Rooipoort Weather Records (SF003988760)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rooipoort (SF003988760), South Africa, with 88 years of record.

Key Facts for Rooipoort

Rooipoort (SF003988760) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.10 latitude and 25.97 longitude, 1,415 m (4,642 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1997, 88 years of record.
0 records set at Rooipoort still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rooipoort set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 25 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.10 latitude, 25.97 longitude.
Elevation: 1,415 m (4,642 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1997, 88 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 Rooipoort. 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 Rooipoort, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Rooipoort still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Rooipoort between 13 December 1943 and 13 December 1943. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 141.0 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rooipoort. The most was 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 13 December 1943.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rooipoort
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 January 1967
Feb	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2 February 1944
Mar	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	21 March 1925
Apr	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	1 April 1930
May	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 May 1950
Jun	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 July 1929
Aug	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19 August 1979
Sep	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	9 September 1910
Oct	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 October 1988
Nov	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 November 1980
Dec	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	13 December 1943

Latest Records

Latest records at Rooipoort
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1997	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1997	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1997	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1996	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1996	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1995	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1995	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1994	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1994	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1994	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1994	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1993	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1991	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	tie	14 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1991	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1991	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Rooipoort: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	1943	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	1944	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	88
Longest dry spell (CDD)	207 days	1952	111 days	88

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rooipoort, 1910 to 1997. The record is 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rooipoort by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1911	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1912	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1913	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1914	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1916	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1917	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1918	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1919	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1921	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1922	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1924	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1925	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1926	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1927	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1928	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1929	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1939	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1944	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1945	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1947	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1948	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1954	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1956	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1957	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1967	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1968	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1972	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1973	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1976	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1978	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1982	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1985	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1986	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1989	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1991	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1992	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1993	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	32.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rooipoort, 1910 to 1997. The record is 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.2 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rooipoort by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1911	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1912	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1913	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1914	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1915	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1916	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1917	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1918	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1919	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1920	146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1921	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1922	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1923	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1924	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1925	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1926	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1927	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1928	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1929	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1930	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1931	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1932	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1934	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1935	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1936	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1937	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1938	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1939	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1940	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1941	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1942	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1944	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1945	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1946	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1947	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1948	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1949	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1950	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1951	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1952	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1953	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1954	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1955	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1956	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1957	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1959	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1960	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1961	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1962	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1964	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1966	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1967	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1968	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1970	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1971	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972	89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1973	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1976	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1977	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1978	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1979	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1980	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1981	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1982	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1984	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1985	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1987	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1988	196.0 mm (7.7 in)
1989	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1990	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1991	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1992	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1994	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1995	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1996	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997	53.5 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rooipoort, 1910 to 1997. The record is 207 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 111 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rooipoort by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	21 days
1911	82 days
1912	90 days
1913	143 days
1914	57 days
1915	96 days
1916	176 days
1917	71 days
1918	121 days
1919	182 days
1920	111 days
1921	175 days
1922	70 days
1923	192 days
1924	128 days
1925	103 days
1926	168 days
1927	110 days
1928	185 days
1929	41 days
1930	87 days
1931	186 days
1932	121 days
1933	197 days
1934	57 days
1935	110 days
1936	139 days
1937	149 days
1938	73 days
1939	49 days
1940	117 days
1941	152 days
1942	117 days
1943	109 days
1944	98 days
1945	91 days
1946	139 days
1947	172 days
1948	140 days
1949	206 days
1950	129 days
1951	141 days
1952	207 days
1953	178 days
1954	102 days
1955	162 days
1956	109 days
1957	50 days
1958	101 days
1959	78 days
1960	110 days
1961	150 days
1962	180 days
1963	139 days
1964	187 days
1965	65 days
1966	104 days
1967	96 days
1968	54 days
1969	142 days
1970	104 days
1971	124 days
1972	195 days
1973	105 days
1974	195 days
1975	111 days
1976	101 days
1977	146 days
1978	129 days
1979	45 days
1980	152 days
1981	127 days
1982	101 days
1983	106 days
1984	68 days
1985	93 days
1986	85 days
1987	145 days
1988	97 days
1989	145 days
1990	93 days
1991	84 days
1992	195 days
1993	142 days
1994	96 days
1995	114 days
1996	43 days
1997	96 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

84 years, 1912 to 1996

A day with at least 50.3 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.7 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rooipoort: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	125.1 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	143.7 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1912 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: 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1943; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1925; 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1967.

Download the Data

Data for Rooipoort standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rooipoort 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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