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Nooitgedacht Weather Records (SF005121440)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nooitgedacht (SF005121440), South Africa, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Nooitgedacht

  • Nooitgedacht (SF005121440) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.87 latitude and 27.55 longitude, 1,430 m (4,692 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1915 to 1971, 57 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Nooitgedacht still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Nooitgedacht set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 13 November 1971.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -25.87 latitude, 27.55 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,430 m (4,692 ft).
  • Period of record: 1915 to 1971, 57 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Nooitgedacht, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Nooitgedacht. 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 Nooitgedacht. 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 Nooitgedacht, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 236.2 mm (9.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Nooitgedacht The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nooitgedacht. The most was 236.2 mm (9.3 in) on 14 December 1937. 0100200300 Jan: 163.5 mm (6.4 in), 19 January 1958 Jan Feb: 160.0 mm (6.3 in), 14 February 1918 Feb Mar: 87.9 mm (3.5 in), 4 March 1945 Mar Apr: 107.2 mm (4.2 in), 3 April 1938 Apr May: 62.5 mm (2.5 in), 4 May 1925 May Jun: 40.1 mm (1.6 in), 15 June 1950 Jun Jul: 34.3 mm (1.4 in), 20 July 1915 Jul Aug: 52.1 mm (2.1 in), 1 August 1918 Aug Sep: 54.5 mm (2.1 in), 8 September 1971 Sep Oct: 71.4 mm (2.8 in), 24 October 1929 Oct Nov: 94.2 mm (3.7 in), 20 November 1933 Nov Dec: 236.2 mm (9.3 in), 14 December 1937 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nooitgedacht. The most was 236.2 mm (9.3 in) on 14 December 1937.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Nooitgedacht
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan163.5 mm (6.4 in)19 January 1958
Feb160.0 mm (6.3 in)14 February 1918
Mar87.9 mm (3.5 in)4 March 1945
Apr107.2 mm (4.2 in)3 April 1938
May62.5 mm (2.5 in)4 May 1925
Jun40.1 mm (1.6 in)15 June 1950
Jul34.3 mm (1.4 in)20 July 1915
Aug52.1 mm (2.1 in)1 August 1918
Sep54.5 mm (2.1 in)8 September 1971
Oct71.4 mm (2.8 in)24 October 1929
Nov94.2 mm (3.7 in)20 November 1933
Dec236.2 mm (9.3 in)14 December 1937

Latest Records

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Latest records at Nooitgedacht
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 November 1971Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1971Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1971Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1971Nooitgedacht, ZAmonthly rain54.5 mm (2.1 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)50 years36 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1971Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1971Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain23.5 mm (0.9 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1971Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain44.0 mm (1.7 in)24.2 mm (1.0 in)29 years29 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1971Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain44.0 mm (1.7 in)23.2 mm (0.9 in)45 years35 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1971Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain71.5 mm (2.8 in)20.7 mm (0.8 in)27 years25 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1971Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain44.0 mm (1.7 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1970Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain22.5 mm (0.9 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1970Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1970Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1969Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain39.0 mm (1.5 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)52 years22 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1969Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain42.5 mm (1.7 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)4 years19 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1969Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain31.6 mm (1.2 in)20.9 mm (0.8 in)27 years30 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1969Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain53.0 mm (2.1 in)48.5 mm (1.9 in)16 years49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)9.5 mm (0.37 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1968Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1968Nooitgedacht, ZAdaily rain28.5 mm (1.1 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1915 to 1971
Yearly extremes at Nooitgedacht: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)236.2 mm (9.3 in)193759.4 mm (2.3 in)57
Wettest five days (Rx5day)359.4 mm (14.1 in)1944101.1 mm (4.0 in)57
Longest dry spell (CDD)177 days1919101 days57

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nooitgedacht by year The wettest day of the year at Nooitgedacht, 1915 to 1971. The record is 236.2 mm (9.3 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.4 mm (2.3 in). 0100200300192019301940195019601970Record: 236.2 mm (9.3 in) in 1937
The wettest day of the year at Nooitgedacht, 1915 to 1971. The record is 236.2 mm (9.3 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.4 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nooitgedacht by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1915108.2 mm (4.3 in)
191660.5 mm (2.4 in)
191772.9 mm (2.9 in)
1918160.0 mm (6.3 in)
191952.6 mm (2.1 in)
192047.2 mm (1.9 in)
192151.3 mm (2.0 in)
192238.6 mm (1.5 in)
1923118.9 mm (4.7 in)
192458.9 mm (2.3 in)
192568.6 mm (2.7 in)
192649.5 mm (1.9 in)
192741.9 mm (1.6 in)
192859.4 mm (2.3 in)
192971.4 mm (2.8 in)
193059.7 mm (2.4 in)
193154.4 mm (2.1 in)
193272.9 mm (2.9 in)
193394.2 mm (3.7 in)
193479.0 mm (3.1 in)
193553.3 mm (2.1 in)
193694.0 mm (3.7 in)
1937236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1938107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1939120.9 mm (4.8 in)
194050.8 mm (2.0 in)
194155.4 mm (2.2 in)
194246.7 mm (1.8 in)
194354.4 mm (2.1 in)
1944152.4 mm (6.0 in)
194587.9 mm (3.5 in)
194645.7 mm (1.8 in)
194747.8 mm (1.9 in)
194882.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949119.4 mm (4.7 in)
195069.9 mm (2.8 in)
195143.7 mm (1.7 in)
195241.4 mm (1.6 in)
195345.7 mm (1.8 in)
195496.0 mm (3.8 in)
195575.5 mm (3.0 in)
195639.0 mm (1.5 in)
195738.0 mm (1.5 in)
1958163.5 mm (6.4 in)
195957.0 mm (2.2 in)
196060.5 mm (2.4 in)
196172.5 mm (2.9 in)
196248.0 mm (1.9 in)
196337.0 mm (1.5 in)
196436.0 mm (1.4 in)
196542.1 mm (1.7 in)
196680.0 mm (3.1 in)
196769.0 mm (2.7 in)
196833.0 mm (1.3 in)
196953.0 mm (2.1 in)
197028.0 mm (1.1 in)
197171.5 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nooitgedacht by year The wettest five days of the year at Nooitgedacht, 1915 to 1971. The record is 359.4 mm (14.1 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.1 mm (4.0 in). 0100200300400192019301940195019601970Record: 359.4 mm (14.1 in) in 1944
The wettest five days of the year at Nooitgedacht, 1915 to 1971. The record is 359.4 mm (14.1 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.1 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nooitgedacht by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1915154.4 mm (6.1 in)
191677.0 mm (3.0 in)
191798.3 mm (3.9 in)
1918160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1919101.1 mm (4.0 in)
192062.0 mm (2.4 in)
192191.4 mm (3.6 in)
192260.2 mm (2.4 in)
1923134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1924103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1925114.6 mm (4.5 in)
192656.1 mm (2.2 in)
192769.9 mm (2.8 in)
1928111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1929107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1930102.4 mm (4.0 in)
193199.6 mm (3.9 in)
193296.3 mm (3.8 in)
1933121.1 mm (4.8 in)
193499.6 mm (3.9 in)
193576.7 mm (3.0 in)
1936123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1937280.7 mm (11.1 in)
1938122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1939188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1940125.2 mm (4.9 in)
194185.4 mm (3.4 in)
194279.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1944359.4 mm (14.1 in)
1945170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1946105.9 mm (4.2 in)
194791.0 mm (3.6 in)
1948122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1949151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1950105.2 mm (4.1 in)
195196.6 mm (3.8 in)
195265.0 mm (2.6 in)
195356.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1955115.0 mm (4.5 in)
195652.0 mm (2.0 in)
195793.0 mm (3.7 in)
1958228.5 mm (9.0 in)
195986.5 mm (3.4 in)
1960138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1961114.5 mm (4.5 in)
196274.0 mm (2.9 in)
196393.0 mm (3.7 in)
196454.5 mm (2.1 in)
196550.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1967149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1968101.0 mm (4.0 in)
196972.0 mm (2.8 in)
197053.5 mm (2.1 in)
197191.6 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nooitgedacht by year The longest dry spell of the year at Nooitgedacht, 1915 to 1971. The record is 177 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 101 days. 050100150200192019301940195019601970Record: 177 days in 1919
The longest dry spell of the year at Nooitgedacht, 1915 to 1971. The record is 177 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 101 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nooitgedacht by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191566 days
1916168 days
191740 days
1918126 days
1919177 days
1920166 days
1921112 days
192285 days
192360 days
192489 days
192599 days
192676 days
192796 days
1928100 days
192993 days
193056 days
193181 days
1932107 days
1933101 days
193474 days
1935124 days
1936141 days
1937156 days
193852 days
193947 days
194065 days
1941169 days
194268 days
1943112 days
1944112 days
194591 days
1946130 days
194790 days
1948166 days
1949113 days
1950127 days
1951101 days
195273 days
1953142 days
1954105 days
1955139 days
1956101 days
195749 days
1958135 days
195983 days
1960104 days
1961144 days
1962123 days
1963100 days
196488 days
196581 days
196682 days
196774 days
1968146 days
1969130 days
1970122 days
197174 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

55 years, 1915 to 1971

A day with at least 61.5 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 236.2 mm (9.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Nooitgedacht: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years61.5 mm (2.4 in)
5 years90.8 mm (3.6 in)
10 years115.8 mm (4.6 in)
25 years155.5 mm (6.1 in)
50 years192.2 mm (7.6 in)
100 years236.2 mm (9.3 in)Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1915 to 1971.

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: 236.2 mm (9.3 in) in 1937; 163.5 mm (6.4 in) in 1958; 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1918.

Download the Data

  • Data for Nooitgedacht standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Nooitgedacht 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).