Ottoshoop (Pol) Weather Records (SF005088250)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ottoshoop (Pol) (SF005088250), South Africa, with 94 years of record.

Key Facts for Ottoshoop (Pol)

Ottoshoop (Pol) (SF005088250) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.75 latitude and 25.97 longitude, 1,423 m (4,669 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1997, 94 years of record.
0 records set at Ottoshoop (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ottoshoop (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 22.0 mm (0.9 in) on 10 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.75 latitude, 25.97 longitude.
Elevation: 1,423 m (4,669 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1997, 94 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 Ottoshoop (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 Ottoshoop (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ottoshoop (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Ottoshoop (Pol) between 1 February 1944 and 1 February 1944. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 226.1 mm (8.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ottoshoop (Pol). The most was 226.1 mm (8.9 in) on 1 February 1944.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ottoshoop (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	20 January 1946
Feb	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	1 February 1944
Mar	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	3 March 1945
Apr	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	10 April 1982
May	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 May 1925
Jun	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 July 1918
Aug	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 August 1918
Sep	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 October 1943
Nov	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 November 1995
Dec	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	16 December 1914

Latest Records

Latest records at Ottoshoop (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1997	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1997	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1997	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	tie	40 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1997	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1997	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1996	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1996	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1995	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1995	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1995	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1995	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1995	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1995	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1995	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1995	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1995	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1995	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1993	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Ottoshoop (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	1944	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	274.4 mm (10.8 in)	1944	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	94
Longest dry spell (CDD)	273 days	1993	125 days	94

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ottoshoop (Pol), 1904 to 1997. The record is 226.1 mm (8.9 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ottoshoop (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1905	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1906	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1908	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1909	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1910	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1911	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1912	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1914	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1915	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1916	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1917	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1918	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1919	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1921	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1923	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1924	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1925	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1926	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1928	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1932	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1935	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1937	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1939	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1943	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1944	226.1 mm (8.9 in)
1945	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1946	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1947	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1948	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1950	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1954	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1956	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1957	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1958	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1959	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1963	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1964	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1965	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1968	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1971	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1977	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1983	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1984	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1988	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1992	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1995	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1996	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	61.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ottoshoop (Pol), 1904 to 1997. The record is 274.4 mm (10.8 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.3 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ottoshoop (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1905	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1906	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1907	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1908	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1909	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1910	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1912	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1913	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1914	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1915	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1916	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1917	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1918	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1919	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1921	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1922	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1923	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1924	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1925	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1926	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1927	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1928	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1929	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1930	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1932	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1933	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1934	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1935	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1937	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1939	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1940	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1941	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1942	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1943	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1944	274.4 mm (10.8 in)
1945	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1946	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1947	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1948	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1950	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1951	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1957	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1958	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1960	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1961	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1962	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1963	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1965	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1967	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1968	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1969	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1971	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1972	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1973	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1974	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1976	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1977	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1979	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1980	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1981	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1982	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1983	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1989	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1992	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1993	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1994	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	152.8 mm (6.0 in)
1996	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1997	182.0 mm (7.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ottoshoop (Pol), 1904 to 1997. The record is 273 days in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 125 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ottoshoop (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	83 days
1905	85 days
1906	154 days
1907	102 days
1908	101 days
1909	78 days
1910	117 days
1911	62 days
1912	128 days
1913	92 days
1914	52 days
1915	67 days
1916	154 days
1917	91 days
1918	61 days
1919	82 days
1920	167 days
1921	135 days
1922	77 days
1923	76 days
1924	125 days
1925	96 days
1926	152 days
1927	111 days
1928	69 days
1929	74 days
1930	90 days
1931	172 days
1932	156 days
1933	79 days
1934	138 days
1935	134 days
1936	152 days
1937	153 days
1938	157 days
1939	47 days
1940	96 days
1941	173 days
1942	143 days
1943	50 days
1944	97 days
1945	187 days
1946	178 days
1947	169 days
1948	161 days
1949	133 days
1950	126 days
1951	149 days
1952	200 days
1953	183 days
1954	164 days
1955	166 days
1956	167 days
1957	55 days
1958	133 days
1959	95 days
1960	40 days
1961	98 days
1962	106 days
1963	101 days
1964	182 days
1965	193 days
1966	104 days
1967	76 days
1968	165 days
1969	84 days
1970	136 days
1971	119 days
1972	93 days
1973	172 days
1974	139 days
1975	70 days
1976	145 days
1977	151 days
1978	124 days
1979	80 days
1980	150 days
1981	85 days
1982	74 days
1983	71 days
1984	63 days
1985	110 days
1986	125 days
1987	145 days
1988	45 days
1989	154 days
1990	127 days
1991	92 days
1992	161 days
1993	273 days
1994	186 days
1995	127 days
1996	129 days
1997	61 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

89 years, 1905 to 1996

A day with at least 49.1 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 160.4 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ottoshoop (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	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 89 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, 89 years of values from 1905 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: 226.1 mm (8.9 in) in 1944; 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1945; 117.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1976.

Download the Data

Data for Ottoshoop (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ottoshoop (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 2026-10-15 (15 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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