Middelkop Weather Records (SF002930070)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Middelkop (SF002930070), South Africa, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Middelkop

Middelkop (SF002930070) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.62 latitude and 26.02 longitude, 1,306 m (4,285 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1990, 66 years of record.
0 records set at Middelkop still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Middelkop set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 14 February 1990.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.62 latitude, 26.02 longitude.
Elevation: 1,306 m (4,285 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 1990, 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 Middelkop. 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 Middelkop, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Middelkop still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 141.0 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Middelkop. The most was 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 27 December 1933.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Middelkop
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	23 January 1975
Feb	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	21 February 1988
Mar	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 March 1956
Apr	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	3 April 1988
May	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 May 1975
Jun	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	3 June 1961
Jul	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	12 September 1957
Oct	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 October 1985
Nov	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 November 1940
Dec	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	27 December 1933

Latest Records

Latest records at Middelkop
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1990	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1989	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1989	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1989	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1989	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1989	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1989	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1989	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1989	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1988	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1988	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1988	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1988	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1988	Middelkop, ZA	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1988	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	2 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1988	Middelkop, ZA	monthly rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1988	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1987	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1987	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1987	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1925 to 1990

Yearly extremes at Middelkop: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	1933	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	255.9 mm (10.1 in)	1988	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	180 days	1932	95 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Middelkop, 1925 to 1990. The record is 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Middelkop by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1926	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1929	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1930	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1931	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1932	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1934	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1935	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1937	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1940	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1943	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1947	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1949	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1956	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1957	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1959	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1961	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1962	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1963	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1965	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1973	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1975	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1976	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1977	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1978	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1980	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1985	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1986	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1987	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1989	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1990	77.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Middelkop, 1925 to 1990. The record is 255.9 mm (10.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.5 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Middelkop by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1926	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1927	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1929	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1930	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1931	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1932	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1933	193.1 mm (7.6 in)
1934	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1935	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1937	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1938	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1939	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1940	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1941	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1942	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1943	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1945	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1946	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1947	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1948	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1951	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1953	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1955	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1956	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1957	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1958	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1961	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1963	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1964	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1965	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1967	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1968	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1970	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1971	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1972	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1973	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1975	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1976	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1977	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1978	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1979	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1981	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1982	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1983	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1984	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1985	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1986	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988	255.9 mm (10.1 in)
1989	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1990	83.0 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Middelkop, 1925 to 1990. The record is 180 days in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 95 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Middelkop by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	31 days
1926	121 days
1927	108 days
1928	114 days
1929	40 days
1930	81 days
1931	79 days
1932	180 days
1933	75 days
1934	78 days
1935	114 days
1936	139 days
1937	174 days
1938	51 days
1939	50 days
1940	86 days
1941	111 days
1942	91 days
1943	41 days
1944	95 days
1945	170 days
1946	133 days
1947	127 days
1948	174 days
1949	62 days
1950	65 days
1951	97 days
1952	90 days
1953	146 days
1954	178 days
1955	120 days
1956	166 days
1957	40 days
1958	112 days
1959	94 days
1960	56 days
1961	70 days
1962	124 days
1963	76 days
1964	73 days
1965	63 days
1966	129 days
1967	75 days
1968	98 days
1969	69 days
1970	42 days
1971	136 days
1972	120 days
1973	76 days
1974	101 days
1975	52 days
1976	101 days
1977	137 days
1978	73 days
1979	36 days
1980	132 days
1981	83 days
1982	38 days
1983	74 days
1984	117 days
1985	110 days
1986	135 days
1987	83 days
1988	97 days
1989	126 days
1990	12 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

63 years, 1926 to 1989

A day with at least 49.2 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 121.6 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Middelkop: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1926 to 1989.

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: 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1933; 100.5 mm (4.0 in) in 1988; 86.0 mm (3.4 in) in 1956.

Download the Data

Data for Middelkop standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Middelkop 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 2026-10-12 (12 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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