Reddersburg (Pol) Weather Records (SF002312790)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Reddersburg (Pol) (SF002312790), South Africa, with 92 years of record.

Key Facts for Reddersburg (Pol)

Reddersburg (Pol) (SF002312790) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.65 latitude and 26.17 longitude, 1,414 m (4,639 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1906 to 1997, 92 years of record.
0 records set at Reddersburg (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Reddersburg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 1.0 mm (0.04 in) on 28 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.65 latitude, 26.17 longitude.
Elevation: 1,414 m (4,639 ft).
Period of record: 1906 to 1997, 92 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 Reddersburg (Pol). 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 Reddersburg (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Reddersburg (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Reddersburg (Pol) between 22 January 1966 and 20 February 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Reddersburg (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1966-01-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1988-02-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 131.0 mm (5.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 131.0 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Reddersburg (Pol). The most was 131.0 mm (5.2 in) on 20 February 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Reddersburg (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	22 January 1966
Feb	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	20 February 1988
Mar	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	10 March 1976
Apr	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	2 April 1988
May	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 May 1909
Jun	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 June 1938
Jul	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 August 1943
Sep	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 October 1967
Nov	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 November 1983
Dec	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 December 1987

Latest Records

Latest records at Reddersburg (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1997	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1996	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1996	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	tie	2 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1995	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1994	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1994	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1994	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1994	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1993	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	6 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1993	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1993	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1993	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1993	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1906 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Reddersburg (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	1988	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	326.5 mm (12.9 in)	1988	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	92
Longest dry spell (CDD)	174 days	1928	67 days	92

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Reddersburg (Pol), 1906 to 1997. The record is 131.0 mm (5.2 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Reddersburg (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1906	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1907	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1908	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1909	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1910	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1912	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1913	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1914	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1915	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1916	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1917	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1918	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1920	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1921	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1923	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1924	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1925	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1926	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1927	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1928	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1930	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1931	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1935	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1938	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1939	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1942	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1943	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1945	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1946	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1948	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1952	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1953	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1954	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1957	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1959	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1961	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1962	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1967	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1968	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1973	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1976	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1977	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1978	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1985	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1989	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1990	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1992	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997	40.0 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Reddersburg (Pol), 1906 to 1997. The record is 326.5 mm (12.9 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.8 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Reddersburg (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1906	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1908	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1909	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1910	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1911	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1912	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1913	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1914	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1915	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1916	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1917	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1918	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1920	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1921	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1922	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1923	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1924	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1926	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1927	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1928	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1930	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1931	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1932	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1933	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1934	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1935	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1936	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1937	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1938	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1939	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1941	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1942	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1944	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1945	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1947	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1948	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1949	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1950	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1951	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1952	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1953	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1954	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1955	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1956	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1957	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1958	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1960	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1961	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1962	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1963	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1964	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1965	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1966	194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1967	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1968	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1969	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1971	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1972	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1973	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1975	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1977	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1978	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1979	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1980	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1981	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1982	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1983	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1984	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1985	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1986	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1987	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988	326.5 mm (12.9 in)
1989	152.3 mm (6.0 in)
1990	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1992	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1993	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1995	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1996	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1997	81.4 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Reddersburg (Pol), 1906 to 1997. The record is 174 days in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Reddersburg (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1906	16 days
1907	96 days
1908	37 days
1909	106 days
1910	39 days
1911	51 days
1912	65 days
1913	43 days
1914	50 days
1915	33 days
1916	66 days
1917	29 days
1918	30 days
1919	68 days
1920	90 days
1921	78 days
1922	65 days
1923	67 days
1924	90 days
1925	51 days
1926	78 days
1927	70 days
1928	174 days
1929	42 days
1930	51 days
1931	62 days
1932	127 days
1933	139 days
1934	56 days
1935	64 days
1936	58 days
1937	71 days
1938	50 days
1939	36 days
1940	43 days
1941	72 days
1942	111 days
1943	48 days
1944	96 days
1945	82 days
1946	65 days
1947	79 days
1948	149 days
1949	30 days
1950	34 days
1951	82 days
1952	70 days
1953	111 days
1954	131 days
1955	78 days
1956	79 days
1957	45 days
1958	111 days
1959	94 days
1960	31 days
1961	64 days
1962	131 days
1963	71 days
1964	60 days
1965	83 days
1966	132 days
1967	76 days
1968	107 days
1969	68 days
1970	41 days
1971	67 days
1972	119 days
1973	58 days
1974	84 days
1975	65 days
1976	66 days
1977	40 days
1978	41 days
1979	45 days
1980	112 days
1981	77 days
1982	53 days
1983	47 days
1984	78 days
1985	101 days
1986	86 days
1987	46 days
1988	63 days
1989	56 days
1990	77 days
1991	88 days
1992	94 days
1993	51 days
1994	99 days
1995	118 days
1996	47 days
1997	29 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

89 years, 1907 to 1996

A day with at least 45.0 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 117.9 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Reddersburg (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 89 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, 89 years of values from 1907 to 1996.

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: 131.0 mm (5.2 in) in 1988; 104.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1966; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1923.

Download the Data

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