The Downs Weather Records (SF006363080)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for The Downs (SF006363080), South Africa, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for The Downs

The Downs (SF006363080) is a weather station in South Africa at -24.13 latitude and 30.18 longitude, 1,350 m (4,429 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1975, 63 years of record.
0 records set at The Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
The Downs set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 19 November 1974.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -24.13 latitude, 30.18 longitude.
Elevation: 1,350 m (4,429 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1975, 63 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 The Downs. 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 The Downs, 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 The Downs still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at The Downs between 4 January 1958 and 4 January 1958. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 301.0 mm (11.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at The Downs. The most was 301.0 mm (11.9 in) on 4 January 1958.

Record daily precipitation for each month at The Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	4 January 1958
Feb	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	22 February 1972
Mar	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	21 March 1925
Apr	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	10 April 1953
May	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 May 1942
Jun	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 July 1935
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 September 1965
Oct	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	3 October 1972
Nov	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	28 November 1917
Dec	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	19 December 1960

Latest Records

Latest records at The Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1974	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1973	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1973	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1973	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1973	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 September 1973	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1973	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1973	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1973	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1973	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1973	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1975

Yearly extremes at The Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	301.0 mm (11.9 in)	1958	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	664.5 mm (26.2 in)	1958	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	63
Longest dry spell (CDD)	108 days	1932	47 days	63

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at The Downs, 1913 to 1975. The record is 301.0 mm (11.9 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.0 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at The Downs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1915	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1917	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1918	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1919	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1920	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1921	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1922	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1923	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1924	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1925	204.7 mm (8.1 in)
1926	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1929	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1930	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1931	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1933	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1934	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1937	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1938	232.4 mm (9.1 in)
1939	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1941	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1943	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1945	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1948	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1949	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1950	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1951	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1955	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1956	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1957	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1958	301.0 mm (11.9 in)
1959	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1960	236.0 mm (9.3 in)
1961	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1963	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1966	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1967	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1968	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1970	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1971	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1972	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1973	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1974	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1975	34.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at The Downs, 1913 to 1975. The record is 664.5 mm (26.2 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.1 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at The Downs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1914	174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1915	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1917	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1918	214.9 mm (8.5 in)
1919	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1920	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1921	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1922	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1923	223.8 mm (8.8 in)
1924	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1925	375.6 mm (14.8 in)
1926	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1927	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1928	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1929	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1930	194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1931	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1932	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1933	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1934	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1935	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1936	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1937	211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1938	335.5 mm (13.2 in)
1939	382.2 mm (15.0 in)
1940	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1941	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1942	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1943	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1944	249.1 mm (9.8 in)
1945	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1946	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1947	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1948	248.7 mm (9.8 in)
1949	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1950	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1951	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1952	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1953	151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1954	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1955	203.3 mm (8.0 in)
1956	416.8 mm (16.4 in)
1957	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	664.5 mm (26.2 in)
1959	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1960	298.5 mm (11.8 in)
1961	113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1962	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1963	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1965	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1966	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1967	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1968	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1969	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1970	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1971	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1972	407.6 mm (16.0 in)
1973	195.2 mm (7.7 in)
1974	258.7 mm (10.2 in)
1975	63.5 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at The Downs, 1913 to 1975. The record is 108 days in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at The Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	59 days
1914	37 days
1915	48 days
1916	80 days
1917	34 days
1918	39 days
1919	34 days
1920	40 days
1921	58 days
1922	71 days
1923	50 days
1924	43 days
1925	36 days
1926	50 days
1927	40 days
1928	59 days
1929	32 days
1930	55 days
1931	47 days
1932	108 days
1933	79 days
1934	44 days
1935	65 days
1936	28 days
1937	43 days
1938	36 days
1939	29 days
1940	44 days
1941	94 days
1942	26 days
1943	37 days
1944	66 days
1945	83 days
1946	51 days
1947	52 days
1948	47 days
1949	46 days
1950	26 days
1951	48 days
1952	38 days
1953	66 days
1954	70 days
1955	36 days
1956	30 days
1957	24 days
1958	51 days
1959	56 days
1960	42 days
1961	28 days
1962	99 days
1963	34 days
1964	99 days
1965	88 days
1966	56 days
1967	75 days
1968	29 days
1969	56 days
1970	40 days
1971	54 days
1972	83 days
1973	40 days
1974	40 days
1975	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

61 years, 1914 to 1974

A day with at least 71.7 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 345.7 mm (13.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at The Downs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
10 years	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
25 years	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
50 years	269.0 mm (10.6 in)
100 years	345.7 mm (13.6 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 1914 to 1974.

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: 301.0 mm (11.9 in) in 1958; 236.0 mm (9.3 in) in 1960; 232.4 mm (9.1 in) in 1938.

Download the Data

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