Moorddrift Weather Records (SF006337960)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Moorddrift (SF006337960), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Moorddrift

Moorddrift (SF006337960) is a weather station in South Africa at -24.27 latitude and 28.97 longitude, 1,082 m (3,550 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1918 to 1992, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Moorddrift still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Moorddrift set a daily record precipitation of 10.0 mm (0.4 in) on 6 June 1991.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -24.27 latitude, 28.97 longitude.
Elevation: 1,082 m (3,550 ft).
Period of record: 1918 to 1992, 75 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 Moorddrift. 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 Moorddrift, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Moorddrift still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 137.7 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Moorddrift. The most was 137.7 mm (5.4 in) on 8 April 1941.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Moorddrift
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	18 January 1974
Feb	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	8 February 1936
Mar	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 March 1931
Apr	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	8 April 1941
May	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 May 1951
Jun	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	1 June 1942
Jul	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 July 1931
Aug	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	8 August 1983
Sep	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	9 September 1980
Oct	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	21 October 1979
Nov	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	23 November 1924
Dec	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	29 December 1964

Latest Records

Latest records at Moorddrift
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1991	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1991	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1991	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1991	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1991	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1991	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1985	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	tie	31 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1984	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1984	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1984	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1984	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1984	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1983	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	Moorddrift, ZA	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1983	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1983	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1983	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1982	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1981	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1981	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1918 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Moorddrift: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	1941	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	187.8 mm (7.4 in)	1941	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	71
Longest dry spell (CDD)	176 days	1923	104 days	71

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Moorddrift, 1918 to 1992. The record is 137.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Moorddrift by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1918	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1919	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1921	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1922	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1924	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1925	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1926	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1927	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1932	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1935	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1936	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1939	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1940	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1941	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1942	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1944	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1946	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1947	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1950	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1951	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1954	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1963	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1964	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1965	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1966	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1970	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1971	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1975	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1977	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1979	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1980	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1990	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	20.0 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Moorddrift, 1918 to 1992. The record is 187.8 mm (7.4 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.0 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Moorddrift by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1918	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1919	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1920	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1921	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1922	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1923	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1924	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1925	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1926	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1927	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1928	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1929	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1932	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1933	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1934	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1935	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1936	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1937	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1938	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1939	173.6 mm (6.8 in)
1940	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1941	187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1942	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1943	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1944	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1945	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1946	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1947	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1948	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1949	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1950	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1951	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1952	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1953	159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1954	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1955	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1956	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1957	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1958	138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1959	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1960	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1961	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1963	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1964	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1965	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1966	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1967	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1971	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1972	182.5 mm (7.2 in)
1973	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1974	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1975	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1976	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1977	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1978	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1979	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1980	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1982	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1983	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1984	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1990	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	32.0 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Moorddrift, 1918 to 1992. The record is 176 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 104 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Moorddrift by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1918	18 days
1919	133 days
1920	76 days
1921	164 days
1922	70 days
1923	176 days
1924	84 days
1925	52 days
1926	63 days
1927	23 days
1928	110 days
1929	81 days
1930	94 days
1931	84 days
1932	128 days
1933	71 days
1934	117 days
1935	157 days
1936	143 days
1937	155 days
1938	71 days
1939	55 days
1940	91 days
1941	141 days
1942	68 days
1943	82 days
1944	95 days
1945	135 days
1946	166 days
1947	83 days
1948	138 days
1949	154 days
1950	127 days
1951	44 days
1952	121 days
1953	157 days
1954	121 days
1955	156 days
1956	68 days
1957	52 days
1958	129 days
1959	102 days
1960	91 days
1961	55 days
1962	107 days
1963	103 days
1964	172 days
1965	163 days
1966	102 days
1967	84 days
1968	104 days
1969	129 days
1970	73 days
1971	74 days
1972	144 days
1973	147 days
1974	63 days
1975	140 days
1976	146 days
1977	136 days
1978	165 days
1979	72 days
1980	150 days
1981	111 days
1982	159 days
1983	65 days
1984	73 days
1985	18 days
1990	160 days
1991	107 days
1992	7 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

64 years, 1919 to 1991

A day with at least 62.5 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 133.4 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Moorddrift: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
100 years	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1919 to 1991.

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: 137.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1941; 118.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1974; 117.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1979.

Download the Data

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