Roodepoort Weather Records (SF005165540)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Roodepoort (SF005165540), South Africa, with 93 years of record.

Key Facts for Roodepoort

Roodepoort (SF005165540) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.73 latitude and 29.82 longitude, 1,707 m (5,600 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1997, 93 years of record.
0 records set at Roodepoort still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Roodepoort set a daily record precipitation of 18.0 mm (0.7 in) on 13 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.73 latitude, 29.82 longitude.
Elevation: 1,707 m (5,600 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 Roodepoort. 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 Roodepoort, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Roodepoort still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Roodepoort between 25 December 1947 and 3 February 1956. Each dot is a new record.

When Roodepoort set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1947-12-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956-02-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 108.5 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 108.5 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Roodepoort. The most was 108.5 mm (4.3 in) on 3 February 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Roodepoort
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	4 January 1918
Feb	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	3 February 1956
Mar	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	24 March 1972
Apr	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 April 1943
May	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 June 1942
Jul	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 August 1951
Sep	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 September 1959
Oct	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	25 October 1967
Nov	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 November 1963
Dec	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 December 1947

Latest Records

Latest records at Roodepoort
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1997	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1997	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1997	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1996	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1996	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1996	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1996	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1995	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1995	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1995	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1993	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 March 1993	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1993	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1993	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1992	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1992	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1991	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1991	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Roodepoort: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	1956	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	1937	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	93
Longest dry spell (CDD)	267 days	1928	91 days	93

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Roodepoort, 1905 to 1997. The record is 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Roodepoort by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1906	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1907	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1908	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1909	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1910	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1911	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1912	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1914	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1915	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1916	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1917	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1918	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1919	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1921	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1922	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1923	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1924	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1925	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1933	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1935	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1937	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1938	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1939	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1940	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1948	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1950	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1954	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1955	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1957	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1958	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1967	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1968	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1971	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1973	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1974	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1975	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1977	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1982	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1986	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1988	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1990	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1991	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1992	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1993	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1994	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1995	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1996	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1997	46.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Roodepoort, 1905 to 1997. The record is 160.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.5 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Roodepoort by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1906	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1907	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1908	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1909	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1910	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1911	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1912	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1913	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1914	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1915	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1916	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1917	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1918	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1919	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1920	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1921	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1922	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1923	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1924	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1925	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1926	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1927	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1928	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1929	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1930	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1931	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1932	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1934	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1935	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1936	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1937	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1938	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1939	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1940	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1941	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1943	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1944	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1945	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1946	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1947	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1948	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1950	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1951	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1952	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1953	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1954	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1955	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1956	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1957	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1959	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1960	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1961	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1962	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1964	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1965	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1966	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1968	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1969	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1972	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1973	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1974	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1975	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1976	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1977	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1979	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1980	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1981	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1982	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1983	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1984	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1985	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1986	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1987	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1988	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1989	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1991	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1992	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1993	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1994	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	83.0 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Roodepoort, 1905 to 1997. The record is 267 days in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 91 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Roodepoort by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	20 days
1906	86 days
1907	118 days
1908	59 days
1909	77 days
1910	85 days
1911	98 days
1912	81 days
1913	90 days
1914	58 days
1915	52 days
1916	176 days
1917	39 days
1918	76 days
1919	115 days
1920	121 days
1921	124 days
1922	68 days
1923	176 days
1924	127 days
1925	79 days
1926	170 days
1927	99 days
1928	267 days
1929	96 days
1930	105 days
1931	88 days
1932	127 days
1933	135 days
1934	123 days
1935	103 days
1936	111 days
1937	183 days
1938	92 days
1939	19 days
1940	67 days
1941	144 days
1942	67 days
1943	38 days
1944	96 days
1945	108 days
1946	139 days
1947	62 days
1948	145 days
1949	119 days
1950	72 days
1951	40 days
1952	72 days
1953	134 days
1954	111 days
1955	123 days
1956	91 days
1957	51 days
1958	83 days
1959	60 days
1960	43 days
1961	93 days
1962	74 days
1963	98 days
1964	145 days
1965	48 days
1966	85 days
1967	43 days
1968	86 days
1969	67 days
1970	69 days
1971	109 days
1972	91 days
1973	78 days
1974	64 days
1975	108 days
1976	150 days
1977	108 days
1978	118 days
1979	79 days
1980	152 days
1981	84 days
1982	138 days
1983	57 days
1984	72 days
1985	59 days
1986	107 days
1987	111 days
1988	64 days
1989	39 days
1990	119 days
1991	93 days
1992	106 days
1993	31 days
1994	121 days
1995	137 days
1996	42 days
1997	45 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

82 years, 1908 to 1996

A day with at least 49.7 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 114.5 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Roodepoort: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1908 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: 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1956; 101.0 mm (4.0 in) in 1972; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1947.

Download the Data

Data for Roodepoort standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Roodepoort 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 2026-10-12 (12 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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