Compton Weather Records (SF002040580)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Compton (SF002040580), South Africa, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Compton

Compton (SF002040580) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.47 latitude and 27.02 longitude, 1,524 m (5,000 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1927 to 1997, 71 years of record.
0 records set at Compton still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Compton set a daily record precipitation of 5.0 mm (0.20 in) on 11 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.47 latitude, 27.02 longitude.
Elevation: 1,524 m (5,000 ft).
Period of record: 1927 to 1997, 71 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 Compton. 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 Compton, 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 Compton still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 116.5 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Compton. The most was 116.5 mm (4.6 in) on 26 January 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Compton
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	26 January 1955
Feb	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	20 February 1988
Mar	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	2 March 1994
Apr	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	9 April 1943
May	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 May 1936
Jun	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24 June 1985
Jul	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 August 1957
Sep	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	19 September 1944
Oct	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	11 October 1934
Nov	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	6 November 1996
Dec	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	8 December 1963

Latest Records

Latest records at Compton
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 June 1997	Compton, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1997	Compton, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1997	Compton, ZA	monthly rain (Tie)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	tie	2 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1996	Compton, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1996	Compton, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Compton, ZA	monthly rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1996	Compton, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1996	Compton, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1995	Compton, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Compton, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Compton, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1995	Compton, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1995	Compton, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1995	Compton, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1995	Compton, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1994	Compton, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1994	Compton, ZA	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Compton, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1994	Compton, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1993	Compton, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1927 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Compton: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	1955	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	1988	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	71
Longest dry spell (CDD)	194 days	1933	67 days	71

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Compton, 1927 to 1997. The record is 116.5 mm (4.6 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.0 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Compton by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1927	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1928	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1929	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1930	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1931	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1933	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1940	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1941	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1943	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1945	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1946	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1947	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1950	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1952	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1953	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1954	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1955	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1956	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1957	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1960	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1964	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1971	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1972	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1977	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1981	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1984	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1985	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1986	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1987	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1989	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1990	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1991	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1994	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1995	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1997	81.0 mm (3.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Compton, 1927 to 1997. The record is 259.0 mm (10.2 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.5 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Compton by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1927	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1929	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1930	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1931	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1932	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1933	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1934	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1935	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1937	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1938	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1939	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1940	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1941	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1942	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1943	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1944	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1945	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1947	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1948	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1949	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1951	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1952	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1953	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1954	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1956	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1957	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1958	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1959	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1960	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1963	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1964	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1965	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1967	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1968	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1970	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1971	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1973	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1975	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1977	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1978	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1979	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1980	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1981	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1982	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1984	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1985	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1986	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	259.0 mm (10.2 in)
1989	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1991	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1992	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1993	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1994	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1995	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1996	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1997	99.5 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Compton, 1927 to 1997. The record is 194 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Compton by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1927	69 days
1928	122 days
1929	32 days
1930	66 days
1931	61 days
1932	93 days
1933	194 days
1934	74 days
1935	88 days
1936	58 days
1937	172 days
1938	48 days
1939	59 days
1940	83 days
1941	98 days
1942	67 days
1943	66 days
1944	95 days
1945	133 days
1946	129 days
1947	84 days
1948	148 days
1949	49 days
1950	37 days
1951	81 days
1952	33 days
1953	91 days
1954	62 days
1955	33 days
1956	61 days
1957	51 days
1958	104 days
1959	94 days
1960	36 days
1961	69 days
1962	86 days
1963	38 days
1964	52 days
1965	46 days
1966	86 days
1967	54 days
1968	34 days
1969	67 days
1970	91 days
1971	67 days
1972	66 days
1973	48 days
1974	65 days
1975	58 days
1976	42 days
1977	80 days
1978	76 days
1979	45 days
1980	113 days
1981	76 days
1982	39 days
1983	46 days
1984	78 days
1985	102 days
1986	48 days
1987	47 days
1988	60 days
1989	54 days
1990	55 days
1991	57 days
1992	99 days
1993	60 days
1994	114 days
1995	132 days
1996	140 days
1997	122 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

66 years, 1928 to 1996

A day with at least 45.3 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 116.7 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Compton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	116.7 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1928 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: 116.5 mm (4.6 in) in 1955; 115.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1944; 105.5 mm (4.2 in) in 1988.

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Data for Compton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Compton 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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