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Pot-the-Red Weather Records (SF002954050)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pot-the-Red (SF002954050), South Africa, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Pot-the-Red

  • Pot-the-Red (SF002954050) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.75 latitude and 27.23 longitude, 1,445 m (4,741 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1941 to 1997, 57 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Pot-the-Red still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Pot-the-Red set a daily record precipitation of 39.5 mm (1.6 in) on 13 September 1997.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -28.75 latitude, 27.23 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,445 m (4,741 ft).
  • Period of record: 1941 to 1997, 57 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Pot-the-Red, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pot-the-Red. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pot-the-Red. 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 Pot-the-Red, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Pot-the-Red by the year they were set 0 records at Pot-the-Red still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Pot-the-Red still stand.
Standing records at Pot-the-Red by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 125.7 mm (4.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pot-the-Red The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pot-the-Red. The most was 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 4 March 1948. 050100150 Jan: 86.0 mm (3.4 in), 7 January 1966 Jan Feb: 72.4 mm (2.9 in), 4 February 1941 Feb Mar: 125.7 mm (4.9 in), 4 March 1948 Mar Apr: 53.0 mm (2.1 in), 22 April 1997 Apr May: 54.0 mm (2.1 in), 16 May 1968 May Jun: 38.0 mm (1.5 in), 3 June 1961 Jun Jul: 28.0 mm (1.1 in), 27 July 1997 Jul Aug: 65.3 mm (2.6 in), 9 August 1942 Aug Sep: 49.0 mm (1.9 in), 21 September 1987 Sep Oct: 60.0 mm (2.4 in), 2 October 1993 Oct Nov: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 23 November 1957 Nov Dec: 98.0 mm (3.9 in), 25 December 1975 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pot-the-Red. The most was 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 4 March 1948.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pot-the-Red
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan86.0 mm (3.4 in)7 January 1966
Feb72.4 mm (2.9 in)4 February 1941
Mar125.7 mm (4.9 in)4 March 1948
Apr53.0 mm (2.1 in)22 April 1997
May54.0 mm (2.1 in)16 May 1968
Jun38.0 mm (1.5 in)3 June 1961
Jul28.0 mm (1.1 in)27 July 1997
Aug65.3 mm (2.6 in)9 August 1942
Sep49.0 mm (1.9 in)21 September 1987
Oct60.0 mm (2.4 in)2 October 1993
Nov50.0 mm (2.0 in)23 November 1957
Dec98.0 mm (3.9 in)25 December 1975

Latest Records

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Latest records at Pot-the-Red
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 September 1997Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain39.5 mm (1.6 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)11 years40 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997Pot-the-Red, ZAmonthly rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)54 years35 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1997Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain7.5 mm (0.30 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain21.5 mm (0.8 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)54 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1997Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997Pot-the-Red, ZAmonthly rain53.0 mm (2.1 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)44 years31 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1997Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)52 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1997Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain39.0 mm (1.5 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1996Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain25.5 mm (1.0 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)33 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)31 years47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1996Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain45.5 mm (1.8 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)48 years40 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1996Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain43.0 mm (1.7 in)34.0 mm (1.3 in)3 years40 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1996Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)9.5 mm (0.37 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain37.0 mm (1.5 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)28 years25 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1996Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain38.0 mm (1.5 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)26 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)42 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1995Pot-the-Red, ZAdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1941 to 1997
Yearly extremes at Pot-the-Red: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)125.7 mm (4.9 in)194849.0 mm (1.9 in)57
Wettest five days (Rx5day)170.0 mm (6.7 in)196782.0 mm (3.2 in)57
Longest dry spell (CDD)124 days196259 days57

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pot-the-Red by year The wettest day of the year at Pot-the-Red, 1941 to 1997. The record is 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in). 05010015019501960197019801990Record: 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1948
The wettest day of the year at Pot-the-Red, 1941 to 1997. The record is 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pot-the-Red by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194172.4 mm (2.9 in)
194265.3 mm (2.6 in)
194356.4 mm (2.2 in)
194446.0 mm (1.8 in)
194544.2 mm (1.7 in)
194677.0 mm (3.0 in)
194753.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948125.7 mm (4.9 in)
194957.2 mm (2.3 in)
195036.8 mm (1.4 in)
195138.4 mm (1.5 in)
195233.0 mm (1.3 in)
195350.0 mm (2.0 in)
195455.5 mm (2.2 in)
195555.0 mm (2.2 in)
195652.0 mm (2.0 in)
195785.0 mm (3.3 in)
195830.0 mm (1.2 in)
195945.0 mm (1.8 in)
196054.0 mm (2.1 in)
196138.0 mm (1.5 in)
196243.0 mm (1.7 in)
196342.0 mm (1.7 in)
196459.0 mm (2.3 in)
196522.0 mm (0.9 in)
196686.0 mm (3.4 in)
196770.0 mm (2.8 in)
196854.0 mm (2.1 in)
196945.0 mm (1.8 in)
197067.0 mm (2.6 in)
197172.0 mm (2.8 in)
197270.0 mm (2.8 in)
197337.7 mm (1.5 in)
197439.0 mm (1.5 in)
197598.0 mm (3.9 in)
197653.0 mm (2.1 in)
197737.5 mm (1.5 in)
197832.5 mm (1.3 in)
197940.5 mm (1.6 in)
198045.0 mm (1.8 in)
198152.0 mm (2.0 in)
198249.0 mm (1.9 in)
198337.0 mm (1.5 in)
198437.0 mm (1.5 in)
198536.0 mm (1.4 in)
198648.5 mm (1.9 in)
198749.0 mm (1.9 in)
198863.0 mm (2.5 in)
198932.0 mm (1.3 in)
199046.0 mm (1.8 in)
199185.0 mm (3.3 in)
199230.0 mm (1.2 in)
199360.0 mm (2.4 in)
199434.0 mm (1.3 in)
199533.0 mm (1.3 in)
199646.0 mm (1.8 in)
199753.0 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pot-the-Red by year The wettest five days of the year at Pot-the-Red, 1941 to 1997. The record is 170.0 mm (6.7 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.0 mm (3.2 in). 05010015020019501960197019801990Record: 170.0 mm (6.7 in) in 1967
The wettest five days of the year at Pot-the-Red, 1941 to 1997. The record is 170.0 mm (6.7 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.0 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pot-the-Red by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1941102.6 mm (4.0 in)
194273.1 mm (2.9 in)
194399.1 mm (3.9 in)
1944142.5 mm (5.6 in)
194558.1 mm (2.3 in)
194698.1 mm (3.9 in)
194796.0 mm (3.8 in)
1948152.4 mm (6.0 in)
194986.1 mm (3.4 in)
195069.9 mm (2.8 in)
195150.4 mm (2.0 in)
195273.2 mm (2.9 in)
195388.5 mm (3.5 in)
195492.0 mm (3.6 in)
195588.0 mm (3.5 in)
195689.0 mm (3.5 in)
195791.0 mm (3.6 in)
195869.0 mm (2.7 in)
195971.0 mm (2.8 in)
1960103.0 mm (4.1 in)
196159.0 mm (2.3 in)
196270.0 mm (2.8 in)
196369.5 mm (2.7 in)
1964117.0 mm (4.6 in)
196532.0 mm (1.3 in)
196691.5 mm (3.6 in)
1967170.0 mm (6.7 in)
196864.0 mm (2.5 in)
196972.0 mm (2.8 in)
197081.5 mm (3.2 in)
197195.0 mm (3.7 in)
1972110.0 mm (4.3 in)
197354.5 mm (2.1 in)
197461.5 mm (2.4 in)
1975118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1976100.0 mm (3.9 in)
197747.5 mm (1.9 in)
197857.5 mm (2.3 in)
197982.0 mm (3.2 in)
198078.5 mm (3.1 in)
1981101.0 mm (4.0 in)
198288.0 mm (3.5 in)
198368.0 mm (2.7 in)
198488.5 mm (3.5 in)
198575.0 mm (3.0 in)
198672.0 mm (2.8 in)
198781.0 mm (3.2 in)
198894.5 mm (3.7 in)
198982.5 mm (3.2 in)
199099.0 mm (3.9 in)
1991125.5 mm (4.9 in)
199247.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993103.0 mm (4.1 in)
199462.0 mm (2.4 in)
199569.0 mm (2.7 in)
199671.5 mm (2.8 in)
199768.5 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pot-the-Red by year The longest dry spell of the year at Pot-the-Red, 1941 to 1997. The record is 124 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days. 25507510012519501960197019801990Record: 124 days in 1962
The longest dry spell of the year at Pot-the-Red, 1941 to 1997. The record is 124 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pot-the-Red by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194173 days
194292 days
194337 days
194494 days
194551 days
194668 days
194745 days
194888 days
194927 days
195049 days
195128 days
195250 days
195392 days
195499 days
195557 days
195679 days
195737 days
1958106 days
195956 days
196037 days
196142 days
1962124 days
196346 days
196445 days
196537 days
196678 days
196780 days
196838 days
196940 days
197040 days
197178 days
197285 days
197356 days
197466 days
197546 days
197669 days
1977112 days
197840 days
197936 days
1980111 days
198177 days
198238 days
198346 days
198466 days
1985102 days
198685 days
198770 days
198854 days
198954 days
199069 days
199171 days
1992107 days
199359 days
199494 days
199572 days
199650 days
199744 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

56 years, 1941 to 1996

A day with at least 47.9 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.9 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pot-the-Red: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years47.9 mm (1.9 in)
5 years64.3 mm (2.5 in)
10 years76.3 mm (3.0 in)
25 years92.9 mm (3.7 in)
50 years106.4 mm (4.2 in)
100 years120.9 mm (4.8 in)Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1941 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: 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1948; 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1975; 86.0 mm (3.4 in) in 1966.

Download the Data

  • Data for Pot-the-Red standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Pot-the-Red 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).