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Salopia Weather Records (SF002608820)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salopia (SF002608820), South Africa, with 56 years of record.

Key Facts for Salopia

  • Salopia (SF002608820) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.20 latitude and 25.97 longitude, 1,328 m (4,357 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1931 to 1986, 56 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Salopia still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Salopia set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 5 December 1985.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -29.20 latitude, 25.97 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,328 m (4,357 ft).
  • Period of record: 1931 to 1986, 56 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Salopia, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salopia. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Salopia. 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 Salopia, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Salopia by the year they were set 0 records at Salopia still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Salopia still stand.
Standing records at Salopia by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 120.0 mm (4.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salopia The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salopia. The most was 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 25 February 1956. 050100150 Jan: 109.5 mm (4.3 in), 21 January 1966 Jan Feb: 120.0 mm (4.7 in), 25 February 1956 Feb Mar: 69.6 mm (2.7 in), 21 March 1946 Mar Apr: 57.0 mm (2.2 in), 17 April 1962 Apr May: 51.5 mm (2.0 in), 29 May 1967 May Jun: 36.0 mm (1.4 in), 18 June 1964 Jun Jul: 51.0 mm (2.0 in), 24 July 1983 Jul Aug: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 19 August 1979 Aug Sep: 114.8 mm (4.5 in), 18 September 1944 Sep Oct: 71.1 mm (2.8 in), 17 October 1941 Oct Nov: 66.5 mm (2.6 in), 6 November 1931 Nov Dec: 58.7 mm (2.3 in), 25 December 1933 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salopia. The most was 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 25 February 1956.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salopia
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan109.5 mm (4.3 in)21 January 1966
Feb120.0 mm (4.7 in)25 February 1956
Mar69.6 mm (2.7 in)21 March 1946
Apr57.0 mm (2.2 in)17 April 1962
May51.5 mm (2.0 in)29 May 1967
Jun36.0 mm (1.4 in)18 June 1964
Jul51.0 mm (2.0 in)24 July 1983
Aug50.0 mm (2.0 in)19 August 1979
Sep114.8 mm (4.5 in)18 September 1944
Oct71.1 mm (2.8 in)17 October 1941
Nov66.5 mm (2.6 in)6 November 1931
Dec58.7 mm (2.3 in)25 December 1933

Latest Records

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Latest records at Salopia
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 December 1985Salopia, ZAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)10 years11 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1985Salopia, ZAdaily rain35.0 mm (1.4 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1985Salopia, ZAdaily rain0.1 mm (0.00 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)54 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1985Salopia, ZAdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)19.7 mm (0.8 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1985Salopia, ZAdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)48 years33 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1985Salopia, ZAdaily rain57.0 mm (2.2 in)21.4 mm (0.8 in)49 years37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984Salopia, ZAdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1984Salopia, ZAdaily rain26.5 mm (1.0 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1984Salopia, ZAdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1984Salopia, ZAdaily rain26.5 mm (1.0 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1983Salopia, ZAdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1983Salopia, ZAdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)17 years21 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1983Salopia, ZAmonthly rain51.0 mm (2.0 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)21 years46 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983Salopia, ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1983Salopia, ZAdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1983Salopia, ZAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1982Salopia, ZAdaily rain8.5 mm (0.33 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)40 years19 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1982Salopia, ZAdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1982Salopia, ZAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1982Salopia, ZAdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1931 to 1986
Yearly extremes at Salopia: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)120.0 mm (4.7 in)195649.3 mm (1.9 in)56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)147.2 mm (5.8 in)196677.7 mm (3.1 in)56
Longest dry spell (CDD)177 days195468 days56

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salopia by year The wettest day of the year at Salopia, 1931 to 1986. The record is 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.3 mm (1.9 in). 05010015019401950196019701980Record: 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1956
The wettest day of the year at Salopia, 1931 to 1986. The record is 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.3 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salopia by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
193166.5 mm (2.6 in)
193243.2 mm (1.7 in)
193358.7 mm (2.3 in)
193430.2 mm (1.2 in)
193528.7 mm (1.1 in)
193635.6 mm (1.4 in)
193746.0 mm (1.8 in)
193839.6 mm (1.6 in)
193963.5 mm (2.5 in)
194045.2 mm (1.8 in)
194171.1 mm (2.8 in)
194237.6 mm (1.5 in)
194342.9 mm (1.7 in)
1944114.8 mm (4.5 in)
194545.7 mm (1.8 in)
194669.6 mm (2.7 in)
194744.5 mm (1.8 in)
194854.6 mm (2.1 in)
194940.1 mm (1.6 in)
195036.8 mm (1.4 in)
195139.9 mm (1.6 in)
195250.8 mm (2.0 in)
195347.0 mm (1.9 in)
195473.0 mm (2.9 in)
195554.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956120.0 mm (4.7 in)
195756.5 mm (2.2 in)
195846.5 mm (1.8 in)
195943.6 mm (1.7 in)
196054.0 mm (2.1 in)
196146.0 mm (1.8 in)
196257.0 mm (2.2 in)
196340.5 mm (1.6 in)
196436.0 mm (1.4 in)
196549.6 mm (2.0 in)
1966109.5 mm (4.3 in)
196764.5 mm (2.5 in)
196849.0 mm (1.9 in)
196952.0 mm (2.0 in)
197047.5 mm (1.9 in)
197138.5 mm (1.5 in)
197257.0 mm (2.2 in)
197350.5 mm (2.0 in)
197435.0 mm (1.4 in)
197545.0 mm (1.8 in)
197657.0 mm (2.2 in)
197750.5 mm (2.0 in)
197854.0 mm (2.1 in)
197950.0 mm (2.0 in)
198068.0 mm (2.7 in)
198137.0 mm (1.5 in)
198266.0 mm (2.6 in)
198351.0 mm (2.0 in)
198426.5 mm (1.0 in)
198557.0 mm (2.2 in)
198618.0 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salopia by year The wettest five days of the year at Salopia, 1931 to 1986. The record is 147.2 mm (5.8 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.7 mm (3.1 in). 05010015019401950196019701980Record: 147.2 mm (5.8 in) in 1966
The wettest five days of the year at Salopia, 1931 to 1986. The record is 147.2 mm (5.8 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.7 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salopia by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
193182.7 mm (3.3 in)
193257.7 mm (2.3 in)
193375.7 mm (3.0 in)
193454.3 mm (2.1 in)
193550.0 mm (2.0 in)
193677.3 mm (3.0 in)
193764.3 mm (2.5 in)
193844.7 mm (1.8 in)
193995.0 mm (3.7 in)
194080.6 mm (3.2 in)
194181.8 mm (3.2 in)
194273.6 mm (2.9 in)
194381.3 mm (3.2 in)
1944116.9 mm (4.6 in)
194564.3 mm (2.5 in)
194677.0 mm (3.0 in)
194763.5 mm (2.5 in)
194881.4 mm (3.2 in)
194944.5 mm (1.8 in)
195059.2 mm (2.3 in)
195163.2 mm (2.5 in)
195278.5 mm (3.1 in)
195383.1 mm (3.3 in)
1954112.5 mm (4.4 in)
195595.8 mm (3.8 in)
1956135.1 mm (5.3 in)
195796.2 mm (3.8 in)
195864.0 mm (2.5 in)
195990.1 mm (3.5 in)
196076.5 mm (3.0 in)
196159.5 mm (2.3 in)
1962117.2 mm (4.6 in)
196375.3 mm (3.0 in)
196471.4 mm (2.8 in)
196566.1 mm (2.6 in)
1966147.2 mm (5.8 in)
196782.0 mm (3.2 in)
196853.9 mm (2.1 in)
1969111.5 mm (4.4 in)
197065.5 mm (2.6 in)
197157.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972144.5 mm (5.7 in)
197388.0 mm (3.5 in)
1974110.7 mm (4.4 in)
197578.0 mm (3.1 in)
197687.2 mm (3.4 in)
197765.5 mm (2.6 in)
197886.5 mm (3.4 in)
197983.5 mm (3.3 in)
1980125.5 mm (4.9 in)
198199.7 mm (3.9 in)
198272.0 mm (2.8 in)
198356.0 mm (2.2 in)
198466.1 mm (2.6 in)
198597.1 mm (3.8 in)
198636.0 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salopia by year The longest dry spell of the year at Salopia, 1931 to 1986. The record is 177 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days. 05010015020019401950196019701980Record: 177 days in 1954
The longest dry spell of the year at Salopia, 1931 to 1986. The record is 177 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salopia by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193168 days
1932123 days
1933131 days
193457 days
193560 days
193674 days
193771 days
193834 days
193942 days
194042 days
194157 days
194292 days
194341 days
194494 days
1945119 days
194665 days
194774 days
194891 days
194932 days
195037 days
195182 days
195234 days
195391 days
1954177 days
195579 days
195679 days
195741 days
1958111 days
195993 days
196053 days
196148 days
1962138 days
196373 days
196481 days
196553 days
1966129 days
196766 days
196854 days
196939 days
197042 days
197147 days
197285 days
197367 days
197463 days
197550 days
197664 days
197777 days
197875 days
197949 days
1980110 days
198172 days
198241 days
198357 days
1984101 days
198595 days
198613 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

55 years, 1931 to 1985

A day with at least 48.3 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.2 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Salopia: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years48.3 mm (1.9 in)
5 years62.9 mm (2.5 in)
10 years74.2 mm (2.9 in)
25 years90.6 mm (3.6 in)
50 years104.6 mm (4.1 in)
100 years120.2 mm (4.7 in)Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1931 to 1985.

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: 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1956; 114.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1944; 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1966.

Download the Data

  • Data for Salopia standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Salopia 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).