Wonderfontein (Skl) Weather Records (SF005167080)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wonderfontein (Skl) (SF005167080), South Africa, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Wonderfontein (Skl)

Wonderfontein (Skl) (SF005167080) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.80 latitude and 29.90 longitude, 1,789 m (5,869 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1981, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Wonderfontein (Skl) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wonderfontein (Skl) set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 17 March 1980.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.80 latitude, 29.90 longitude.
Elevation: 1,789 m (5,869 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1981, 78 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 Wonderfontein (Skl). 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 Wonderfontein (Skl), with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Wonderfontein (Skl) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 88.9 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wonderfontein (Skl). The most was 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 3 March 1909.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wonderfontein (Skl)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 January 1907
Feb	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	18 February 1915
Mar	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	3 March 1909
Apr	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	2 April 1938
May	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 May 1942
Jun	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 June 1940
Jul	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 August 1951
Sep	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	3 September 1926
Oct	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 October 1956
Nov	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	5 November 1947
Dec	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	7 December 1920

Latest Records

Latest records at Wonderfontein (Skl)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1980	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1980	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1980	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1979	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1979	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1979	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1979	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1978	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1978	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1978	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1978	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1977	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1977	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1977	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1976	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1976	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1975	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1975	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	tie	3 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1974	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	64 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1974	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Wonderfontein (Skl): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	1909	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	174.6 mm (6.9 in)	1946	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	77
Longest dry spell (CDD)	213 days	1976	84 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wonderfontein (Skl), 1904 to 1981. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wonderfontein (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1905	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1906	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1907	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1908	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1910	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1912	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1913	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1914	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1915	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1916	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1917	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1918	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1919	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1920	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1921	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1922	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1924	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1925	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1926	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1927	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1928	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1929	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1931	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1933	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1935	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1941	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1942	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1943	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1945	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1946	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1947	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1949	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1953	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1954	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1957	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1958	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1959	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1963	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1965	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1968	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1970	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1976	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1978	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1980	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wonderfontein (Skl), 1904 to 1981. The record is 174.6 mm (6.9 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.6 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wonderfontein (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1905	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1906	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1907	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1908	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1909	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1910	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1911	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1912	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1913	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1914	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1915	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1916	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1917	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1918	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1919	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1920	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1921	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1922	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1923	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1924	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1925	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1926	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1927	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1928	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1929	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1930	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1932	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1933	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1934	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1935	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1936	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1937	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1938	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1939	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1940	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1941	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1943	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1944	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1946	174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1947	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1948	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1949	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1950	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1952	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1953	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1954	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1955	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1956	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1958	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1959	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1960	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1963	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1964	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1965	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1966	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1967	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1968	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1969	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1970	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1971	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1972	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1973	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1974	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1977	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1978	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1980	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1981	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wonderfontein (Skl), 1904 to 1981. The record is 213 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 84 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wonderfontein (Skl) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	47 days
1905	78 days
1906	51 days
1907	121 days
1908	133 days
1909	144 days
1910	40 days
1911	148 days
1912	96 days
1913	15 days
1914	80 days
1915	54 days
1916	146 days
1917	40 days
1918	84 days
1919	60 days
1920	121 days
1921	128 days
1922	71 days
1923	129 days
1924	127 days
1925	79 days
1926	120 days
1927	92 days
1928	122 days
1929	59 days
1930	104 days
1931	78 days
1932	141 days
1933	135 days
1934	64 days
1935	170 days
1936	109 days
1937	163 days
1938	55 days
1939	43 days
1940	58 days
1941	146 days
1942	59 days
1943	46 days
1944	94 days
1945	140 days
1946	143 days
1947	54 days
1948	120 days
1949	119 days
1950	59 days
1951	71 days
1952	83 days
1953	115 days
1954	112 days
1955	112 days
1956	52 days
1957	52 days
1958	84 days
1959	65 days
1960	43 days
1961	86 days
1962	74 days
1963	81 days
1964	65 days
1965	48 days
1966	85 days
1967	31 days
1968	55 days
1969	66 days
1970	68 days
1971	116 days
1972	92 days
1973	122 days
1974	49 days
1975	151 days
1976	213 days
1977	115 days
1978	67 days
1979	130 days
1980	14 days
1981	1 day

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

65 years, 1909 to 1979

A day with at least 51.6 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 91.1 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wonderfontein (Skl): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1909 to 1979.

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: 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1909; 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1915; 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1947.

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Data for Wonderfontein (Skl) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wonderfontein (Skl) 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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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a