Wimbledon Weather Records (SF002566380)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wimbledon (SF002566380), South Africa, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Wimbledon

Wimbledon (SF002566380) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.13 latitude and 23.88 longitude, 1,113 m (3,652 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 1997, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Wimbledon still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wimbledon set a daily record precipitation of 4.0 mm (0.16 in) on 26 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.13 latitude, 23.88 longitude.
Elevation: 1,113 m (3,652 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 1997, 78 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 Wimbledon. 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 Wimbledon, 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 Wimbledon still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Wimbledon between 1 March 1974 and 1 March 1974. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 108.2 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wimbledon. The most was 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 1 March 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wimbledon
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	26 January 1991
Feb	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 February 1973
Mar	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	1 March 1974
Apr	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	1 April 1946
May	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 May 1950
Jun	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	7 June 1991
Jul	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 July 1982
Aug	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	19 August 1960
Sep	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 October 1934
Nov	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	19 November 1956
Dec	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	2 December 1973

Latest Records

Latest records at Wimbledon
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1997	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1997	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1997	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1997	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1995	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1995	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1994	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1994	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1993	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1993	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1993	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1993	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1992	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1992	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1992	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1991	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1991	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Wimbledon: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	1974	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	271.7 mm (10.7 in)	1974	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	261 days	1994	104 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wimbledon, 1920 to 1997. The record is 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wimbledon by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1922	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1923	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1924	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1925	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1926	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1927	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1928	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1929	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1931	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1932	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1934	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1935	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1936	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1937	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1939	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1942	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1948	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1949	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1952	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1957	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1958	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1959	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1962	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1963	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1964	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1965	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1966	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1967	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1968	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1970	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1971	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1972	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1975	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1976	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1977	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1978	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1979	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1980	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1982	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1984	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1988	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1989	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1990	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1992	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1993	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1995	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1996	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1997	25.5 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wimbledon, 1920 to 1997. The record is 271.7 mm (10.7 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.3 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wimbledon by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1921	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1922	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1923	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1924	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1925	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1926	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1927	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1928	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1929	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1930	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1933	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1934	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1935	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1936	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1937	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1938	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1939	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1941	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1942	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1944	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1946	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1947	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1948	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1949	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1952	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1957	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1959	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1960	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1961	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1962	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1963	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1964	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1965	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1967	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1970	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1971	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1973	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1974	271.7 mm (10.7 in)
1975	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1976	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1977	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1979	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1981	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1987	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1988	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1989	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1990	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1991	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1992	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1993	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1995	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1997	26.0 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wimbledon, 1920 to 1997. The record is 261 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 104 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wimbledon by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	104 days
1921	94 days
1922	83 days
1923	116 days
1924	68 days
1925	54 days
1926	111 days
1927	86 days
1928	119 days
1929	51 days
1930	71 days
1931	68 days
1932	61 days
1933	104 days
1934	156 days
1935	96 days
1936	104 days
1937	198 days
1938	68 days
1939	42 days
1940	51 days
1941	111 days
1942	150 days
1943	113 days
1944	86 days
1945	126 days
1946	169 days
1947	102 days
1948	174 days
1949	93 days
1950	107 days
1951	136 days
1952	127 days
1953	183 days
1954	200 days
1955	87 days
1956	113 days
1957	55 days
1958	149 days
1959	24 days
1960	80 days
1961	97 days
1962	204 days
1963	123 days
1964	111 days
1965	135 days
1966	257 days
1967	76 days
1968	158 days
1969	128 days
1970	96 days
1971	130 days
1972	199 days
1973	152 days
1974	83 days
1975	116 days
1976	99 days
1977	83 days
1978	118 days
1979	55 days
1980	144 days
1981	155 days
1982	78 days
1983	58 days
1984	143 days
1985	137 days
1986	68 days
1987	94 days
1988	129 days
1989	102 days
1990	59 days
1991	89 days
1992	102 days
1993	59 days
1994	261 days
1995	197 days
1996	111 days
1997	95 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

76 years, 1920 to 1997

A day with at least 38.1 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.8 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wimbledon: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1920 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: 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1974; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1924; 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1991.

Download the Data

Data for Wimbledon standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wimbledon 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 2026-10-17 (17 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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