Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) Weather Records (SF003975810)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) (SF003975810), South Africa, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)

Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) (SF003975810) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.18 latitude and 25.33 longitude, 1,300 m (4,265 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1932 to 1997, 66 years of record.
0 records set at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 5 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.18 latitude, 25.33 longitude.
Elevation: 1,300 m (4,265 ft).
Period of record: 1932 to 1997, 66 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 Schweizer-Reneke (Pol). 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 Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) between 31 January 1967 and 15 January 1985. Each dot is a new record.

When Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1967-01-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1973-04-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1985-01-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 111.0 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 111.0 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol). The most was 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 15 January 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	15 January 1985
Feb	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	2 February 1955
Mar	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	28 March 1956
Apr	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	6 April 1973
May	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 May 1950
Jun	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	10 June 1957
Jul	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 July 1943
Aug	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	29 September 1973
Oct	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	2 October 1976
Nov	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	5 November 1986
Dec	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	17 December 1987

Latest Records

Latest records at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1997	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1997	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1997	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1996	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1996	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1996	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1996	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1996	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	tie	20 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1995	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1995	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1994	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1993	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1932 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	1985	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	1956	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	184 days	1964	95 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), 1932 to 1997. The record is 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1932	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1933	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1934	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1935	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1937	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1938	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1939	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1940	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1941	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1942	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1943	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1946	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1952	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1953	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1954	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1956	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1957	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1958	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1959	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1961	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1962	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1963	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1964	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1965	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1973	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1974	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1975	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1976	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1977	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1980	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1983	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1984	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1986	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1987	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1989	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1990	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1991	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1993	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	42.5 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), 1932 to 1997. The record is 166.0 mm (6.5 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.4 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1932	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1933	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1934	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1935	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1936	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1937	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1938	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1940	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1941	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1942	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1944	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1945	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1946	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1948	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1951	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1952	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1954	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1956	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1957	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1958	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1959	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1961	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1962	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1964	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1966	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1967	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1968	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1969	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1970	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1973	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1974	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1975	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1977	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1978	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1979	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1981	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1983	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1985	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1986	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1987	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1988	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1989	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1990	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1992	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1996	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1997	77.0 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), 1932 to 1997. The record is 184 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 95 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1932	142 days
1933	71 days
1934	45 days
1935	78 days
1936	124 days
1937	118 days
1938	87 days
1939	36 days
1940	93 days
1941	151 days
1942	112 days
1943	65 days
1944	95 days
1945	86 days
1946	126 days
1947	128 days
1948	147 days
1949	113 days
1950	51 days
1951	52 days
1952	80 days
1953	91 days
1954	95 days
1955	115 days
1956	128 days
1957	55 days
1958	99 days
1959	93 days
1960	77 days
1961	99 days
1962	160 days
1963	102 days
1964	184 days
1965	61 days
1966	103 days
1967	76 days
1968	158 days
1969	128 days
1970	62 days
1971	147 days
1972	139 days
1973	96 days
1974	104 days
1975	105 days
1976	103 days
1977	144 days
1978	75 days
1979	53 days
1980	151 days
1981	78 days
1982	76 days
1983	74 days
1984	45 days
1985	120 days
1986	86 days
1987	95 days
1988	65 days
1989	142 days
1990	126 days
1991	85 days
1992	172 days
1993	87 days
1994	89 days
1995	114 days
1996	43 days
1997	46 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

65 years, 1932 to 1996

A day with at least 51.3 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 121.0 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Schweizer-Reneke (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1932 to 1996.

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: 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1985; 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1973; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1967.

Download the Data

Data for Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Schweizer-Reneke (Pol) 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 2026-10-12 (12 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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