Morgenrood Weather Records (SF004020810)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Morgenrood (SF004020810), South Africa, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Morgenrood

Morgenrood (SF004020810) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.35 latitude and 27.55 longitude, 1,408 m (4,619 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1997, 85 years of record.
0 records set at Morgenrood still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Morgenrood set a daily record precipitation of 29.6 mm (1.2 in) on 29 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.35 latitude, 27.55 longitude.
Elevation: 1,408 m (4,619 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1997, 85 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 Morgenrood. 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 Morgenrood, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Morgenrood still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Morgenrood between 7 March 1955 and 16 February 1972. Each dot is a new record.

When Morgenrood set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1955-03-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1956-05-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1972-02-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 159.0 mm (6.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 159.0 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Morgenrood. The most was 159.0 mm (6.3 in) on 16 February 1972.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Morgenrood
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	16 January 1985
Feb	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	16 February 1972
Mar	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	11 March 1988
Apr	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 April 1955
May	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	7 May 1956
Jun	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 June 1954
Jul	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	5 July 1943
Aug	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	18 August 1979
Sep	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	7 September 1949
Oct	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	10 October 1982
Nov	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	19 November 1964
Dec	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	14 December 1937

Latest Records

Latest records at Morgenrood
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1997	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1997	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1997	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1997	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1997	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1995	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1995	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1995	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1995	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1995	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1995	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1994	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1993	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1992	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Morgenrood: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	1972	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	1972	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	83
Longest dry spell (CDD)	176 days	1937	68 days	83

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Morgenrood, 1913 to 1997. The record is 159.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.6 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Morgenrood by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1914	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1916	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1917	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1918	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1919	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1921	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1922	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1923	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1924	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1928	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1929	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1930	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1931	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1932	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1933	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1935	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1936	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1938	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1939	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1941	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1944	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1945	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1946	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1954	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1956	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1957	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1959	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1961	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1962	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1964	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1965	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1973	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1974	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1979	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1980	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1982	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1983	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1985	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1986	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1988	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1989	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1990	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1991	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1992	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1995	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1996	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1997	63.0 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Morgenrood, 1913 to 1997. The record is 160.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.9 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Morgenrood by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1914	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1915	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1916	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1917	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1918	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1919	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1920	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1921	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1922	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1923	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1924	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1927	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1928	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1929	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1930	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1932	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1933	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1934	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1935	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1937	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1938	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1939	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1940	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1941	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1943	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1944	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1945	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1946	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1948	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1950	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1951	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1953	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1954	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1956	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1957	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1958	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1959	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1960	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1961	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1962	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1963	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1964	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1965	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1967	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1968	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1972	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1973	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1974	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1975	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1976	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1977	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
1978	156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1979	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1980	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1981	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1982	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1983	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1984	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1985	159.6 mm (6.3 in)
1986	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1987	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1989	142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1990	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1991	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1993	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1994	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1995	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1996	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1997	98.7 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Morgenrood, 1913 to 1997. The record is 176 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Morgenrood by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	36 days
1914	50 days
1915	47 days
1916	64 days
1917	22 days
1918	44 days
1919	44 days
1920	68 days
1921	77 days
1922	63 days
1923	7 days
1924	21 days
1927	118 days
1928	120 days
1929	93 days
1930	88 days
1931	108 days
1932	104 days
1933	71 days
1934	38 days
1935	104 days
1936	141 days
1937	176 days
1938	55 days
1939	54 days
1940	93 days
1941	163 days
1942	38 days
1943	47 days
1944	92 days
1945	87 days
1946	128 days
1947	50 days
1948	128 days
1949	60 days
1950	30 days
1951	53 days
1952	74 days
1953	60 days
1954	92 days
1955	66 days
1956	111 days
1957	46 days
1958	144 days
1959	56 days
1960	55 days
1961	53 days
1962	103 days
1963	79 days
1964	63 days
1965	61 days
1966	103 days
1967	34 days
1968	92 days
1969	52 days
1970	58 days
1971	81 days
1972	84 days
1973	67 days
1974	121 days
1975	100 days
1976	102 days
1977	163 days
1978	72 days
1979	46 days
1980	123 days
1981	77 days
1982	65 days
1983	72 days
1984	48 days
1985	147 days
1986	50 days
1987	111 days
1988	65 days
1989	50 days
1990	40 days
1991	90 days
1992	53 days
1993	92 days
1994	165 days
1995	102 days
1996	44 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

77 years, 1914 to 1997

A day with at least 51.9 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 152.9 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Morgenrood: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1914 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: 159.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1972; 137.1 mm (5.4 in) in 1978; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1985.

Download the Data

Data for Morgenrood standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Morgenrood 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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a