Moorside Weather Records (SF003341740)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Moorside (SF003341740), South Africa, with 84 years of record.

Key Facts for Moorside

Moorside (SF003341740) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.40 latitude and 29.62 longitude, 1,219 m (3,999 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1997, 84 years of record.
0 records set at Moorside still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Moorside set a daily record precipitation of 21.7 mm (0.9 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.40 latitude, 29.62 longitude.
Elevation: 1,219 m (3,999 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1997, 84 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 Moorside. 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 Moorside, 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 Moorside still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 157.0 mm (6.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Moorside. The most was 157.0 mm (6.2 in) on 11 February 1923.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Moorside
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	9 January 1934
Feb	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	11 February 1923
Mar	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	14 March 1925
Apr	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 April 1934
May	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	4 May 1979
Jun	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	4 June 1979
Jul	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 July 1939
Aug	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 August 1984
Sep	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18 October 1969
Nov	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20 November 1922
Dec	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 December 1978

Latest Records

Latest records at Moorside
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1997	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1997	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1997	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1996	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1996	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1996	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1996	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	14 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1995	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1995	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1995	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1994	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Moorside: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	1923	64.8 mm (2.5 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	221.4 mm (8.7 in)	1923	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	162 days	1946	82 days	84

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Moorside, 1914 to 1997. The record is 157.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.8 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Moorside by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1915	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1916	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1917	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1918	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1919	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1920	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1921	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1922	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1923	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1924	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1925	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1926	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1927	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1928	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1930	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931	152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1932	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1933	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1934	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1935	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1938	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1939	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1940	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1942	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1943	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1944	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1946	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1948	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1955	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1956	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1959	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1960	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1961	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1964	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1965	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1966	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1967	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1968	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1969	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1972	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1973	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1975	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1977	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1979	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1987	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1988	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1989	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1990	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1992	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1993	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1994	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1995	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1997	75.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Moorside, 1914 to 1997. The record is 221.4 mm (8.7 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.6 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Moorside by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1915	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1916	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1917	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1918	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1919	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1921	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1922	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1923	221.4 mm (8.7 in)
1924	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1925	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1926	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1927	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1928	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1929	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1931	173.4 mm (6.8 in)
1932	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1933	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1934	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1935	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1936	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1937	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1938	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1939	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1940	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1941	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1942	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1943	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1944	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1945	172.8 mm (6.8 in)
1946	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1947	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1948	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1949	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1951	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1954	213.5 mm (8.4 in)
1955	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1956	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1957	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1958	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1959	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1960	111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1961	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1962	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1963	139.8 mm (5.5 in)
1964	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1965	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1967	165.5 mm (6.5 in)
1968	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1970	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1972	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1973	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1974	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1975	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1976	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1977	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1978	195.8 mm (7.7 in)
1979	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1980	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1982	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1984	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1985	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1986	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1987	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1988	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1989	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1990	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1991	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1992	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1993	129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1994	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1995	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1996	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1997	105.5 mm (4.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Moorside, 1914 to 1997. The record is 162 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 82 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Moorside by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	80 days
1915	38 days
1916	113 days
1917	24 days
1918	68 days
1919	76 days
1920	102 days
1921	119 days
1922	27 days
1923	61 days
1924	34 days
1925	48 days
1926	77 days
1927	97 days
1928	93 days
1929	43 days
1930	100 days
1931	74 days
1932	12 days
1933	95 days
1934	57 days
1935	75 days
1936	112 days
1937	155 days
1938	55 days
1939	50 days
1940	94 days
1941	92 days
1942	64 days
1943	62 days
1944	90 days
1945	95 days
1946	162 days
1947	102 days
1948	74 days
1949	68 days
1950	30 days
1951	41 days
1952	41 days
1953	102 days
1954	93 days
1955	90 days
1956	53 days
1957	46 days
1958	122 days
1959	118 days
1960	52 days
1961	95 days
1962	117 days
1963	89 days
1964	45 days
1965	44 days
1966	91 days
1967	94 days
1968	126 days
1969	48 days
1970	37 days
1971	39 days
1972	88 days
1973	106 days
1974	53 days
1975	137 days
1976	120 days
1977	155 days
1978	113 days
1979	45 days
1980	112 days
1981	70 days
1982	63 days
1983	44 days
1984	103 days
1985	89 days
1986	84 days
1987	61 days
1988	87 days
1989	53 days
1990	85 days
1991	83 days
1992	127 days
1993	109 days
1994	85 days
1995	38 days
1996	49 days
1997	30 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

81 years, 1915 to 1997

A day with at least 63.7 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 163.4 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Moorside: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
25 years	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
50 years	143.9 mm (5.7 in)
100 years	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1915 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: 157.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1923; 152.1 mm (6.0 in) in 1931; 138.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1922.

Download the Data

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