Palmyra Weather Records (SF004683180)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Palmyra (SF004683180), South Africa, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Palmyra

Palmyra (SF004683180) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.27 latitude and 24.18 longitude, 1,185 m (3,888 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1997, 85 years of record.
0 records set at Palmyra still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Palmyra set a daily record precipitation of 14.0 mm (0.6 in) on 8 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.27 latitude, 24.18 longitude.
Elevation: 1,185 m (3,888 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 Palmyra. 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 Palmyra, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Palmyra still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 166.6 mm (6.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Palmyra. The most was 166.6 mm (6.6 in) on 14 March 1936.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Palmyra
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 January 1976
Feb	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	20 February 1988
Mar	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	14 March 1936
Apr	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	15 April 1976
May	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 May 1925
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 July 1918
Aug	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 August 1950
Sep	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 September 1977
Oct	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 October 1918
Nov	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 November 1987
Dec	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 December 1996

Latest Records

Latest records at Palmyra
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1997	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1997	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1997	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1997	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1997	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1997	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1997	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1997	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Palmyra, ZA	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Palmyra, ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1996	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1996	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	tie	14 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1996	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1996	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1996	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1996	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1995	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1995	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1995	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Palmyra: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	1936	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	1936	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	204 days	1985	109 days	85

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Palmyra, 1913 to 1997. The record is 166.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Palmyra by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1914	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1915	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1916	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1917	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1918	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1919	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1920	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1921	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1922	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1923	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1924	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1926	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1928	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1929	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1930	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1931	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1933	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1934	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1936	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1937	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1939	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1940	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1941	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1942	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1946	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1948	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1950	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1951	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1953	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1954	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1955	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1956	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1958	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1961	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1965	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1967	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1969	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1973	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1975	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1978	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1982	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1983	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1986	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1988	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1994	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1997	60.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Palmyra, 1913 to 1997. The record is 204.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.8 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Palmyra by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1914	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1915	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1916	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1917	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1918	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1919	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1921	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1922	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1924	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1925	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1926	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1927	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1929	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1931	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1932	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1934	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1935	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1936	204.7 mm (8.1 in)
1937	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1938	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1939	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1940	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1941	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1942	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1943	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1944	144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1945	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1946	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1947	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1948	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1949	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1950	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1951	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1952	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1954	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1956	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1957	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1959	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1960	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1962	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1963	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1964	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1965	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1967	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1968	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1969	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1970	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1972	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1973	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1974	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1975	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1976	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1977	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1981	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1982	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1985	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1986	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1987	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988	190.3 mm (7.5 in)
1989	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1992	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1994	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1995	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1996	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1997	161.0 mm (6.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Palmyra, 1913 to 1997. The record is 204 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 109 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Palmyra by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	29 days
1914	62 days
1915	34 days
1916	176 days
1917	106 days
1918	62 days
1919	77 days
1920	130 days
1921	161 days
1922	114 days
1923	77 days
1924	126 days
1925	68 days
1926	66 days
1927	103 days
1928	94 days
1929	105 days
1930	61 days
1931	174 days
1932	139 days
1933	152 days
1934	80 days
1935	123 days
1936	126 days
1937	148 days
1938	101 days
1939	51 days
1940	86 days
1941	168 days
1942	165 days
1943	65 days
1944	129 days
1945	96 days
1946	129 days
1947	126 days
1948	159 days
1949	82 days
1950	54 days
1951	116 days
1952	64 days
1953	149 days
1954	187 days
1955	106 days
1956	145 days
1957	52 days
1958	137 days
1959	160 days
1960	70 days
1961	98 days
1962	189 days
1963	109 days
1964	160 days
1965	147 days
1966	102 days
1967	153 days
1968	59 days
1969	69 days
1970	112 days
1971	148 days
1972	167 days
1973	162 days
1974	116 days
1975	94 days
1976	167 days
1977	106 days
1978	123 days
1979	72 days
1980	167 days
1981	79 days
1982	167 days
1983	57 days
1984	101 days
1985	204 days
1986	87 days
1987	136 days
1988	56 days
1989	128 days
1990	91 days
1991	93 days
1992	192 days
1993	157 days
1994	127 days
1995	99 days
1996	104 days
1997	105 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

83 years, 1914 to 1996

A day with at least 45.1 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 126.0 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Palmyra: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1914 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: 166.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1936; 137.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1974; 89.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1988.

Download the Data

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

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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