Roodekop Weather Records (SF004736860)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Roodekop (SF004736860), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Roodekop

Roodekop (SF004736860) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.45 latitude and 26.88 longitude, 1,494 m (4,902 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1977, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Roodekop still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Roodekop set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 25 November 1977.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.45 latitude, 26.88 longitude.
Elevation: 1,494 m (4,902 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1977, 74 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 Roodekop. 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 Roodekop, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Roodekop still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Roodekop between 5 December 1953 and 5 December 1953. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 100.0 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Roodekop. The most was 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 5 December 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Roodekop
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	3 January 1912
Feb	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	2 February 1955
Mar	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 March 1947
Apr	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2 April 1974
May	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 May 1951
Jun	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	10 June 1957
Jul	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	1 July 1957
Aug	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 August 1918
Sep	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	1 September 1918
Oct	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 October 1943
Nov	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	3 November 1939
Dec	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	5 December 1953

Latest Records

Latest records at Roodekop
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1977	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	2 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1977	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1977	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1977	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1977	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1977	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1976	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1976	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1976	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1976	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1976	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1976	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1975	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1975	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1975	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1975	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	5 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1975	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1975	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1974	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1977

Yearly extremes at Roodekop: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	1953	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	1944	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	197 days	1945	89 days	73

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Roodekop, 1904 to 1977. The record is 100.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.5 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Roodekop by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1905	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1906	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1907	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1908	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1909	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1910	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1911	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1912	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1913	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1914	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1915	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1917	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1920	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1923	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1927	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1928	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1932	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1933	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1935	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1936	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1938	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1939	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1940	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1942	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1944	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1945	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1948	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1951	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1953	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1954	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1956	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1957	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1959	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1960	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1961	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1963	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1964	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1968	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1973	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1974	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1975	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1977	58.0 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Roodekop, 1904 to 1977. The record is 170.0 mm (6.7 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.5 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Roodekop by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1906	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1907	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1908	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1909	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1910	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1911	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1912	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1913	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1914	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1915	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1916	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1917	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1918	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1919	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1920	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1922	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1923	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1924	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1925	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1926	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1928	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1929	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1930	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1931	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1933	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1934	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1935	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1936	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1937	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1938	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1939	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1940	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1941	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1942	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1943	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1944	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1945	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1946	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1947	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1948	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1949	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1950	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1951	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1952	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1953	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1954	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1955	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1956	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1957	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1958	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1959	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1961	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1962	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1963	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1964	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1965	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1967	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1968	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1970	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1971	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1972	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1973	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1975	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1976	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1977	111.0 mm (4.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Roodekop, 1904 to 1977. The record is 197 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 89 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Roodekop by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	18 days
1905	89 days
1906	71 days
1907	102 days
1908	104 days
1909	40 days
1910	90 days
1911	59 days
1912	59 days
1913	107 days
1914	51 days
1915	61 days
1916	59 days
1917	50 days
1918	101 days
1919	191 days
1920	24 days
1922	18 days
1923	45 days
1924	88 days
1925	44 days
1926	75 days
1927	104 days
1928	68 days
1929	69 days
1930	88 days
1931	99 days
1932	145 days
1933	135 days
1934	69 days
1935	124 days
1936	141 days
1937	192 days
1938	73 days
1939	62 days
1940	89 days
1941	167 days
1942	158 days
1943	58 days
1944	114 days
1945	197 days
1946	130 days
1947	172 days
1948	125 days
1949	53 days
1950	71 days
1951	52 days
1952	72 days
1953	143 days
1954	88 days
1955	111 days
1956	124 days
1957	50 days
1958	146 days
1959	93 days
1960	98 days
1961	54 days
1962	124 days
1963	100 days
1964	63 days
1965	60 days
1966	103 days
1967	76 days
1968	82 days
1969	68 days
1970	63 days
1971	75 days
1972	116 days
1973	97 days
1974	131 days
1975	92 days
1976	118 days
1977	127 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

68 years, 1905 to 1977

A day with at least 51.2 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 102.6 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Roodekop: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1905 to 1977.

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: 100.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1953; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1912; 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1955.

Download the Data

Data for Roodekop standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Roodekop 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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