Paardekopplaas Weather Records (SF004062210)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paardekopplaas (SF004062210), South Africa, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Paardekopplaas

Paardekopplaas (SF004062210) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.18 latitude and 29.65 longitude, 1,754 m (5,755 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1997, 85 years of record.
0 records set at Paardekopplaas still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Paardekopplaas set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 29 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.18 latitude, 29.65 longitude.
Elevation: 1,754 m (5,755 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 Paardekopplaas. 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 Paardekopplaas, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Paardekopplaas still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Paardekopplaas between 23 February 1953 and 23 February 1953. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 124.7 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paardekopplaas. The most was 124.7 mm (4.9 in) on 23 February 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Paardekopplaas
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	1 January 1936
Feb	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	23 February 1953
Mar	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	14 March 1928
Apr	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	5 April 1961
May	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 May 1936
Jun	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	3 June 1929
Jul	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	1 July 1957
Aug	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 August 1973
Sep	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	1 September 1970
Oct	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	16 October 1954
Nov	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	17 November 1929
Dec	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	23 December 1928

Latest Records

Latest records at Paardekopplaas
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1997	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1997	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1997	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1997	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1997	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1997	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1996	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1996	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1996	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1996	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1993	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1993	Paardekopplaas, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Paardekopplaas: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	1953	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	1985	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	184 days	1916	91 days	85

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Paardekopplaas, 1913 to 1997. The record is 124.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.2 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paardekopplaas by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1914	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1915	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1916	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1918	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1919	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1920	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1921	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1922	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1925	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1926	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1928	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1929	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1930	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1931	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1934	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1937	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1940	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1941	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1942	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1943	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1944	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1945	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1952	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1954	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1956	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1957	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1958	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1959	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1961	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1962	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1965	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1971	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1975	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1977	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1982	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1985	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1986	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1988	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1989	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1990	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1994	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1997	52.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Paardekopplaas, 1913 to 1997. The record is 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.6 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paardekopplaas by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1914	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1915	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1916	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1917	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1918	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1919	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1920	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1921	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1922	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1923	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1924	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1925	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1926	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1928	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1929	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1930	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1931	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1932	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1933	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1934	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1935	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1936	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1937	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1938	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1939	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1940	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1941	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1942	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1943	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1944	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1945	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1946	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1947	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1948	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1951	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1952	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1953	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1954	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1955	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1956	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1958	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1959	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1960	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1961	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1962	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1963	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1964	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1965	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1967	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1968	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1970	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1971	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1972	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1975	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1976	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1977	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1979	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1980	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1981	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1982	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1983	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1986	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1987	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1988	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1989	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1990	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1992	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1993	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1996	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1997	89.5 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Paardekopplaas, 1913 to 1997. The record is 184 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 91 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paardekopplaas by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	23 days
1914	81 days
1915	78 days
1916	184 days
1917	44 days
1918	127 days
1919	102 days
1920	101 days
1921	118 days
1922	54 days
1923	68 days
1924	90 days
1925	130 days
1926	92 days
1927	91 days
1928	158 days
1929	78 days
1930	74 days
1931	79 days
1932	128 days
1933	105 days
1934	71 days
1935	115 days
1936	110 days
1937	170 days
1938	51 days
1939	45 days
1940	76 days
1941	148 days
1942	67 days
1943	46 days
1944	91 days
1945	138 days
1946	130 days
1947	44 days
1948	126 days
1949	120 days
1950	70 days
1951	52 days
1952	65 days
1953	110 days
1954	112 days
1955	106 days
1956	58 days
1957	46 days
1958	104 days
1959	60 days
1960	92 days
1961	95 days
1962	108 days
1963	97 days
1964	140 days
1965	92 days
1966	83 days
1967	39 days
1968	84 days
1969	67 days
1970	62 days
1971	69 days
1972	115 days
1973	68 days
1974	46 days
1975	126 days
1976	150 days
1977	167 days
1978	115 days
1979	108 days
1980	138 days
1981	52 days
1982	55 days
1983	43 days
1984	65 days
1985	63 days
1986	86 days
1987	128 days
1988	70 days
1989	62 days
1990	111 days
1991	64 days
1992	120 days
1993	165 days
1994	158 days
1995	110 days
1996	47 days
1997	30 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

82 years, 1914 to 1997

A day with at least 52.9 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.7 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Paardekopplaas: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	113.7 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 82 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, 82 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: 124.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1953; 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1936; 98.5 mm (3.9 in) in 1958.

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Data for Paardekopplaas standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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