The Cliff Weather Records (SF002624790)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for The Cliff (SF002624790), South Africa, with 93 years of record.

Key Facts for The Cliff

The Cliff (SF002624790) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.50 latitude and 26.77 longitude, 1,487 m (4,879 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1997, 93 years of record.
0 records set at The Cliff still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
The Cliff set a daily record precipitation of 16.0 mm (0.6 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.50 latitude, 26.77 longitude.
Elevation: 1,487 m (4,879 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 The Cliff. 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 The Cliff, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at The Cliff still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at The Cliff between 25 February 1956 and 25 February 1956. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 152.5 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at The Cliff. The most was 152.5 mm (6.0 in) on 25 February 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at The Cliff
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22 January 1938
Feb	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	25 February 1956
Mar	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	30 March 1978
Apr	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	15 April 1968
May	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 May 1943
Jun	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	13 June 1922
Jul	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	5 July 1975
Aug	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 August 1987
Sep	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 September 1910
Oct	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	24 October 1969
Nov	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	9 November 1940
Dec	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	3 December 1914

Latest Records

Latest records at The Cliff
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1997	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1997	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1996	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1996	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1996	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1995	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1995	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1995	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	tie	0 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1994	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1994	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 January 1994	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1994	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 1997

Yearly extremes at The Cliff: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	1956	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	1920	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	93
Longest dry spell (CDD)	156 days	1962	68 days	93

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at The Cliff, 1905 to 1997. The record is 152.5 mm (6.0 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at The Cliff by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1906	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1907	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1908	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1909	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1910	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1911	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1912	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1914	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1915	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1916	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1918	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1919	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1920	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1921	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1922	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1925	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1927	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1928	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1929	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1931	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1932	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1934	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1937	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1939	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1940	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1942	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1943	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1944	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1946	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1950	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1956	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1957	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1959	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1960	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1961	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1963	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1966	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1967	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1970	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1971	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1977	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1978	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1979	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1980	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1982	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1983	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1989	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1990	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1995	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1997	46.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at The Cliff, 1905 to 1997. The record is 204.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.0 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at The Cliff by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1906	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1907	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1908	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1909	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1910	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1911	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1912	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1913	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1914	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1915	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1916	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1917	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1918	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1919	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920	204.7 mm (8.1 in)
1921	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1922	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1923	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1924	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1925	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1926	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1927	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1928	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1929	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1930	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1931	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1933	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1934	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1935	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1936	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1938	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1939	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1940	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1941	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1942	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1943	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1944	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1945	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1946	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1947	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1948	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1949	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1951	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1952	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1953	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1954	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1956	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1957	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1958	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1959	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1960	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1961	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1962	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1963	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1964	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1965	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1966	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1967	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1968	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1969	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1970	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1971	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1973	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1974	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1975	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1976	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1977	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1978	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1979	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1980	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1981	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1982	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1985	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1986	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1987	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1988	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1989	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1990	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1991	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1993	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1995	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1996	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1997	68.5 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at The Cliff, 1905 to 1997. The record is 156 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at The Cliff by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	26 days
1906	44 days
1907	26 days
1908	36 days
1909	22 days
1910	92 days
1911	57 days
1912	65 days
1913	43 days
1914	50 days
1915	51 days
1916	65 days
1917	23 days
1918	101 days
1919	60 days
1920	99 days
1921	28 days
1922	115 days
1923	28 days
1924	40 days
1925	51 days
1926	97 days
1927	69 days
1928	116 days
1929	44 days
1930	75 days
1931	87 days
1932	68 days
1933	132 days
1934	56 days
1935	33 days
1936	90 days
1937	70 days
1938	49 days
1939	25 days
1940	42 days
1941	73 days
1942	84 days
1943	37 days
1944	95 days
1945	82 days
1946	65 days
1947	46 days
1948	148 days
1949	48 days
1950	34 days
1951	82 days
1952	34 days
1953	91 days
1954	142 days
1955	57 days
1956	79 days
1957	72 days
1958	109 days
1959	96 days
1960	33 days
1961	66 days
1962	156 days
1963	93 days
1964	59 days
1965	49 days
1966	129 days
1967	44 days
1968	53 days
1969	66 days
1970	41 days
1971	61 days
1972	85 days
1973	67 days
1974	82 days
1975	74 days
1976	94 days
1977	136 days
1978	76 days
1979	45 days
1980	122 days
1981	72 days
1982	42 days
1983	47 days
1984	79 days
1985	95 days
1986	86 days
1987	83 days
1988	69 days
1989	55 days
1990	93 days
1991	84 days
1992	106 days
1993	104 days
1994	143 days
1995	132 days
1996	50 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

84 years, 1908 to 1997

A day with at least 47.5 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 141.3 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at The Cliff: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1908 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: 152.5 mm (6.0 in) in 1956; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1920; 112.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1988.

Download the Data

Data for The Cliff standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for The Cliff 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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a