Adamsonsvlei Weather Records (SF003284250)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Adamsonsvlei (SF003284250), South Africa, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Adamsonsvlei

Adamsonsvlei (SF003284250) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.08 latitude and 26.73 longitude, 1,315 m (4,314 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1997, 73 years of record.
0 records set at Adamsonsvlei still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Adamsonsvlei tied a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 12 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.08 latitude, 26.73 longitude.
Elevation: 1,315 m (4,314 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 1997, 73 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 Adamsonsvlei. 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 Adamsonsvlei, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Adamsonsvlei still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Adamsonsvlei between 11 March 1988 and 8 November 1992. Each dot is a new record.

When Adamsonsvlei set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1988-03-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992-11-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 96.0 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 96.0 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Adamsonsvlei. The most was 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 8 November 1992.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Adamsonsvlei
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	21 January 1929
Feb	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	21 February 1956
Mar	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	11 March 1988
Apr	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 April 1931
May	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 May 1968
Jun	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 June 1929
Jul	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 July 1943
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	7 September 1987
Oct	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	7 October 1983
Nov	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	8 November 1992
Dec	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	5 December 1943

Latest Records

Latest records at Adamsonsvlei
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1997	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	tie	3 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1997	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1997	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1997	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1997	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1997	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1996	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1996	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1996	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1996	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1996	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1996	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1996	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1995	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1995	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1995	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1925 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Adamsonsvlei: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	1992	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	191.7 mm (7.5 in)	1929	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	190 days	1994	82 days	73

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Adamsonsvlei, 1925 to 1997. The record is 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Adamsonsvlei by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1926	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1927	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1928	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1929	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1930	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1931	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1934	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1935	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1936	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1938	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1941	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1944	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1945	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1947	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1948	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1949	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1956	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1957	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1959	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1963	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1968	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1974	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1975	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1977	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1978	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1979	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1980	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1982	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1983	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1985	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1988	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1990	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1991	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1993	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	42.0 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Adamsonsvlei, 1925 to 1997. The record is 191.7 mm (7.5 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.3 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Adamsonsvlei by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1927	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1928	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1929	191.7 mm (7.5 in)
1930	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1932	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1933	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1934	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1935	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1936	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1937	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1938	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1940	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1942	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1943	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1944	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1945	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1946	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1947	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1948	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
1949	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1953	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1955	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1956	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1957	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1958	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1959	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1961	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1963	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1965	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1967	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1968	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1970	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1973	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1975	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1977	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1978	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1981	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1985	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1986	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1987	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1989	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1990	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1993	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1994	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1997	55.0 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Adamsonsvlei, 1925 to 1997. The record is 190 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 82 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Adamsonsvlei by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	77 days
1926	93 days
1927	93 days
1928	119 days
1929	31 days
1930	82 days
1931	68 days
1932	101 days
1933	105 days
1934	31 days
1935	77 days
1936	140 days
1937	73 days
1938	40 days
1939	51 days
1940	73 days
1941	73 days
1942	92 days
1943	38 days
1944	94 days
1945	105 days
1946	162 days
1947	126 days
1948	147 days
1949	52 days
1950	53 days
1951	51 days
1952	87 days
1953	98 days
1954	118 days
1955	124 days
1956	81 days
1957	51 days
1958	99 days
1959	77 days
1960	53 days
1961	51 days
1962	124 days
1963	80 days
1964	70 days
1965	62 days
1966	98 days
1967	47 days
1968	84 days
1969	40 days
1970	71 days
1971	147 days
1972	155 days
1973	111 days
1974	105 days
1975	42 days
1976	57 days
1977	148 days
1978	100 days
1979	38 days
1980	122 days
1981	78 days
1982	60 days
1983	48 days
1984	116 days
1985	95 days
1986	47 days
1987	93 days
1988	55 days
1989	127 days
1990	52 days
1991	86 days
1992	99 days
1993	121 days
1994	190 days
1995	96 days
1996	56 days
1997	56 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

71 years, 1926 to 1997

A day with at least 49.6 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.5 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Adamsonsvlei: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1926 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: 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1992; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1988; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1948.

Download the Data

Data for Adamsonsvlei standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Adamsonsvlei 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 2026-10-12 (12 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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