New Market Weather Records (SF004762270)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for New Market (SF004762270), South Africa, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for New Market

New Market (SF004762270) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.28 latitude and 28.13 longitude, 1,558 m (5,112 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1969, 67 years of record.
0 records set at New Market still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
New Market set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 18 October 1969.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.28 latitude, 28.13 longitude.
Elevation: 1,558 m (5,112 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1969, 67 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 New Market. 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 New Market, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at New Market still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 132.1 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Market. The most was 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 15 February 1918.

Record daily precipitation for each month at New Market
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	21 January 1909
Feb	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	15 February 1918
Mar	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 March 1925
Apr	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	22 April 1943
May	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 June 1963
Jul	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 July 1957
Aug	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	1 August 1918
Sep	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	15 September 1929
Oct	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	19 October 1944
Nov	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 November 1917
Dec	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	17 December 1930

Latest Records

Latest records at New Market
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1969	New Market, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1969	New Market, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1969	New Market, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	3 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1969	New Market, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1969	New Market, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1969	New Market, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1968	New Market, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1968	New Market, ZA	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1968	New Market, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	9 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1968	New Market, ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1968	New Market, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1968	New Market, ZA	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1968	New Market, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1967	New Market, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1967	New Market, ZA	daily rain	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1967	New Market, ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1966	New Market, ZA	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1966	New Market, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1966	New Market, ZA	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1966	New Market, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 1969

Yearly extremes at New Market: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	1918	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	263.4 mm (10.4 in)	1944	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	194 days	1916	75 days	67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at New Market, 1903 to 1969. The record is 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Market by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1904	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1905	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1906	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1907	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1908	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1909	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1910	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1911	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1912	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1913	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1914	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1916	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1917	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1918	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1919	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1920	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1921	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1922	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1923	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1925	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1926	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1927	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1929	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1930	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1931	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1932	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1933	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1936	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1937	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1938	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1939	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1942	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1943	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1944	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1945	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1946	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1947	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1956	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1957	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1958	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1959	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1960	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1961	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1962	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1963	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1967	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1968	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	62.3 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at New Market, 1903 to 1969. The record is 263.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.3 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Market by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1904	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1905	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1906	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1907	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1908	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1909	185.3 mm (7.3 in)
1910	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1911	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1912	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1913	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1914	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1915	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1916	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1917	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1918	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1919	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1920	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1921	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1922	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1923	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1926	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1927	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1928	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1929	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1930	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1931	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1932	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1934	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1935	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1936	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1937	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1938	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1939	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1940	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1941	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1942	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1943	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1944	263.4 mm (10.4 in)
1945	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1946	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1947	174.4 mm (6.9 in)
1948	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1949	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1950	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1951	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1952	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1953	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1954	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1955	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1956	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1957	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1959	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1960	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1961	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1962	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1963	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1964	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1965	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1966	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1967	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1968	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1969	97.0 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at New Market, 1903 to 1969. The record is 194 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 75 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Market by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	14 days
1904	66 days
1905	24 days
1906	20 days
1907	102 days
1908	71 days
1909	42 days
1910	96 days
1911	61 days
1912	163 days
1913	77 days
1914	43 days
1915	15 days
1916	194 days
1917	26 days
1918	123 days
1919	85 days
1920	121 days
1921	124 days
1922	69 days
1923	73 days
1924	126 days
1925	141 days
1926	24 days
1927	97 days
1928	69 days
1929	92 days
1930	51 days
1931	81 days
1932	127 days
1933	71 days
1934	45 days
1935	108 days
1936	110 days
1937	121 days
1938	43 days
1939	40 days
1940	77 days
1941	164 days
1942	67 days
1943	29 days
1944	95 days
1945	82 days
1946	129 days
1947	75 days
1948	70 days
1949	107 days
1950	77 days
1951	53 days
1952	73 days
1953	142 days
1954	85 days
1955	100 days
1956	58 days
1957	43 days
1958	83 days
1959	57 days
1960	43 days
1961	92 days
1962	116 days
1963	72 days
1964	46 days
1965	75 days
1966	81 days
1967	74 days
1968	67 days
1969	130 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

60 years, 1904 to 1969

A day with at least 52.6 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 156.7 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at New Market: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1904 to 1969.

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: 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1918; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1925; 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1943.

Download the Data

Data for New Market standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for New Market 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 2026-10-14 (14 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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