Cumberland Weather Records (SF006727480)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cumberland (SF006727480), South Africa, with 97 years of record.

Key Facts for Cumberland

Cumberland (SF006727480) is a weather station in South Africa at -23.97 latitude and 26.92 longitude, 857 m (2,812 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 2001, 97 years of record.
1,450 records set at Cumberland still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cumberland set a daily record precipitation of 1.0 mm (0.04 in) on 25 June 2001.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -23.97 latitude, 26.92 longitude.
Elevation: 857 m (2,812 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 2001, 97 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 Cumberland. 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 Cumberland, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	42.9 C (109.2 F)	11.9 C (53.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.9 C (102.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.9 C (105.6 F)	14.7 C (58.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	39.0 C (102.2 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.7 C (96.3 F)	0.3 C (32.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.1 C (95.2 F)	0.9 C (33.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.0 C (100.4 F)	2.5 C (36.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.9 C (105.6 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.3 C (104.5 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	38.0 C (100.4 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,450 standing records

1,450 records at Cumberland still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 453.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Cumberland between 17 March 1946 and 17 March 1946. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 198.1 mm (7.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cumberland. The most was 198.1 mm (7.8 in) on 17 March 1946.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cumberland
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	20 January 1967
Feb	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	4 February 1955
Mar	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	17 March 1946
Apr	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	8 April 1928
May	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 May 1911
Jun	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 June 1944
Jul	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 July 1951
Aug	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 August 1942
Sep	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 September 1925
Oct	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 October 1912
Nov	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	19 November 1936
Dec	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	12 December 1905

Period of Record Coverage

1998 to 2001

4 years of record at Cumberland, 1998 to 2001. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.

Latest Records

Latest records at Cumberland
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 June 2001	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2001	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2000	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2000	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 2000	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1998	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1998	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1998	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1998	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1992	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1992	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1991	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1991	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1991	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1991	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1990	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1990	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1989	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1989	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1989	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 2001

Yearly extremes at Cumberland: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.9 C (109.2 F)	2001	40.6 C (105.1 F)	4
Coldest night (TNn)	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	2000	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	4
Wettest day (Rx1day)	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	1946	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	1946	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	92
Longest dry spell (CDD)	215 days	1930	125 days	92

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cumberland, 1905 to 2001. The record is 42.9 C (109.2 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cumberland by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1998	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1999	40.3 C (104.5 F)
2000	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2001	42.9 C (109.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cumberland, 1905 to 2001. The record is -4.8 C (23.4 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.3 C (26.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cumberland by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1998	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1999	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2000	-4.8 C (23.4 F)
2001	-2.2 C (28.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cumberland, 1905 to 2001. The record is 198.1 mm (7.8 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.9 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cumberland by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1906	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1908	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1909	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1910	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1912	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1913	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1914	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1915	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1916	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1917	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1918	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1919	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1921	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1922	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1923	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1924	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1925	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1926	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1927	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1928	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1929	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1930	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1932	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1933	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1937	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1938	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1939	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1940	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1944	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1947	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1949	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1951	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1952	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1954	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1956	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1958	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1959	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1961	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1962	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1965	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1967	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1968	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1970	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1974	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1975	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1976	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1977	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1979	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1986	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1987	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1991	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1998	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1999	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2000	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2001	22.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cumberland, 1905 to 2001. The record is 261.6 mm (10.3 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.7 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cumberland by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1906	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1907	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1908	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1909	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1910	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1911	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1912	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1913	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1914	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1915	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1916	196.1 mm (7.7 in)
1917	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1918	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1919	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1920	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1921	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1922	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1923	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1924	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1925	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1926	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1927	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1928	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1929	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1930	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1931	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1932	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1933	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1934	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	178.5 mm (7.0 in)
1937	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1938	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1939	171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1940	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1941	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1942	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1943	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1944	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1945	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1946	261.6 mm (10.3 in)
1947	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1948	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1949	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1950	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1951	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1952	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1953	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1954	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1955	233.1 mm (9.2 in)
1956	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1957	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1959	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1960	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1961	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1963	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1964	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1966	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1967	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1968	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1969	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1970	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1971	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972	151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1973	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1975	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1976	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1977	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1978	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1981	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1983	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1984	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1985	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1986	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1990	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1999	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2000	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
2001	27.4 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cumberland, 1905 to 2001. The record is 215 days in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 125 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cumberland by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	37 days
1906	155 days
1907	146 days
1908	74 days
1909	10 days
1910	86 days
1911	137 days
1912	69 days
1913	141 days
1914	125 days
1915	87 days
1916	182 days
1917	72 days
1918	61 days
1919	208 days
1920	212 days
1921	164 days
1922	84 days
1923	110 days
1924	54 days
1925	101 days
1926	74 days
1927	112 days
1928	123 days
1929	154 days
1930	215 days
1931	92 days
1932	149 days
1933	154 days
1934	146 days
1935	135 days
1936	144 days
1937	161 days
1938	175 days
1939	60 days
1940	92 days
1941	118 days
1942	100 days
1943	96 days
1944	125 days
1945	169 days
1946	156 days
1947	168 days
1948	127 days
1949	93 days
1950	139 days
1951	95 days
1952	144 days
1953	167 days
1954	191 days
1955	120 days
1956	90 days
1957	71 days
1958	133 days
1959	161 days
1960	157 days
1961	80 days
1962	156 days
1963	102 days
1964	172 days
1965	162 days
1966	158 days
1967	75 days
1968	109 days
1969	134 days
1970	72 days
1971	141 days
1972	168 days
1973	150 days
1974	85 days
1975	192 days
1976	147 days
1977	96 days
1978	88 days
1979	125 days
1980	150 days
1981	112 days
1982	89 days
1983	35 days
1984	68 days
1985	110 days
1986	131 days
1987	169 days
1988	102 days
1989	124 days
1990	113 days
1991	144 days
1992	164 days
1998	19 days
1999	7 days
2000	4 days
2001	1 day

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

84 years, 1906 to 1992

A day with at least 54.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 175.5 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cumberland: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
50 years	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
100 years	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1906 to 1992.

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: 198.1 mm (7.8 in) in 1946; 150.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1955; 147.6 mm (5.8 in) in 1953.

Download the Data

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

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1998	243	67%	No
1999	183	50%	No
2000	273	75%	No
2001	181	50%	No