Westfalia Weather Records (SF006791640)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Westfalia (SF006791640), South Africa, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Westfalia

Westfalia (SF006791640) is a weather station in South Africa at -23.73 latitude and 30.10 longitude, 895 m (2,936 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1997, 85 years of record.
0 records set at Westfalia still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Westfalia set a daily record precipitation of 44.8 mm (1.8 in) on 9 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -23.73 latitude, 30.10 longitude.
Elevation: 895 m (2,936 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1997, 85 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 Westfalia. 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 Westfalia, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Westfalia still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Westfalia between 23 March 1948 and 23 March 1948. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 331.5 mm (13.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Westfalia. The most was 331.5 mm (13.1 in) on 23 March 1948.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Westfalia
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	5 January 1958
Feb	298.8 mm (11.8 in)	11 February 1996
Mar	331.5 mm (13.1 in)	23 March 1948
Apr	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	8 April 1928
May	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	7 May 1996
Jun	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	1 June 1942
Jul	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 July 1926
Aug	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	9 August 1942
Sep	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	23 September 1977
Oct	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	23 October 1986
Nov	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	30 November 1939
Dec	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	31 December 1917

Latest Records

Latest records at Westfalia
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 October 1997	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1997	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1997	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1997	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1997	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1996	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	3 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1996	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1996	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 1996	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1996	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1996	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1996	Westfalia, ZA	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	78 of 100 (Major)
25 February 1996	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Westfalia, ZA	monthly rain	298.8 mm (11.8 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1996	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	146.7 mm (5.8 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 November 1995	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1995	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Westfalia: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	331.5 mm (13.1 in)	1948	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	563.5 mm (22.2 in)	1958	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	176 days	1914	57 days	85

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Westfalia, 1913 to 1997. The record is 331.5 mm (13.1 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.0 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Westfalia by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1914	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1915	208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1916	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1917	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1918	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1919	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1920	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1921	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1922	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1923	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1924	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1925	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1926	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1927	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1928	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1929	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1930	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1931	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1932	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1933	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1934	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1936	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1937	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1938	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1939	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1940	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1941	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1942	189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1943	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1944	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1946	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1947	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1948	331.5 mm (13.1 in)
1949	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1951	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1953	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1954	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1955	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1956	235.0 mm (9.3 in)
1957	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1958	226.0 mm (8.9 in)
1959	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1960	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1961	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1962	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1963	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1964	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1965	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1966	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1967	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1970	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1971	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1972	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1973	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1974	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1975	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1976	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1977	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1978	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1979	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1981	158.4 mm (6.2 in)
1982	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1983	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1984	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1985	168.6 mm (6.6 in)
1986	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1987	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1988	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1989	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1990	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1992	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1993	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994	142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1995	203.3 mm (8.0 in)
1996	298.8 mm (11.8 in)
1997	80.7 mm (3.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Westfalia, 1913 to 1997. The record is 563.5 mm (22.2 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 178.3 mm (7.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Westfalia by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1914	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1915	452.7 mm (17.8 in)
1916	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1917	263.9 mm (10.4 in)
1918	333.8 mm (13.1 in)
1919	216.6 mm (8.5 in)
1920	245.1 mm (9.6 in)
1921	261.2 mm (10.3 in)
1922	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1923	250.2 mm (9.9 in)
1924	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1925	470.8 mm (18.5 in)
1926	353.0 mm (13.9 in)
1927	231.2 mm (9.1 in)
1928	204.7 mm (8.1 in)
1929	408.9 mm (16.1 in)
1930	389.3 mm (15.3 in)
1931	225.3 mm (8.9 in)
1932	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1933	320.0 mm (12.6 in)
1934	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1935	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1936	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1937	352.7 mm (13.9 in)
1938	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1939	280.6 mm (11.0 in)
1940	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1941	137.3 mm (5.4 in)
1942	221.2 mm (8.7 in)
1943	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1944	195.3 mm (7.7 in)
1945	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1946	321.4 mm (12.7 in)
1947	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1948	561.4 mm (22.1 in)
1949	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1950	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1951	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1952	131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1953	214.3 mm (8.4 in)
1954	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1955	228.5 mm (9.0 in)
1956	381.5 mm (15.0 in)
1957	204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1958	563.5 mm (22.2 in)
1959	231.0 mm (9.1 in)
1960	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1961	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1962	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1963	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1964	231.0 mm (9.1 in)
1965	186.1 mm (7.3 in)
1966	197.2 mm (7.8 in)
1967	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1968	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1969	177.4 mm (7.0 in)
1970	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1971	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1972	231.5 mm (9.1 in)
1973	128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1974	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1975	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1976	249.2 mm (9.8 in)
1977	354.9 mm (14.0 in)
1978	295.1 mm (11.6 in)
1979	209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1980	178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1981	314.4 mm (12.4 in)
1982	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1983	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1984	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1985	421.1 mm (16.6 in)
1986	179.2 mm (7.1 in)
1987	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1988	324.0 mm (12.8 in)
1989	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1990	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1991	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1992	122.3 mm (4.8 in)
1993	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1994	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1995	225.6 mm (8.9 in)
1996	452.4 mm (17.8 in)
1997	131.6 mm (5.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Westfalia, 1913 to 1997. The record is 176 days in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Westfalia by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	66 days
1914	176 days
1915	84 days
1916	76 days
1917	88 days
1918	45 days
1919	98 days
1920	83 days
1921	47 days
1922	71 days
1923	131 days
1924	90 days
1925	109 days
1926	76 days
1927	72 days
1928	58 days
1929	27 days
1930	38 days
1931	53 days
1932	108 days
1933	109 days
1934	48 days
1935	113 days
1936	26 days
1937	80 days
1938	37 days
1939	35 days
1940	48 days
1941	64 days
1942	27 days
1943	37 days
1944	66 days
1945	76 days
1946	46 days
1947	38 days
1948	89 days
1949	66 days
1950	30 days
1951	45 days
1952	64 days
1953	98 days
1954	53 days
1955	38 days
1956	61 days
1957	27 days
1958	77 days
1959	51 days
1960	33 days
1961	33 days
1962	61 days
1963	30 days
1964	99 days
1965	77 days
1966	78 days
1967	56 days
1968	32 days
1969	57 days
1970	25 days
1971	83 days
1972	62 days
1973	48 days
1974	71 days
1975	94 days
1976	52 days
1977	55 days
1978	37 days
1979	33 days
1980	66 days
1981	42 days
1982	48 days
1983	19 days
1984	55 days
1985	47 days
1986	74 days
1987	71 days
1988	53 days
1989	33 days
1990	65 days
1991	72 days
1992	96 days
1993	56 days
1994	47 days
1995	75 days
1996	33 days
1997	54 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

82 years, 1914 to 1997

A day with at least 104.8 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 316.8 mm (12.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Westfalia: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
5 years	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
10 years	180.5 mm (7.1 in)
25 years	229.0 mm (9.0 in)
50 years	270.4 mm (10.6 in)
100 years	316.8 mm (12.5 in)	Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1914 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: 331.5 mm (13.1 in) in 1948; 298.8 mm (11.8 in) in 1996; 235.0 mm (9.3 in) in 1956.

Download the Data

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