Elandsheuwel Weather Records (SF004371940)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elandsheuwel (SF004371940), South Africa, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Elandsheuwel

Elandsheuwel (SF004371940) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.73 latitude and 27.12 longitude, 1,320 m (4,331 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1975, 73 years of record.
0 records set at Elandsheuwel still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elandsheuwel set a daily record precipitation of 14.0 mm (0.6 in) on 8 June 1975.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.73 latitude, 27.12 longitude.
Elevation: 1,320 m (4,331 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1975, 73 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 Elandsheuwel. 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 Elandsheuwel, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Elandsheuwel still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Elandsheuwel between 12 December 1943 and 28 January 1969. Each dot is a new record.

When Elandsheuwel set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1943-12-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1957-01-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1969-01-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 106.0 mm (4.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 106.0 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elandsheuwel. The most was 106.0 mm (4.2 in) on 28 January 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elandsheuwel
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	28 January 1969
Feb	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	16 February 1975
Mar	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	18 March 1975
Apr	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	12 April 1958
May	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 May 1925
Jun	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	15 July 1957
Aug	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 August 1922
Sep	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 September 1940
Oct	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 October 1913
Nov	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	6 November 1931
Dec	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	12 December 1943

Latest Records

Latest records at Elandsheuwel
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1975	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1975	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1975	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1975	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	5 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1975	Elandsheuwel, ZA	monthly rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1975	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1975	Elandsheuwel, ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1975	Elandsheuwel, ZA	monthly rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1975	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1974	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1973	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	3 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1973	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1973	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1973	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1973	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1972	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	tie	14 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1972	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1972	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1972	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1972	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 1975

Yearly extremes at Elandsheuwel: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	1969	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	161.7 mm (6.4 in)	1966	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	254 days	1936	84 days	69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elandsheuwel, 1903 to 1975. The record is 106.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.0 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elandsheuwel by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1904	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1905	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1912	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1914	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1915	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1916	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1918	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1920	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1921	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1922	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1924	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1925	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1926	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1928	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1931	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1935	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1936	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1937	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1938	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1942	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1944	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1945	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1947	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1953	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1956	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1957	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1958	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1959	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1960	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1961	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1964	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1967	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1968	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1969	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1970	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1971	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1973	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1974	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	84.5 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elandsheuwel, 1903 to 1975. The record is 161.7 mm (6.4 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.6 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elandsheuwel by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1904	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1912	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1913	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1914	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1915	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1916	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1917	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1918	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1919	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1921	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1922	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1923	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1924	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1925	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1926	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1927	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1928	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1930	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1931	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1932	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1933	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1934	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1935	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1937	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1939	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1940	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1941	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1942	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943	158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1944	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1945	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1946	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1947	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1948	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1951	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1953	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1954	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1956	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1957	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1958	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1959	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1961	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1966	161.7 mm (6.4 in)
1967	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1968	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1970	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1973	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1974	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	108.0 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elandsheuwel, 1903 to 1975. The record is 254 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 84 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elandsheuwel by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	45 days
1904	84 days
1905	81 days
1906	31 days
1911	60 days
1912	149 days
1913	59 days
1914	59 days
1915	67 days
1916	170 days
1917	51 days
1918	100 days
1919	133 days
1920	88 days
1921	94 days
1922	92 days
1923	59 days
1924	84 days
1925	94 days
1926	53 days
1927	79 days
1928	126 days
1929	116 days
1930	103 days
1931	202 days
1932	146 days
1933	132 days
1934	74 days
1935	19 days
1936	254 days
1937	145 days
1938	55 days
1939	37 days
1940	67 days
1941	149 days
1942	67 days
1943	38 days
1944	95 days
1945	68 days
1946	129 days
1947	74 days
1948	69 days
1949	49 days
1950	71 days
1951	52 days
1952	72 days
1953	109 days
1954	114 days
1955	140 days
1956	139 days
1957	36 days
1958	84 days
1959	56 days
1960	42 days
1961	111 days
1962	109 days
1963	92 days
1964	88 days
1965	108 days
1966	168 days
1967	91 days
1968	64 days
1969	69 days
1970	74 days
1971	73 days
1972	59 days
1973	101 days
1974	168 days
1975	53 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

60 years, 1904 to 1974

A day with at least 47.8 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 101.4 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elandsheuwel: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1904 to 1974.

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: 106.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1969; 86.5 mm (3.4 in) in 1957; 84.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1943.

Download the Data

Data for Elandsheuwel standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elandsheuwel 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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