Wesselsbron (Mun) Weather Records (SF003636510)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wesselsbron (Mun) (SF003636510), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Wesselsbron (Mun)

Wesselsbron (Mun) (SF003636510) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.85 latitude and 26.37 longitude, 1,325 m (4,347 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1997, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Wesselsbron (Mun) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wesselsbron (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 9.5 mm (0.37 in) on 14 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.85 latitude, 26.37 longitude.
Elevation: 1,325 m (4,347 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1997, 74 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 Wesselsbron (Mun). 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 Wesselsbron (Mun), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Wesselsbron (Mun) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Wesselsbron (Mun) between 9 April 1982 and 24 May 1997. Each dot is a new record.

When Wesselsbron (Mun) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1982-04-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1988-03-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1997-05-24	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 178.0 mm (7.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 178.0 mm (7.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wesselsbron (Mun). The most was 178.0 mm (7.0 in) on 24 May 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wesselsbron (Mun)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	6 January 1989
Feb	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 February 1932
Mar	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	5 March 1988
Apr	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	9 April 1982
May	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	24 May 1997
Jun	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	6 June 1929
Jul	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 August 1979
Sep	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 September 1980
Oct	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	20 October 1988
Nov	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	19 November 1995
Dec	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	17 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Wesselsbron (Mun)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1997	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1997	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1997	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1997	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	all-time rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1997	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1997	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1996	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1996	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1996	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1996	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1995	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1995	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1995	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1995	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Wesselsbron (Mun): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	1997	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	201.3 mm (7.9 in)	1997	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	305 days	1924	86 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wesselsbron (Mun), 1924 to 1997. The record is 178.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.1 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wesselsbron (Mun) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1925	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1926	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1928	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1929	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1930	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1931	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1932	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1933	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1934	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1936	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1938	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1939	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1940	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1941	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1942	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1944	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1945	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1946	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1949	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1952	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1955	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1956	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1957	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1958	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1959	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1964	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1965	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1966	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1967	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1973	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1975	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1977	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1978	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1979	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1983	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1984	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1986	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1987	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1988	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1989	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1990	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1991	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1993	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1994	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1996	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997	178.0 mm (7.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wesselsbron (Mun), 1924 to 1997. The record is 201.3 mm (7.9 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.8 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wesselsbron (Mun) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1925	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1926	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1927	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1928	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1929	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1930	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1931	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1932	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1933	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1934	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1936	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1937	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1938	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1939	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1941	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1943	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1944	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1945	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1946	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1947	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1949	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1951	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1953	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1955	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1956	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1957	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1958	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1959	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1961	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1963	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1964	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1965	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1967	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1968	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1969	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1972	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1973	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1974	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1975	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1976	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1977	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1978	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1980	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1981	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1983	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1986	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1987	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1989	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1990	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1991	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1992	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1993	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1994	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1995	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1996	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	201.3 mm (7.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wesselsbron (Mun), 1924 to 1997. The record is 305 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 86 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wesselsbron (Mun) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	305 days
1925	59 days
1926	113 days
1927	111 days
1928	77 days
1929	42 days
1930	89 days
1931	99 days
1932	100 days
1933	131 days
1934	30 days
1935	102 days
1936	141 days
1937	146 days
1938	50 days
1939	32 days
1940	85 days
1941	73 days
1942	92 days
1943	38 days
1944	94 days
1945	120 days
1946	127 days
1947	126 days
1948	128 days
1949	51 days
1950	52 days
1951	53 days
1952	64 days
1953	148 days
1954	116 days
1955	132 days
1956	158 days
1957	60 days
1958	110 days
1959	69 days
1960	53 days
1961	97 days
1962	124 days
1963	80 days
1964	65 days
1965	61 days
1966	104 days
1967	76 days
1968	111 days
1969	128 days
1970	71 days
1971	107 days
1972	120 days
1973	59 days
1974	105 days
1975	50 days
1976	56 days
1977	138 days
1978	72 days
1979	38 days
1980	123 days
1981	77 days
1982	65 days
1983	47 days
1984	63 days
1985	93 days
1986	85 days
1987	124 days
1988	66 days
1989	67 days
1990	39 days
1991	87 days
1992	96 days
1993	56 days
1994	189 days
1995	112 days
1996	42 days
1997	62 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

68 years, 1924 to 1996

A day with at least 47.4 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.9 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wesselsbron (Mun): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1924 to 1996.

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: 170.0 mm (6.7 in) in 1988; 81.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1982; 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1931.

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Data for Wesselsbron (Mun) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wesselsbron (Mun) 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).

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