Eston Weather Records (SF002400220)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Eston (SF002400220), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Eston

Eston (SF002400220) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.87 latitude and 30.52 longitude, 792 m (2,598 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1922 to 1996, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Eston still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Eston set a daily record precipitation of 22.0 mm (0.9 in) on 11 March 1996.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.87 latitude, 30.52 longitude.
Elevation: 792 m (2,598 ft).
Period of record: 1922 to 1996, 75 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 Eston. 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 Eston, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Eston still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Eston between 6 February 1988 and 28 November 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Eston set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1988-02-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1989-11-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 204.0 mm (8.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 204.0 mm (8.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Eston. The most was 204.0 mm (8.0 in) on 28 November 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Eston
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 January 1996
Feb	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	6 February 1988
Mar	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 March 1940
Apr	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	9 April 1980
May	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	5 May 1940
Jun	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2 June 1947
Jul	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 July 1994
Aug	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 August 1953
Sep	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	12 October 1943
Nov	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	28 November 1989
Dec	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	3 December 1971

Latest Records

Latest records at Eston
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1996	Eston, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1996	Eston, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1996	Eston, ZA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Eston, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1995	Eston, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1995	Eston, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1995	Eston, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1995	Eston, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Eston, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1994	Eston, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1994	Eston, ZA	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 June 1994	Eston, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1993	Eston, ZA	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Eston, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1993	Eston, ZA	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1993	Eston, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1993	Eston, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1993	Eston, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1992	Eston, ZA	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1992	Eston, ZA	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1922 to 1996

Yearly extremes at Eston: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	1989	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	243.1 mm (9.6 in)	1988	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	112 days	1962	42 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Eston, 1922 to 1996. The record is 204.0 mm (8.0 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Eston by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1925	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1926	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1927	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1928	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1929	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1932	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1933	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1934	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1936	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1937	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1938	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1939	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1940	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1941	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1946	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1947	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1948	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1953	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1954	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1956	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1959	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1962	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1963	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1964	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1965	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1966	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1967	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1968	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1969	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1970	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1972	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1973	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1974	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1979	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1982	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1983	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1985	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1986	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1989	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1990	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1991	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1993	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1995	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996	77.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Eston, 1922 to 1996. The record is 243.1 mm (9.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.6 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Eston by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1925	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1926	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1928	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1929	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1930	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1931	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1934	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1935	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1936	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1937	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1938	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1939	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940	181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1941	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1942	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1943	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1944	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1945	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1946	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1947	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1948	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1949	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1950	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1951	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1952	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1953	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1954	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1955	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1956	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1957	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1958	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1960	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1961	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1962	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1963	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1964	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1965	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1966	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1967	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1968	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1970	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1971	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1972	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1974	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1975	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1976	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1977	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1978	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1979	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1980	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1981	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1984	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1985	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1986	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1987	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1988	243.1 mm (9.6 in)
1989	242.4 mm (9.5 in)
1990	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1992	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1993	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1994	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1995	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1996	123.5 mm (4.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Eston, 1922 to 1996. The record is 112 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Eston by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1922	31 days
1924	51 days
1925	7 days
1926	33 days
1927	74 days
1928	81 days
1929	25 days
1930	32 days
1931	59 days
1932	29 days
1933	26 days
1934	31 days
1935	37 days
1936	38 days
1937	29 days
1938	16 days
1939	47 days
1940	40 days
1941	57 days
1942	30 days
1943	26 days
1944	42 days
1945	47 days
1946	46 days
1947	27 days
1948	86 days
1949	68 days
1950	22 days
1951	66 days
1952	18 days
1953	52 days
1954	20 days
1955	44 days
1956	28 days
1957	48 days
1958	44 days
1959	27 days
1960	42 days
1961	44 days
1962	112 days
1963	27 days
1964	32 days
1965	36 days
1966	26 days
1967	53 days
1968	53 days
1969	42 days
1970	37 days
1971	33 days
1972	47 days
1973	56 days
1974	41 days
1975	96 days
1976	42 days
1977	88 days
1978	63 days
1979	58 days
1980	88 days
1981	72 days
1982	52 days
1983	33 days
1984	37 days
1985	56 days
1986	84 days
1987	37 days
1988	38 days
1989	65 days
1990	37 days
1991	55 days
1992	87 days
1993	45 days
1994	37 days
1995	48 days
1996	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

68 years, 1927 to 1995

A day with at least 50.0 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 175.4 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Eston: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	115.7 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	142.6 mm (5.6 in)
100 years	175.4 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1927 to 1995.

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: 204.0 mm (8.0 in) in 1989; 180.0 mm (7.1 in) in 1988; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1947.

Download the Data

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