Windy Hill No.2 Weather Records (SF002701190)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Windy Hill No.2 (SF002701190), South Africa, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Windy Hill No.2

Windy Hill No.2 (SF002701190) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.50 latitude and 30.57 longitude, 960 m (3,150 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1932 to 1997, 66 years of record.
0 records set at Windy Hill No.2 still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Windy Hill No.2 set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 5 December 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.50 latitude, 30.57 longitude.
Elevation: 960 m (3,150 ft).
Period of record: 1932 to 1997, 66 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 Windy Hill No.2. 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 Windy Hill No.2, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Windy Hill No.2 still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 153.4 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Windy Hill No.2. The most was 153.4 mm (6.0 in) on 14 January 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Windy Hill No.2
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	14 January 1947
Feb	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	15 February 1958
Mar	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	19 March 1956
Apr	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	9 April 1984
May	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	6 May 1940
Jun	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	12 June 1935
Jul	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	8 July 1996
Aug	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	26 August 1953
Sep	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	18 October 1969
Nov	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 November 1991
Dec	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	4 December 1958

Latest Records

Latest records at Windy Hill No.2
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 December 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	2 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1997	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1996	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1996	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	monthly rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1996	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1996	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1996	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1995	Windy Hill No.2, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1932 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Windy Hill No.2: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	1947	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	1940	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	101 days	1975	37 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Windy Hill No.2, 1932 to 1997. The record is 153.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.5 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Windy Hill No.2 by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1932	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1933	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1935	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1936	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1938	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1940	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1941	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1944	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1946	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1948	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1950	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1951	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1954	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1955	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1956	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1957	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1958	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1960	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1961	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1963	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1964	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1965	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1967	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1968	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1969	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1970	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1971	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1972	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1974	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1977	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1981	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1982	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1983	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1984	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1985	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1987	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1988	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1989	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1990	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1991	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1994	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1995	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1996	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1997	106.0 mm (4.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Windy Hill No.2, 1932 to 1997. The record is 220.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.9 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Windy Hill No.2 by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1932	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1933	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1934	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1935	181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1936	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1937	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1938	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1939	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1940	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1941	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1942	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1943	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1944	110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1945	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1946	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1947	169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1948	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1949	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1950	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1952	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1953	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1955	143.9 mm (5.7 in)
1956	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1957	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1958	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1959	185.5 mm (7.3 in)
1960	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1961	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1962	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1963	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1964	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1965	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1966	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1967	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1968	110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1969	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1970	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1971	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1972	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1973	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1974	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1975	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1976	141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1977	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1978	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1979	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1980	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1981	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1982	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1984	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1985	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1986	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1987	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1988	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1989	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1990	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1991	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1992	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1994	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1995	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1996	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1997	122.8 mm (4.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Windy Hill No.2, 1932 to 1997. The record is 101 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Windy Hill No.2 by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1932	9 days
1933	29 days
1934	25 days
1935	23 days
1936	40 days
1937	31 days
1938	29 days
1939	45 days
1940	49 days
1941	59 days
1942	31 days
1943	23 days
1944	63 days
1945	87 days
1946	50 days
1947	22 days
1948	54 days
1949	37 days
1950	46 days
1951	67 days
1952	30 days
1953	50 days
1954	26 days
1955	63 days
1956	21 days
1957	41 days
1958	31 days
1959	50 days
1960	49 days
1961	45 days
1962	89 days
1963	30 days
1964	37 days
1965	37 days
1966	35 days
1967	34 days
1968	80 days
1969	31 days
1970	41 days
1971	33 days
1972	26 days
1973	84 days
1974	32 days
1975	101 days
1976	41 days
1977	53 days
1978	26 days
1979	40 days
1980	57 days
1981	24 days
1982	26 days
1983	27 days
1984	30 days
1985	33 days
1986	55 days
1987	23 days
1988	28 days
1989	65 days
1990	37 days
1991	37 days
1992	53 days
1993	88 days
1994	36 days
1995	37 days
1996	34 days
1997	25 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

64 years, 1933 to 1997

A day with at least 63.2 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 127.3 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Windy Hill No.2: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1933 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: 127.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1940; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1958; 107.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1959.

Download the Data

Data for Windy Hill No.2 standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

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