Uniteit Weather Records (SF002247340)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Uniteit (SF002247340), South Africa, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Uniteit

Uniteit (SF002247340) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.73 latitude and 22.92 longitude, 960 m (3,150 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1934 to 1997, 64 years of record.
0 records set at Uniteit still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Uniteit set a daily record precipitation of 7.1 mm (0.28 in) on 26 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.73 latitude, 22.92 longitude.
Elevation: 960 m (3,150 ft).
Period of record: 1934 to 1997, 64 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 Uniteit. 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 Uniteit, 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 Uniteit still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Uniteit between 17 February 1973 and 10 February 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Uniteit set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1973-02-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989-02-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 110.5 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 110.5 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Uniteit. The most was 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 10 February 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Uniteit
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	21 January 1996
Feb	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	10 February 1989
Mar	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	13 March 1948
Apr	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	2 April 1953
May	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	3 May 1979
Jun	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17 June 1964
Jul	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 July 1959
Aug	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21 August 1981
Sep	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 September 1988
Oct	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 October 1947
Nov	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 November 1977
Dec	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 December 1957

Latest Records

Latest records at Uniteit
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1997	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1997	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1997	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1996	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1996	Uniteit, ZA	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1996	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1995	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1995	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1994	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1994	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1994	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1994	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1994	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1934 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Uniteit: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	1989	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	1989	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	245 days	1954	112 days	64

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Uniteit, 1934 to 1997. The record is 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.0 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Uniteit by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1934	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1935	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1937	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1940	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1942	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1945	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1947	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1949	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1950	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1952	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1954	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1957	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1958	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1959	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1963	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1964	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1965	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1966	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1967	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1968	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1970	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1972	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1973	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1974	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1976	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1977	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1979	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1980	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1981	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1983	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1984	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1986	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1987	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1988	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1990	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1991	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1992	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1994	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1996	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	39.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Uniteit, 1934 to 1997. The record is 174.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.5 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Uniteit by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1934	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1935	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1936	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1937	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1939	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1940	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1941	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1942	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1943	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1944	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1947	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1949	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1950	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1952	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1954	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1955	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1957	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1958	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1959	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1961	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1963	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1965	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1968	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1970	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1972	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1973	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1975	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1976	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1977	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1978	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1979	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1980	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1981	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1984	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1986	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1987	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1989	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1990	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1991	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1992	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1994	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1996	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1997	100.5 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Uniteit, 1934 to 1997. The record is 245 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 112 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Uniteit by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1934	10 days
1935	54 days
1936	188 days
1937	238 days
1938	52 days
1939	56 days
1940	93 days
1941	64 days
1942	177 days
1943	98 days
1944	171 days
1945	172 days
1946	87 days
1947	68 days
1948	171 days
1949	114 days
1950	107 days
1951	114 days
1952	104 days
1953	164 days
1954	245 days
1955	88 days
1956	151 days
1957	85 days
1958	148 days
1959	95 days
1960	157 days
1961	118 days
1962	137 days
1963	102 days
1964	60 days
1965	87 days
1966	108 days
1967	73 days
1968	158 days
1969	113 days
1970	106 days
1971	62 days
1972	167 days
1973	113 days
1974	83 days
1975	139 days
1976	67 days
1977	207 days
1978	127 days
1979	58 days
1980	128 days
1981	117 days
1982	78 days
1983	95 days
1984	147 days
1985	231 days
1986	153 days
1987	110 days
1988	78 days
1989	110 days
1990	158 days
1991	97 days
1992	125 days
1993	40 days
1994	127 days
1995	177 days
1996	143 days
1997	106 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

62 years, 1935 to 1997

A day with at least 38.1 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 114.4 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Uniteit: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1935 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: 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1989; 90.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1973; 79.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1948.

Download the Data

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

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