Fairview Weather Records (SF003050370)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fairview (SF003050370), South Africa, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Fairview

Fairview (SF003050370) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.62 latitude and 32.03 longitude, 76 m (249 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1997, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Fairview still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fairview set a daily record precipitation of 72.5 mm (2.9 in) on 27 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.62 latitude, 32.03 longitude.
Elevation: 76 m (249 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1997, 79 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 Fairview. 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 Fairview, 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 Fairview still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Fairview between 1 February 1984 and 1 February 1984. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 360.0 mm (14.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fairview. The most was 360.0 mm (14.2 in) on 1 February 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fairview
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	29 January 1920
Feb	360.0 mm (14.2 in)	1 February 1984
Mar	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	9 March 1925
Apr	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	29 April 1949
May	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	12 May 1971
Jun	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	26 June 1987
Jul	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 July 1971
Aug	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	5 August 1973
Sep	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 October 1985
Nov	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	8 November 1960
Dec	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	21 December 1956

Latest Records

Latest records at Fairview
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1997	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1997	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1997	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1996	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1996	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1995	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1995	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1995	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1995	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1995	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1995	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1995	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1994	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1994	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1994	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1993	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 October 1993	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Fairview: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	360.0 mm (14.2 in)	1984	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	587.0 mm (23.1 in)	1984	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	70 days	1943	27 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fairview, 1919 to 1997. The record is 360.0 mm (14.2 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.8 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fairview by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1920	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1921	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1922	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1923	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	242.8 mm (9.6 in)
1926	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1927	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1928	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1929	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1931	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1932	265.4 mm (10.4 in)
1933	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1934	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1935	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1936	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1937	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1939	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1940	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1941	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1944	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1945	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1946	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1947	169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1948	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949	217.7 mm (8.6 in)
1950	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1951	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1954	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1955	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1956	206.5 mm (8.1 in)
1957	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1959	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1960	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1961	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1962	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1965	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1966	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1968	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1970	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1971	240.0 mm (9.4 in)
1972	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1973	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1974	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1976	201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1977	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1978	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1980	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1981	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1982	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	360.0 mm (14.2 in)
1985	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1986	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1987	260.0 mm (10.2 in)
1988	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1990	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1991	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1992	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1994	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1995	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1996	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1997	72.5 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fairview, 1919 to 1997. The record is 587.0 mm (23.1 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 136.6 mm (5.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fairview by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1920	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1921	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1922	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1923	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1924	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1925	529.6 mm (20.9 in)
1926	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1927	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1928	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1929	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1930	227.8 mm (9.0 in)
1931	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1932	399.3 mm (15.7 in)
1933	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1934	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1935	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1936	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1937	172.6 mm (6.8 in)
1938	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1939	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1940	197.9 mm (7.8 in)
1941	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1942	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1943	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1944	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1945	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1946	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1947	207.6 mm (8.2 in)
1948	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1949	251.5 mm (9.9 in)
1950	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1951	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1952	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1953	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1954	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1955	143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1956	340.5 mm (13.4 in)
1957	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1958	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1959	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1960	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1961	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1962	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1963	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1964	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1965	138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1966	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1967	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1968	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1969	186.3 mm (7.3 in)
1970	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1971	251.5 mm (9.9 in)
1972	225.0 mm (8.9 in)
1973	211.5 mm (8.3 in)
1974	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1976	283.5 mm (11.2 in)
1977	293.5 mm (11.6 in)
1978	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1979	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1981	149.5 mm (5.9 in)
1982	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1984	587.0 mm (23.1 in)
1985	183.1 mm (7.2 in)
1986	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1987	467.5 mm (18.4 in)
1988	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1989	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1990	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1991	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1992	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1993	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1994	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1995	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1996	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1997	198.5 mm (7.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fairview, 1919 to 1997. The record is 70 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fairview by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	12 days
1920	40 days
1921	32 days
1922	28 days
1923	35 days
1924	21 days
1925	20 days
1926	20 days
1927	27 days
1928	34 days
1929	23 days
1930	26 days
1931	22 days
1932	42 days
1933	36 days
1934	23 days
1935	25 days
1936	28 days
1937	39 days
1938	21 days
1939	36 days
1940	32 days
1941	20 days
1942	28 days
1943	70 days
1944	26 days
1945	55 days
1946	56 days
1947	20 days
1948	55 days
1949	19 days
1950	29 days
1951	19 days
1952	16 days
1953	31 days
1954	25 days
1955	24 days
1956	28 days
1957	23 days
1958	32 days
1959	46 days
1960	27 days
1961	21 days
1962	33 days
1963	35 days
1964	37 days
1965	38 days
1966	32 days
1967	31 days
1968	33 days
1969	38 days
1970	18 days
1971	24 days
1972	27 days
1973	26 days
1974	22 days
1975	27 days
1976	27 days
1977	26 days
1978	21 days
1979	19 days
1980	27 days
1981	23 days
1982	47 days
1983	31 days
1984	40 days
1985	28 days
1986	46 days
1987	26 days
1988	25 days
1989	26 days
1990	27 days
1991	33 days
1992	62 days
1993	32 days
1994	23 days
1995	31 days
1996	27 days
1997	24 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

73 years, 1921 to 1997

A day with at least 84.3 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 378.7 mm (14.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fairview: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
5 years	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
10 years	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
25 years	233.8 mm (9.2 in)
50 years	298.1 mm (11.7 in)
100 years	378.7 mm (14.9 in)	Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1921 to 1997.

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: 360.0 mm (14.2 in) in 1984; 265.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1932; 260.0 mm (10.2 in) in 1987.

Download the Data

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