Altamura Weather Records (SF002962380)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Altamura (SF002962380), South Africa, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Altamura

Altamura (SF002962380) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.97 latitude and 27.63 longitude, 1,600 m (5,249 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 1997, 91 years of record.
0 records set at Altamura still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Altamura set a daily record precipitation of 22.5 mm (0.9 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.97 latitude, 27.63 longitude.
Elevation: 1,600 m (5,249 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 1997, 91 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 Altamura. 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 Altamura, 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 Altamura still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Altamura between 4 January 1978 and 4 January 1978. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 117.8 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Altamura. The most was 117.8 mm (4.6 in) on 4 January 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Altamura
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	4 January 1978
Feb	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	9 February 1940
Mar	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2 March 1920
Apr	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2 April 1953
May	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 May 1968
Jun	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	3 June 1961
Jul	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 July 1911
Aug	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 August 1986
Sep	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 September 1980
Oct	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 October 1943
Nov	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	15 November 1907
Dec	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 December 1921

Latest Records

Latest records at Altamura
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1997	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1996	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1996	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1996	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1996	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1995	Altamura, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	tie	24 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1995	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1994	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1993	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1993	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1907 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Altamura: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	1978	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	200.5 mm (7.9 in)	1967	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	90
Longest dry spell (CDD)	139 days	1945	57 days	90

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Altamura, 1907 to 1997. The record is 117.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Altamura by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1908	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1909	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1910	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1911	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1912	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1913	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1914	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1915	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1916	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1917	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1918	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1919	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1920	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1921	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1922	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1923	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1925	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1926	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1931	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1933	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1935	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1938	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1940	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1941	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1943	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1945	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1947	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1950	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1951	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1952	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1956	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1962	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1963	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1964	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1965	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1972	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1979	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1983	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1984	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1986	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1988	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1991	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1994	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1996	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	41.5 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Altamura, 1907 to 1997. The record is 200.5 mm (7.9 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Altamura by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1908	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1909	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1910	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1911	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1912	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1913	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1915	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1916	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1917	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1918	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1919	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1920	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1921	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1922	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1923	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1924	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1925	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1926	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1927	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1928	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1929	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1931	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1932	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1933	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1934	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1935	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1936	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1937	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1938	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1939	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1940	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1941	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1944	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1945	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1946	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1947	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1948	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1949	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1951	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1953	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1955	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1956	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1957	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1958	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1959	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1961	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1963	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1964	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1965	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1967	200.5 mm (7.9 in)
1968	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1970	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1971	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1973	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1974	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1975	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1976	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1977	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	137.8 mm (5.4 in)
1979	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1980	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1981	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1982	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1983	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1984	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1985	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1986	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1988	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1989	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1991	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1992	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1993	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1994	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1995	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1996	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1997	73.0 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Altamura, 1907 to 1997. The record is 139 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Altamura by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	21 days
1908	30 days
1909	31 days
1910	38 days
1911	56 days
1912	57 days
1913	37 days
1914	52 days
1915	31 days
1916	65 days
1917	22 days
1918	48 days
1919	44 days
1920	72 days
1921	83 days
1922	64 days
1923	55 days
1924	88 days
1925	55 days
1926	78 days
1927	73 days
1928	118 days
1929	9 days
1931	59 days
1932	89 days
1933	43 days
1934	35 days
1935	36 days
1936	90 days
1937	66 days
1938	34 days
1939	52 days
1940	108 days
1941	73 days
1942	91 days
1943	37 days
1944	102 days
1945	139 days
1946	65 days
1947	126 days
1948	127 days
1949	46 days
1950	29 days
1951	71 days
1952	60 days
1953	55 days
1954	99 days
1955	57 days
1956	67 days
1957	38 days
1958	104 days
1959	56 days
1960	37 days
1961	66 days
1962	132 days
1963	46 days
1964	48 days
1965	48 days
1966	84 days
1967	87 days
1968	37 days
1969	40 days
1970	41 days
1971	55 days
1972	85 days
1973	51 days
1974	67 days
1975	53 days
1976	98 days
1977	93 days
1978	46 days
1979	37 days
1980	85 days
1981	72 days
1982	61 days
1983	46 days
1984	76 days
1985	95 days
1986	84 days
1987	46 days
1988	49 days
1989	27 days
1990	58 days
1991	71 days
1992	105 days
1993	43 days
1994	93 days
1995	101 days
1996	50 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

84 years, 1910 to 1996

A day with at least 48.5 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 99.4 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Altamura: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1910 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: 117.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1978; 83.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1920; 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1966.

Download the Data

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