Oatlands Weather Records (SF003667350)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Oatlands (SF003667350), South Africa, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Oatlands

Oatlands (SF003667350) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.75 latitude and 27.88 longitude, 1,618 m (5,308 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 1997, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Oatlands still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Oatlands set a daily record precipitation of 20.0 mm (0.8 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.75 latitude, 27.88 longitude.
Elevation: 1,618 m (5,308 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 1997, 78 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 Oatlands. 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 Oatlands, 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 Oatlands still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Oatlands between 25 April 1962 and 24 December 1970. Each dot is a new record.

When Oatlands set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1962-04-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1970-07-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1970-12-24	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 165.1 mm (6.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 165.1 mm (6.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oatlands. The most was 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 24 December 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Oatlands
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 January 1949
Feb	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 February 1926
Mar	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	25 March 1967
Apr	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 April 1962
May	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 May 1997
Jun	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	16 July 1970
Aug	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19 August 1979
Sep	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 September 1970
Oct	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	21 October 1969
Nov	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	4 November 1939
Dec	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	24 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Oatlands
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Oatlands, ZA	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1997	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1997	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1996	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1996	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1996	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	tie	53 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1995	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	tie	30 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1995	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1995	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1994	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1993	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1993	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Oatlands: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	1970	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	288.3 mm (11.4 in)	1968	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	181 days	1985	83 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Oatlands, 1920 to 1997. The record is 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oatlands by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1921	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1922	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1924	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1925	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1926	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1927	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1929	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1931	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1934	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1936	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1940	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1941	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1942	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1943	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1946	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1947	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1953	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1954	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1955	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1956	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1957	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1958	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1959	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1961	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1962	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1963	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1967	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1968	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1969	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1970	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1971	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1972	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1973	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1976	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1979	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1983	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1986	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1989	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1994	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1995	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1997	58.0 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Oatlands, 1920 to 1997. The record is 288.3 mm (11.4 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.5 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oatlands by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1921	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1922	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1924	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1925	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1926	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1927	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1928	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1930	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1931	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1932	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1934	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1935	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1936	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1937	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1938	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1939	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1940	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1941	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1942	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1943	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1944	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1945	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1946	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1947	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1948	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1950	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1951	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1952	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1953	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1954	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1956	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1957	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1958	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1959	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1961	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1963	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1965	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1967	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1968	288.3 mm (11.4 in)
1969	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1970	266.8 mm (10.5 in)
1971	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1972	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1975	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1976	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1977	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1978	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1979	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1980	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1981	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1982	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1983	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1984	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1986	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1987	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1989	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1990	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1992	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1993	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1994	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1996	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	106.0 mm (4.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Oatlands, 1920 to 1997. The record is 181 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 83 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oatlands by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	13 days
1921	128 days
1922	70 days
1923	64 days
1924	42 days
1925	27 days
1926	114 days
1927	32 days
1928	94 days
1929	43 days
1930	51 days
1931	32 days
1932	104 days
1933	34 days
1934	31 days
1935	32 days
1936	99 days
1937	124 days
1938	27 days
1939	38 days
1940	87 days
1941	85 days
1942	23 days
1943	25 days
1944	94 days
1945	82 days
1946	67 days
1947	129 days
1948	126 days
1949	30 days
1950	53 days
1951	53 days
1952	95 days
1953	143 days
1954	103 days
1955	75 days
1956	111 days
1957	52 days
1958	82 days
1959	118 days
1960	74 days
1961	111 days
1962	119 days
1963	103 days
1964	45 days
1965	50 days
1966	142 days
1967	89 days
1968	85 days
1969	53 days
1970	40 days
1971	147 days
1972	82 days
1973	114 days
1974	153 days
1975	96 days
1976	103 days
1977	164 days
1978	71 days
1979	79 days
1980	123 days
1981	78 days
1982	77 days
1983	74 days
1984	89 days
1985	181 days
1986	115 days
1987	13 days
1988	48 days
1989	142 days
1990	91 days
1991	84 days
1992	130 days
1993	132 days
1994	151 days
1995	94 days
1996	56 days
1997	32 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

67 years, 1921 to 1997

A day with at least 52.1 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 137.2 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Oatlands: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1921 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: 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1970; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1962; 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1966.

Download the Data

Data for Oatlands standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Oatlands 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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