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Droogefontein Weather Records (SF004771910)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Droogefontein (SF004771910), South Africa, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Droogefontein

  • Droogefontein (SF004771910) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.18 latitude and 28.60 longitude, 1,625 m (5,331 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1928 to 1988, 61 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Droogefontein still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Droogefontein set a daily record precipitation of 15.0 mm (0.6 in) on 14 September 1988.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -26.18 latitude, 28.60 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,625 m (5,331 ft).
  • Period of record: 1928 to 1988, 61 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Droogefontein, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Droogefontein. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Droogefontein. 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 Droogefontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Droogefontein by the year they were set 0 records at Droogefontein still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Droogefontein still stand.
Standing records at Droogefontein by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Droogefontein set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Droogefontein between 20 January 1972 and 20 January 1972. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation20 January 1972: Record daily precipitation 135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1 all-time records were set at Droogefontein between 20 January 1972 and 20 January 1972. Each dot is a new record.
When Droogefontein set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1972-01-20Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 135.0 mm (5.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 135.0 mm (5.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Droogefontein The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Droogefontein. The most was 135.0 mm (5.3 in) on 20 January 1972. 050100150 Jan: 135.0 mm (5.3 in), 20 January 1972 Jan Feb: 128.3 mm (5.1 in), 2 February 1944 Feb Mar: 87.6 mm (3.4 in), 29 March 1936 Mar Apr: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 7 April 1941 Apr May: 78.7 mm (3.1 in), 22 May 1936 May Jun: 61.0 mm (2.4 in), 14 June 1944 Jun Jul: 44.5 mm (1.8 in), 2 July 1957 Jul Aug: 26.4 mm (1.0 in), 27 August 1930 Aug Sep: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 20 September 1944 Sep Oct: 78.0 mm (3.1 in), 18 October 1969 Oct Nov: 99.6 mm (3.9 in), 20 November 1933 Nov Dec: 134.6 mm (5.3 in), 30 December 1950 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Droogefontein. The most was 135.0 mm (5.3 in) on 20 January 1972.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Droogefontein
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan135.0 mm (5.3 in)20 January 1972
Feb128.3 mm (5.1 in)2 February 1944
Mar87.6 mm (3.4 in)29 March 1936
Apr63.5 mm (2.5 in)7 April 1941
May78.7 mm (3.1 in)22 May 1936
Jun61.0 mm (2.4 in)14 June 1944
Jul44.5 mm (1.8 in)2 July 1957
Aug26.4 mm (1.0 in)27 August 1930
Sep50.0 mm (2.0 in)20 September 1944
Oct78.0 mm (3.1 in)18 October 1969
Nov99.6 mm (3.9 in)20 November 1933
Dec134.6 mm (5.3 in)30 December 1950

Latest Records

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Latest records at Droogefontein
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 September 1988Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1988Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)12.8 mm (0.5 in)6 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1988Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)59 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1988Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1988Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)2 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1987Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1987Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain38.0 mm (1.5 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1987Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1987Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)57 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1987Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)57 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1987Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1987Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)25.5 mm (1.0 in)2 years27 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1987Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)30 years28 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1987Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain (Tie)20.0 mm (0.8 in)tie0 years1 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1986Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1986Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain60.0 mm (2.4 in)23.0 mm (0.9 in)29 years34 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1986Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1986Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1986Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1985Droogefontein, ZAdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1928 to 1988
Yearly extremes at Droogefontein: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)135.0 mm (5.3 in)197254.6 mm (2.1 in)61
Wettest five days (Rx5day)228.1 mm (9.0 in)193384.5 mm (3.3 in)61
Longest dry spell (CDD)169 days194183 days61

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Droogefontein by year The wettest day of the year at Droogefontein, 1928 to 1988. The record is 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.6 mm (2.1 in). 050100150193019401950196019701980Record: 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1972
The wettest day of the year at Droogefontein, 1928 to 1988. The record is 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.6 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Droogefontein by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
192858.9 mm (2.3 in)
192986.4 mm (3.4 in)
193059.2 mm (2.3 in)
193177.5 mm (3.1 in)
193256.4 mm (2.2 in)
1933101.6 mm (4.0 in)
193439.9 mm (1.6 in)
193550.8 mm (2.0 in)
193687.6 mm (3.4 in)
193758.4 mm (2.3 in)
193846.2 mm (1.8 in)
193958.4 mm (2.3 in)
194050.8 mm (2.0 in)
194177.5 mm (3.1 in)
194273.7 mm (2.9 in)
194341.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944128.3 mm (5.1 in)
194573.7 mm (2.9 in)
194653.3 mm (2.1 in)
194757.2 mm (2.3 in)
194836.8 mm (1.4 in)
194954.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950134.6 mm (5.3 in)
195150.8 mm (2.0 in)
195228.4 mm (1.1 in)
195342.0 mm (1.7 in)
195445.5 mm (1.8 in)
195543.0 mm (1.7 in)
195647.0 mm (1.9 in)
195744.5 mm (1.8 in)
195851.0 mm (2.0 in)
195941.0 mm (1.6 in)
196045.5 mm (1.8 in)
196173.5 mm (2.9 in)
196229.0 mm (1.1 in)
196344.5 mm (1.8 in)
196459.0 mm (2.3 in)
196560.0 mm (2.4 in)
196632.0 mm (1.3 in)
196784.5 mm (3.3 in)
196835.8 mm (1.4 in)
196978.0 mm (3.1 in)
197044.5 mm (1.8 in)
197143.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972135.0 mm (5.3 in)
197344.0 mm (1.7 in)
197469.0 mm (2.7 in)
197565.0 mm (2.6 in)
197657.0 mm (2.2 in)
197783.0 mm (3.3 in)
197860.0 mm (2.4 in)
197939.7 mm (1.6 in)
198067.4 mm (2.7 in)
198170.5 mm (2.8 in)
198243.0 mm (1.7 in)
198343.5 mm (1.7 in)
198465.0 mm (2.6 in)
198552.0 mm (2.0 in)
198660.0 mm (2.4 in)
198750.0 mm (2.0 in)
198834.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Droogefontein by year The wettest five days of the year at Droogefontein, 1928 to 1988. The record is 228.1 mm (9.0 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.5 mm (3.3 in). 50100150200250193019401950196019701980Record: 228.1 mm (9.0 in) in 1933
The wettest five days of the year at Droogefontein, 1928 to 1988. The record is 228.1 mm (9.0 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.5 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Droogefontein by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
192884.3 mm (3.3 in)
192990.4 mm (3.6 in)
1930105.4 mm (4.1 in)
193182.8 mm (3.3 in)
193261.5 mm (2.4 in)
1933228.1 mm (9.0 in)
1934112.3 mm (4.4 in)
193558.5 mm (2.3 in)
1936130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1937109.2 mm (4.3 in)
193889.9 mm (3.5 in)
1939112.3 mm (4.4 in)
194082.5 mm (3.2 in)
1941106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1942106.7 mm (4.2 in)
194385.0 mm (3.3 in)
1944203.3 mm (8.0 in)
1945132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1946101.6 mm (4.0 in)
194784.4 mm (3.3 in)
194875.0 mm (3.0 in)
194995.3 mm (3.8 in)
1950140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1951167.6 mm (6.6 in)
195254.6 mm (2.1 in)
195378.5 mm (3.1 in)
195476.5 mm (3.0 in)
195584.5 mm (3.3 in)
195683.0 mm (3.3 in)
195776.5 mm (3.0 in)
1958107.0 mm (4.2 in)
195978.0 mm (3.1 in)
196075.0 mm (3.0 in)
196195.5 mm (3.8 in)
196275.2 mm (3.0 in)
196371.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964143.7 mm (5.7 in)
196568.5 mm (2.7 in)
196673.5 mm (2.9 in)
1967130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1968110.8 mm (4.4 in)
196995.9 mm (3.8 in)
197063.5 mm (2.5 in)
197175.5 mm (3.0 in)
1972166.7 mm (6.6 in)
197384.5 mm (3.3 in)
197470.5 mm (2.8 in)
1975176.5 mm (6.9 in)
197676.0 mm (3.0 in)
197784.0 mm (3.3 in)
1978154.7 mm (6.1 in)
197963.9 mm (2.5 in)
1980101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1981101.1 mm (4.0 in)
198273.5 mm (2.9 in)
198374.6 mm (2.9 in)
198468.0 mm (2.7 in)
1985127.5 mm (5.0 in)
198675.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987118.0 mm (4.6 in)
198858.0 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Droogefontein by year The longest dry spell of the year at Droogefontein, 1928 to 1988. The record is 169 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 83 days. 050100150200193019401950196019701980Record: 169 days in 1941
The longest dry spell of the year at Droogefontein, 1928 to 1988. The record is 169 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 83 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Droogefontein by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192811 days
192991 days
193056 days
193180 days
1932128 days
193359 days
193442 days
1935123 days
1936111 days
1937136 days
193843 days
193945 days
194065 days
1941169 days
194260 days
194337 days
194495 days
1945139 days
194668 days
1947139 days
1948125 days
194983 days
1950156 days
195152 days
195239 days
1953143 days
1954113 days
1955122 days
195639 days
195745 days
195898 days
195993 days
196059 days
196168 days
1962156 days
196384 days
196496 days
196566 days
1966128 days
196774 days
1968110 days
1969132 days
197040 days
197174 days
197285 days
1973109 days
197458 days
197561 days
197677 days
1977137 days
197883 days
197929 days
1980112 days
198176 days
198248 days
198343 days
198445 days
1985158 days
1986123 days
1987136 days
198860 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

58 years, 1929 to 1987

A day with at least 54.5 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 148.8 mm (5.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Droogefontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years54.5 mm (2.1 in)
5 years73.7 mm (2.9 in)
10 years88.6 mm (3.5 in)
25 years110.1 mm (4.3 in)
50 years128.5 mm (5.1 in)
100 years148.8 mm (5.9 in)Longer than the 58 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, 58 years of values from 1929 to 1987.

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: 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1972; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1950; 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1944.

Download the Data

  • Data for Droogefontein standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Droogefontein 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).