Odendaalsrus Weather Records (SF003643220)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Odendaalsrus (SF003643220), South Africa, with 92 years of record.

Key Facts for Odendaalsrus

Odendaalsrus (SF003643220) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.87 latitude and 26.68 longitude, 1,341 m (4,400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1906 to 1997, 92 years of record.
0 records set at Odendaalsrus still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Odendaalsrus set a daily record precipitation of 22.1 mm (0.9 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.87 latitude, 26.68 longitude.
Elevation: 1,341 m (4,400 ft).
Period of record: 1906 to 1997, 92 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 Odendaalsrus. 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 Odendaalsrus, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Odendaalsrus still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Odendaalsrus between 7 October 1983 and 24 May 1997. Each dot is a new record.

When Odendaalsrus set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1983-10-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1988-03-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 102.2 mm (4.0 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 Odendaalsrus. The most was 178.0 mm (7.0 in) on 24 May 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Odendaalsrus
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	16 January 1942
Feb	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	21 February 1920
Mar	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	11 March 1988
Apr	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	16 April 1931
May	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	24 May 1997
Jun	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 July 1939
Aug	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21 September 1987
Oct	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	7 October 1983
Nov	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	19 November 1934
Dec	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	8 December 1957

Latest Records

Latest records at Odendaalsrus
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Odendaalsrus, ZA	all-time rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	71 of 100 (Major)
6 May 1997	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1997	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1996	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1996	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1996	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1996	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1995	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1993	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1906 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Odendaalsrus: 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	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	200.8 mm (7.9 in)	1997	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	92
Longest dry spell (CDD)	199 days	1932	87 days	92

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Odendaalsrus, 1906 to 1997. The record is 178.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.5 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Odendaalsrus by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1906	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1907	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1908	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1909	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1910	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1911	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1912	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1913	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1915	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1916	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1917	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1918	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1922	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1923	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1925	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1926	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1927	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1928	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1930	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1931	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1935	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1938	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1939	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1943	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1948	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1950	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1952	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1954	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1955	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1956	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1957	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1958	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1959	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1960	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1963	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1964	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1965	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1973	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1975	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1976	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1977	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1978	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1979	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1983	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1984	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1987	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1989	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1990	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1996	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1997	178.0 mm (7.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Odendaalsrus, 1906 to 1997. The record is 200.8 mm (7.9 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.8 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Odendaalsrus by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1906	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1907	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1908	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1909	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1910	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1911	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1912	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1913	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1914	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1915	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1916	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1917	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1918	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1919	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1920	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1922	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1923	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1924	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1925	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1926	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1927	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1928	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1930	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1932	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1934	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1935	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1936	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1937	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1938	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1939	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1940	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1941	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1942	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1943	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1944	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1945	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1946	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1947	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	159.7 mm (6.3 in)
1949	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1950	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1951	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1952	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1953	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1954	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1955	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1956	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1957	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1959	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1963	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1964	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1965	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1967	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1968	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1969	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1970	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1971	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1973	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1974	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1975	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1976	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1977	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1978	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1979	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1980	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1981	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1983	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1984	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1985	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1986	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1987	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1988	129.9 mm (5.1 in)
1989	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1990	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1992	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1993	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1994	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1995	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1996	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1997	200.8 mm (7.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Odendaalsrus, 1906 to 1997. The record is 199 days in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 87 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Odendaalsrus by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1906	82 days
1907	53 days
1908	73 days
1909	72 days
1910	92 days
1911	58 days
1912	87 days
1913	106 days
1914	54 days
1915	68 days
1916	130 days
1917	22 days
1918	61 days
1919	134 days
1920	154 days
1921	121 days
1922	120 days
1923	191 days
1924	85 days
1925	47 days
1926	50 days
1927	118 days
1928	163 days
1929	97 days
1930	81 days
1931	100 days
1932	199 days
1933	132 days
1934	77 days
1935	102 days
1936	141 days
1937	61 days
1938	87 days
1939	50 days
1940	86 days
1941	74 days
1942	92 days
1943	38 days
1944	93 days
1945	88 days
1946	65 days
1947	74 days
1948	128 days
1949	81 days
1950	29 days
1951	53 days
1952	64 days
1953	87 days
1954	117 days
1955	73 days
1956	114 days
1957	59 days
1958	110 days
1959	80 days
1960	43 days
1961	65 days
1962	139 days
1963	52 days
1964	70 days
1965	54 days
1966	102 days
1967	95 days
1968	41 days
1969	69 days
1970	62 days
1971	121 days
1972	120 days
1973	114 days
1974	104 days
1975	50 days
1976	88 days
1977	112 days
1978	74 days
1979	36 days
1980	140 days
1981	118 days
1982	51 days
1983	47 days
1984	63 days
1985	93 days
1986	86 days
1987	96 days
1988	59 days
1989	111 days
1990	98 days
1991	96 days
1992	95 days
1993	114 days
1994	181 days
1995	104 days
1996	46 days
1997	45 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

85 years, 1906 to 1997

A day with at least 47.8 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.8 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Odendaalsrus: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1906 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: 178.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1997; 102.2 mm (4.0 in) in 1988; 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1996.

Download the Data

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

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