Mosita Weather Records (SF004694590)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mosita (SF004694590), South Africa, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Mosita

Mosita (SF004694590) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.15 latitude and 24.77 longitude, 1,175 m (3,855 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1979, 69 years of record.
0 records set at Mosita still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mosita set a daily record precipitation of 58.0 mm (2.3 in) on 29 January 1979.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.15 latitude, 24.77 longitude.
Elevation: 1,175 m (3,855 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1979, 69 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 Mosita. 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 Mosita, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Mosita still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 150.4 mm (5.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mosita. The most was 150.4 mm (5.9 in) on 5 February 1913.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mosita
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	28 January 1974
Feb	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	5 February 1913
Mar	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	5 March 1977
Apr	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	9 April 1961
May	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 May 1912
Jun	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 July 1918
Aug	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 August 1918
Sep	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	28 September 1973
Oct	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	13 October 1913
Nov	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	15 November 1965
Dec	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15 December 1966

Latest Records

Latest records at Mosita
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 1979	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1978	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1978	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1978	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1978	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1978	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1978	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1978	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1978	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1977	Mosita, ZA	monthly rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1977	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1977	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1977	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1977	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1976	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1976	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1976	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1976	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1976	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1976	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1979

Yearly extremes at Mosita: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	1913	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	1978	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	264 days	1977	118 days	69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mosita, 1911 to 1979. The record is 150.4 mm (5.9 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mosita by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1912	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1913	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1914	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1916	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1918	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1919	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1920	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1921	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1923	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1924	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1925	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1926	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1927	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1929	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1930	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1933	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1934	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1935	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1937	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1939	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1940	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1942	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1943	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1944	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1952	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1957	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1959	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1960	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1961	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1962	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1965	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1966	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1968	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1972	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1973	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1974	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1975	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1978	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	58.0 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mosita, 1911 to 1979. The record is 210.0 mm (8.3 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.1 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mosita by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1912	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1913	181.5 mm (7.1 in)
1914	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1915	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1916	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1917	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1918	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1919	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1920	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1921	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1922	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1923	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1924	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1925	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1926	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1928	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1929	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1932	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1934	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1935	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1936	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1938	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1940	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1941	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1942	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1944	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1945	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1946	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1947	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1948	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1950	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1951	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1952	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1953	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1954	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1955	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1956	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1957	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1958	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1960	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1961	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1962	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1963	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1964	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1965	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1966	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1967	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1968	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1972	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1973	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1974	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1975	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1976	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1977	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1978	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1979	65.5 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mosita, 1911 to 1979. The record is 264 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 118 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mosita by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	32 days
1912	85 days
1913	151 days
1914	73 days
1915	82 days
1916	172 days
1917	99 days
1918	61 days
1919	121 days
1920	155 days
1921	165 days
1922	127 days
1923	129 days
1924	125 days
1925	102 days
1926	109 days
1927	97 days
1928	70 days
1929	53 days
1930	125 days
1931	185 days
1932	121 days
1933	80 days
1934	56 days
1935	148 days
1936	123 days
1937	118 days
1938	99 days
1939	47 days
1940	97 days
1941	150 days
1942	93 days
1943	110 days
1944	96 days
1945	191 days
1946	130 days
1947	138 days
1948	163 days
1949	118 days
1950	79 days
1951	110 days
1952	63 days
1953	152 days
1954	135 days
1955	139 days
1956	113 days
1957	47 days
1958	123 days
1959	122 days
1960	79 days
1961	109 days
1962	104 days
1963	103 days
1964	182 days
1965	170 days
1966	83 days
1967	75 days
1968	114 days
1969	151 days
1970	134 days
1971	118 days
1972	142 days
1973	160 days
1974	105 days
1975	201 days
1976	147 days
1977	264 days
1978	175 days
1979	81 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

63 years, 1912 to 1978

A day with at least 46.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.8 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mosita: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1912 to 1978.

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: 150.4 mm (5.9 in) in 1913; 86.5 mm (3.4 in) in 1974; 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1961.

Download the Data

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