Houmoed Weather Records (SF002951740)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Houmoed (SF002951740), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Houmoed

Houmoed (SF002951740) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.90 latitude and 27.10 longitude, 1,440 m (4,724 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1997, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Houmoed still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Houmoed set a daily record precipitation of 26.5 mm (1.0 in) on 13 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.90 latitude, 27.10 longitude.
Elevation: 1,440 m (4,724 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1997, 74 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 Houmoed. 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 Houmoed, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Houmoed still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Houmoed between 7 January 1966 and 7 February 1993. Each dot is a new record.

When Houmoed set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1966-01-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1993-02-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 99.1 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 99.1 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Houmoed. The most was 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 7 February 1993.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Houmoed
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	7 January 1966
Feb	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	7 February 1993
Mar	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	21 March 1925
Apr	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	9 April 1982
May	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	17 May 1968
Jun	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	3 June 1961
Jul	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 July 1955
Aug	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 August 1942
Sep	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	21 September 1987
Oct	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	2 October 1993
Nov	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 November 1940
Dec	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 December 1929

Latest Records

Latest records at Houmoed
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1997	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1997	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1997	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1997	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1997	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1996	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1996	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1996	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1995	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1994	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1993	Houmoed, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1993	Houmoed, ZA	monthly rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Houmoed: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	1993	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	1967	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	153 days	1948	62 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Houmoed, 1924 to 1997. The record is 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Houmoed by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1925	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1926	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1927	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1928	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1929	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1934	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1936	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1947	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1948	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1951	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1954	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1963	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1965	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1966	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1967	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1970	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1971	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1975	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1979	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1981	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1983	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1986	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1987	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1989	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1991	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1992	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1993	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1994	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1996	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1997	47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Houmoed, 1924 to 1997. The record is 154.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.3 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Houmoed by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1925	125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1926	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1927	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1928	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1929	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1931	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1932	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1933	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1934	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1935	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1936	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1937	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1939	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1940	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1941	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1943	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1944	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1945	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1947	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1948	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1949	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1952	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1953	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1954	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1955	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1956	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1957	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1958	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1959	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1960	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1962	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1963	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1965	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1967	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1968	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1970	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1971	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1973	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1975	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1976	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1977	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1978	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1979	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1981	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1982	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1983	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1984	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1985	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1986	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1987	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1988	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1989	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1990	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1991	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1992	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1993	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1994	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1995	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1996	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1997	54.4 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Houmoed, 1924 to 1997. The record is 153 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 62 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Houmoed by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	21 days
1925	70 days
1926	92 days
1927	93 days
1928	98 days
1929	43 days
1930	88 days
1931	69 days
1932	116 days
1933	70 days
1934	53 days
1935	28 days
1936	141 days
1937	75 days
1938	48 days
1939	39 days
1940	44 days
1941	73 days
1942	91 days
1943	40 days
1944	96 days
1945	134 days
1946	65 days
1947	118 days
1948	153 days
1949	45 days
1950	31 days
1951	52 days
1952	63 days
1953	93 days
1954	139 days
1955	57 days
1956	115 days
1957	75 days
1958	112 days
1959	56 days
1960	36 days
1961	61 days
1962	124 days
1963	54 days
1964	62 days
1965	37 days
1966	129 days
1967	93 days
1968	36 days
1969	40 days
1970	40 days
1971	49 days
1972	85 days
1973	51 days
1974	46 days
1975	41 days
1976	69 days
1977	55 days
1978	39 days
1979	35 days
1980	80 days
1981	73 days
1982	38 days
1983	46 days
1984	76 days
1985	89 days
1986	85 days
1987	45 days
1988	49 days
1989	27 days
1990	49 days
1991	60 days
1992	107 days
1993	60 days
1994	149 days
1995	72 days
1996	49 days
1997	44 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

71 years, 1925 to 1996

A day with at least 46.7 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 104.6 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Houmoed: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1925 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: 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1993; 98.5 mm (3.9 in) in 1966; 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1925.

Download the Data

Data for Houmoed standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Houmoed 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).

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