mm (6.4 in)
1973	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1975	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1976	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1978	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1979	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1981	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1982	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1983	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1984	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1985	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1986	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1987	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1988	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1989	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1990	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1991	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1992	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1993	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1995	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1996	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1997	61.5 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hamelfontein, 1913 to 1997. The record is 187 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 76 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hamelfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	48 days
1914	50 days
1915	65 days
1916	66 days
1917	37 days
1918	41 days
1919	75 days
1920	78 days
1921	94 days
1922	64 days
1923	32 days
1924	115 days
1925	70 days
1926	112 days
1927	92 days
1928	119 days
1929	34 days
1930	67 days
1931	79 days
1932	128 days
1933	60 days
1934	59 days
1935	87 days
1936	124 days
1937	127 days
1938	108 days
1939	69 days
1940	83 days
1941	76 days
1942	42 days
1943	54 days
1944	95 days
1945	83 days
1946	65 days
1947	74 days
1948	175 days
1949	118 days
1950	91 days
1951	135 days
1952	55 days
1953	151 days
1954	185 days
1955	114 days
1956	83 days
1957	85 days
1958	132 days
1959	98 days
1960	62 days
1961	69 days
1962	187 days
1963	61 days
1964	60 days
1965	83 days
1966	80 days
1967	44 days
1968	97 days
1969	52 days
1970	48 days
1971	53 days
1972	149 days
1973	67 days
1974	54 days
1975	67 days
1976	97 days
1977	77 days
1978	75 days
1979	52 days
1980	110 days
1981	77 days
1982	40 days
1983	47 days
1984	66 days
1985	167 days
1986	78 days
1987	46 days
1988	61 days
1989	55 days
1990	60 days
1991	76 days
1992	102 days
1993	42 days
1994	116 days
1995	107 days
1996	95 days
1997	40 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

76 years, 1914 to 1996

A day with at least 43.8 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 107.6 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hamelfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1914 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: 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1953; 90.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1955; 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1994.

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Data for Hamelfontein standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Hamelfontein 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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