Jacobsdal (Pol) Weather Records (SF002584580)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Jacobsdal (Pol) (SF002584580), South Africa, with 113 years of record.

Key Facts for Jacobsdal (Pol)

Jacobsdal (Pol) (SF002584580) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.13 latitude and 24.77 longitude, 1,128 m (3,701 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1885 to 1997, 113 years of record.
0 records set at Jacobsdal (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Jacobsdal (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 12.0 mm (0.5 in) on 29 August 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.13 latitude, 24.77 longitude.
Elevation: 1,128 m (3,701 ft).
Period of record: 1885 to 1997, 113 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 Jacobsdal (Pol). 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 Jacobsdal (Pol), 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 Jacobsdal (Pol) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 99.1 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Jacobsdal (Pol). The most was 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 25 January 1898.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Jacobsdal (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 January 1898
Feb	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	9 February 1976
Mar	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	16 March 1927
Apr	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	7 April 1950
May	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	10 May 1896
Jun	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 July 1996
Aug	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 September 1898
Oct	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 October 1968
Nov	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 November 1895
Dec	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 December 1993

Latest Records

Latest records at Jacobsdal (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1997	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1997	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1996	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1996	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1995	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1995	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1994	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1994	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1994	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1994	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1993	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1993	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1993	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1885 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Jacobsdal (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	1898	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	108
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	1988	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	108
Longest dry spell (CDD)	226 days	1994	78 days	108

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Jacobsdal (Pol), 1885 to 1997. The record is 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.8 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Jacobsdal (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1885	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1886	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1887	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1888	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1889	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1890	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1891	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1892	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1893	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1894	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1895	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1897	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1898	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1899	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1906	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1907	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1908	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1909	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1910	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1911	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1913	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1914	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1916	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1917	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1918	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1920	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1923	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1928	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1929	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1934	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1937	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1939	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1940	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1941	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1942	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1945	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1946	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1953	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1954	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1956	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1957	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1958	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1959	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1963	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1965	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1966	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1967	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1968	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1970	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1971	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1972	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1974	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1978	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1979	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1981	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1982	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1985	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1986	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1987	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1989	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1990	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1992	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1993	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1995	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Jacobsdal (Pol), 1885 to 1997. The record is 236.0 mm (9.3 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Jacobsdal (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1885	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1886	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1887	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1888	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1889	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1890	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1891	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1892	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1893	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1894	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1895	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1896	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1897	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1898	141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1899	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1905	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1906	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1907	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1908	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1909	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1910	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1912	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1914	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1915	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1916	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1917	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1918	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1919	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1921	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1923	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1924	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1925	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1926	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1928	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1929	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1930	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1931	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1932	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1933	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1934	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1935	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1936	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1937	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1939	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1940	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1941	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1942	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1943	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1944	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1945	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1946	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1948	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1949	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1951	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1952	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1954	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1955	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1956	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1957	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1958	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1959	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1960	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1961	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1963	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1964	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1967	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1969	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1970	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1972	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1973	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	214.5 mm (8.4 in)
1975	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1976	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1977	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1978	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1980	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1982	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1984	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1985	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1986	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1987	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1988	236.0 mm (9.3 in)
1989	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1990	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1993	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1994	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1995	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1996	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	54.0 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Jacobsdal (Pol), 1885 to 1997. The record is 226 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 78 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Jacobsdal (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1885	24 days
1886	36 days
1887	26 days
1888	84 days
1889	107 days
1890	44 days
1891	36 days
1892	77 days
1893	37 days
1894	34 days
1895	29 days
1896	23 days
1897	34 days
1898	38 days
1899	66 days
1905	18 days
1906	26 days
1907	97 days
1908	86 days
1909	28 days
1910	110 days
1911	51 days
1912	66 days
1913	61 days
1914	111 days
1915	66 days
1916	67 days
1917	36 days
1918	62 days
1919	73 days
1920	97 days
1921	90 days
1922	66 days
1923	46 days
1924	62 days
1925	43 days
1926	121 days
1927	73 days
1928	119 days
1929	50 days
1930	129 days
1931	95 days
1932	128 days
1933	125 days
1934	135 days
1935	77 days
1936	75 days
1937	142 days
1938	51 days
1939	46 days
1940	63 days
1941	73 days
1942	92 days
1943	52 days
1944	95 days
1945	98 days
1946	66 days
1947	48 days
1948	149 days
1949	45 days
1950	83 days
1951	136 days
1952	37 days
1953	119 days
1954	166 days
1955	74 days
1956	115 days
1957	42 days
1958	109 days
1959	95 days
1960	61 days
1961	98 days
1962	179 days
1963	90 days
1964	106 days
1965	83 days
1966	134 days
1967	89 days
1968	115 days
1969	138 days
1970	72 days
1971	75 days
1972	150 days
1973	68 days
1974	92 days
1975	110 days
1976	66 days
1977	59 days
1978	75 days
1979	54 days
1980	112 days
1981	78 days
1982	41 days
1983	56 days
1984	101 days
1985	134 days
1986	85 days
1987	98 days
1988	84 days
1989	105 days
1990	102 days
1991	97 days
1992	105 days
1993	151 days
1994	226 days
1995	63 days
1996	78 days
1997	96 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

94 years, 1887 to 1997

A day with at least 40.6 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 90.7 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Jacobsdal (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 94 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, 94 years of values from 1887 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: 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1927; 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1974; 81.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1976.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 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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