Rienzi Weather Records (SF003658550)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rienzi (SF003658550), South Africa, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Rienzi

Rienzi (SF003658550) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.73 latitude and 27.48 longitude, 1,455 m (4,774 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 1975, 64 years of record.
0 records set at Rienzi still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rienzi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.5 mm (3.6 in) on 26 January 1975.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.73 latitude, 27.48 longitude.
Elevation: 1,455 m (4,774 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 1975, 64 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 Rienzi. 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 Rienzi, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Rienzi still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Rienzi between 15 November 1955 and 15 November 1955. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rienzi. The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 15 November 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rienzi
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	26 January 1975
Feb	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	21 February 1920
Mar	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	14 March 1960
Apr	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	25 April 1962
May	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	16 May 1968
Jun	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 June 1957
Jul	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 July 1943
Aug	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	11 August 1970
Sep	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 September 1928
Oct	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	1 October 1942
Nov	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	15 November 1955
Dec	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 December 1921

Latest Records

Latest records at Rienzi
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1975	Rienzi, ZA	monthly rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1974	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1974	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1974	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1974	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1974	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1974	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1973	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1973	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1973	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1973	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1973	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1973	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1972	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1972	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1972	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1972	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1971	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1971	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1971	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 1975

Yearly extremes at Rienzi: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	1955	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	1967	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	205 days	1945	95 days	64

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rienzi, 1912 to 1975. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rienzi by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1913	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1916	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1917	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1918	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1919	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1922	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1923	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1925	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1926	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1928	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1930	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1933	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1934	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1942	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1945	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1947	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1948	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1953	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1954	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1955	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1956	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1957	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1958	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1959	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1960	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1961	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1962	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1963	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1967	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1970	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1971	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1973	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1974	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	91.5 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rienzi, 1912 to 1975. The record is 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.1 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rienzi by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1913	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1914	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1915	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1916	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1918	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1919	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1920	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1921	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1922	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1923	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1924	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1925	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1926	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1927	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1929	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1930	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1931	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1932	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1935	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1937	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1940	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1942	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1943	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1944	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1945	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1946	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1947	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1948	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1949	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1950	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1951	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1952	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1953	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1956	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1957	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1958	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1959	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1961	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1962	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1963	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1964	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1965	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1966	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1967	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1968	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1969	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1971	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1972	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1973	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1975	126.3 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rienzi, 1912 to 1975. The record is 205 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 95 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rienzi by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	14 days
1913	77 days
1914	54 days
1915	52 days
1916	179 days
1917	31 days
1918	144 days
1919	128 days
1920	149 days
1921	122 days
1922	70 days
1923	68 days
1924	85 days
1925	98 days
1926	120 days
1927	97 days
1928	96 days
1929	86 days
1930	93 days
1931	109 days
1932	175 days
1933	92 days
1934	56 days
1935	94 days
1936	140 days
1937	159 days
1938	71 days
1939	54 days
1940	128 days
1941	159 days
1942	94 days
1943	48 days
1944	95 days
1945	205 days
1946	130 days
1947	86 days
1948	81 days
1949	52 days
1950	53 days
1951	71 days
1952	126 days
1953	117 days
1954	100 days
1955	72 days
1956	115 days
1957	76 days
1958	131 days
1959	57 days
1960	97 days
1961	53 days
1962	119 days
1963	97 days
1964	84 days
1965	146 days
1966	104 days
1967	87 days
1968	103 days
1969	68 days
1970	88 days
1971	119 days
1972	120 days
1973	94 days
1974	117 days
1975	85 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

60 years, 1913 to 1974

A day with at least 43.7 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 105.5 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rienzi: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1913 to 1974.

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: 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1955; 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1962; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1960.

Download the Data

Data for Rienzi standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rienzi 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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