Martenshoop (Pol) Weather Records (SF005934190)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Martenshoop (Pol) (SF005934190), South Africa, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for Martenshoop (Pol)

Martenshoop (Pol) (SF005934190) is a weather station in South Africa at -24.98 latitude and 30.23 longitude, 1,408 m (4,619 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1997, 89 years of record.
0 records set at Martenshoop (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Martenshoop (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 8 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -24.98 latitude, 30.23 longitude.
Elevation: 1,408 m (4,619 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1997, 89 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 Martenshoop (Pol). 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 Martenshoop (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Martenshoop (Pol) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 254.8 mm (10.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Martenshoop (Pol). The most was 254.8 mm (10.0 in) on 4 February 1939.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Martenshoop (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	14 January 1934
Feb	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	4 February 1939
Mar	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	1 March 1931
Apr	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	2 April 1938
May	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 May 1914
Jun	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	1 June 1942
Jul	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 July 1927
Aug	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 August 1942
Sep	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 September 1909
Oct	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 October 1929
Nov	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 November 1980
Dec	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	24 December 1951

Latest Records

Latest records at Martenshoop (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1997	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1997	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1997	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1997	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1996	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1996	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1996	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1996	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1996	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1996	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1996	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1996	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1995	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1995	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1995	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1994	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1993	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1993	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1909 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Martenshoop (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	254.8 mm (10.0 in)	1939	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	303.7 mm (12.0 in)	1939	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	89
Longest dry spell (CDD)	188 days	1964	87 days	89

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Martenshoop (Pol), 1909 to 1997. The record is 254.8 mm (10.0 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Martenshoop (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1912	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1913	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1914	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1915	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1916	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1917	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1919	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1920	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1921	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1922	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1923	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1924	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1925	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1926	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1928	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1930	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1931	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1933	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1934	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1935	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1937	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1938	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1939	254.8 mm (10.0 in)
1940	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1943	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1944	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1946	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1949	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1951	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1952	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1956	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1957	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1961	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1965	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1968	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1973	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1974	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1975	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1977	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1979	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1982	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1985	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1988	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1989	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1990	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1991	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1992	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1996	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1997	54.0 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Martenshoop (Pol), 1909 to 1997. The record is 303.7 mm (12.0 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.7 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Martenshoop (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1910	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1911	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1912	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1913	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1914	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1915	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1916	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1917	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1918	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1919	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1920	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1921	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1922	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1923	155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1924	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1925	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1926	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1928	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1929	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1930	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1931	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1932	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1933	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1934	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1935	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1936	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1937	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1938	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1939	303.7 mm (12.0 in)
1940	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1941	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1942	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1943	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1944	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1945	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1946	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1947	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1948	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1949	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1950	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1952	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1953	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1954	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1955	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1956	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1957	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1958	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1960	181.5 mm (7.1 in)
1961	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1962	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1963	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1964	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1965	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1967	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1968	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1969	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1970	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1971	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1972	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1973	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1974	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1975	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1977	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1979	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1981	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1983	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1984	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1985	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1986	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1987	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1989	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1990	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1991	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1992	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1993	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1994	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1995	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1996	151.5 mm (6.0 in)
1997	105.2 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Martenshoop (Pol), 1909 to 1997. The record is 188 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 87 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Martenshoop (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909	96 days
1910	165 days
1911	44 days
1912	126 days
1913	70 days
1914	22 days
1915	53 days
1916	165 days
1917	32 days
1918	43 days
1919	53 days
1920	64 days
1921	141 days
1922	106 days
1923	70 days
1924	83 days
1925	61 days
1926	71 days
1927	80 days
1928	123 days
1929	151 days
1930	51 days
1931	83 days
1932	161 days
1933	64 days
1934	84 days
1935	157 days
1936	111 days
1937	106 days
1938	91 days
1939	45 days
1940	67 days
1941	76 days
1942	66 days
1943	47 days
1944	91 days
1945	110 days
1946	63 days
1947	53 days
1948	122 days
1949	120 days
1950	140 days
1951	43 days
1952	63 days
1953	132 days
1954	120 days
1955	121 days
1956	82 days
1957	49 days
1958	85 days
1959	57 days
1960	93 days
1961	86 days
1962	123 days
1963	100 days
1964	188 days
1965	164 days
1966	135 days
1967	88 days
1968	133 days
1969	84 days
1970	83 days
1971	73 days
1972	120 days
1973	131 days
1974	121 days
1975	126 days
1976	120 days
1977	106 days
1978	69 days
1979	72 days
1980	138 days
1981	70 days
1982	123 days
1983	50 days
1984	51 days
1985	96 days
1986	70 days
1987	134 days
1988	64 days
1989	54 days
1990	77 days
1991	92 days
1992	111 days
1993	100 days
1994	122 days
1995	168 days
1996	43 days
1997	87 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

78 years, 1910 to 1996

A day with at least 51.4 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 157.5 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Martenshoop (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
100 years	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1910 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: 254.8 mm (10.0 in) in 1939; 115.1 mm (4.5 in) in 1915; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1934.

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Data for Martenshoop (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Martenshoop (Pol) 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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