Adamshoop Weather Records (SF002285710)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Adamshoop (SF002285710), South Africa, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Adamshoop

Adamshoop (SF002285710) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.52 latitude and 24.83 longitude, 1,219 m (3,999 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1980, 68 years of record.
0 records set at Adamshoop still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Adamshoop set a daily record precipitation of 19.5 mm (0.8 in) on 26 November 1980.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.52 latitude, 24.83 longitude.
Elevation: 1,219 m (3,999 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1980, 68 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 Adamshoop. 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 Adamshoop, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Adamshoop still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Adamshoop between 12 March 1948 and 28 February 1974. Each dot is a new record.

When Adamshoop set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1948-03-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1974-02-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 129.0 mm (5.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 129.0 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Adamshoop. The most was 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 28 February 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Adamshoop
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 January 1966
Feb	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	28 February 1974
Mar	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	12 March 1948
Apr	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 April 1943
May	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11 May 1959
Jun	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 July 1944
Aug	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 September 1944
Oct	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 October 1934
Nov	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	6 November 1939
Dec	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	1 December 1977

Latest Records

Latest records at Adamshoop
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1980	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1980	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1980	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1979	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1979	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1978	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1978	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1978	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1977	Adamshoop, ZA	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1977	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1977	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1977	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1977	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1977	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	22 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1976	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1976	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1976	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1976	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1976	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1976	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Adamshoop: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	1974	39.4 mm (1.5 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	296.5 mm (11.7 in)	1974	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	202 days	1969	73 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Adamshoop, 1913 to 1980. The record is 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Adamshoop by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1914	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1915	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1916	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1917	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1918	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1924	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1925	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1926	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1928	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1929	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1933	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1934	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1935	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1936	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1939	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1941	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1944	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1946	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1947	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1948	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1950	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1952	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1954	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1955	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1956	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1957	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1959	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1961	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1963	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1965	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1970	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1971	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1972	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1973	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1974	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1975	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1977	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1979	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1980	22.6 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Adamshoop, 1913 to 1980. The record is 296.5 mm (11.7 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.6 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Adamshoop by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1914	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1915	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1916	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1917	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1918	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1919	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1920	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1921	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1922	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1923	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1924	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1925	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1926	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1927	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1928	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1929	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1932	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1933	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1938	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1940	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1941	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1942	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1943	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1944	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1946	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1948	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1950	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1951	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1952	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1953	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1954	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1955	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1956	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1957	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1958	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1959	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1960	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1961	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1963	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1964	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1965	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1966	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1970	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1971	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1972	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1974	296.5 mm (11.7 in)
1975	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1976	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1978	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1980	55.1 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Adamshoop, 1913 to 1980. The record is 202 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 73 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Adamshoop by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	72 days
1914	51 days
1915	38 days
1916	67 days
1917	31 days
1918	53 days
1919	64 days
1920	52 days
1921	122 days
1922	96 days
1923	65 days
1924	115 days
1925	41 days
1926	113 days
1927	33 days
1928	120 days
1929	66 days
1930	66 days
1931	49 days
1932	100 days
1933	77 days
1934	75 days
1935	46 days
1936	74 days
1937	92 days
1938	108 days
1939	38 days
1940	85 days
1941	52 days
1942	67 days
1943	47 days
1944	54 days
1945	83 days
1946	68 days
1947	51 days
1948	92 days
1949	30 days
1950	53 days
1951	65 days
1952	32 days
1953	76 days
1954	139 days
1955	84 days
1956	61 days
1957	34 days
1958	107 days
1959	95 days
1960	54 days
1961	70 days
1962	105 days
1963	73 days
1964	109 days
1965	83 days
1966	134 days
1967	78 days
1968	144 days
1969	202 days
1970	85 days
1971	73 days
1972	147 days
1973	66 days
1974	82 days
1975	126 days
1976	65 days
1977	56 days
1978	124 days
1979	88 days
1980	165 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, 1913 to 1980

A day with at least 38.7 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 104.5 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Adamshoop: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	104.5 mm (4.1 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 1913 to 1980.

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: 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1974; 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1948; 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1934.

Download the Data

Data for Adamshoop standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Adamshoop 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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