Doornfontein Weather Records (SF006341400)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Doornfontein (SF006341400), South Africa, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Doornfontein

Doornfontein (SF006341400) is a weather station in South Africa at -24.33 latitude and 29.08 longitude, 1,141 m (3,743 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 1997, 72 years of record.
0 records set at Doornfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Doornfontein set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 8 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -24.33 latitude, 29.08 longitude.
Elevation: 1,141 m (3,743 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 1997, 72 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 Doornfontein. 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 Doornfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Doornfontein still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 199.6 mm (7.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Doornfontein. The most was 199.6 mm (7.9 in) on 4 February 1939.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Doornfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	20 January 1971
Feb	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	4 February 1939
Mar	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 March 1931
Apr	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	7 April 1941
May	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 May 1942
Jun	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 June 1940
Jul	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	9 July 1931
Aug	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	8 August 1983
Sep	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	9 September 1980
Oct	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	21 October 1979
Nov	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 November 1926
Dec	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	20 December 1930

Latest Records

Latest records at Doornfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1997	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1997	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1996	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1996	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1996	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1996	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1995	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1995	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1995	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1995	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1995	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1995	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1995	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1995	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1995	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1995	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1926 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Doornfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	1939	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	1939	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	199 days	1964	104 days	72

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Doornfontein, 1926 to 1997. The record is 199.6 mm (7.9 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.2 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Doornfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1927	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1928	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1929	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1931	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1932	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1933	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1934	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1935	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1937	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	199.6 mm (7.9 in)
1940	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1942	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1943	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1946	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1950	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1951	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1954	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1957	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1960	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1962	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1965	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1967	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1971	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1972	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1974	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1975	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1976	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1980	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1981	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1985	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1987	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1994	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1995	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1996	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1997	47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Doornfontein, 1926 to 1997. The record is 208.8 mm (8.2 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.4 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Doornfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1927	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1928	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1929	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1930	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1931	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1932	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1933	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1934	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1935	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1936	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1937	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1938	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1939	208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1940	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1941	156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1942	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1943	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1944	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1945	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1946	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1947	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1948	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1949	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1950	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1951	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1952	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1953	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1954	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1955	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1956	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1957	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1958	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1959	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1960	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1961	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1962	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1963	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1964	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1965	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1966	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1967	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1970	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1971	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1972	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1973	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1974	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1975	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1976	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1977	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1978	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1979	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1980	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1981	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1982	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1983	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1984	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1986	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1987	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1989	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1991	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1992	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1993	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1994	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1995	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1996	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1997	72.0 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Doornfontein, 1926 to 1997. The record is 199 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 104 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Doornfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926	49 days
1927	97 days
1928	55 days
1929	154 days
1930	55 days
1931	84 days
1932	127 days
1933	79 days
1934	65 days
1935	182 days
1936	73 days
1937	135 days
1938	70 days
1939	43 days
1940	73 days
1941	102 days
1942	56 days
1943	58 days
1944	124 days
1945	134 days
1946	139 days
1947	53 days
1948	127 days
1949	112 days
1950	125 days
1951	53 days
1952	70 days
1953	134 days
1954	151 days
1955	122 days
1956	92 days
1957	52 days
1958	137 days
1959	117 days
1960	179 days
1961	94 days
1962	157 days
1963	98 days
1964	199 days
1965	163 days
1966	100 days
1967	84 days
1968	155 days
1969	129 days
1970	63 days
1971	118 days
1972	143 days
1973	147 days
1974	63 days
1975	115 days
1976	176 days
1977	136 days
1978	105 days
1979	72 days
1980	124 days
1981	75 days
1982	150 days
1983	61 days
1984	65 days
1985	58 days
1986	157 days
1987	108 days
1988	63 days
1989	67 days
1990	150 days
1991	127 days
1992	104 days
1993	98 days
1994	181 days
1995	102 days
1996	89 days
1997	104 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

69 years, 1927 to 1997

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 146.0 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Doornfontein: 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	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1927 to 1997.

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: 199.6 mm (7.9 in) in 1939; 106.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1979; 97.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1971.

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Data for Doornfontein 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 2026-10-14 (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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