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Hopewell Weather Records (SF006310110)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hopewell (SF006310110), South Africa, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Hopewell

  • Hopewell (SF006310110) is a weather station in South Africa at -24.18 latitude and 27.53 longitude, 991 m (3,251 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1922 to 1985, 64 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Hopewell still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Hopewell set a daily record precipitation of 26.8 mm (1.1 in) on 17 March 1985.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -24.18 latitude, 27.53 longitude.
  • Elevation: 991 m (3,251 ft).
  • Period of record: 1922 to 1985, 64 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Hopewell, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Hopewell. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Hopewell. 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 Hopewell, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Hopewell by the year they were set 0 records at Hopewell still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Hopewell still stand.
Standing records at Hopewell by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 103.6 mm (4.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hopewell The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hopewell. The most was 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 17 January 1931. 050100150 Jan: 103.6 mm (4.1 in), 17 January 1931 Jan Feb: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 18 February 1933 Feb Mar: 75.9 mm (3.0 in), 4 March 1924 Mar Apr: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 10 April 1931 Apr May: 29.5 mm (1.2 in), 4 May 1926 May Jun: 53.1 mm (2.1 in), 17 June 1940 Jun Jul: 49.3 mm (1.9 in), 2 July 1957 Jul Aug: 29.0 mm (1.1 in), 7 August 1983 Aug Sep: 43.9 mm (1.7 in), 28 September 1943 Sep Oct: 45.1 mm (1.8 in), 20 October 1968 Oct Nov: 85.6 mm (3.4 in), 21 November 1929 Nov Dec: 87.4 mm (3.4 in), 22 December 1940 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hopewell. The most was 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 17 January 1931.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hopewell
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan103.6 mm (4.1 in)17 January 1931
Feb94.0 mm (3.7 in)18 February 1933
Mar75.9 mm (3.0 in)4 March 1924
Apr86.4 mm (3.4 in)10 April 1931
May29.5 mm (1.2 in)4 May 1926
Jun53.1 mm (2.1 in)17 June 1940
Jul49.3 mm (1.9 in)2 July 1957
Aug29.0 mm (1.1 in)7 August 1983
Sep43.9 mm (1.7 in)28 September 1943
Oct45.1 mm (1.8 in)20 October 1968
Nov85.6 mm (3.4 in)21 November 1929
Dec87.4 mm (3.4 in)22 December 1940

Latest Records

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Latest records at Hopewell
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 March 1985Hopewell, ZAdaily rain26.8 mm (1.1 in)15.9 mm (0.6 in)39 years30 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1985Hopewell, ZAdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)11.3 mm (0.4 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1985Hopewell, ZAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1984Hopewell, ZAdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)34.2 mm (1.3 in)14 years37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1984Hopewell, ZAdaily rain24.5 mm (1.0 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1984Hopewell, ZAdaily rain5.7 mm (0.22 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1984Hopewell, ZAdaily rain2.1 mm (0.08 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)61 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 1984Hopewell, ZAdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)61 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1984Hopewell, ZAdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1984Hopewell, ZAdaily rain25.8 mm (1.0 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)59 years24 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1983Hopewell, ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)5 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1983Hopewell, ZAmonthly rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)39 years48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1983Hopewell, ZAdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1983Hopewell, ZAdaily rain5.7 mm (0.22 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)5 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1983Hopewell, ZAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)48 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1982Hopewell, ZAdaily rain31.1 mm (1.2 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)45 years30 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1982Hopewell, ZAdaily rain0.1 mm (0.00 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)59 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1982Hopewell, ZAdaily rain0.1 mm (0.00 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)59 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1982Hopewell, ZAdaily rain3.5 mm (0.14 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1982Hopewell, ZAdaily rain4.2 mm (0.17 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1922 to 1985
Yearly extremes at Hopewell: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)103.6 mm (4.1 in)193155.8 mm (2.2 in)62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)164.7 mm (6.5 in)194081.9 mm (3.2 in)62
Longest dry spell (CDD)196 days1954100 days62

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hopewell by year The wettest day of the year at Hopewell, 1922 to 1985. The record is 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.8 mm (2.2 in). 0255075100125194019601980Record: 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1931
The wettest day of the year at Hopewell, 1922 to 1985. The record is 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.8 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hopewell by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
192214.2 mm (0.6 in)
192352.1 mm (2.1 in)
192475.9 mm (3.0 in)
192566.0 mm (2.6 in)
192640.4 mm (1.6 in)
192762.7 mm (2.5 in)
192849.3 mm (1.9 in)
192985.6 mm (3.4 in)
193045.0 mm (1.8 in)
1931103.6 mm (4.1 in)
193246.0 mm (1.8 in)
193394.0 mm (3.7 in)
193431.8 mm (1.3 in)
193536.1 mm (1.4 in)
193642.4 mm (1.7 in)
193728.7 mm (1.1 in)
193974.4 mm (2.9 in)
194087.4 mm (3.4 in)
194135.6 mm (1.4 in)
194263.0 mm (2.5 in)
194373.9 mm (2.9 in)
194443.2 mm (1.7 in)
194552.1 mm (2.1 in)
194663.8 mm (2.5 in)
194770.4 mm (2.8 in)
194841.7 mm (1.6 in)
194958.7 mm (2.3 in)
195036.1 mm (1.4 in)
195145.7 mm (1.8 in)
195362.2 mm (2.4 in)
195454.5 mm (2.1 in)
195568.0 mm (2.7 in)
195661.4 mm (2.4 in)
195749.3 mm (1.9 in)
195849.7 mm (2.0 in)
195953.6 mm (2.1 in)
196069.3 mm (2.7 in)
196159.7 mm (2.4 in)
196257.6 mm (2.3 in)
196340.5 mm (1.6 in)
196444.9 mm (1.8 in)
196549.6 mm (2.0 in)
196627.9 mm (1.1 in)
196766.8 mm (2.6 in)
196851.5 mm (2.0 in)
196970.2 mm (2.8 in)
197068.0 mm (2.7 in)
197135.5 mm (1.4 in)
197261.2 mm (2.4 in)
197357.0 mm (2.2 in)
197467.0 mm (2.6 in)
197551.6 mm (2.0 in)
197667.0 mm (2.6 in)
197765.3 mm (2.6 in)
197857.8 mm (2.3 in)
197970.1 mm (2.8 in)
198052.5 mm (2.1 in)
198149.2 mm (1.9 in)
198262.8 mm (2.5 in)
198365.8 mm (2.6 in)
198450.3 mm (2.0 in)
198534.2 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hopewell by year The wettest five days of the year at Hopewell, 1922 to 1985. The record is 164.7 mm (6.5 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.9 mm (3.2 in). 050100150200194019601980Record: 164.7 mm (6.5 in) in 1940
The wettest five days of the year at Hopewell, 1922 to 1985. The record is 164.7 mm (6.5 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.9 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hopewell by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
192230.2 mm (1.2 in)
192376.7 mm (3.0 in)
1924100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1925101.5 mm (4.0 in)
192644.0 mm (1.7 in)
1927100.1 mm (3.9 in)
192883.9 mm (3.3 in)
1929120.1 mm (4.7 in)
193081.1 mm (3.2 in)
1931131.4 mm (5.2 in)
193276.5 mm (3.0 in)
1933101.1 mm (4.0 in)
193456.4 mm (2.2 in)
193536.1 mm (1.4 in)
193670.6 mm (2.8 in)
193739.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1940164.7 mm (6.5 in)
194145.0 mm (1.8 in)
194287.2 mm (3.4 in)
194388.1 mm (3.5 in)
1944144.1 mm (5.7 in)
194590.4 mm (3.6 in)
194699.6 mm (3.9 in)
194793.1 mm (3.7 in)
194855.2 mm (2.2 in)
1949101.9 mm (4.0 in)
195056.9 mm (2.2 in)
195153.3 mm (2.1 in)
195362.2 mm (2.4 in)
195476.5 mm (3.0 in)
1955152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1956106.4 mm (4.2 in)
195762.8 mm (2.5 in)
195893.3 mm (3.7 in)
195994.6 mm (3.7 in)
1960136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1961131.7 mm (5.2 in)
196278.6 mm (3.1 in)
196377.9 mm (3.1 in)
196450.5 mm (2.0 in)
196554.8 mm (2.2 in)
196658.5 mm (2.3 in)
1967115.1 mm (4.5 in)
196881.3 mm (3.2 in)
1969143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1970152.3 mm (6.0 in)
197168.7 mm (2.7 in)
1972123.6 mm (4.9 in)
197389.2 mm (3.5 in)
1974110.7 mm (4.4 in)
197579.5 mm (3.1 in)
197686.5 mm (3.4 in)
1977104.7 mm (4.1 in)
197882.5 mm (3.2 in)
197970.4 mm (2.8 in)
198077.1 mm (3.0 in)
198175.0 mm (3.0 in)
198264.6 mm (2.5 in)
198366.6 mm (2.6 in)
198467.4 mm (2.7 in)
198562.2 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hopewell by year The longest dry spell of the year at Hopewell, 1922 to 1985. The record is 196 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 100 days. 050100150200194019601980Record: 196 days in 1954
The longest dry spell of the year at Hopewell, 1922 to 1985. The record is 196 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 100 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hopewell by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192222 days
192382 days
192484 days
192552 days
192674 days
1927110 days
1928123 days
192984 days
1930159 days
193187 days
1932165 days
1933135 days
193438 days
1935134 days
1936141 days
193733 days
193953 days
194068 days
1941167 days
194255 days
194356 days
194497 days
1945162 days
1946157 days
1947149 days
1948148 days
1949152 days
1950123 days
195131 days
1953149 days
1954196 days
1955186 days
1956114 days
195750 days
195870 days
195983 days
196036 days
196189 days
1962122 days
1963100 days
1964107 days
1965160 days
1966113 days
196775 days
1968155 days
196978 days
197072 days
1971119 days
1972143 days
1973150 days
197455 days
1975114 days
1976127 days
197797 days
197899 days
197956 days
1980151 days
198177 days
1982100 days
198351 days
198472 days
198556 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

56 years, 1923 to 1984

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 97.5 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hopewell: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years56.9 mm (2.2 in)
5 years70.4 mm (2.8 in)
10 years78.2 mm (3.1 in)
25 years86.8 mm (3.4 in)
50 years92.4 mm (3.6 in)
100 years97.5 mm (3.8 in)Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1923 to 1984.

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: 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1931; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1933; 87.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1940.

Download the Data

  • Data for Hopewell standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Hopewell 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).