Welverdiend (Pol) Weather Records (SF004745020)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Welverdiend (Pol) (SF004745020), South Africa, with 93 years of record.

Key Facts for Welverdiend (Pol)

Welverdiend (Pol) (SF004745020) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.38 latitude and 27.28 longitude, 1,478 m (4,849 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1997, 93 years of record.
0 records set at Welverdiend (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Welverdiend (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 3.0 mm (0.12 in) on 14 August 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.38 latitude, 27.28 longitude.
Elevation: 1,478 m (4,849 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 1997, 93 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 Welverdiend (Pol). 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 Welverdiend (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Welverdiend (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Welverdiend (Pol) between 29 October 1995 and 29 October 1995. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 160.0 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Welverdiend (Pol). The most was 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 29 October 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Welverdiend (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	13 January 1947
Feb	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	26 February 1949
Mar	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	20 March 1976
Apr	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 April 1989
May	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	2 May 1976
Jun	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	1 July 1943
Aug	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 August 1979
Sep	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 September 1980
Oct	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	29 October 1995
Nov	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	13 November 1933
Dec	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	8 December 1976

Latest Records

Latest records at Welverdiend (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1997	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1997	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1996	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1996	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1996	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1996	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1995	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	79 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1995	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	6 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1995	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1995	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1994	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1993	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1993	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1993	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1993	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1993	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1992	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Welverdiend (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	1995	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	1976	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	93
Longest dry spell (CDD)	276 days	1981	95 days	93

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Welverdiend (Pol), 1905 to 1997. The record is 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.7 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Welverdiend (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1906	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1907	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1908	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1909	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1912	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1913	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1915	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1916	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1917	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1918	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1919	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1920	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1922	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1923	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1924	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1925	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1926	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1927	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1929	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1930	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1931	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1933	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1934	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1935	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1936	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1938	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1939	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1940	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1941	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1942	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1943	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1944	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1946	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1948	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1950	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1952	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1954	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1956	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1957	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1963	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1964	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1965	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1966	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1967	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1971	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1972	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1973	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1975	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1976	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1977	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1979	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1981	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1982	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1989	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1990	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1992	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1996	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	40.0 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Welverdiend (Pol), 1905 to 1997. The record is 191.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Welverdiend (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1906	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1907	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1908	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1909	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1910	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1911	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1912	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1913	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1914	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1915	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1916	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1917	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1918	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1919	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1920	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1921	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1922	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1923	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1924	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1925	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1926	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1927	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1928	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1929	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1930	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1931	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1932	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1933	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1934	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1936	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1937	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1938	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1939	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1940	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1941	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1943	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1944	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1945	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1946	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1948	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1949	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1950	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1951	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1953	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1954	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1955	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1956	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1958	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1959	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1960	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1963	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1964	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	156.1 mm (6.1 in)
1967	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1970	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1972	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1973	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1976	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1977	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1979	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1980	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1981	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1982	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1983	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1984	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1985	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1989	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1990	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1992	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1993	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1994	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1996	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1997	66.0 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Welverdiend (Pol), 1905 to 1997. The record is 276 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 95 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Welverdiend (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	29 days
1906	101 days
1907	69 days
1908	103 days
1909	77 days
1910	31 days
1911	19 days
1912	34 days
1913	52 days
1914	51 days
1915	67 days
1916	166 days
1917	43 days
1918	60 days
1919	127 days
1920	106 days
1921	69 days
1922	71 days
1923	45 days
1924	88 days
1925	96 days
1926	75 days
1927	95 days
1928	69 days
1929	64 days
1930	57 days
1931	97 days
1932	105 days
1933	71 days
1934	35 days
1935	104 days
1936	100 days
1937	155 days
1938	29 days
1939	44 days
1940	65 days
1941	99 days
1942	70 days
1943	40 days
1944	95 days
1945	138 days
1946	127 days
1947	72 days
1948	125 days
1949	77 days
1950	99 days
1951	52 days
1952	72 days
1953	184 days
1954	136 days
1955	138 days
1956	115 days
1957	52 days
1958	146 days
1959	82 days
1960	86 days
1961	141 days
1962	178 days
1963	94 days
1964	87 days
1965	85 days
1966	83 days
1967	75 days
1968	99 days
1969	120 days
1970	85 days
1971	73 days
1972	118 days
1973	112 days
1974	154 days
1975	139 days
1976	146 days
1977	152 days
1978	129 days
1979	65 days
1980	172 days
1981	276 days
1982	205 days
1983	45 days
1984	71 days
1985	139 days
1986	137 days
1987	124 days
1988	67 days
1989	120 days
1990	142 days
1991	97 days
1992	107 days
1993	165 days
1994	165 days
1995	152 days
1996	51 days
1997	76 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

82 years, 1908 to 1997

A day with at least 52.1 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 134.6 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Welverdiend (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1908 to 1997.

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: 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1995; 122.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1933; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1949.

Download the Data

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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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