Dunedin Weather Records (SF004043160)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dunedin (SF004043160), South Africa, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Dunedin

Dunedin (SF004043160) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.27 latitude and 28.68 longitude, 1,591 m (5,220 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1908 to 1994, 87 years of record.
0 records set at Dunedin still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dunedin set a daily record precipitation of 6.0 mm (0.24 in) on 10 August 1994.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.27 latitude, 28.68 longitude.
Elevation: 1,591 m (5,220 ft).
Period of record: 1908 to 1994, 87 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 Dunedin. 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 Dunedin, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Dunedin still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Dunedin between 28 March 1947 and 30 December 1977. Each dot is a new record.

When Dunedin set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1947-03-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960-02-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1977-12-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 123.0 mm (4.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 123.0 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dunedin. The most was 123.0 mm (4.8 in) on 30 December 1977.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dunedin
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	1 January 1934
Feb	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	22 February 1960
Mar	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 March 1947
Apr	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 April 1964
May	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	3 May 1976
Jun	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 June 1934
Jul	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	1 July 1957
Aug	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 August 1934
Sep	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2 October 1976
Nov	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 November 1917
Dec	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	30 December 1977

Latest Records

Latest records at Dunedin
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1994	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1994	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1994	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1993	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	7 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1992	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1992	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1992	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1991	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1991	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1990	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1990	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1990	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1990	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1989	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1989	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1989	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1989	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1988	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1988	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1908 to 1994

Yearly extremes at Dunedin: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	1977	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	1978	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	164 days	1937	84 days	84

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dunedin, 1908 to 1994. The record is 123.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.0 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dunedin by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1909	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1910	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1911	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1912	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1914	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1915	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1916	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1917	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1918	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1919	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1923	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1926	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1927	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1930	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1931	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1933	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1934	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1935	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1936	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1939	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1940	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1941	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1943	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1945	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1946	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1947	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1948	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1954	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1956	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1958	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1961	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1964	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1966	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1967	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1968	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1977	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1978	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1981	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1985	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1986	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1988	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1990	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1992	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dunedin, 1908 to 1994. The record is 218.0 mm (8.6 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.5 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dunedin by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1909	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1910	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1911	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1912	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1913	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1914	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1915	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1916	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1917	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1918	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1919	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1923	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1924	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1925	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1926	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1927	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1929	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1930	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1931	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1933	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1934	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1935	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1936	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1937	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1938	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1939	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1941	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1945	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1946	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1947	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1949	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1950	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1951	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1952	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1953	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1955	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1956	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1958	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1959	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1960	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1961	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1962	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1963	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1964	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1965	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1966	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1968	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1970	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1971	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1974	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1976	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1978	218.0 mm (8.6 in)
1979	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1980	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1983	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1984	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1985	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1986	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1988	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1989	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1990	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1992	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1993	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1994	59.0 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dunedin, 1908 to 1994. The record is 164 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 84 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dunedin by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908	13 days
1909	45 days
1910	39 days
1911	62 days
1912	56 days
1913	45 days
1914	52 days
1915	67 days
1916	73 days
1917	18 days
1918	125 days
1919	54 days
1923	61 days
1924	88 days
1925	126 days
1926	92 days
1927	112 days
1928	157 days
1929	74 days
1930	59 days
1931	81 days
1932	104 days
1933	70 days
1934	54 days
1935	108 days
1936	110 days
1937	164 days
1938	86 days
1939	53 days
1940	92 days
1941	159 days
1942	67 days
1943	46 days
1944	93 days
1945	104 days
1946	129 days
1947	104 days
1948	126 days
1949	59 days
1950	48 days
1951	43 days
1952	83 days
1953	143 days
1954	100 days
1955	76 days
1956	110 days
1957	49 days
1958	134 days
1959	85 days
1960	86 days
1961	95 days
1962	124 days
1963	77 days
1964	45 days
1965	75 days
1966	83 days
1967	74 days
1968	92 days
1969	119 days
1970	39 days
1971	73 days
1972	83 days
1973	115 days
1974	78 days
1975	132 days
1976	103 days
1977	144 days
1978	108 days
1979	49 days
1980	114 days
1981	84 days
1982	103 days
1983	44 days
1984	75 days
1985	119 days
1986	80 days
1987	113 days
1988	54 days
1989	69 days
1990	90 days
1991	80 days
1992	130 days
1993	94 days
1994	103 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

79 years, 1909 to 1993

A day with at least 42.8 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 109.2 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dunedin: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1909 to 1993.

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: 123.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1977; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1960; 77.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1947.

Download the Data

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