Aardoorns Weather Records (SF002937000)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Aardoorns (SF002937000), South Africa, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Aardoorns

Aardoorns (SF002937000) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.67 latitude and 26.40 longitude, 1,356 m (4,449 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1981, 66 years of record.
0 records set at Aardoorns still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Aardoorns set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 25 January 1981.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.67 latitude, 26.40 longitude.
Elevation: 1,356 m (4,449 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1981, 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 Aardoorns. 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 Aardoorns, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Aardoorns still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 101.1 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Aardoorns. The most was 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 27 January 1937.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Aardoorns
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	27 January 1937
Feb	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	20 February 1972
Mar	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	3 March 1944
Apr	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	2 April 1953
May	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	17 May 1968
Jun	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	3 June 1961
Jul	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	17 July 1965
Aug	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 September 1957
Oct	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 October 1939
Nov	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 November 1963
Dec	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 December 1950

Latest Records

Latest records at Aardoorns
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 January 1981	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1980	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1980	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1980	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1980	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1979	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	5 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1979	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1978	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1978	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1978	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1977	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1977	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1977	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1977	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1977	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1977	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1977	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1977	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1976	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1976	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Aardoorns: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	1937	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	1963	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	162 days	1979	88 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Aardoorns, 1916 to 1981. The record is 101.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.2 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Aardoorns by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1917	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1918	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1920	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1921	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1922	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1923	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1924	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1925	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1926	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1927	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1928	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1929	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1930	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1931	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1932	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1933	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1935	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1936	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1937	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1938	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1941	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1944	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1945	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1948	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1949	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1952	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1954	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1955	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1957	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1960	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1961	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1963	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1966	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1967	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1969	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1971	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1972	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1973	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1979	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	48.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Aardoorns, 1916 to 1981. The record is 159.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Aardoorns by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1917	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1918	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1920	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1921	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1922	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1923	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1924	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1925	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1926	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1927	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1928	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1929	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1930	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1931	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1932	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1933	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1935	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1936	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1937	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1938	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1939	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1940	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1941	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1942	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1943	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1944	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1945	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1947	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1950	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1953	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1954	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1956	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1957	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1958	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1959	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1962	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1964	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1965	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1966	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1968	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1969	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1973	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1974	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1975	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1976	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1977	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1979	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1981	123.5 mm (4.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Aardoorns, 1916 to 1981. The record is 162 days in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 88 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Aardoorns by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	116 days
1917	16 days
1918	82 days
1919	98 days
1920	113 days
1921	121 days
1922	78 days
1923	67 days
1924	131 days
1925	142 days
1926	93 days
1927	116 days
1928	87 days
1929	32 days
1930	88 days
1931	88 days
1932	125 days
1933	100 days
1934	77 days
1935	36 days
1936	141 days
1937	75 days
1938	51 days
1939	33 days
1940	92 days
1941	110 days
1942	92 days
1943	40 days
1944	121 days
1945	86 days
1946	64 days
1947	125 days
1948	149 days
1949	34 days
1950	53 days
1951	82 days
1952	64 days
1953	91 days
1954	117 days
1955	65 days
1956	114 days
1957	76 days
1958	105 days
1959	86 days
1960	52 days
1961	66 days
1962	123 days
1963	80 days
1964	157 days
1965	68 days
1966	129 days
1967	95 days
1968	87 days
1969	69 days
1970	41 days
1971	120 days
1972	63 days
1973	110 days
1974	105 days
1975	111 days
1976	76 days
1977	146 days
1978	83 days
1979	162 days
1980	22 days
1981	6 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, 1918 to 1979

A day with at least 49.5 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 101.7 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Aardoorns: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	101.7 mm (4.0 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 1918 to 1979.

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: 101.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1937; 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1976; 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1972.

Download the Data

Data for Aardoorns 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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