Heavitree, Estcourt Weather Records (SF003005670)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Heavitree, Estcourt (SF003005670), South Africa, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Heavitree, Estcourt

Heavitree, Estcourt (SF003005670) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.95 latitude and 29.82 longitude, 1,020 m (3,346 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1988, 86 years of record.
0 records set at Heavitree, Estcourt still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Heavitree, Estcourt set a daily record precipitation of 12.0 mm (0.5 in) on 26 June 1988.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.95 latitude, 29.82 longitude.
Elevation: 1,020 m (3,346 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1988, 86 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 Heavitree, Estcourt. 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 Heavitree, Estcourt, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Heavitree, Estcourt still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Heavitree, Estcourt between 16 February 1988 and 16 February 1988. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 141.2 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Heavitree, Estcourt. The most was 141.2 mm (5.6 in) on 16 February 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Heavitree, Estcourt
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	13 January 1985
Feb	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	16 February 1988
Mar	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 March 1918
Apr	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 April 1962
May	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 May 1936
Jun	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 June 1905
Jul	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	9 July 1938
Aug	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 August 1943
Sep	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	28 October 1920
Nov	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	12 November 1942
Dec	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	4 December 1914

Latest Records

Latest records at Heavitree, Estcourt
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1988	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1988	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1988	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	all-time rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1988	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1987	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1987	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1987	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	monthly rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1987	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1987	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1987	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1987	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1987	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1987	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1987	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	6 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1987	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1986	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1986	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	tie	4 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1986	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1986	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1985	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Heavitree, Estcourt: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	1988	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	194.9 mm (7.7 in)	1987	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	128 days	1946	72 days	86

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Heavitree, Estcourt, 1903 to 1988. The record is 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Heavitree, Estcourt by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1904	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1905	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1907	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1908	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1909	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1910	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1911	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1912	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1914	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1915	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1918	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1919	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1921	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1922	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1923	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1924	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1925	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1928	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1929	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1930	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1931	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1933	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1934	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1935	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1937	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1938	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1939	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1940	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1941	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1943	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1946	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1947	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1948	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1950	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1953	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1955	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1956	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1957	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1958	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1959	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1960	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1961	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1963	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1964	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1966	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1967	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1968	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1972	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1974	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1975	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1976	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1977	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1978	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1980	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1981	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1982	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1983	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1984	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1986	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1988	141.2 mm (5.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Heavitree, Estcourt, 1903 to 1988. The record is 194.9 mm (7.7 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.5 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Heavitree, Estcourt by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1904	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1905	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1906	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1907	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1908	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1909	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1910	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1911	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1912	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1913	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1914	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1915	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1916	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1917	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1918	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1919	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1920	140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1921	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1922	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1923	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1924	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1925	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1926	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1927	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1928	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1930	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1931	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1932	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1934	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1935	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1936	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1937	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1938	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1940	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1941	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1942	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1943	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1944	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1945	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1946	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1947	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1948	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1949	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1950	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1951	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1952	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1953	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1954	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1955	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1956	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1957	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1958	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1960	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1962	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1963	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1964	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1965	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1966	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1967	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1968	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1970	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1971	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1972	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1973	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1976	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1977	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1978	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1979	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1980	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1981	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1982	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1983	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1984	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1985	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1986	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1987	194.9 mm (7.7 in)
1988	147.4 mm (5.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Heavitree, Estcourt, 1903 to 1988. The record is 128 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 72 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Heavitree, Estcourt by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	69 days
1904	84 days
1905	57 days
1906	107 days
1907	106 days
1908	93 days
1909	37 days
1910	100 days
1911	62 days
1912	75 days
1913	56 days
1914	80 days
1915	37 days
1916	119 days
1917	44 days
1918	68 days
1919	76 days
1920	88 days
1921	119 days
1922	23 days
1923	40 days
1924	83 days
1925	43 days
1926	77 days
1927	96 days
1928	92 days
1929	36 days
1930	40 days
1931	78 days
1932	91 days
1933	53 days
1934	50 days
1935	67 days
1936	102 days
1937	95 days
1938	30 days
1939	44 days
1940	43 days
1941	84 days
1942	34 days
1943	39 days
1944	93 days
1945	101 days
1946	128 days
1947	65 days
1948	83 days
1949	65 days
1950	35 days
1951	66 days
1952	51 days
1953	84 days
1954	99 days
1955	122 days
1956	66 days
1957	59 days
1958	83 days
1959	77 days
1960	72 days
1961	81 days
1962	108 days
1963	80 days
1964	40 days
1965	40 days
1966	73 days
1967	53 days
1968	84 days
1969	91 days
1970	58 days
1971	36 days
1972	85 days
1973	98 days
1974	41 days
1975	69 days
1976	84 days
1977	74 days
1978	81 days
1979	57 days
1980	111 days
1981	72 days
1982	41 days
1983	39 days
1984	64 days
1985	49 days
1986	84 days
1987	50 days
1988	52 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

85 years, 1903 to 1988

A day with at least 54.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.2 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Heavitree, Estcourt: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1903 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: 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1988; 124.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1920; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1962.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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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