Middelplaats Weather Records (SF002036570)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Middelplaats (SF002036570), South Africa, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Middelplaats

Middelplaats (SF002036570) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.45 latitude and 26.88 longitude, 1,588 m (5,210 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1997, 87 years of record.
0 records set at Middelplaats still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Middelplaats set a daily record precipitation of 9.5 mm (0.37 in) on 21 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.45 latitude, 26.88 longitude.
Elevation: 1,588 m (5,210 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1997, 87 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 Middelplaats. 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 Middelplaats, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Middelplaats still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Middelplaats between 18 September 1944 and 15 November 1984. Each dot is a new record.

When Middelplaats set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1944-09-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1984-11-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 142.5 mm (5.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 142.5 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Middelplaats. The most was 142.5 mm (5.6 in) on 15 November 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Middelplaats
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 January 1923
Feb	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	20 February 1988
Mar	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	22 March 1925
Apr	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 April 1943
May	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 May 1943
Jun	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 June 1928
Jul	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 August 1935
Sep	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	10 October 1934
Nov	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	15 November 1984
Dec	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	4 December 1924

Latest Records

Latest records at Middelplaats
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1997	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1997	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1995	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1994	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1993	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1993	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1992	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1991	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1991	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1991	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1991	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1990	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Middelplaats: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	1984	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	1988	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	113 days	1976	55 days	87

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Middelplaats, 1911 to 1997. The record is 142.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Middelplaats by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1912	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1913	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1914	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1915	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1916	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1917	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1918	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1919	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1920	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1921	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1923	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1925	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1926	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1927	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1929	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1930	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1931	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1932	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1934	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1935	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1938	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1939	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1940	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1942	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1945	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1950	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1952	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1954	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1957	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1958	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1959	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1962	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1963	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1965	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1966	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1967	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1968	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1970	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1971	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1972	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1973	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1974	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1978	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1979	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1982	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1985	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1986	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1987	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1988	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1989	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1992	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1993	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1994	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1995	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1996	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1997	37.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Middelplaats, 1911 to 1997. The record is 252.0 mm (9.9 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Middelplaats by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1912	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1913	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1914	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1915	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1916	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1917	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1918	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1919	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1922	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1923	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1924	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1925	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1926	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1927	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1928	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1929	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1930	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1932	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1933	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1934	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1935	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1936	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1937	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1938	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1939	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1940	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1941	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1942	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1943	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1944	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1945	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1948	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1949	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1950	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1951	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1953	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1954	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1955	201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1956	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1957	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1959	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1960	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1961	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1962	127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1963	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1964	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1965	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1966	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1967	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1968	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1970	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1971	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1972	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1973	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1975	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1976	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1977	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1978	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1979	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1980	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1981	110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1982	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1985	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1986	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1987	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1988	252.0 mm (9.9 in)
1989	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1990	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1991	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1992	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1993	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1995	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1996	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1997	70.6 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Middelplaats, 1911 to 1997. The record is 113 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Middelplaats by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	50 days
1912	58 days
1913	42 days
1914	32 days
1915	66 days
1916	65 days
1917	30 days
1918	44 days
1919	38 days
1920	66 days
1921	92 days
1922	34 days
1923	31 days
1924	40 days
1925	40 days
1926	45 days
1927	92 days
1928	53 days
1929	34 days
1930	51 days
1931	79 days
1932	52 days
1933	64 days
1934	53 days
1935	71 days
1936	57 days
1937	59 days
1938	29 days
1939	32 days
1940	44 days
1941	45 days
1942	56 days
1943	27 days
1944	92 days
1945	82 days
1946	65 days
1947	45 days
1948	88 days
1949	29 days
1950	34 days
1951	82 days
1952	31 days
1953	91 days
1954	70 days
1955	59 days
1956	59 days
1957	39 days
1958	105 days
1959	56 days
1960	23 days
1961	46 days
1962	83 days
1963	41 days
1964	58 days
1965	36 days
1966	59 days
1967	45 days
1968	55 days
1969	32 days
1970	40 days
1971	45 days
1972	67 days
1973	57 days
1974	65 days
1975	48 days
1976	113 days
1977	78 days
1978	75 days
1979	43 days
1980	111 days
1981	72 days
1982	38 days
1983	45 days
1984	56 days
1985	102 days
1986	61 days
1987	51 days
1988	55 days
1989	55 days
1990	47 days
1991	82 days
1992	50 days
1993	60 days
1994	99 days
1995	107 days
1996	77 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

86 years, 1911 to 1997

A day with at least 45.4 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 131.4 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Middelplaats: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1911 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: 142.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1984; 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1944; 100.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1988.

Download the Data

Data for Middelplaats standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Middelplaats 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 2026-10-15 (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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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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