Doornplaat Weather Records (SF002600040)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Doornplaat (SF002600040), South Africa, with 88 years of record.

Key Facts for Doornplaat

Doornplaat (SF002600040) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.07 latitude and 25.52 longitude, 1,261 m (4,137 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1997, 88 years of record.
0 records set at Doornplaat still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Doornplaat set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 15 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.07 latitude, 25.52 longitude.
Elevation: 1,261 m (4,137 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1997, 88 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 Doornplaat. 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 Doornplaat, with 2026 drawn through them
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Doornplaat still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Doornplaat between 23 April 1943 and 19 February 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Doornplaat set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1943-04-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1988-02-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 142.0 mm (5.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 142.0 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Doornplaat. The most was 142.0 mm (5.6 in) on 19 February 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Doornplaat
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	11 January 1974
Feb	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	19 February 1988
Mar	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19 March 1940
Apr	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	23 April 1943
May	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	4 May 1974
Jun	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 June 1957
Jul	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 July 1961
Aug	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 September 1973
Oct	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 October 1993
Nov	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 November 1980
Dec	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 December 1988

Latest Records

Latest records at Doornplaat
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1997	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 January 1997	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 December 1996	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1996	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1995	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1995	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1995	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1994	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	tie	24 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1994	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1994	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1993	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1993	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Doornplaat: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	1988	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	1988	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	88
Longest dry spell (CDD)	148 days	1948	68 days	88

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Doornplaat, 1910 to 1997. The record is 142.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.0 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Doornplaat by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1911	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1913	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1914	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1915	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1916	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1917	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1918	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1919	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1920	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1921	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1922	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1924	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1926	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1927	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1933	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1936	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1938	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1941	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1943	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1944	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1947	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1949	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1953	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1955	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1957	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1958	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1959	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1961	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1962	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1963	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1970	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1971	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1972	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1977	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1979	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1980	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1984	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1985	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1986	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1987	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1989	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1991	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1992	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1993	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1996	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1997	72.5 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Doornplaat, 1910 to 1997. The record is 257.0 mm (10.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.2 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Doornplaat by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1911	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1912	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1913	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1914	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1915	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1916	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1918	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1919	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1920	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1921	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1922	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1923	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1924	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1925	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1926	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1927	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1928	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1930	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1931	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1932	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1935	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1936	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1937	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1938	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1940	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1941	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1942	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1943	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1944	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1946	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1947	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1948	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1949	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1950	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1951	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1952	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1954	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1955	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1956	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1957	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1958	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1959	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1960	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1961	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1962	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1963	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1964	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1965	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1967	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1968	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1969	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1970	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1972	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1973	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1975	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1976	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1977	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1978	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1979	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1981	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1984	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1985	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1986	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1987	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	257.0 mm (10.1 in)
1989	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1990	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1991	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1992	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1993	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1994	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1997	84.5 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Doornplaat, 1910 to 1997. The record is 148 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Doornplaat by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	12 days
1911	51 days
1912	65 days
1913	48 days
1914	51 days
1915	66 days
1916	66 days
1917	29 days
1918	50 days
1919	66 days
1920	66 days
1921	122 days
1922	113 days
1923	62 days
1924	113 days
1925	50 days
1926	121 days
1927	93 days
1928	119 days
1929	34 days
1930	47 days
1931	48 days
1932	82 days
1933	92 days
1934	77 days
1935	72 days
1936	40 days
1937	62 days
1938	68 days
1939	49 days
1940	43 days
1941	41 days
1942	91 days
1943	52 days
1944	93 days
1945	119 days
1946	61 days
1947	61 days
1948	148 days
1949	29 days
1950	53 days
1951	111 days
1952	34 days
1953	112 days
1954	71 days
1955	79 days
1956	115 days
1957	41 days
1958	111 days
1959	98 days
1960	36 days
1961	65 days
1962	143 days
1963	111 days
1964	105 days
1965	53 days
1966	129 days
1967	67 days
1968	54 days
1969	40 days
1970	74 days
1971	68 days
1972	148 days
1973	67 days
1974	95 days
1975	74 days
1976	102 days
1977	78 days
1978	74 days
1979	40 days
1980	113 days
1981	76 days
1982	61 days
1983	54 days
1984	101 days
1985	102 days
1986	85 days
1987	47 days
1988	66 days
1989	103 days
1990	87 days
1991	68 days
1992	106 days
1993	44 days
1994	126 days
1995	102 days
1996	50 days
1997	40 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

82 years, 1911 to 1997

A day with at least 45.2 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.4 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Doornplaat: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1911 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: 142.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1988; 98.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1943; 89.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

Data for Doornplaat standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Doornplaat 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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