Machadodorp Weather Records (SF005174300)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Machadodorp (SF005174300), South Africa, with 95 years of record.

Key Facts for Machadodorp

Machadodorp (SF005174300) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.67 latitude and 30.25 longitude, 1,536 m (5,039 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1997, 95 years of record.
0 records set at Machadodorp still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Machadodorp set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 23 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.67 latitude, 30.25 longitude.
Elevation: 1,536 m (5,039 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1997, 95 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 Machadodorp. 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 Machadodorp, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Machadodorp still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Machadodorp between 23 December 1947 and 14 February 1987. Each dot is a new record.

When Machadodorp set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1947-12-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1987-02-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 123.5 mm (4.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 123.5 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Machadodorp. The most was 123.5 mm (4.9 in) on 14 February 1987.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Machadodorp
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 January 1974
Feb	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	14 February 1987
Mar	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	4 March 1957
Apr	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	1 April 1938
May	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	5 May 1926
Jun	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 June 1940
Jul	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 August 1943
Sep	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 September 1929
Oct	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 October 1984
Nov	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 November 1987
Dec	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	23 December 1947

Latest Records

Latest records at Machadodorp
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1997	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1997	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1997	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1997	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1997	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1997	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1997	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	tie	24 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1997	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1997	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1996	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1996	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1996	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1995	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1995	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1995	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1995	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1994	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1993	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1993	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Machadodorp: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	1987	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	1927	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	94
Longest dry spell (CDD)	166 days	1906	63 days	94

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Machadodorp, 1903 to 1997. The record is 123.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.7 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Machadodorp by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1904	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1905	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1906	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1907	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1908	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1909	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1910	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1911	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1912	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1913	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1914	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1915	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1916	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1920	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1921	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1922	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1924	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1925	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1926	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1927	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1931	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1932	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1935	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1936	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1937	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1938	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1939	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1943	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1944	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1945	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1946	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1949	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1950	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1952	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1953	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1955	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1956	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1958	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1960	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1961	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1963	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1964	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1965	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1967	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1968	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1969	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1970	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1972	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1973	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1975	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1976	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1977	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1978	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1979	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1980	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1982	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1983	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1984	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1985	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1986	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1988	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1993	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1996	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1997	47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Machadodorp, 1903 to 1997. The record is 169.9 mm (6.7 in) in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.1 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Machadodorp by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1904	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1905	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1906	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1907	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1908	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1909	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1910	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1911	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1912	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1913	142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1914	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1915	137.8 mm (5.4 in)
1916	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1917	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1918	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1919	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1920	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1921	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1922	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1923	137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1924	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1925	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1926	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1927	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1928	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1929	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1930	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1931	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1932	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1933	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1934	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1935	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1936	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1937	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1938	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1939	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1940	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1941	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1943	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1944	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1945	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1946	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1947	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1949	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1950	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1951	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1952	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1953	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1954	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1955	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1956	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1957	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1958	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1959	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1960	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1961	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1962	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1963	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1964	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1965	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1966	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1967	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1968	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1969	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1970	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1971	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1972	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1973	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1974	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1975	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1976	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1977	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1978	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1979	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1980	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1981	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1982	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1984	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1985	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1986	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1987	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1988	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1989	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1990	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1991	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1992	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1993	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1995	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1996	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1997	67.0 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Machadodorp, 1903 to 1997. The record is 166 days in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 63 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Machadodorp by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	12 days
1904	98 days
1905	90 days
1906	166 days
1907	127 days
1908	64 days
1909	74 days
1910	59 days
1911	42 days
1912	43 days
1913	48 days
1914	59 days
1915	49 days
1916	146 days
1917	23 days
1918	51 days
1919	31 days
1920	60 days
1921	79 days
1922	71 days
1923	70 days
1924	83 days
1925	53 days
1926	67 days
1927	78 days
1928	77 days
1929	41 days
1930	53 days
1931	51 days
1932	84 days
1933	58 days
1934	31 days
1935	79 days
1936	52 days
1937	136 days
1938	37 days
1939	43 days
1940	86 days
1941	30 days
1943	31 days
1944	92 days
1945	109 days
1946	103 days
1947	52 days
1948	63 days
1949	70 days
1950	50 days
1951	42 days
1952	38 days
1953	124 days
1954	82 days
1955	112 days
1956	52 days
1957	46 days
1958	82 days
1959	56 days
1960	83 days
1961	44 days
1962	123 days
1963	81 days
1964	72 days
1965	47 days
1966	101 days
1967	43 days
1968	31 days
1969	39 days
1970	43 days
1971	55 days
1972	102 days
1973	66 days
1974	43 days
1975	58 days
1976	121 days
1977	120 days
1978	118 days
1979	61 days
1980	83 days
1981	57 days
1982	67 days
1983	58 days
1984	41 days
1985	67 days
1986	140 days
1987	58 days
1988	63 days
1989	47 days
1990	78 days
1991	83 days
1992	104 days
1993	85 days
1994	161 days
1995	101 days
1996	43 days
1997	50 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

81 years, 1904 to 1996

A day with at least 57.1 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 121.4 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Machadodorp: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	110.1 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1904 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: 123.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1987; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1947; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1927.

Download the Data

Data for Machadodorp standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Machadodorp 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 2026-10-14 (14 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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