Camperdown Weather Records (SF002400730)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Camperdown (SF002400730), South Africa, with 84 years of record.

Key Facts for Camperdown

Camperdown (SF002400730) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.72 latitude and 30.55 longitude, 762 m (2,500 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1997, 84 years of record.
0 records set at Camperdown still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Camperdown set a daily record precipitation of 7.8 mm (0.31 in) on 4 August 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.72 latitude, 30.55 longitude.
Elevation: 762 m (2,500 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1997, 84 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 Camperdown. 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 Camperdown, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Camperdown still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Camperdown between 17 May 1959 and 17 May 1959. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 215.6 mm (8.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Camperdown. The most was 215.6 mm (8.5 in) on 17 May 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Camperdown
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 January 1920
Feb	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	7 February 1988
Mar	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	19 March 1990
Apr	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	9 April 1984
May	215.6 mm (8.5 in)	17 May 1959
Jun	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	13 June 1935
Jul	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 July 1917
Aug	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 August 1953
Sep	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	27 October 1917
Nov	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	29 November 1989
Dec	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	17 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Camperdown
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1997	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1997	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1997	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1997	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	tie	10 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1996	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1996	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 June 1996	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1996	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1995	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1995	Camperdown, ZA	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1995	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1994	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1994	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1994	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1994	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1993	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1993	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Camperdown: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	215.6 mm (8.5 in)	1959	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	286.4 mm (11.3 in)	1917	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	122 days	1962	49 days	84

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Camperdown, 1914 to 1997. The record is 215.6 mm (8.5 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.7 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Camperdown by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1915	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1916	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1918	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1919	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1920	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1921	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1923	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1924	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1927	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1929	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1930	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1932	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1933	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1935	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1936	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1937	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1938	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1940	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1941	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1942	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1943	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1944	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1945	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1951	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1953	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1954	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1957	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1959	215.6 mm (8.5 in)
1960	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1963	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1964	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1965	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1968	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1978	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1979	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1980	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1984	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1985	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1986	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1988	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1989	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1990	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1991	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1992	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1995	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1996	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1997	29.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Camperdown, 1914 to 1997. The record is 286.4 mm (11.3 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.6 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Camperdown by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1915	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1916	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1917	286.4 mm (11.3 in)
1918	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1919	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1920	179.9 mm (7.1 in)
1921	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1922	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1923	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1924	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1925	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1926	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1928	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1929	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1930	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1931	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1932	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1933	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1934	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1935	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1936	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1937	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1938	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1939	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1940	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1941	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1942	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1943	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1944	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1945	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1946	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1947	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1948	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1949	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1950	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1952	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1954	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1955	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1956	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1957	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1958	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959	226.1 mm (8.9 in)
1960	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1961	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1962	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1963	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1964	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1965	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1966	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1967	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1968	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1969	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1970	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1972	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1973	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1976	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1977	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1979	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1980	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1981	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1983	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1984	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1985	190.4 mm (7.5 in)
1986	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1987	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988	247.5 mm (9.7 in)
1989	199.8 mm (7.9 in)
1990	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1991	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1992	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1993	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1996	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1997	38.0 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Camperdown, 1914 to 1997. The record is 122 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Camperdown by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	50 days
1915	31 days
1916	96 days
1917	29 days
1918	24 days
1919	94 days
1920	102 days
1921	78 days
1922	40 days
1923	89 days
1924	51 days
1925	71 days
1926	43 days
1927	36 days
1928	92 days
1929	12 days
1930	49 days
1931	51 days
1932	52 days
1933	49 days
1934	30 days
1935	65 days
1936	40 days
1937	83 days
1938	41 days
1939	45 days
1940	41 days
1941	59 days
1942	44 days
1943	24 days
1944	51 days
1945	48 days
1946	53 days
1947	27 days
1948	95 days
1949	69 days
1950	35 days
1951	53 days
1952	30 days
1953	50 days
1954	33 days
1955	55 days
1956	73 days
1957	57 days
1958	37 days
1959	90 days
1960	60 days
1961	45 days
1962	122 days
1963	52 days
1964	43 days
1965	38 days
1966	75 days
1967	42 days
1968	65 days
1969	24 days
1970	33 days
1971	33 days
1972	34 days
1973	84 days
1974	41 days
1975	68 days
1976	40 days
1977	53 days
1978	60 days
1979	75 days
1980	68 days
1981	43 days
1982	26 days
1983	43 days
1984	31 days
1985	62 days
1986	43 days
1987	34 days
1988	47 days
1989	65 days
1990	38 days
1991	55 days
1992	106 days
1993	60 days
1994	36 days
1995	38 days
1996	33 days
1997	18 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

77 years, 1914 to 1996

A day with at least 52.6 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 226.1 mm (8.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Camperdown: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
50 years	175.4 mm (6.9 in)
100 years	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1914 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: 215.6 mm (8.5 in) in 1959; 200.0 mm (7.9 in) in 1988; 157.4 mm (6.2 in) in 1989.

Download the Data

Data for Camperdown standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Camperdown 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 2026-10-14 (14 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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