Matatiele Weather Records (SF002075600)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Matatiele (SF002075600), South Africa, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Matatiele

Matatiele (SF002075600) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.35 latitude and 28.80 longitude, 1,490 m (4,888 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 2012, 121 years of record.
1,464 records set at Matatiele still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Matatiele set a daily record precipitation of 3.3 mm (0.13 in) on 9 June 2011.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.35 latitude, 28.80 longitude.
Elevation: 1,490 m (4,888 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 2012, 121 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 Matatiele. 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 Matatiele, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.3 C (97.3 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	33.6 C (92.5 F)	9.3 C (48.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.3 C (90.1 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.8 C (78.4 F)	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	26.8 C (80.2 F)	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	24.5 C (76.1 F)	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.9 C (87.6 F)	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.7 C (90.9 F)	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.0 C (91.4 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.2 C (90.0 F)	4.8 C (40.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.7 C (94.5 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Matatiele still stand. 2009 holds the most, with 402.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 103.1 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Matatiele. The most was 103.1 mm (4.1 in) on 13 April 1893.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Matatiele
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	7 January 1893
Feb	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 February 1945
Mar	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 March 1927
Apr	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	13 April 1893
May	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 May 1940
Jun	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 June 1947
Jul	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 July 1923
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 August 1943
Sep	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 September 1893
Oct	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 October 1915
Nov	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	19 November 1894
Dec	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 December 2010

Period of Record Coverage

1995 to 2012

16 years of record at Matatiele, 1995 to 2012. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 and others.

Days with data per year at Matatiele
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1995	2	1%	No
1996	5	1%	No
1997	3	1%	No
1998	4	1%	No
1999	2	1%	No
2001	3	1%	No
2002	1	0%	No
2003	18	5%	No
2004	22	6%	No
2005	8	2%	No
2007	77	21%	No
2008	281	77%	No
2009	306	84%	No
2010	311	85%	No
2011	118	32%	No
2012	31	8%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Matatiele
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 June 2011	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2011	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2010	Matatiele, ZA	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2010	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 2010	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2010	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 October 2009	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2009	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2009	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2009	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2009	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2009	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 2008	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2008	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2008	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2008	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2008	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	tie	58 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1986	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1986	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1892 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Matatiele: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.3 C (97.3 F)	1995	32.0 C (89.6 F)	16
Coldest night (TNn)	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	2009	2.5 C (36.5 F)	15
Wettest day (Rx1day)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	1893	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	1926	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	161 days	1948	52 days	90

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Matatiele, 1892 to 2012. The record is 36.3 C (97.3 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 C (89.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Matatiele by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1995	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1996	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1997	25.8 C (78.4 F)
1998	29.5 C (85.1 F)
1999	31.0 C (87.8 F)
2001	31.8 C (89.2 F)
2002	29.1 C (84.4 F)
2003	33.6 C (92.5 F)
2004	32.0 C (89.6 F)
2005	28.7 C (83.7 F)
2007	32.7 C (90.9 F)
2008	33.0 C (91.4 F)
2009	34.9 C (94.8 F)
2010	33.6 C (92.5 F)
2011	32.0 C (89.6 F)
2012	36.2 C (97.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Matatiele, 1892 to 2012. The record is -6.5 C (20.3 F) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.5 C (36.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Matatiele by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1995	10.2 C (50.4 F)
1996	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1997	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1998	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1999	n/a
2001	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2002	10.5 C (50.9 F)
2003	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2004	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2005	5.6 C (42.1 F)
2007	5.3 C (41.5 F)
2008	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
2009	-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2010	-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2011	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2012	11.4 C (52.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Matatiele, 1892 to 2012. The record is 103.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.8 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Matatiele by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1893	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1894	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1895	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1903	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1904	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1905	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1917	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1918	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1919	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1920	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1923	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1924	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1925	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1927	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1934	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1935	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1936	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1941	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1942	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1943	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1945	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1946	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1947	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1953	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1954	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1955	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1962	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1965	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1966	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1969	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1970	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1978	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1980	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1982	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1986	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1995	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1996	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1999	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2004	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2005	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2007	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2008	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2009	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2010	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2011	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2012	24.6 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Matatiele, 1892 to 2012. The record is 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.5 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Matatiele by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1893	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1894	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1895	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1903	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1904	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1905	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1906	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1915	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1916	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1917	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1918	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1919	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1920	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1921	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1922	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1924	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1925	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1926	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1927	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1928	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1929	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1930	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1932	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1933	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1934	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1935	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1936	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1937	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1938	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1940	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1941	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1942	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1943	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1944	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1945	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1946	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1947	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1948	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1949	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1950	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1951	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1952	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1953	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1954	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1955	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1956	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1957	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1958	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1959	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1960	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1964	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1965	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1967	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1968	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1970	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1973	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1974	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1976	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1977	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1978	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1980	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1981	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1983	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1984	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1985	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1986	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2007	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2008	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2009	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2010	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2011	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
2012	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Matatiele, 1892 to 2012. The record is 161 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Matatiele by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892	48 days
1893	38 days
1894	55 days
1895	9 days
1903	14 days
1904	93 days
1905	88 days
1906	8 days
1915	34 days
1916	131 days
1917	32 days
1918	44 days
1919	66 days
1920	111 days
1921	70 days
1922	40 days
1923	30 days
1924	47 days
1925	99 days
1926	59 days
1927	69 days
1928	130 days
1929	53 days
1930	49 days
1931	73 days
1932	59 days
1933	33 days
1934	35 days
1935	56 days
1936	89 days
1937	102 days
1938	53 days
1939	31 days
1940	36 days
1941	60 days
1942	75 days
1943	46 days
1944	70 days
1945	110 days
1946	66 days
1947	93 days
1948	161 days
1949	56 days
1950	35 days
1951	45 days
1952	28 days
1953	73 days
1954	40 days
1955	82 days
1956	39 days
1957	39 days
1958	69 days
1959	44 days
1960	59 days
1961	34 days
1962	131 days
1963	78 days
1964	51 days
1965	37 days
1966	69 days
1967	95 days
1968	44 days
1969	56 days
1970	59 days
1971	46 days
1972	55 days
1973	69 days
1974	39 days
1975	90 days
1976	52 days
1977	74 days
1978	71 days
1979	51 days
1980	86 days
1981	58 days
1982	47 days
1983	40 days
1984	37 days
1985	61 days
1986	5 days
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	1 day
1998	1 day
1999	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	1 day
2004	1 day
2005	n/a
2007	4 days
2008	3 days
2009	3 days
2010	3 days
2011	3 days
2012	3 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

73 years, 1893 to 1985

A day with at least 43.6 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 87.9 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Matatiele: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1893 to 1985.

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: 103.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1893; 79.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1945; 71.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1940.

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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 2026-10-14 (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).