Flora Weather Records (SF002955580)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Flora (SF002955580), South Africa, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Flora

Flora (SF002955580) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.80 latitude and 27.32 longitude, 1,539 m (5,049 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1988, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Flora still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Flora set a daily record precipitation of 7.0 mm (0.28 in) on 13 September 1988.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.80 latitude, 27.32 longitude.
Elevation: 1,539 m (5,049 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1988, 78 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 Flora. 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 Flora, 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 Flora still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Flora between 4 March 1948 and 4 March 1948. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 106.7 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Flora. The most was 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 4 March 1948.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Flora
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 January 1967
Feb	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	3 February 1912
Mar	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	4 March 1948
Apr	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	2 April 1953
May	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	16 May 1968
Jun	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	3 June 1961
Jul	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 July 1911
Aug	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 August 1942
Sep	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 September 1987
Oct	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	18 October 1927
Nov	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	2 November 1935
Dec	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	20 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Flora
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 September 1988	Flora, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1988	Flora, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1988	Flora, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1988	Flora, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1988	Flora, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1988	Flora, ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1988	Flora, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1988	Flora, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1987	Flora, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1987	Flora, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1987	Flora, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1987	Flora, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1987	Flora, ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1987	Flora, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1987	Flora, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1987	Flora, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1986	Flora, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1986	Flora, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1986	Flora, ZA	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1986	Flora, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Flora: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	1948	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	182.3 mm (7.2 in)	1912	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	129 days	1936	63 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Flora, 1911 to 1988. The record is 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.9 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Flora by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1912	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1913	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1914	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1915	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1916	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1917	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1918	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1919	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1920	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1921	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1922	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1923	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1924	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1925	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1926	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1928	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1929	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1931	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1932	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1933	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1934	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1935	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1936	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1938	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1939	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1940	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1941	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1946	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1949	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1951	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1952	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1956	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1959	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1960	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1961	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1962	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1967	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1968	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1969	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1971	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1973	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1975	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1977	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1981	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1984	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1986	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	46.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Flora, 1911 to 1988. The record is 182.3 mm (7.2 in) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.6 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Flora by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1912	182.3 mm (7.2 in)
1913	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1914	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1915	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1916	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1917	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1918	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1919	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1920	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1921	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1922	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1923	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1924	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1925	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1926	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1927	150.5 mm (5.9 in)
1928	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1929	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1930	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1932	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1933	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1934	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1935	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1936	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1937	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1938	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1939	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1940	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1941	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1942	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1943	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1944	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1945	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1946	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1947	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1948	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1949	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1950	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1951	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1952	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1954	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1955	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1956	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1957	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1958	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1960	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1961	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1963	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1965	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1968	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1971	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1973	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1975	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1976	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1977	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1981	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1982	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1983	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1984	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1985	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1986	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988	72.5 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Flora, 1911 to 1988. The record is 129 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 63 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Flora by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	56 days
1912	67 days
1913	38 days
1914	51 days
1915	66 days
1916	64 days
1917	31 days
1918	34 days
1919	43 days
1920	89 days
1921	93 days
1922	71 days
1923	55 days
1924	52 days
1925	43 days
1926	78 days
1927	74 days
1928	94 days
1929	42 days
1930	50 days
1931	68 days
1932	92 days
1933	71 days
1934	51 days
1935	107 days
1936	129 days
1937	69 days
1938	38 days
1939	37 days
1940	78 days
1941	57 days
1942	92 days
1943	37 days
1944	93 days
1945	83 days
1946	63 days
1947	64 days
1948	81 days
1949	28 days
1950	49 days
1951	47 days
1952	64 days
1953	90 days
1954	103 days
1955	58 days
1956	67 days
1957	53 days
1958	100 days
1959	58 days
1960	37 days
1961	51 days
1962	102 days
1963	53 days
1964	45 days
1965	46 days
1966	77 days
1967	77 days
1968	37 days
1969	40 days
1970	40 days
1971	63 days
1972	85 days
1973	95 days
1974	66 days
1975	52 days
1976	68 days
1977	112 days
1978	46 days
1979	36 days
1980	44 days
1981	74 days
1982	37 days
1983	46 days
1984	48 days
1985	102 days
1986	85 days
1987	79 days
1988	49 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

78 years, 1911 to 1988

A day with at least 47.7 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 109.0 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Flora: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1911 to 1988.

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: 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1948; 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1912; 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1967.

Download the Data

Data for Flora standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Flora 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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