Steeunmekaar (Pol) Weather Records (SF002600300)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Steeunmekaar (Pol) (SF002600300), South Africa, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Steeunmekaar (Pol)

Steeunmekaar (Pol) (SF002600300) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.50 latitude and 25.53 longitude, 1,292 m (4,239 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1997, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Steeunmekaar (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Steeunmekaar (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 7.0 mm (0.28 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.50 latitude, 25.53 longitude.
Elevation: 1,292 m (4,239 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1997, 79 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 Steeunmekaar (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 Steeunmekaar (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Steeunmekaar (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Steeunmekaar (Pol) between 31 January 1957 and 12 February 1967. Each dot is a new record.

When Steeunmekaar (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1957-01-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1966-01-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967-02-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 136.0 mm (5.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 136.0 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Steeunmekaar (Pol). The most was 136.0 mm (5.4 in) on 12 February 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Steeunmekaar (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	21 January 1966
Feb	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	12 February 1967
Mar	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	17 March 1991
Apr	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	17 April 1988
May	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 May 1967
Jun	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 June 1957
Jul	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 July 1965
Aug	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 August 1984
Sep	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	2 September 1988
Oct	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	17 October 1978
Nov	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	7 November 1996
Dec	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 December 1993

Latest Records

Latest records at Steeunmekaar (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1997	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1997	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1997	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1997	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1996	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1996	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	tie	20 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	monthly rain (Tie)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	tie	31 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1996	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1994	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Steeunmekaar (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	1967	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	1988	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	228 days	1985	86 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Steeunmekaar (Pol), 1919 to 1997. The record is 136.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.5 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Steeunmekaar (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1920	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1921	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1922	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1925	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1926	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1928	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1932	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1935	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1938	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1940	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1941	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1943	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1945	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1946	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1950	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1952	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1953	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1955	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1956	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1957	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1958	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1962	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1964	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1968	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1973	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1974	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1976	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1977	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1978	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1979	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1982	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1984	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1985	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1988	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1990	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1992	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1995	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1996	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	45.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Steeunmekaar (Pol), 1919 to 1997. The record is 256.5 mm (10.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Steeunmekaar (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1920	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1921	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1922	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1923	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1924	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1925	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1926	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1928	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1929	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1933	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1934	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1935	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1936	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1937	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1938	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1941	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1944	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1945	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1947	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1948	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1949	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1950	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1951	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1952	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1953	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1955	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1957	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1958	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1959	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1960	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1962	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1963	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1964	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1967	198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1968	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1973	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1974	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1975	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1976	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1977	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1978	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1979	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1980	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1981	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1982	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1984	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1985	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1986	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1988	256.5 mm (10.1 in)
1989	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1991	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1992	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1993	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1994	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1995	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1996	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	73.0 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Steeunmekaar (Pol), 1919 to 1997. The record is 228 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 86 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Steeunmekaar (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	47 days
1920	86 days
1921	123 days
1922	88 days
1923	66 days
1924	155 days
1925	70 days
1926	175 days
1927	115 days
1928	131 days
1929	27 days
1930	115 days
1931	72 days
1932	104 days
1933	177 days
1934	129 days
1935	120 days
1936	58 days
1937	82 days
1938	51 days
1939	64 days
1940	53 days
1941	74 days
1942	110 days
1943	52 days
1944	95 days
1945	200 days
1946	65 days
1947	78 days
1948	175 days
1949	86 days
1950	84 days
1951	67 days
1952	73 days
1953	111 days
1954	151 days
1955	86 days
1956	115 days
1957	41 days
1958	111 days
1959	97 days
1960	53 days
1961	70 days
1962	173 days
1963	73 days
1964	80 days
1965	50 days
1966	147 days
1967	66 days
1968	107 days
1969	68 days
1970	42 days
1971	144 days
1972	166 days
1973	68 days
1974	87 days
1975	149 days
1976	65 days
1977	143 days
1978	62 days
1979	43 days
1980	138 days
1981	77 days
1982	51 days
1983	57 days
1984	67 days
1985	228 days
1986	86 days
1987	60 days
1988	136 days
1989	134 days
1990	58 days
1991	86 days
1992	131 days
1993	88 days
1994	186 days
1995	136 days
1996	54 days
1997	33 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

75 years, 1920 to 1997

A day with at least 43.0 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.1 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Steeunmekaar (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	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 75 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, 75 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: 136.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1967; 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1994; 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1988.

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Data for Steeunmekaar (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Steeunmekaar (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 2026-10-15 (15 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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