Elandshoek Weather Records (SF005178160)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elandshoek (SF005178160), South Africa, with 84 years of record.

Key Facts for Elandshoek

Elandshoek (SF005178160) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.60 latitude and 30.48 longitude, 1,075 m (3,527 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1997, 84 years of record.
0 records set at Elandshoek still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elandshoek set a daily record precipitation of 30.1 mm (1.2 in) on 6 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.60 latitude, 30.48 longitude.
Elevation: 1,075 m (3,527 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1997, 84 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 Elandshoek. 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 Elandshoek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Elandshoek still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Elandshoek between 6 January 1984 and 6 January 1984. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 147.5 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elandshoek. The most was 147.5 mm (5.8 in) on 6 January 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elandshoek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	6 January 1984
Feb	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	4 February 1939
Mar	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	2 March 1996
Apr	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	2 April 1938
May	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	4 May 1926
Jun	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 June 1940
Jul	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 July 1927
Aug	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 August 1951
Sep	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 September 1992
Oct	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 October 1917
Nov	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	11 November 1984
Dec	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 December 1947

Latest Records

Latest records at Elandshoek
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1997	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1997	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1997	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1997	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1997	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1996	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1996	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1996	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1996	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1996	Elandshoek, ZA	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1996	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1995	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1995	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1992	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1992	Elandshoek, ZA	monthly rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1992	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1991	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1990	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1989	Elandshoek, ZA	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Elandshoek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	1984	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	239.7 mm (9.4 in)	1939	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	83
Longest dry spell (CDD)	177 days	1916	72 days	84

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elandshoek, 1914 to 1997. The record is 147.5 mm (5.8 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elandshoek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1915	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1916	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1917	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1918	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1919	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1920	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1924	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1925	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1926	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1927	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1928	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1930	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1931	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1935	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1936	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1940	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1943	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1945	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1946	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1951	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1953	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1954	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1956	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1957	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1961	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1962	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1964	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1971	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1973	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1976	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1979	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1982	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1983	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1984	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1985	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1987	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1989	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1990	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1992	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1993	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1994	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1996	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1997	36.6 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elandshoek, 1914 to 1997. The record is 239.7 mm (9.4 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.9 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elandshoek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1915	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1916	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1917	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1918	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1919	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1920	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1921	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1922	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1923	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1924	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1925	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1926	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1927	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1928	119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1929	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1930	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1931	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1932	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1933	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1934	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1935	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1936	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1937	174.4 mm (6.9 in)
1938	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1939	239.7 mm (9.4 in)
1940	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1941	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1942	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1943	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1945	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1946	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1947	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1950	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1951	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1953	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1954	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1955	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1956	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1957	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1958	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1959	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1961	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1962	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1963	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1964	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1965	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1968	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1969	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1970	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1971	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1972	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1973	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1974	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1975	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1976	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1977	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1978	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1979	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1980	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1983	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1984	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1985	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1986	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1987	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1988	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1989	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1990	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1991	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1992	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1993	n/a
1994	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1995	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1996	144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1997	67.3 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elandshoek, 1914 to 1997. The record is 177 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 72 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elandshoek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	50 days
1915	49 days
1916	177 days
1917	23 days
1918	84 days
1919	34 days
1920	60 days
1921	117 days
1922	55 days
1923	76 days
1924	85 days
1925	54 days
1926	67 days
1927	40 days
1928	101 days
1929	51 days
1930	39 days
1931	79 days
1932	91 days
1933	62 days
1934	32 days
1935	79 days
1936	68 days
1937	118 days
1938	51 days
1939	54 days
1940	63 days
1941	84 days
1942	67 days
1943	47 days
1944	92 days
1945	140 days
1946	105 days
1947	96 days
1948	63 days
1949	66 days
1950	50 days
1951	42 days
1952	72 days
1953	123 days
1954	88 days
1955	141 days
1956	49 days
1957	49 days
1958	123 days
1959	74 days
1960	81 days
1961	65 days
1962	82 days
1963	95 days
1964	72 days
1965	138 days
1966	66 days
1967	43 days
1968	55 days
1969	39 days
1970	44 days
1971	81 days
1972	76 days
1973	113 days
1974	42 days
1975	138 days
1976	148 days
1977	120 days
1978	69 days
1979	101 days
1980	118 days
1981	95 days
1982	85 days
1983	37 days
1984	52 days
1985	69 days
1986	112 days
1987	109 days
1988	51 days
1989	36 days
1990	77 days
1991	93 days
1992	131 days
1993	1 day
1994	81 days
1995	101 days
1996	30 days
1997	48 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

75 years, 1915 to 1996

A day with at least 56.9 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.9 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elandshoek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1915 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: 147.5 mm (5.8 in) in 1984; 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1939; 85.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1926.

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Data for Elandshoek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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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Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a