Excelsior (Mun) Weather Records (SF002951160)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Excelsior (Mun) (SF002951160), South Africa, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Excelsior (Mun)

Excelsior (Mun) (SF002951160) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.93 latitude and 27.07 longitude, 1,455 m (4,774 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1997, 87 years of record.
0 records set at Excelsior (Mun) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Excelsior (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 20.0 mm (0.8 in) on 26 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.93 latitude, 27.07 longitude.
Elevation: 1,455 m (4,774 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1997, 87 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 Excelsior (Mun). 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 Excelsior (Mun), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Excelsior (Mun) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 105.4 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Excelsior (Mun). The most was 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 14 January 1934.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Excelsior (Mun)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	14 January 1934
Feb	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	21 February 1988
Mar	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	7 March 1977
Apr	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	2 April 1953
May	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 May 1968
Jun	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	3 June 1961
Jul	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 July 1996
Aug	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 August 1942
Sep	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	3 October 1993
Nov	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	2 November 1935
Dec	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 December 1921

Latest Records

Latest records at Excelsior (Mun)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1997	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1997	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1997	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1997	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1996	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1996	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1996	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1996	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1996	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1995	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1995	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1995	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1995	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1994	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1993	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1993	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Excelsior (Mun): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	1934	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	1964	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	180 days	1994	69 days	87

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Excelsior (Mun), 1911 to 1997. The record is 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Excelsior (Mun) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1912	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1913	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1914	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1915	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1916	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1918	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1919	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1922	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1923	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1928	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1929	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1930	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1931	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1934	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1935	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1936	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1937	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1938	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1939	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1940	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1942	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1945	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1948	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1954	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1955	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1956	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1957	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1965	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1970	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1972	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1975	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1976	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1977	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1978	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1979	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1989	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1991	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1992	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1993	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1996	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Excelsior (Mun), 1911 to 1997. The record is 158.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.5 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Excelsior (Mun) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1912	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1913	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1914	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1915	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1916	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1917	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1918	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1919	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1920	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1921	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1922	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1923	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1924	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1925	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1926	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1927	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1928	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1929	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1931	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1934	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1935	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1936	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1937	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1938	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1939	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1940	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1941	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1942	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1943	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1944	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1945	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1946	129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1947	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1948	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1950	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1951	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1952	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1954	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1955	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1956	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1957	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1958	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1959	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1960	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1961	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1962	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1963	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1964	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1965	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1967	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1968	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1969	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1970	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1973	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1975	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1976	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1977	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1978	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1979	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1980	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1981	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1982	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1986	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1987	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1989	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1990	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1991	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1993	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1994	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1995	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1996	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1997	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Excelsior (Mun), 1911 to 1997. The record is 180 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 69 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Excelsior (Mun) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	16 days
1912	38 days
1913	75 days
1914	51 days
1915	34 days
1916	106 days
1917	59 days
1918	15 days
1919	29 days
1920	98 days
1921	23 days
1922	70 days
1923	62 days
1924	42 days
1925	103 days
1926	143 days
1927	81 days
1928	69 days
1929	43 days
1930	81 days
1931	79 days
1932	125 days
1933	71 days
1934	55 days
1935	78 days
1936	91 days
1937	70 days
1938	51 days
1939	41 days
1940	41 days
1941	57 days
1942	91 days
1943	32 days
1944	94 days
1945	135 days
1946	64 days
1947	47 days
1948	149 days
1949	29 days
1950	46 days
1951	69 days
1952	68 days
1953	91 days
1954	115 days
1955	57 days
1956	66 days
1957	76 days
1958	110 days
1959	59 days
1960	45 days
1961	61 days
1962	124 days
1963	54 days
1964	44 days
1965	38 days
1966	128 days
1967	87 days
1968	38 days
1969	76 days
1970	71 days
1971	74 days
1972	119 days
1973	109 days
1974	72 days
1975	47 days
1976	45 days
1977	79 days
1978	52 days
1979	34 days
1980	111 days
1981	72 days
1982	37 days
1983	44 days
1984	101 days
1985	102 days
1986	85 days
1987	83 days
1988	61 days
1989	54 days
1990	58 days
1991	87 days
1992	108 days
1993	52 days
1994	180 days
1995	109 days
1996	68 days
1997	61 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

76 years, 1912 to 1996

A day with at least 50.0 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 117.7 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Excelsior (Mun): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
100 years	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1912 to 1996.

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: 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1934; 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1988; 92.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1953.

Download the Data

Data for Excelsior (Mun) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Excelsior (Mun) 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 2026-10-14 (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).

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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