Welbekend Weather Records (SF005138360)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Welbekend (SF005138360), South Africa, with 93 years of record.

Key Facts for Welbekend

Welbekend (SF005138360) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.95 latitude and 28.48 longitude, 1,634 m (5,361 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1997, 93 years of record.
0 records set at Welbekend still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Welbekend set a daily record precipitation of 15.0 mm (0.6 in) on 14 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.95 latitude, 28.48 longitude.
Elevation: 1,634 m (5,361 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 1997, 93 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 Welbekend. 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 Welbekend, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Welbekend still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Welbekend between 9 September 1981 and 22 October 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Welbekend set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1981-09-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1989-10-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 140.0 mm (5.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 140.0 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Welbekend. The most was 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 22 October 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Welbekend
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	7 January 1980
Feb	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	12 February 1936
Mar	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 March 1995
Apr	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	28 April 1990
May	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 June 1944
Jul	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	3 July 1957
Aug	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 August 1951
Sep	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	9 September 1981
Oct	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	22 October 1989
Nov	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	19 November 1995
Dec	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	4 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Welbekend
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1997	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1997	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1997	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 1997	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1997	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	91 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1997	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1996	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1996	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1996	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1996	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1996	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	6 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1996	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1995	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1995	Welbekend, ZA	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1995	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Welbekend: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	1989	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	310.8 mm (12.2 in)	1975	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	183 days	1994	94 days	73

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Welbekend, 1905 to 1997. The record is 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.5 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Welbekend by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1906	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1929	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1930	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1931	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1932	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1933	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1934	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1935	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1937	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1938	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1940	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1941	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1943	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1944	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1945	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1947	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1948	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1951	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1953	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1954	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1955	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1956	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1958	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1961	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1962	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1964	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1965	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1967	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1968	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1973	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1975	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1976	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1977	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1979	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1981	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1982	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1984	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1986	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1989	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1990	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1991	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1992	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1993	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1994	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1995	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1996	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1997	83.0 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Welbekend, 1905 to 1997. The record is 310.8 mm (12.2 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.9 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Welbekend by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1906	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	175.4 mm (6.9 in)
1929	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1930	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1931	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1932	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1933	190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1934	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1935	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1937	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1938	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1939	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1940	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1941	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1942	177.7 mm (7.0 in)
1943	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1944	231.1 mm (9.1 in)
1945	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1946	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1947	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1948	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1949	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1950	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1951	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1952	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1953	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1954	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1955	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1956	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1957	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1958	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1960	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1961	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1963	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1965	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1966	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1967	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1968	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1969	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1970	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1971	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1972	165.5 mm (6.5 in)
1973	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1974	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1975	310.8 mm (12.2 in)
1976	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1977	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1978	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1979	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1980	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1981	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1982	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1984	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1985	147.2 mm (5.8 in)
1986	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1987	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1988	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1989	152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1990	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1991	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1992	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1993	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1994	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1995	193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1996	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1997	148.5 mm (5.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Welbekend, 1905 to 1997. The record is 183 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 94 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Welbekend by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	23 days
1906	51 days
1908	30 days
1928	70 days
1929	94 days
1930	57 days
1931	79 days
1932	128 days
1933	77 days
1934	51 days
1935	122 days
1936	110 days
1937	77 days
1938	52 days
1939	54 days
1940	78 days
1941	133 days
1942	65 days
1943	46 days
1944	92 days
1945	138 days
1946	137 days
1947	94 days
1948	124 days
1949	106 days
1950	45 days
1951	52 days
1952	88 days
1953	143 days
1954	146 days
1955	156 days
1956	91 days
1957	55 days
1958	98 days
1959	154 days
1960	168 days
1961	68 days
1962	154 days
1963	99 days
1964	49 days
1965	99 days
1966	152 days
1967	74 days
1968	94 days
1969	78 days
1970	63 days
1971	62 days
1972	122 days
1973	113 days
1974	130 days
1975	136 days
1976	78 days
1977	122 days
1978	123 days
1979	40 days
1980	174 days
1981	135 days
1982	101 days
1983	49 days
1984	44 days
1985	58 days
1986	85 days
1987	72 days
1988	59 days
1989	70 days
1990	90 days
1991	115 days
1992	102 days
1993	155 days
1994	183 days
1995	155 days
1996	141 days
1997	95 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

66 years, 1929 to 1996

A day with at least 67.0 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 147.4 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Welbekend: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
10 years	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
50 years	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1929 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: 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1989; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1995; 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1981.

Download the Data

Data for Welbekend standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Welbekend 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 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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