Cologne Weather Records (SF004780080)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cologne (SF004780080), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Cologne

Cologne (SF004780080) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.13 latitude and 29.02 longitude, 1,622 m (5,322 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1997, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Cologne still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cologne set a daily record precipitation of 21.0 mm (0.8 in) on 9 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.13 latitude, 29.02 longitude.
Elevation: 1,622 m (5,322 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1997, 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 Cologne. 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 Cologne, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Cologne still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 122.9 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cologne. The most was 122.9 mm (4.8 in) on 2 February 1944.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cologne
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	9 January 1997
Feb	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	2 February 1944
Mar	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	24 March 1995
Apr	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 April 1960
May	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 June 1963
Jul	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 August 1983
Sep	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 September 1929
Oct	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	28 October 1995
Nov	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	16 November 1995
Dec	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 December 1950

Latest Records

Latest records at Cologne
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 June 1997	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1997	Cologne, ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1996	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1996	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1996	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1996	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1996	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1996	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1996	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1996	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1995	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1995	Cologne, ZA	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1995	Cologne, ZA	monthly rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1995	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1995	Cologne, ZA	monthly rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1995	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1994	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1994	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1993	Cologne, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Cologne: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	1944	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	1944	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	181 days	1980	83 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cologne, 1924 to 1997. The record is 122.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.0 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cologne by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1925	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1927	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1928	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1929	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1930	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1932	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1934	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1935	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1936	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1937	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1938	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1939	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1940	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1943	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1944	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1945	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1948	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1950	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1951	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1955	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1956	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1960	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1961	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1963	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1965	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1967	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1973	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1974	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1975	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1977	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1978	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1982	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1986	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1990	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1993	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1994	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1995	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1996	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1997	100.0 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cologne, 1924 to 1997. The record is 185.9 mm (7.3 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.6 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cologne by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1925	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1926	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1927	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1928	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1929	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1930	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1931	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1932	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1934	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1935	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1936	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1937	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1938	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1939	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1940	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1941	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1942	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1943	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1944	185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1945	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1946	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1947	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1948	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1949	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1951	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1952	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1955	151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1956	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1958	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1959	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1960	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1961	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1962	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1963	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1964	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1965	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1967	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1968	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1969	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1970	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1971	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1973	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1974	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1976	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1977	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1978	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1979	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1980	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1981	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1984	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1986	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1988	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1989	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1990	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1991	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1992	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1993	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1996	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1997	128.5 mm (5.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cologne, 1924 to 1997. The record is 181 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 83 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cologne by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	9 days
1925	77 days
1926	62 days
1927	100 days
1928	101 days
1929	93 days
1930	42 days
1931	83 days
1932	103 days
1933	62 days
1934	42 days
1935	107 days
1936	109 days
1937	163 days
1938	70 days
1939	28 days
1940	66 days
1941	155 days
1942	60 days
1943	38 days
1944	95 days
1945	108 days
1946	155 days
1947	103 days
1948	119 days
1949	84 days
1950	125 days
1951	46 days
1952	42 days
1953	107 days
1954	112 days
1955	82 days
1956	53 days
1957	47 days
1958	98 days
1959	77 days
1960	43 days
1961	68 days
1962	74 days
1963	79 days
1964	50 days
1965	48 days
1966	128 days
1967	74 days
1968	56 days
1969	77 days
1970	40 days
1971	73 days
1972	84 days
1973	109 days
1974	65 days
1975	58 days
1976	152 days
1977	136 days
1978	88 days
1979	91 days
1980	181 days
1981	84 days
1982	80 days
1983	43 days
1984	73 days
1985	111 days
1986	132 days
1987	98 days
1988	67 days
1989	50 days
1990	75 days
1991	98 days
1992	107 days
1993	110 days
1994	152 days
1995	105 days
1996	73 days
1997	89 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

71 years, 1925 to 1996

A day with at least 53.7 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.1 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cologne: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1925 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: 122.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1944; 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1936; 104.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1995.

Download the Data

Data for Cologne standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cologne 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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