Woodfort Weather Records (SF003676000)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Woodfort (SF003676000), South Africa, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Woodfort

Woodfort (SF003676000) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.00 latitude and 28.33 longitude, 1,619 m (5,312 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1981, 68 years of record.
0 records set at Woodfort still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Woodfort set a daily record precipitation of 21.2 mm (0.8 in) on 28 August 1981.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.00 latitude, 28.33 longitude.
Elevation: 1,619 m (5,312 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1981, 68 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 Woodfort. 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 Woodfort, 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 Woodfort still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Woodfort between 23 February 1953 and 24 December 1970. Each dot is a new record.

When Woodfort set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1953-02-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1970-12-24	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 108.5 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 108.5 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Woodfort. The most was 108.5 mm (4.3 in) on 24 December 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Woodfort
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 January 1977
Feb	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	23 February 1953
Mar	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	3 March 1945
Apr	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	25 April 1962
May	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2 July 1957
Aug	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 August 1934
Sep	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	12 September 1957
Oct	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	2 October 1976
Nov	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	11 November 1942
Dec	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	24 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Woodfort
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1981	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1981	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1981	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1979	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1979	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	tie	20 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1979	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1979	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1978	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1978	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1978	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1978	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1978	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	11 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1977	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1977	Woodfort, ZA	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1976	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1976	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1976	Woodfort, ZA	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1976	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1976	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Woodfort: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	1970	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	1957	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	178 days	1977	65 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Woodfort, 1914 to 1981. The record is 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.9 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Woodfort by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1915	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1916	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1917	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1919	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1920	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1921	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1924	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1925	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1926	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1927	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1930	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1932	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1936	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1937	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1938	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1941	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1943	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1948	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1951	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1953	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1954	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1955	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1956	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1957	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1959	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1962	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1963	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1966	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1968	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1969	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1971	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1972	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1977	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1978	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	40.5 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Woodfort, 1914 to 1981. The record is 139.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.5 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Woodfort by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1915	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1916	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1917	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1918	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1919	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1920	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1921	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1922	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1923	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1924	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1925	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1926	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1927	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1928	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1929	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1930	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1932	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1933	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1934	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1935	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1937	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1938	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1940	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1941	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1942	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1943	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1944	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1945	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1946	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1947	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1949	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1950	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1952	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1953	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1954	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1955	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1957	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1958	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1959	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1960	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1962	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1963	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1964	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1965	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1966	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1967	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1968	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1969	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1971	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1972	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1973	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1974	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1975	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1977	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1978	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1979	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1980	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1981	84.2 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Woodfort, 1914 to 1981. The record is 178 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 65 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Woodfort by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	13 days
1915	51 days
1916	132 days
1917	17 days
1918	55 days
1919	45 days
1920	82 days
1921	124 days
1922	70 days
1923	46 days
1924	52 days
1925	98 days
1926	91 days
1927	95 days
1928	66 days
1929	26 days
1930	81 days
1931	80 days
1932	95 days
1933	53 days
1934	36 days
1935	94 days
1936	108 days
1937	127 days
1938	35 days
1939	39 days
1940	79 days
1941	73 days
1942	58 days
1943	37 days
1944	90 days
1945	55 days
1946	67 days
1947	47 days
1948	69 days
1949	48 days
1950	27 days
1951	53 days
1952	50 days
1953	60 days
1954	84 days
1955	28 days
1956	64 days
1957	48 days
1958	74 days
1959	77 days
1960	42 days
1961	97 days
1962	138 days
1963	92 days
1964	44 days
1965	49 days
1966	83 days
1967	87 days
1968	54 days
1969	51 days
1970	40 days
1971	51 days
1972	118 days
1973	67 days
1974	62 days
1975	118 days
1976	103 days
1977	178 days
1978	69 days
1979	49 days
1980	131 days
1981	21 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

64 years, 1915 to 1980

A day with at least 50.8 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 107.9 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Woodfort: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1915 to 1980.

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: 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1970; 91.1 mm (3.6 in) in 1953; 87.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1936.

Download the Data

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

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