Zoetveld Weather Records (SF004041770)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Zoetveld (SF004041770), South Africa, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Zoetveld

Zoetveld (SF004041770) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.45 latitude and 28.60 longitude, 1,603 m (5,259 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1982, 67 years of record.
0 records set at Zoetveld still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Zoetveld set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 10 September 1981.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.45 latitude, 28.60 longitude.
Elevation: 1,603 m (5,259 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1982, 67 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 Zoetveld. 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 Zoetveld, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Zoetveld still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Zoetveld between 20 November 1973 and 20 November 1973. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 144.5 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Zoetveld. The most was 144.5 mm (5.7 in) on 20 November 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Zoetveld
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 January 1929
Feb	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	14 February 1954
Mar	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	4 March 1945
Apr	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 April 1941
May	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	24 May 1936
Jun	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 June 1926
Jul	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 July 1939
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 August 1934
Sep	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 September 1981
Oct	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	26 October 1943
Nov	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	20 November 1973
Dec	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	15 December 1937

Latest Records

Latest records at Zoetveld
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1981	Zoetveld, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1981	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1981	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1981	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1981	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1981	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1980	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1979	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1979	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1979	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	tie	21 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1979	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1979	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1979	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1979	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1979	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1979	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1979	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1978	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1978	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1978	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 1982

Yearly extremes at Zoetveld: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	1973	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	199.3 mm (7.8 in)	1944	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	218 days	1937	101 days	67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Zoetveld, 1916 to 1982. The record is 144.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.6 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Zoetveld by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1917	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1918	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1919	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1920	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1921	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1922	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1923	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1925	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1926	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1929	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1932	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1933	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1934	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1935	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1936	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1937	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1938	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1939	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1940	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1943	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1944	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1946	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1948	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1954	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1955	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1956	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1957	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1959	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1960	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1962	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1963	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1966	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1972	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1974	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1978	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	19.0 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Zoetveld, 1916 to 1982. The record is 199.3 mm (7.8 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.2 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Zoetveld by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1917	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1918	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1919	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1920	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1922	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1923	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1924	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1925	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1926	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1928	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929	129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1930	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1931	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1932	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1934	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1935	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1936	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1937	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1938	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1939	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1940	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1941	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1943	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1944	199.3 mm (7.8 in)
1945	153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1946	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1947	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1948	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1949	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1951	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1952	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1954	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1955	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1956	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1957	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1958	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1959	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1960	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1961	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1964	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1965	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1967	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1968	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1969	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1970	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1972	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1973	172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1974	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1976	153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1977	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1978	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1979	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1980	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1981	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	46.0 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Zoetveld, 1916 to 1982. The record is 218 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 101 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Zoetveld by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	73 days
1917	63 days
1918	76 days
1919	58 days
1920	79 days
1921	38 days
1922	110 days
1923	45 days
1924	126 days
1925	81 days
1926	93 days
1927	100 days
1928	122 days
1929	41 days
1930	51 days
1931	88 days
1932	103 days
1933	55 days
1934	56 days
1935	120 days
1936	109 days
1937	218 days
1938	58 days
1939	56 days
1940	123 days
1941	96 days
1942	67 days
1943	47 days
1944	117 days
1945	106 days
1946	164 days
1947	104 days
1948	152 days
1949	66 days
1950	83 days
1951	106 days
1952	55 days
1953	143 days
1954	137 days
1955	131 days
1956	113 days
1957	52 days
1958	134 days
1959	77 days
1960	97 days
1961	102 days
1962	125 days
1963	99 days
1964	53 days
1965	63 days
1966	157 days
1967	133 days
1968	101 days
1969	132 days
1970	68 days
1971	73 days
1972	83 days
1973	114 days
1974	161 days
1975	127 days
1976	145 days
1977	167 days
1978	117 days
1979	43 days
1980	129 days
1981	105 days
1982	167 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

63 years, 1917 to 1981

A day with at least 55.1 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.7 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Zoetveld: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	126.9 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	144.7 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1917 to 1981.

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: 144.5 mm (5.7 in) in 1973; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1936; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1937.

Download the Data

Data for Zoetveld standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Zoetveld 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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