Roodepoort Weather Records (SF002321230)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Roodepoort (SF002321230), South Africa, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Roodepoort

Roodepoort (SF002321230) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.53 latitude and 26.60 longitude, 1,524 m (5,000 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1997, 87 years of record.
0 records set at Roodepoort still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Roodepoort set a daily record precipitation of 16.5 mm (0.6 in) on 26 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.53 latitude, 26.60 longitude.
Elevation: 1,524 m (5,000 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1997, 87 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 Roodepoort. 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 Roodepoort, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Roodepoort still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 127.3 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Roodepoort. The most was 127.3 mm (5.0 in) on 18 September 1944.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Roodepoort
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 January 1966
Feb	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	20 February 1988
Mar	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	25 March 1972
Apr	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 April 1943
May	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 May 1943
Jun	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 June 1997
Jul	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 October 1927
Nov	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	9 November 1940
Dec	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	17 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Roodepoort
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1997	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Roodepoort, ZA	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1997	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1996	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1996	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1996	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Roodepoort, ZA	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 December 1995	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1995	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1995	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1995	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1995	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1994	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1994	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1994	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1993	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1993	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1993	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Roodepoort: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	1944	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	1988	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	76
Longest dry spell (CDD)	186 days	1994	70 days	76

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Roodepoort, 1911 to 1997. The record is 127.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.8 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Roodepoort by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1912	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1913	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1925	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1926	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1927	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1928	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1930	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1931	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1935	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1936	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1937	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1938	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1939	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1940	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1944	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1945	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1947	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1948	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1949	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1950	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1953	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1955	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1957	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1959	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1960	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1962	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1963	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1964	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1968	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1970	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1971	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1972	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1973	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1975	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1976	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1979	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1980	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1984	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1985	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1986	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1988	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1989	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1990	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1992	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1993	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1995	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1996	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1997	62.2 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Roodepoort, 1911 to 1997. The record is 267.0 mm (10.5 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.4 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Roodepoort by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1912	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1913	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1925	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1926	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1927	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1928	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1930	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1931	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1932	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1934	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1935	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1936	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1937	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1938	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1939	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1940	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1941	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1942	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1944	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1945	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1946	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1948	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1949	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1950	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1951	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1952	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1953	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1954	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1956	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1957	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1958	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1959	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1960	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1961	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1962	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1963	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1964	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1965	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1966	198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1967	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1968	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1969	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1970	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1972	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1973	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1975	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1976	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1977	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1978	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1979	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1980	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1981	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1982	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1984	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1985	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1986	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1987	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1988	267.0 mm (10.5 in)
1989	156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1990	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1991	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1992	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1993	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1994	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1995	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1996	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1997	68.2 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Roodepoort, 1911 to 1997. The record is 186 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Roodepoort by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	49 days
1912	66 days
1913	10 days
1925	52 days
1926	50 days
1927	70 days
1928	66 days
1929	34 days
1930	75 days
1931	79 days
1932	69 days
1933	134 days
1934	77 days
1935	64 days
1936	74 days
1937	70 days
1938	49 days
1939	25 days
1940	43 days
1941	73 days
1942	75 days
1943	39 days
1944	95 days
1945	83 days
1946	64 days
1947	115 days
1948	149 days
1949	53 days
1950	32 days
1951	112 days
1952	40 days
1953	111 days
1954	163 days
1955	73 days
1956	116 days
1957	70 days
1958	111 days
1959	93 days
1960	19 days
1961	65 days
1962	118 days
1963	61 days
1964	80 days
1965	53 days
1966	115 days
1967	78 days
1968	53 days
1969	40 days
1970	40 days
1971	57 days
1972	84 days
1973	64 days
1974	65 days
1975	70 days
1976	64 days
1977	73 days
1978	73 days
1979	53 days
1980	90 days
1981	72 days
1982	36 days
1983	46 days
1984	77 days
1985	109 days
1986	85 days
1987	59 days
1988	55 days
1989	102 days
1990	89 days
1991	89 days
1992	174 days
1993	87 days
1994	186 days
1995	136 days
1996	45 days
1997	44 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

72 years, 1911 to 1997

A day with at least 48.2 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.7 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Roodepoort: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1911 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: 127.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1944; 123.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1988; 122.5 mm (4.8 in) in 1972.

Download the Data

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

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