Koffiefontein (Pol) Weather Records (SF002588940)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Koffiefontein (Pol) (SF002588940), South Africa, with 119 years of record.

Key Facts for Koffiefontein (Pol)

Koffiefontein (Pol) (SF002588940) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.40 latitude and 25.00 longitude, 1,189 m (3,901 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1879 to 1997, 119 years of record.
0 records set at Koffiefontein (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Koffiefontein (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 23.0 mm (0.9 in) on 11 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.40 latitude, 25.00 longitude.
Elevation: 1,189 m (3,901 ft).
Period of record: 1879 to 1997, 119 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 Koffiefontein (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 Koffiefontein (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Koffiefontein (Pol) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 164.8 mm (6.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Koffiefontein (Pol). The most was 164.8 mm (6.5 in) on 7 January 1893.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Koffiefontein (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	7 January 1893
Feb	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	3 February 1976
Mar	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	16 March 1924
Apr	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	7 April 1950
May	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 July 1952
Aug	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 September 1885
Oct	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	17 October 1957
Nov	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 November 1962
Dec	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	13 December 1895

Latest Records

Latest records at Koffiefontein (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 June 1997	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1996	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1996	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	111 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1996	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1994	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1994	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1994	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1993	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1993	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1993	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1992	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1992	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	tie	14 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1991	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1991	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1991	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1879 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Koffiefontein (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	1893	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	266.0 mm (10.5 in)	1988	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	119
Longest dry spell (CDD)	179 days	1962	73 days	119

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Koffiefontein (Pol), 1879 to 1997. The record is 164.8 mm (6.5 in) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.0 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Koffiefontein (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1879	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1880	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1881	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1882	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1883	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1884	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1885	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1886	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1887	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1888	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1889	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1890	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1891	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1892	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1893	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1894	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1895	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1896	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1897	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1898	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1899	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1900	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1901	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1902	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1903	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1904	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1905	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1906	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1907	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1908	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1909	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1910	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1911	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1913	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1914	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1915	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1916	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1917	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1918	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1919	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1920	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1921	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1923	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1924	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1925	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1926	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1927	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1928	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1930	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1931	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1932	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1933	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1935	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1937	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1938	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1946	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1949	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1951	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1952	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1954	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1956	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1957	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1959	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1960	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1964	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1967	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1972	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1974	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1977	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1978	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1980	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1984	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1986	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1988	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1989	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1991	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1992	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1994	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1995	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1996	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	38.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Koffiefontein (Pol), 1879 to 1997. The record is 266.0 mm (10.5 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.6 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Koffiefontein (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1879	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1880	187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1881	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1882	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1883	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1884	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1885	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1886	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1887	125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1888	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1889	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1890	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1891	145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1892	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1893	189.8 mm (7.5 in)
1894	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1895	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1896	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1897	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1898	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1899	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1900	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1901	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1902	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1903	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1904	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1905	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1906	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1907	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1908	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1909	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1910	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1911	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1912	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1913	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1914	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1915	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1916	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1917	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1918	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1919	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1920	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1921	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1922	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1923	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1924	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1925	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1926	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1927	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1928	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1929	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1930	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1932	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1933	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1934	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1936	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1937	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1938	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1940	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1941	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1942	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1943	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1944	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1948	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1949	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1951	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1953	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1954	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1956	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1957	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1959	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1960	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1961	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1962	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1963	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1964	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1966	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1967	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1970	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1972	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1973	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1974	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1975	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1976	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1977	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1978	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1982	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1986	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1988	266.0 mm (10.5 in)
1989	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1993	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1995	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1996	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1997	51.5 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Koffiefontein (Pol), 1879 to 1997. The record is 179 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 73 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Koffiefontein (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1879	19 days
1880	54 days
1881	57 days
1882	68 days
1883	57 days
1884	87 days
1885	99 days
1886	73 days
1887	45 days
1888	45 days
1889	115 days
1890	95 days
1891	123 days
1892	77 days
1893	49 days
1894	33 days
1895	178 days
1896	54 days
1897	99 days
1898	110 days
1899	52 days
1900	55 days
1901	107 days
1902	47 days
1903	87 days
1904	85 days
1905	102 days
1906	106 days
1907	52 days
1908	39 days
1909	63 days
1910	75 days
1911	51 days
1912	74 days
1913	48 days
1914	51 days
1915	65 days
1916	65 days
1917	56 days
1918	61 days
1919	34 days
1920	66 days
1921	93 days
1922	52 days
1923	67 days
1924	56 days
1925	41 days
1926	148 days
1927	74 days
1928	118 days
1929	34 days
1930	65 days
1931	82 days
1932	82 days
1933	74 days
1934	77 days
1935	63 days
1936	51 days
1937	71 days
1938	38 days
1939	49 days
1940	44 days
1941	38 days
1942	96 days
1943	51 days
1944	94 days
1945	82 days
1946	97 days
1947	46 days
1948	92 days
1949	67 days
1950	54 days
1951	135 days
1952	63 days
1953	115 days
1954	154 days
1955	87 days
1956	116 days
1957	37 days
1958	110 days
1959	97 days
1960	53 days
1961	70 days
1962	179 days
1963	63 days
1964	108 days
1965	82 days
1966	132 days
1967	78 days
1968	113 days
1969	113 days
1970	71 days
1971	73 days
1972	84 days
1973	65 days
1974	105 days
1975	73 days
1976	65 days
1977	72 days
1978	54 days
1979	41 days
1980	132 days
1981	79 days
1982	53 days
1983	47 days
1984	114 days
1985	86 days
1986	86 days
1987	70 days
1988	139 days
1989	80 days
1990	120 days
1991	85 days
1992	108 days
1993	53 days
1994	126 days
1995	137 days
1996	65 days
1997	45 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

110 years, 1882 to 1997

A day with at least 41.8 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 145.4 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Koffiefontein (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	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	145.4 mm (5.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 110 years of values from 1882 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: 164.8 mm (6.5 in) in 1893; 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1958; 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1976.

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Data for Koffiefontein (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Koffiefontein (Pol) 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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