Westminter Estate Weather Records (SF002632800)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Westminter Estate (SF002632800), South Africa, with 94 years of record.

Key Facts for Westminter Estate

Westminter Estate (SF002632800) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.18 latitude and 27.15 longitude, 1,623 m (5,325 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1997, 94 years of record.
0 records set at Westminter Estate still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Westminter Estate set a daily record precipitation of 23.0 mm (0.9 in) on 5 August 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.18 latitude, 27.15 longitude.
Elevation: 1,623 m (5,325 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1997, 94 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 Westminter Estate. 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 Westminter Estate, with 2026 drawn through them
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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Westminter Estate still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Westminter Estate between 22 October 1939 and 3 April 1953. Each dot is a new record.

When Westminter Estate set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1939-10-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1946-01-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953-04-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.6 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 104.6 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Westminter Estate. The most was 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 3 April 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Westminter Estate
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	19 January 1946
Feb	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	24 February 1972
Mar	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	4 March 1977
Apr	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	3 April 1953
May	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 May 1984
Jun	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 July 1943
Aug	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 August 1984
Sep	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 September 1906
Oct	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 October 1939
Nov	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 November 1985
Dec	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	12 December 1949

Latest Records

Latest records at Westminter Estate
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1997	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1997	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1996	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1996	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1996	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1996	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1996	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	tie	35 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1996	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1996	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1994	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1994	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Westminter Estate: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	1953	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	1920	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	93
Longest dry spell (CDD)	147 days	1948	64 days	93

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Westminter Estate, 1904 to 1997. The record is 104.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Westminter Estate by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1906	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1907	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1908	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1909	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1910	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1911	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1912	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1913	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1914	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1915	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1916	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1918	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1919	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1921	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1922	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1923	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1927	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1928	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1929	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1932	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1933	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1934	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1935	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1936	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1937	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1940	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1942	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1943	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1950	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1951	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1952	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1953	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1954	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1957	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1958	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1961	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1962	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1967	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1968	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1973	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1976	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1978	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1982	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1983	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1984	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1985	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1986	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1995	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1996	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1997	47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Westminter Estate, 1904 to 1997. The record is 173.0 mm (6.8 in) in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.5 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Westminter Estate by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1906	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1907	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1908	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1909	161.4 mm (6.4 in)
1910	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1911	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1912	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1913	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1914	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1915	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1917	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1918	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1920	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1921	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1922	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1923	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1924	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1927	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1928	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1930	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1932	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1933	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1934	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1935	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1936	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1937	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1938	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1939	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1940	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1941	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1942	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1943	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1944	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1945	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1946	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1947	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1948	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1949	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1950	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1951	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1952	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1953	139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1954	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1955	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1956	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1957	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1962	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1963	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1964	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1965	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1968	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1969	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1970	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1973	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1975	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1976	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1977	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1978	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1979	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1982	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1983	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1984	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1985	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1986	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988	167.5 mm (6.6 in)
1989	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1992	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1995	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1996	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997	57.5 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Westminter Estate, 1904 to 1997. The record is 147 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 64 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Westminter Estate by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	31 days
1905	23 days
1906	89 days
1907	17 days
1908	36 days
1909	31 days
1910	50 days
1911	55 days
1912	65 days
1913	36 days
1914	50 days
1915	32 days
1916	64 days
1917	24 days
1918	30 days
1919	54 days
1920	68 days
1921	93 days
1922	64 days
1923	54 days
1924	37 days
1925	62 days
1926	62 days
1927	70 days
1928	67 days
1929	42 days
1930	73 days
1931	82 days
1932	96 days
1933	53 days
1934	53 days
1935	71 days
1936	90 days
1937	69 days
1938	50 days
1939	34 days
1940	40 days
1941	80 days
1942	92 days
1943	30 days
1944	93 days
1945	82 days
1946	93 days
1947	43 days
1948	147 days
1949	29 days
1950	58 days
1951	112 days
1952	37 days
1953	58 days
1954	131 days
1955	97 days
1956	115 days
1957	76 days
1958	103 days
1959	57 days
1960	42 days
1961	62 days
1962	131 days
1963	54 days
1964	52 days
1965	42 days
1967	87 days
1968	47 days
1969	68 days
1970	40 days
1971	66 days
1972	85 days
1973	109 days
1974	112 days
1975	74 days
1976	91 days
1977	112 days
1978	52 days
1979	36 days
1980	110 days
1981	73 days
1982	39 days
1983	41 days
1984	76 days
1985	102 days
1986	85 days
1987	81 days
1988	61 days
1989	27 days
1990	69 days
1991	84 days
1992	107 days
1993	87 days
1994	94 days
1995	86 days
1996	50 days
1997	42 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

83 years, 1906 to 1997

A day with at least 53.8 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 107.5 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Westminter Estate: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1906 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: 104.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1953; 101.0 mm (4.0 in) in 1977; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1946.

Download the Data

Data for Westminter Estate standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Westminter Estate 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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