Sheenspost Weather Records (SF002630470)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sheenspost (SF002630470), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Sheenspost

Sheenspost (SF002630470) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.28 latitude and 27.03 longitude, 1,612 m (5,289 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1997, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Sheenspost still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sheenspost set a daily record precipitation of 22.0 mm (0.9 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.28 latitude, 27.03 longitude.
Elevation: 1,612 m (5,289 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1997, 75 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 Sheenspost. 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 Sheenspost, 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 Sheenspost still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Sheenspost between 25 February 1956 and 18 November 1963. Each dot is a new record.

When Sheenspost set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1956-02-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1963-11-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 162.5 mm (6.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 162.5 mm (6.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sheenspost. The most was 162.5 mm (6.4 in) on 18 November 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sheenspost
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	20 January 1966
Feb	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	25 February 1956
Mar	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	21 March 1925
Apr	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	15 April 1968
May	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 May 1968
Jun	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 August 1981
Sep	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	20 October 1969
Nov	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	18 November 1963
Dec	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	9 December 1978

Latest Records

Latest records at Sheenspost
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	7 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1997	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1997	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	10 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1996	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1996	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1996	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1995	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1995	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1995	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1994	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1993	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1993	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Sheenspost: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	1963	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	1924	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	166 days	1932	58 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sheenspost, 1923 to 1997. The record is 162.5 mm (6.4 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sheenspost by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1924	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1925	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1926	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1927	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1928	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1929	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1930	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1931	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1932	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1934	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1935	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1936	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1941	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1943	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1949	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1950	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1951	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1952	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1954	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1956	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1957	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1958	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1960	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1963	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1964	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1967	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1968	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1969	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1970	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1973	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1974	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1976	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1977	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1978	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1979	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1982	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1989	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1990	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1992	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1993	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1995	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sheenspost, 1923 to 1997. The record is 194.8 mm (7.7 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.4 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sheenspost by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1924	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1925	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1926	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1927	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1928	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1929	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1930	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1931	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1932	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1933	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1934	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1935	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1936	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1937	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1938	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1939	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1940	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1941	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1942	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1943	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1944	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1945	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1946	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1947	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1949	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1950	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1951	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1952	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1954	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1955	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1956	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1957	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1958	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1960	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1961	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1963	167.5 mm (6.6 in)
1964	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1965	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1966	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1967	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1968	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1969	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1970	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1971	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1972	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1973	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1975	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1976	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1977	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1978	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1979	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1981	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1982	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1984	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1985	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1986	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1987	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1988	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1989	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1991	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1992	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1993	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1994	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1995	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1996	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1997	76.2 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sheenspost, 1923 to 1997. The record is 166 days in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 58 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sheenspost by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	27 days
1924	49 days
1925	55 days
1926	123 days
1927	54 days
1928	117 days
1929	42 days
1930	121 days
1931	80 days
1932	166 days
1933	116 days
1934	53 days
1935	71 days
1936	140 days
1937	69 days
1938	51 days
1939	58 days
1940	78 days
1941	73 days
1942	93 days
1943	40 days
1944	95 days
1945	82 days
1946	64 days
1947	43 days
1948	90 days
1949	25 days
1950	34 days
1951	28 days
1952	32 days
1953	39 days
1954	116 days
1955	63 days
1956	67 days
1957	76 days
1958	110 days
1959	57 days
1960	42 days
1961	65 days
1962	124 days
1963	45 days
1964	80 days
1965	49 days
1966	129 days
1967	44 days
1968	47 days
1969	47 days
1970	41 days
1971	47 days
1972	85 days
1973	51 days
1974	68 days
1975	40 days
1976	42 days
1977	55 days
1978	43 days
1979	36 days
1980	85 days
1981	73 days
1982	37 days
1983	46 days
1984	77 days
1985	95 days
1986	84 days
1987	83 days
1988	55 days
1989	37 days
1990	58 days
1991	70 days
1992	106 days
1993	50 days
1994	94 days
1995	86 days
1996	50 days
1997	31 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

72 years, 1924 to 1997

A day with at least 52.1 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.1 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sheenspost: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
100 years	140.1 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1924 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: 162.5 mm (6.4 in) in 1963; 103.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1956; 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1925.

Download the Data

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