The Meadows Weather Records (SF002084060)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for The Meadows (SF002084060), South Africa, with 93 years of record.

Key Facts for The Meadows

The Meadows (SF002084060) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.27 latitude and 29.23 longitude, 1,466 m (4,810 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1997, 93 years of record.
0 records set at The Meadows still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
The Meadows set a daily record precipitation of 24.2 mm (1.0 in) on 11 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.27 latitude, 29.23 longitude.
Elevation: 1,466 m (4,810 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 1997, 93 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 The Meadows. 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 The Meadows, 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 The Meadows still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 141.5 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at The Meadows. The most was 141.5 mm (5.6 in) on 27 January 1914.

Record daily precipitation for each month at The Meadows
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	27 January 1914
Feb	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	16 February 1940
Mar	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 March 1945
Apr	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	12 April 1990
May	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	17 May 1959
Jun	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	20 June 1964
Jul	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 July 1923
Aug	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 August 1965
Sep	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	13 October 1985
Nov	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	24 November 1975
Dec	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 December 1983

Latest Records

Latest records at The Meadows
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1997	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1997	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	tie	12 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1997	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	tie	38 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1997	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1997	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1997	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1997	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1997	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1996	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1995	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1995	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1994	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1994	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1994	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1994	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1993	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 1997

Yearly extremes at The Meadows: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	1914	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	1942	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	139 days	1925	55 days	85

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at The Meadows, 1905 to 1997. The record is 141.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at The Meadows by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1906	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1907	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1908	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1909	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1910	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1912	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1914	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1915	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1916	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1917	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1918	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1919	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1920	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1921	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1922	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1923	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1925	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1929	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1930	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1933	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1935	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1936	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1937	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1939	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1940	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1941	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1943	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1955	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1957	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1958	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1960	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1961	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1962	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1964	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1965	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1967	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1972	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1973	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1974	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1976	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1977	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1978	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1979	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1981	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1984	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1985	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1986	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1987	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1989	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1990	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1992	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1993	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1994	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1995	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1996	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1997	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at The Meadows, 1905 to 1997. The record is 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.6 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at The Meadows by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1906	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1909	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1910	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1911	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1912	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1913	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1914	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1915	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1916	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1917	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1918	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1919	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1920	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1921	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1922	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1923	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1924	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1925	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1926	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1927	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1928	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1929	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1930	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1931	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1932	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1933	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1934	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1936	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1937	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1938	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1939	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1941	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1942	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1943	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1945	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1954	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1956	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1957	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1958	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1959	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1960	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1961	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1962	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1963	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1964	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1965	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1966	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1967	138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1968	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1969	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1970	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1973	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1974	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1975	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1976	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1977	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1978	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1979	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1980	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1981	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1982	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1983	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1984	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1985	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1986	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1987	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1988	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1989	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1990	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1991	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1992	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1993	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1994	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1995	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1996	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1997	109.0 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at The Meadows, 1905 to 1997. The record is 139 days in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at The Meadows by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	18 days
1906	104 days
1907	112 days
1908	32 days
1909	39 days
1910	54 days
1911	34 days
1912	67 days
1913	34 days
1914	69 days
1915	32 days
1916	113 days
1917	38 days
1918	44 days
1919	119 days
1920	103 days
1921	53 days
1922	30 days
1923	40 days
1924	33 days
1925	139 days
1926	48 days
1927	100 days
1928	92 days
1929	36 days
1930	48 days
1931	55 days
1932	60 days
1933	95 days
1934	49 days
1935	64 days
1936	58 days
1937	92 days
1938	27 days
1939	31 days
1940	79 days
1941	84 days
1942	94 days
1943	27 days
1944	77 days
1945	88 days
1954	8 days
1955	80 days
1956	34 days
1957	40 days
1958	46 days
1959	50 days
1960	96 days
1961	65 days
1962	103 days
1963	58 days
1964	39 days
1965	35 days
1966	89 days
1967	45 days
1968	35 days
1969	42 days
1970	59 days
1971	27 days
1972	43 days
1973	69 days
1974	41 days
1975	66 days
1976	59 days
1977	53 days
1978	68 days
1979	48 days
1980	85 days
1981	61 days
1982	35 days
1983	61 days
1984	37 days
1985	85 days
1986	83 days
1987	63 days
1988	39 days
1989	56 days
1990	35 days
1991	81 days
1992	131 days
1993	88 days
1994	43 days
1995	44 days
1996	59 days
1997	25 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

77 years, 1906 to 1997

A day with at least 49.5 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 125.0 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at The Meadows: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1906 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: 128.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1964; 126.5 mm (5.0 in) in 1975; 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1959.

Download the Data

Data for The Meadows standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for The Meadows 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 2026-10-12 (12 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a