Madrid Weather Records (SF003962840)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Madrid (SF003962840), South Africa, with 80 years of record.

Key Facts for Madrid

Madrid (SF003962840) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.22 latitude and 24.67 longitude, 1,170 m (3,839 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1918 to 1997, 80 years of record.
0 records set at Madrid still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Madrid set a daily record precipitation of 17.4 mm (0.7 in) on 16 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.22 latitude, 24.67 longitude.
Elevation: 1,170 m (3,839 ft).
Period of record: 1918 to 1997, 80 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 Madrid. 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 Madrid, 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 Madrid still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Madrid between 27 November 1961 and 20 February 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Madrid set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1961-11-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1976-10-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1986-11-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1988-02-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 164.0 mm (6.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 164.0 mm (6.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Madrid. The most was 164.0 mm (6.5 in) on 20 February 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Madrid
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	26 January 1923
Feb	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	20 February 1988
Mar	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	14 March 1936
Apr	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	10 April 1961
May	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	7 May 1956
Jun	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 July 1961
Aug	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 September 1973
Oct	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	2 October 1976
Nov	150.5 mm (5.9 in)	18 November 1995
Dec	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	9 December 1958

Latest Records

Latest records at Madrid
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1997	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1997	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1997	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1996	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1996	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1996	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1995	Madrid, ZA	monthly rain	150.5 mm (5.9 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1995	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1993	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1992	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1991	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	5 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1991	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1991	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1990	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1990	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1990	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1990	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1918 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Madrid: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	1988	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	80
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	1988	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	80
Longest dry spell (CDD)	221 days	1990	103 days	80

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Madrid, 1918 to 1997. The record is 164.0 mm (6.5 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.4 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Madrid by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1918	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1919	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1921	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1923	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1924	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1927	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1931	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1932	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1933	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1937	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1938	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1940	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1942	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1943	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1946	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1948	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1949	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1951	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1952	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1954	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1957	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1960	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1962	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1963	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1965	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1967	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1968	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1969	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1971	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1973	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1974	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1975	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1976	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1977	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1978	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1979	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1980	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1981	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1982	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1983	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1984	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1985	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1986	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1987	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1988	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1989	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1991	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1992	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1993	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1994	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1995	150.5 mm (5.9 in)
1996	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1997	44.8 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Madrid, 1918 to 1997. The record is 218.0 mm (8.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.7 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Madrid by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1918	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1919	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1920	212.9 mm (8.4 in)
1921	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1922	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1923	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1924	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1925	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1928	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1929	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1930	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1932	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1933	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1934	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1935	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1936	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1937	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1938	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1939	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1940	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1941	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1942	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1943	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1944	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1946	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1947	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1948	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1949	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1950	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1951	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1952	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1953	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1954	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1955	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1956	149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1957	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1958	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1959	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1960	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1962	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1963	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1964	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1965	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1966	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1968	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1969	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1970	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1971	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1972	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1973	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1974	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1975	151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1976	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1977	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1978	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1981	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1982	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1983	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1984	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1985	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1986	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1987	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1988	218.0 mm (8.6 in)
1989	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1990	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1991	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1993	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1994	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1995	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1996	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1997	87.5 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Madrid, 1918 to 1997. The record is 221 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 103 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Madrid by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1918	22 days
1919	91 days
1920	129 days
1921	116 days
1922	114 days
1923	95 days
1924	125 days
1925	99 days
1926	143 days
1927	100 days
1928	118 days
1929	42 days
1930	119 days
1931	166 days
1932	143 days
1933	126 days
1934	77 days
1935	95 days
1936	124 days
1937	156 days
1938	52 days
1939	50 days
1940	119 days
1941	147 days
1942	92 days
1943	65 days
1944	96 days
1945	202 days
1946	129 days
1947	100 days
1948	162 days
1949	84 days
1950	102 days
1951	139 days
1952	116 days
1953	147 days
1954	54 days
1955	120 days
1956	155 days
1957	63 days
1958	171 days
1959	80 days
1960	52 days
1961	100 days
1962	178 days
1963	114 days
1964	106 days
1965	66 days
1966	104 days
1967	76 days
1968	113 days
1969	57 days
1970	42 days
1971	133 days
1972	119 days
1973	97 days
1974	104 days
1975	99 days
1976	101 days
1977	114 days
1978	83 days
1979	53 days
1980	167 days
1981	78 days
1982	78 days
1983	74 days
1984	69 days
1985	99 days
1986	86 days
1987	110 days
1988	69 days
1989	198 days
1990	221 days
1991	85 days
1992	150 days
1993	94 days
1994	150 days
1995	114 days
1996	100 days
1997	139 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

74 years, 1919 to 1997

A day with at least 51.6 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 152.7 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Madrid: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
100 years	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1919 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: 164.0 mm (6.5 in) in 1988; 150.5 mm (5.9 in) in 1995; 96.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1986.

Download the Data

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

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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