Drieputs Weather Records (SF002908100)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Drieputs (SF002908100), South Africa, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Drieputs

Drieputs (SF002908100) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.00 latitude and 24.95 longitude, 1,173 m (3,848 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1987, 64 years of record.
0 records set at Drieputs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Drieputs tied a daily record precipitation of 14.5 mm (0.6 in) on 13 November 1987.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.00 latitude, 24.95 longitude.
Elevation: 1,173 m (3,848 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1987, 64 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 Drieputs. 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 Drieputs, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Drieputs still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 119.1 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Drieputs. The most was 119.1 mm (4.7 in) on 11 March 1948.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Drieputs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	1 January 1951
Feb	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 February 1932
Mar	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	11 March 1948
Apr	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	17 April 1962
May	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 May 1967
Jun	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 July 1961
Aug	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 September 1929
Oct	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	18 October 1941
Nov	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 November 1980
Dec	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 December 1940

Latest Records

Latest records at Drieputs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 November 1987	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	tie	24 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1987	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1987	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1987	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1987	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	10 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1987	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1987	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1987	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1986	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1986	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1986	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1986	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1986	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1985	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1984	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1983	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1983	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1983	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1983	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1983	Drieputs, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Drieputs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	1948	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	1948	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	203 days	1962	92 days	64

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Drieputs, 1924 to 1987. The record is 119.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.3 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Drieputs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1926	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1927	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1928	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1930	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1931	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1934	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1937	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1940	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1942	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1944	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1948	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1949	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1953	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1954	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1959	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1961	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1962	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1963	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1964	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1967	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1978	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1984	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1986	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1987	36.5 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Drieputs, 1924 to 1987. The record is 193.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.8 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Drieputs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1926	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1927	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1928	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1929	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1930	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1931	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1932	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1934	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1937	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1938	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1939	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1942	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1943	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1944	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1945	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1946	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1949	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1951	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1952	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1953	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1955	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1956	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1957	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1958	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1959	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1960	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1961	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1963	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1965	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1967	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1968	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1973	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1975	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1976	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1978	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1979	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1981	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1982	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1984	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1985	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1986	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	42.0 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Drieputs, 1924 to 1987. The record is 203 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 92 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Drieputs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	92 days
1925	71 days
1926	149 days
1927	73 days
1928	119 days
1929	58 days
1930	83 days
1931	109 days
1932	127 days
1933	202 days
1934	78 days
1935	77 days
1936	104 days
1937	143 days
1938	69 days
1939	91 days
1940	143 days
1941	157 days
1942	123 days
1943	52 days
1944	136 days
1945	97 days
1946	132 days
1947	79 days
1948	172 days
1949	103 days
1950	83 days
1951	108 days
1952	37 days
1953	92 days
1954	175 days
1955	81 days
1956	115 days
1957	60 days
1958	150 days
1959	98 days
1960	53 days
1961	65 days
1962	203 days
1963	90 days
1964	103 days
1965	50 days
1966	135 days
1967	77 days
1968	158 days
1969	48 days
1970	74 days
1971	64 days
1972	126 days
1973	68 days
1974	65 days
1975	109 days
1976	68 days
1977	77 days
1978	41 days
1979	42 days
1980	113 days
1981	73 days
1982	45 days
1983	60 days
1984	155 days
1985	185 days
1986	122 days
1987	95 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

60 years, 1925 to 1986

A day with at least 42.6 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.6 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Drieputs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1925 to 1986.

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: 119.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1948; 85.3 mm (3.4 in) in 1941; 73.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1936.

Download the Data

Data for Drieputs 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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