Sawoti Weather Records (SF002108260)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sawoti (SF002108260), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Sawoti

Sawoti (SF002108260) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.27 latitude and 30.48 longitude, 579 m (1,900 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1997, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Sawoti still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sawoti set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 27 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.27 latitude, 30.48 longitude.
Elevation: 579 m (1,900 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1997, 75 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 Sawoti. 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 Sawoti, 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 Sawoti still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Sawoti between 17 May 1959 and 17 May 1959. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 314.0 mm (12.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sawoti. The most was 314.0 mm (12.4 in) on 17 May 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sawoti
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	4 January 1925
Feb	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	9 February 1985
Mar	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	20 March 1976
Apr	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	11 April 1961
May	314.0 mm (12.4 in)	17 May 1959
Jun	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	12 June 1935
Jul	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	14 July 1931
Aug	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	26 August 1953
Sep	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	7 September 1980
Oct	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	30 October 1985
Nov	194.2 mm (7.6 in)	29 November 1989
Dec	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	30 December 1977

Latest Records

Latest records at Sawoti
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1997	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1997	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1997	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1997	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	10 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1997	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	2 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1997	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1997	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1996	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1996	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1996	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1995	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1995	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1995	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1995	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1995	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Sawoti: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	314.0 mm (12.4 in)	1959	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	380.7 mm (15.0 in)	1959	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	126 days	1948	41 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sawoti, 1923 to 1997. The record is 314.0 mm (12.4 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.0 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sawoti by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1924	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1925	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1926	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1928	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1929	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1931	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1932	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1935	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1936	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1937	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1938	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1941	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1942	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1943	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1944	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1945	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1946	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1948	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1954	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1957	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1958	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1959	314.0 mm (12.4 in)
1960	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1962	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1963	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1964	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1965	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1967	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1968	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1971	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1972	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1973	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1976	253.0 mm (10.0 in)
1977	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1978	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1980	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1981	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1985	265.0 mm (10.4 in)
1986	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1987	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1988	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1989	194.2 mm (7.6 in)
1990	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1991	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1992	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1993	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1994	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1995	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1996	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1997	105.1 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sawoti, 1923 to 1997. The record is 380.7 mm (15.0 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.0 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sawoti by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1924	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1925	240.6 mm (9.5 in)
1926	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1927	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1928	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1929	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1931	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1932	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1933	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1934	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1935	320.1 mm (12.6 in)
1936	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1937	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1938	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1939	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1940	198.4 mm (7.8 in)
1941	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1943	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1944	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1945	127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1946	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1947	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1948	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1949	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1950	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1952	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1954	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1955	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1956	217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1957	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1958	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959	380.7 mm (15.0 in)
1960	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1962	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1963	151.5 mm (6.0 in)
1964	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1965	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1966	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1967	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1968	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1969	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1970	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1971	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1972	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1973	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1974	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1975	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1976	304.5 mm (12.0 in)
1977	236.0 mm (9.3 in)
1978	244.2 mm (9.6 in)
1979	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1980	232.0 mm (9.1 in)
1981	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1982	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1983	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1985	369.0 mm (14.5 in)
1986	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1987	227.9 mm (9.0 in)
1988	186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1989	216.5 mm (8.5 in)
1990	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1991	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1992	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1993	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1994	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1995	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1996	192.9 mm (7.6 in)
1997	136.0 mm (5.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sawoti, 1923 to 1997. The record is 126 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sawoti by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	46 days
1924	29 days
1925	27 days
1926	25 days
1927	55 days
1928	59 days
1929	21 days
1930	31 days
1931	27 days
1932	35 days
1933	39 days
1934	27 days
1935	29 days
1936	30 days
1937	29 days
1938	33 days
1939	21 days
1940	41 days
1941	42 days
1942	46 days
1943	21 days
1944	40 days
1945	44 days
1946	57 days
1947	20 days
1948	126 days
1949	82 days
1950	41 days
1951	91 days
1952	28 days
1953	53 days
1954	20 days
1955	44 days
1956	43 days
1957	62 days
1958	49 days
1959	50 days
1960	36 days
1961	41 days
1962	112 days
1963	67 days
1964	22 days
1965	35 days
1966	26 days
1967	32 days
1968	85 days
1969	31 days
1970	35 days
1971	33 days
1972	34 days
1973	68 days
1974	40 days
1975	109 days
1976	27 days
1977	49 days
1978	72 days
1979	55 days
1980	57 days
1981	37 days
1982	49 days
1983	60 days
1984	38 days
1985	56 days
1986	84 days
1987	34 days
1988	34 days
1989	64 days
1990	51 days
1991	54 days
1992	86 days
1993	38 days
1994	37 days
1995	50 days
1996	69 days
1997	23 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

71 years, 1924 to 1997

A day with at least 75.2 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 329.1 mm (13.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sawoti: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
10 years	153.8 mm (6.1 in)
25 years	211.5 mm (8.3 in)
50 years	264.9 mm (10.4 in)
100 years	329.1 mm (13.0 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1924 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: 314.0 mm (12.4 in) in 1959; 265.0 mm (10.4 in) in 1985; 253.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1976.

Download the Data

Data for Sawoti standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sawoti 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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