Dunmurray Weather Records (SF003203480)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dunmurray (SF003203480), South Africa, with 105 years of record.

Key Facts for Dunmurray

Dunmurray (SF003203480) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.30 latitude and 22.70 longitude, 1,368 m (4,488 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1997, 105 years of record.
0 records set at Dunmurray still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dunmurray set a daily record precipitation of 19.5 mm (0.8 in) on 6 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.30 latitude, 22.70 longitude.
Elevation: 1,368 m (4,488 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1997, 105 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 Dunmurray. 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 Dunmurray, 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 Dunmurray still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Dunmurray between 19 March 1940 and 19 March 1940. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 111.0 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dunmurray. The most was 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 19 March 1940.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dunmurray
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	28 January 1977
Feb	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 February 1920
Mar	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	19 March 1940
Apr	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	9 April 1969
May	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 May 1925
Jun	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 June 1991
Jul	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 July 1908
Aug	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 August 1919
Sep	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 September 1957
Oct	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2 October 1942
Nov	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	11 November 1978
Dec	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	7 December 1988

Latest Records

Latest records at Dunmurray
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1997	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1997	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1997	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1996	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1996	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1995	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1994	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1994	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1993	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1993	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	5 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1993	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1992	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1992	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1992	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1991	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1991	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1991	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1991	Dunmurray, ZA	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1991	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Dunmurray: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	1940	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	100
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	1940	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	100
Longest dry spell (CDD)	199 days	1972	88 days	100

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dunmurray, 1893 to 1997. The record is 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dunmurray by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1894	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1895	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1896	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1897	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1898	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1899	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1900	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1901	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1902	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1903	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1904	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1905	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1906	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1907	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1908	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1909	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1910	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1911	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1913	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1914	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1915	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1916	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1919	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1922	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1923	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1924	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1925	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1927	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1928	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1932	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1934	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1936	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1937	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1938	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1939	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1940	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1941	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1942	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1943	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1945	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1948	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1949	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1955	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1956	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1959	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1961	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1962	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1964	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1966	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1969	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1977	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1978	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1979	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1982	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1984	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1985	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1986	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1987	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1988	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1989	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1990	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1992	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1993	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1995	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1996	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1997	61.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dunmurray, 1893 to 1997. The record is 175.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.2 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dunmurray by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1894	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1895	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1896	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1897	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1898	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1899	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1900	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1901	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1902	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1903	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1904	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1905	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1906	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1907	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1908	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1909	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1910	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1911	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1912	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1914	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1915	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1916	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1917	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1918	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1919	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1920	174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1921	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1922	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1923	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1924	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1925	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1926	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1927	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1928	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1930	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1931	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1932	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1934	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1935	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1938	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1939	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1940	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1941	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1942	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1943	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1944	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1945	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1948	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1949	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1955	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1957	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1959	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1960	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1962	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1964	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1966	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1968	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1969	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1970	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1971	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1974	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1975	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1976	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1977	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1978	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1979	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1980	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1981	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1982	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1983	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1984	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1985	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1986	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1987	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1988	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1990	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1991	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1995	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1997	85.5 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dunmurray, 1893 to 1997. The record is 199 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 88 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dunmurray by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	50 days
1894	30 days
1895	59 days
1896	142 days
1897	145 days
1898	68 days
1899	48 days
1900	42 days
1901	89 days
1902	87 days
1903	57 days
1904	85 days
1905	88 days
1906	116 days
1907	95 days
1908	44 days
1909	106 days
1910	68 days
1911	51 days
1912	170 days
1913	72 days
1914	32 days
1915	89 days
1916	169 days
1917	88 days
1918	46 days
1919	78 days
1920	70 days
1921	77 days
1922	97 days
1923	130 days
1924	104 days
1925	70 days
1926	142 days
1927	99 days
1928	99 days
1929	55 days
1930	70 days
1931	102 days
1932	101 days
1933	89 days
1934	190 days
1935	131 days
1936	74 days
1937	149 days
1938	41 days
1939	36 days
1940	81 days
1941	77 days
1942	33 days
1943	79 days
1944	95 days
1945	156 days
1946	151 days
1947	43 days
1948	175 days
1949	30 days
1955	57 days
1956	150 days
1957	86 days
1958	132 days
1959	93 days
1960	78 days
1961	103 days
1962	138 days
1963	88 days
1964	111 days
1965	87 days
1966	145 days
1967	144 days
1968	64 days
1969	81 days
1970	74 days
1971	75 days
1972	199 days
1973	76 days
1974	104 days
1975	72 days
1976	67 days
1977	121 days
1978	123 days
1979	54 days
1980	126 days
1981	77 days
1982	69 days
1983	95 days
1984	70 days
1985	122 days
1986	116 days
1987	94 days
1988	78 days
1989	101 days
1990	180 days
1991	96 days
1992	120 days
1993	74 days
1994	99 days
1995	87 days
1996	66 days
1997	35 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

93 years, 1894 to 1997

A day with at least 42.8 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 109.4 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dunmurray: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 93 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, 93 years of values from 1894 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: 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1940; 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1984; 92.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1969.

Download the Data

Data for Dunmurray standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Dunmurray 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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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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