Rooijantjiesfontein Weather Records (SF004721750)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rooijantjiesfontein (SF004721750), South Africa, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Rooijantjiesfontein

Rooijantjiesfontein (SF004721750) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.42 latitude and 26.10 longitude, 1,463 m (4,800 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1927 to 1997, 71 years of record.
0 records set at Rooijantjiesfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rooijantjiesfontein set a daily record precipitation of 18.0 mm (0.7 in) on 14 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.42 latitude, 26.10 longitude.
Elevation: 1,463 m (4,800 ft).
Period of record: 1927 to 1997, 71 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 Rooijantjiesfontein. 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 Rooijantjiesfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Rooijantjiesfontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Rooijantjiesfontein between 9 February 1988 and 11 March 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Rooijantjiesfontein set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1988-02-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1988-03-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 133.0 mm (5.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 133.0 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rooijantjiesfontein. The most was 133.0 mm (5.2 in) on 11 March 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rooijantjiesfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 January 1939
Feb	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	9 February 1988
Mar	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	11 March 1988
Apr	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	4 April 1938
May	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19 May 1983
Jun	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 July 1982
Aug	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	29 September 1973
Oct	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 October 1982
Nov	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	2 November 1939
Dec	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	16 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Rooijantjiesfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1997	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1997	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1997	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1997	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1997	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1997	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1996	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1996	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1995	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1994	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1994	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1993	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1993	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1993	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1927 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Rooijantjiesfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	1988	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	196.4 mm (7.7 in)	1944	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	71
Longest dry spell (CDD)	197 days	1994	95 days	71

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rooijantjiesfontein, 1927 to 1997. The record is 133.0 mm (5.2 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rooijantjiesfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1927	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1928	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1931	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1936	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1938	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1939	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1940	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1942	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1943	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1946	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1947	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1948	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1951	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1953	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1954	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1955	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1956	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1958	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1959	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1960	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1961	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1962	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1963	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1964	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1965	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1967	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1969	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1972	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1975	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1977	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1978	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1986	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1989	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1991	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1992	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1993	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1995	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1996	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	34.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rooijantjiesfontein, 1927 to 1997. The record is 196.4 mm (7.7 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.0 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rooijantjiesfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1927	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1928	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1929	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1930	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1931	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1933	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1934	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1935	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1937	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1938	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1939	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1940	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1941	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1942	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1943	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1944	196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1945	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1946	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1947	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1948	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1950	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1951	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1952	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1953	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1955	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1956	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1957	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1959	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1961	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1962	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1964	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1965	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1966	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1967	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1968	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1969	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1970	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1971	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1972	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1973	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1974	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1975	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1976	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1977	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1978	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1980	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1981	153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1982	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1983	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1985	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1986	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1987	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1988	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1989	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1990	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1991	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1992	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1993	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1994	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1995	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1996	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	79.0 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rooijantjiesfontein, 1927 to 1997. The record is 197 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 95 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rooijantjiesfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1927	6 days
1928	67 days
1929	44 days
1930	73 days
1931	185 days
1932	127 days
1933	71 days
1934	67 days
1935	124 days
1936	140 days
1937	119 days
1938	73 days
1939	40 days
1940	89 days
1941	150 days
1942	70 days
1943	38 days
1944	95 days
1945	85 days
1946	128 days
1947	125 days
1948	124 days
1949	80 days
1950	45 days
1951	52 days
1952	45 days
1953	149 days
1954	88 days
1955	120 days
1956	110 days
1957	37 days
1958	6 days
1959	78 days
1960	39 days
1961	60 days
1962	38 days
1963	83 days
1964	63 days
1965	115 days
1966	102 days
1967	76 days
1968	92 days
1969	122 days
1970	46 days
1971	47 days
1972	169 days
1973	168 days
1974	137 days
1975	67 days
1976	121 days
1977	194 days
1978	120 days
1979	37 days
1980	126 days
1981	118 days
1982	77 days
1983	75 days
1984	40 days
1985	168 days
1986	110 days
1987	113 days
1988	117 days
1989	104 days
1990	93 days
1991	95 days
1992	194 days
1993	165 days
1994	197 days
1995	131 days
1996	107 days
1997	108 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

65 years, 1928 to 1996

A day with at least 52.7 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.0 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rooijantjiesfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1928 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: 133.0 mm (5.2 in) in 1988; 100.8 mm (4.0 in) in 1942; 90.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1961.

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Data for Rooijantjiesfontein 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 2026-10-12 (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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