Welgeleven Weather Records (SF004321360)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Welgeleven (SF004321360), South Africa, with 80 years of record.

Key Facts for Welgeleven

Welgeleven (SF004321360) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.77 latitude and 24.58 longitude, 1,245 m (4,085 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1918 to 1997, 80 years of record.
0 records set at Welgeleven still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Welgeleven set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 8 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.77 latitude, 24.58 longitude.
Elevation: 1,245 m (4,085 ft).
Period of record: 1918 to 1997, 80 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 Welgeleven. 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 Welgeleven, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Welgeleven still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 146.1 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Welgeleven. The most was 146.1 mm (5.8 in) on 14 March 1936.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Welgeleven
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	19 January 1997
Feb	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	20 February 1988
Mar	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	14 March 1936
Apr	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	9 April 1961
May	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 May 1934
Jun	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 July 1961
Aug	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 August 1950
Sep	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 September 1973
Oct	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	2 October 1976
Nov	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	13 November 1924
Dec	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	29 December 1950

Latest Records

Latest records at Welgeleven
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 May 1997	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1997	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1997	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1997	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1997	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1997	Welgeleven, ZA	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1996	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1996	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1996	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1995	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1995	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1994	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1994	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Welgeleven, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1918 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Welgeleven: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	1936	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	80
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	1988	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	80
Longest dry spell (CDD)	255 days	1933	116 days	80

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Welgeleven, 1918 to 1997. The record is 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Welgeleven by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1918	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1919	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1923	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1925	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1929	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1930	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1932	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1933	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1937	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1938	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1939	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1942	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1943	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1944	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1945	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1949	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1951	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1953	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1954	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1957	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1958	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1959	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1961	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1962	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1963	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1964	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1965	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1966	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1970	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1971	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1972	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1973	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1975	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1976	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1977	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1978	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1979	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1980	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1981	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1984	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1985	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1987	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1989	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1990	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1996	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1997	94.5 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Welgeleven, 1918 to 1997. The record is 204.0 mm (8.0 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Welgeleven by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1918	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1920	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1921	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1922	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1923	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1924	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1925	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1926	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1927	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1928	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1929	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1930	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1931	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1932	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1935	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936	185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1937	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1938	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1940	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1941	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1942	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1943	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1945	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1946	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1948	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1949	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1950	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1951	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1952	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1954	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1957	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1958	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1960	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1961	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1962	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1963	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1964	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1965	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1966	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1967	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1968	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1969	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1971	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1972	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1973	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1975	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1976	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1977	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1978	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1979	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1980	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1981	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1982	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1984	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1985	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1986	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1987	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1988	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1989	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1990	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1993	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1995	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1996	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997	99.0 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Welgeleven, 1918 to 1997. The record is 255 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 116 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Welgeleven by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1918	17 days
1919	149 days
1920	129 days
1921	121 days
1922	82 days
1923	129 days
1924	34 days
1925	81 days
1926	34 days
1927	86 days
1928	190 days
1929	99 days
1930	179 days
1931	162 days
1932	141 days
1933	255 days
1934	71 days
1935	135 days
1936	136 days
1937	156 days
1938	109 days
1939	51 days
1940	132 days
1941	168 days
1942	114 days
1943	52 days
1944	96 days
1945	102 days
1946	130 days
1947	140 days
1948	163 days
1949	101 days
1950	90 days
1951	163 days
1952	122 days
1953	193 days
1954	122 days
1955	103 days
1956	148 days
1957	20 days
1958	105 days
1959	118 days
1960	80 days
1961	98 days
1962	179 days
1963	119 days
1964	176 days
1965	154 days
1966	103 days
1967	77 days
1968	158 days
1969	83 days
1970	86 days
1971	156 days
1972	152 days
1973	97 days
1974	104 days
1975	137 days
1976	106 days
1977	111 days
1978	119 days
1979	72 days
1980	141 days
1981	78 days
1982	100 days
1983	74 days
1984	69 days
1985	151 days
1986	86 days
1987	113 days
1988	79 days
1989	101 days
1990	130 days
1991	98 days
1992	187 days
1993	158 days
1994	201 days
1995	132 days
1996	109 days
1997	123 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

70 years, 1919 to 1996

A day with at least 49.0 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 133.7 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Welgeleven: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	133.7 mm (5.3 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1919 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: 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1936; 121.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1988; 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1967.

Download the Data

Data for Welgeleven standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Welgeleven 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 2026-10-12 (12 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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