Cyferfontein Weather Records (SF002320180)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cyferfontein (SF002320180), South Africa, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Cyferfontein

Cyferfontein (SF002320180) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.80 latitude and 26.52 longitude, 1,608 m (5,276 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1997, 85 years of record.
0 records set at Cyferfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cyferfontein set a daily record precipitation of 6.0 mm (0.24 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.80 latitude, 26.52 longitude.
Elevation: 1,608 m (5,276 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1997, 85 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 Cyferfontein. 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 Cyferfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Cyferfontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Cyferfontein between 20 February 1988 and 20 February 1988. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 165.0 mm (6.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cyferfontein. The most was 165.0 mm (6.5 in) on 20 February 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cyferfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 January 1966
Feb	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	20 February 1988
Mar	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	8 March 1950
Apr	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 April 1965
May	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 May 1943
Jun	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 June 1964
Jul	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 August 1984
Sep	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	18 October 1957
Nov	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	11 November 1943
Dec	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 December 1933

Latest Records

Latest records at Cyferfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1996	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1996	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	tie	78 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1996	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1996	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1995	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1994	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1994	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1994	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1993	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Cyferfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	1988	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	327.3 mm (12.9 in)	1988	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	211 days	1933	70 days	85

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cyferfontein, 1913 to 1997. The record is 165.0 mm (6.5 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.5 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cyferfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1914	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1915	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1916	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1917	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1918	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1919	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1920	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1922	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1923	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1924	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1925	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1926	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1929	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1930	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1931	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1932	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1933	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1934	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1935	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1936	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1937	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1938	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1940	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1942	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1946	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1950	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1951	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1955	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1956	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1957	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1958	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1961	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1963	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1966	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1969	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1970	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1971	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1973	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1975	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1976	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1979	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1980	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1981	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1983	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1984	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1985	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1988	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1989	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1990	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1991	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1994	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1995	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1997	31.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cyferfontein, 1913 to 1997. The record is 327.3 mm (12.9 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.6 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cyferfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1914	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1915	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1916	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1917	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1918	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1919	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1921	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1922	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1923	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1924	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1925	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1926	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1929	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1930	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1931	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1932	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1933	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1934	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1935	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1938	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1939	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1940	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1941	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1942	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1943	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1944	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1945	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1946	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1947	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1949	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1950	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1951	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1952	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1955	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1956	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1957	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1958	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1959	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1960	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1962	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1963	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1964	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1965	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1966	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1967	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1968	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1969	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1970	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1971	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1973	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1975	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1977	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1978	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1979	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1980	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1981	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1982	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1983	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1984	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1985	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1986	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1987	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1988	327.3 mm (12.9 in)
1989	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1990	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1991	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1992	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1993	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1994	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1995	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1996	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1997	60.7 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cyferfontein, 1913 to 1997. The record is 211 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cyferfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	48 days
1914	51 days
1915	69 days
1916	102 days
1917	67 days
1918	68 days
1919	82 days
1920	98 days
1921	63 days
1922	82 days
1923	104 days
1924	152 days
1925	141 days
1926	169 days
1927	100 days
1928	116 days
1929	65 days
1930	55 days
1931	87 days
1932	173 days
1933	211 days
1934	77 days
1935	70 days
1936	89 days
1937	163 days
1938	50 days
1939	45 days
1940	51 days
1941	73 days
1942	111 days
1943	46 days
1944	96 days
1945	82 days
1946	65 days
1947	74 days
1948	174 days
1949	50 days
1950	42 days
1951	72 days
1952	38 days
1953	145 days
1954	169 days
1955	146 days
1956	86 days
1957	40 days
1958	136 days
1959	101 days
1960	43 days
1961	48 days
1962	45 days
1963	61 days
1964	46 days
1965	54 days
1966	132 days
1967	44 days
1968	80 days
1969	67 days
1970	41 days
1971	67 days
1972	62 days
1973	58 days
1974	69 days
1975	65 days
1976	98 days
1977	77 days
1978	41 days
1979	45 days
1980	71 days
1981	77 days
1982	40 days
1983	46 days
1984	77 days
1985	75 days
1986	85 days
1987	46 days
1988	60 days
1989	54 days
1990	56 days
1991	82 days
1992	109 days
1993	60 days
1994	71 days
1995	122 days
1996	51 days
1997	40 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

83 years, 1913 to 1997

A day with at least 40.1 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.7 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cyferfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1913 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: 165.0 mm (6.5 in) in 1988; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1923; 115.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1957.

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Data for Cyferfontein standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 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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