Fig Tree Weather Records (SF005205890)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fig Tree (SF005205890), South Africa, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Fig Tree

Fig Tree (SF005205890) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.82 latitude and 31.83 longitude, 248 m (814 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1922 to 1991, 70 years of record.
0 records set at Fig Tree still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fig Tree set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 6 July 1991.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.82 latitude, 31.83 longitude.
Elevation: 248 m (814 ft).
Period of record: 1922 to 1991, 70 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 Fig Tree. 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 Fig Tree, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Fig Tree still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 200.7 mm (7.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fig Tree. The most was 200.7 mm (7.9 in) on 18 February 1944.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fig Tree
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	29 January 1984
Feb	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	18 February 1944
Mar	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	14 March 1925
Apr	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	14 April 1943
May	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	17 May 1959
Jun	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 June 1940
Jul	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 July 1963
Aug	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 August 1951
Sep	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	18 September 1954
Oct	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 October 1961
Nov	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	30 November 1971
Dec	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	3 December 1990

Latest Records

Latest records at Fig Tree
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1991	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1991	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1991	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1991	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1990	Fig Tree, ZA	monthly rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1990	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	5 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1990	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1990	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1990	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1990	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1984	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1984	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1984	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1984	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1984	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 July 1984	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1984	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1984	Fig Tree, ZA	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1984	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1983	Fig Tree, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1922 to 1991

Yearly extremes at Fig Tree: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	1944	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	299.0 mm (11.8 in)	1984	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	63
Longest dry spell (CDD)	168 days	1946	72 days	63

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fig Tree, 1922 to 1991. The record is 200.7 mm (7.9 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.5 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fig Tree by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1922	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1923	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1924	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1925	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1926	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1927	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1930	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1931	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1932	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1935	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1937	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1938	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1939	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1940	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1943	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1944	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1945	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1953	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1955	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1957	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1959	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1960	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1963	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1964	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1965	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1966	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1969	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1972	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1973	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1974	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1975	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1977	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1979	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1984	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1990	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1991	100.0 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fig Tree, 1922 to 1991. The record is 299.0 mm (11.8 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.4 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fig Tree by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1922	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1923	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1924	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1925	263.3 mm (10.4 in)
1926	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1927	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1928	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1929	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1931	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1932	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1935	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1937	256.8 mm (10.1 in)
1938	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1939	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1940	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1941	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1943	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1944	209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1945	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1947	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1949	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1950	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1951	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1952	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1953	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1955	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1956	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1957	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1958	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1959	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1960	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1961	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1962	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1963	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1964	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1965	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1966	279.5 mm (11.0 in)
1967	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1968	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1969	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1971	211.0 mm (8.3 in)
1972	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1973	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1974	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1975	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1976	198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1977	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1978	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1979	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1981	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1984	299.0 mm (11.8 in)
1990	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1991	100.0 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fig Tree, 1922 to 1991. The record is 168 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 72 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fig Tree by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1922	42 days
1923	145 days
1924	83 days
1925	62 days
1926	51 days
1927	50 days
1928	71 days
1929	112 days
1930	32 days
1931	48 days
1932	90 days
1935	48 days
1936	103 days
1937	143 days
1938	44 days
1939	81 days
1940	87 days
1941	90 days
1942	105 days
1943	47 days
1944	97 days
1945	87 days
1946	168 days
1947	62 days
1948	103 days
1949	67 days
1950	91 days
1951	74 days
1952	65 days
1953	132 days
1954	83 days
1955	66 days
1956	59 days
1957	41 days
1958	58 days
1959	64 days
1960	48 days
1961	48 days
1962	67 days
1963	47 days
1964	88 days
1965	38 days
1966	72 days
1967	142 days
1968	60 days
1969	78 days
1970	68 days
1971	72 days
1972	139 days
1973	115 days
1974	63 days
1975	57 days
1976	119 days
1977	95 days
1978	134 days
1979	55 days
1980	89 days
1981	50 days
1982	76 days
1983	59 days
1984	48 days
1990	99 days
1991	86 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

61 years, 1922 to 1990

A day with at least 65.9 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 208.8 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fig Tree: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
10 years	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
25 years	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	174.4 mm (6.9 in)
100 years	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1922 to 1990.

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: 200.7 mm (7.9 in) in 1944; 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1984; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1937.

Download the Data

Data for Fig Tree standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fig Tree 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).

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