Petrusberg (Pol) Weather Records (SF002597270)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Petrusberg (Pol) (SF002597270), South Africa, with 93 years of record.

Key Facts for Petrusberg (Pol)

Petrusberg (Pol) (SF002597270) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.12 latitude and 25.42 longitude, 1,251 m (4,104 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1997, 93 years of record.
0 records set at Petrusberg (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Petrusberg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 19 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.12 latitude, 25.42 longitude.
Elevation: 1,251 m (4,104 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 1997, 93 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 Petrusberg (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 Petrusberg (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Petrusberg (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Petrusberg (Pol) between 21 January 1966 and 19 February 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Petrusberg (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1966-01-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1988-02-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 124.0 mm (4.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 124.0 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Petrusberg (Pol). The most was 124.0 mm (4.9 in) on 19 February 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Petrusberg (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	21 January 1966
Feb	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	19 February 1988
Mar	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 March 1940
Apr	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	17 April 1988
May	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 May 1974
Jun	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 July 1961
Aug	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 August 1943
Sep	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 September 1970
Oct	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 October 1943
Nov	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	17 November 1974
Dec	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 December 1924

Latest Records

Latest records at Petrusberg (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1997	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1997	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1996	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1996	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1996	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1995	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1995	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 April 1995	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1994	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1994	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1993	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1993	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1993	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1993	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1993	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1993	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Petrusberg (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	1988	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	1988	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	93
Longest dry spell (CDD)	166 days	1954	75 days	93

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Petrusberg (Pol), 1905 to 1997. The record is 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Petrusberg (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1906	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1908	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1909	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1910	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1912	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1914	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1915	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1916	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1917	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1918	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1920	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1921	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1922	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1923	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1924	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1925	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1926	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1927	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1928	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1932	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1934	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1936	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1940	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1944	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1951	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1954	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1957	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1959	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1960	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1961	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1964	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1967	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1968	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1969	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1970	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1972	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1973	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1977	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1978	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1979	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1981	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1982	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1984	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1985	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1986	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1987	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1989	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1990	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1991	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1992	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1993	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1994	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	34.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Petrusberg (Pol), 1905 to 1997. The record is 265.0 mm (10.4 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Petrusberg (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1906	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1907	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1908	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1909	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1910	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1912	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1913	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1914	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1915	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1916	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1917	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1918	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1920	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1921	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1922	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1923	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1924	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1925	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1926	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1927	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1930	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1931	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1932	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1934	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1935	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1936	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1937	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1938	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1940	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1941	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1942	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1943	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1944	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1945	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1946	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1947	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1951	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1952	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1953	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1955	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1956	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1957	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1958	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1959	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1960	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1961	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1962	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1964	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1966	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1967	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1971	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1972	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1973	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1975	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1976	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1977	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1978	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1979	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1981	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1983	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1984	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1985	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1987	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	265.0 mm (10.4 in)
1989	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1990	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1993	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1995	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1996	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1997	66.0 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Petrusberg (Pol), 1905 to 1997. The record is 166 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 75 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Petrusberg (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	14 days
1906	106 days
1907	57 days
1908	91 days
1909	63 days
1910	39 days
1911	65 days
1912	66 days
1913	79 days
1914	49 days
1915	65 days
1916	104 days
1917	82 days
1918	62 days
1919	76 days
1920	99 days
1921	84 days
1922	74 days
1923	67 days
1924	115 days
1925	72 days
1926	146 days
1927	74 days
1928	119 days
1929	36 days
1930	69 days
1931	87 days
1932	100 days
1933	139 days
1934	77 days
1935	62 days
1936	75 days
1937	71 days
1938	56 days
1939	70 days
1940	41 days
1941	74 days
1942	92 days
1943	38 days
1944	93 days
1945	83 days
1946	65 days
1947	79 days
1948	148 days
1949	51 days
1950	36 days
1951	135 days
1952	86 days
1953	111 days
1954	166 days
1955	79 days
1956	78 days
1957	41 days
1958	112 days
1959	95 days
1960	36 days
1961	65 days
1962	162 days
1963	63 days
1964	104 days
1965	48 days
1966	130 days
1967	66 days
1968	144 days
1969	39 days
1970	42 days
1971	75 days
1972	148 days
1973	53 days
1974	103 days
1975	66 days
1976	68 days
1977	100 days
1978	75 days
1979	51 days
1980	130 days
1981	19 days
1982	41 days
1983	57 days
1984	51 days
1985	121 days
1986	85 days
1987	83 days
1988	68 days
1989	55 days
1990	116 days
1991	87 days
1992	95 days
1993	60 days
1994	124 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

86 years, 1906 to 1997

A day with at least 43.1 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.1 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Petrusberg (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	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	112.1 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1906 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: 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1988; 105.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1966; 101.9 mm (4.0 in) in 1925.

Download the Data

Data for Petrusberg (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Petrusberg (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).

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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