Elim (Hosp) Weather Records (SF007230700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elim (Hosp) (SF007230700), South Africa, with 95 years of record.

Key Facts for Elim (Hosp)

Elim (Hosp) (SF007230700) is a weather station in South Africa at -23.17 latitude and 30.07 longitude, 875 m (2,871 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1997, 95 years of record.
0 records set at Elim (Hosp) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elim (Hosp) set a daily record precipitation of 15.5 mm (0.6 in) on 10 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -23.17 latitude, 30.07 longitude.
Elevation: 875 m (2,871 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1997, 95 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 Elim (Hosp). 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 Elim (Hosp), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Elim (Hosp) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 240.0 mm (9.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elim (Hosp). The most was 240.0 mm (9.4 in) on 10 March 1925.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elim (Hosp)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	28 January 1967
Feb	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	10 February 1996
Mar	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	10 March 1925
Apr	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	1 April 1967
May	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	2 May 1995
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	3 June 1947
Jul	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 July 1996
Aug	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 August 1942
Sep	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	4 September 1985
Oct	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	16 October 1973
Nov	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	9 November 1974
Dec	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	13 December 1929

Latest Records

Latest records at Elim (Hosp)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1997	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1997	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1996	Elim (Hosp), ZA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1996	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1996	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1996	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1996	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1996	Elim (Hosp), ZA	monthly rain	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1996	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1996	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1996	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 August 1995	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1995	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1995	Elim (Hosp), ZA	monthly rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1995	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1995	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1995	Elim (Hosp), ZA	monthly rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1994	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1993	Elim (Hosp), ZA	monthly rain	186.5 mm (7.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Elim (Hosp): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	1925	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	320.5 mm (12.6 in)	1958	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	163 days	1990	60 days	86

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elim (Hosp), 1903 to 1997. The record is 240.0 mm (9.4 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elim (Hosp) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1904	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1905	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1906	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1908	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1909	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1910	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1911	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1912	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1913	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1914	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1924	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1925	240.0 mm (9.4 in)
1926	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1928	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1929	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1930	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1931	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1932	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1934	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1937	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1939	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1940	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1945	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1947	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1948	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1949	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1950	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1952	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1953	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1954	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1955	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1956	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1957	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1958	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1959	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1962	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1964	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1967	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1968	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1969	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1970	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1971	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1972	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1974	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1975	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1976	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1977	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1978	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1979	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1980	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1981	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1982	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1983	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1984	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1985	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1986	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1989	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1990	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1991	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993	186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1994	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1995	204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1996	234.0 mm (9.2 in)
1997	64.0 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elim (Hosp), 1903 to 1997. The record is 320.5 mm (12.6 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.8 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elim (Hosp) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1904	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1905	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1906	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1907	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1908	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1909	144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1910	227.6 mm (9.0 in)
1911	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1912	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1913	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1914	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1924	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1925	296.9 mm (11.7 in)
1926	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1927	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1928	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1929	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1930	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1931	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1932	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1934	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1935	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1937	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1938	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1939	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1940	127.9 mm (5.0 in)
1941	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1942	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1943	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1944	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1945	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1946	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1947	173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1948	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1949	195.3 mm (7.7 in)
1950	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1951	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1952	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1953	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1955	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1956	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1957	223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1958	320.5 mm (12.6 in)
1959	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1960	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1961	179.5 mm (7.1 in)
1962	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1963	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1964	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1965	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1967	216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1968	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1969	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1970	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1971	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1972	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1973	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1974	236.3 mm (9.3 in)
1975	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1976	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1977	240.5 mm (9.5 in)
1978	225.9 mm (8.9 in)
1979	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1980	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1981	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1982	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1983	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1984	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1985	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1986	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1987	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1988	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1989	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1990	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1991	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1992	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1993	186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1994	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	224.7 mm (8.8 in)
1996	299.1 mm (11.8 in)
1997	69.0 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elim (Hosp), 1903 to 1997. The record is 163 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elim (Hosp) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	10 days
1904	40 days
1905	50 days
1906	62 days
1907	43 days
1908	34 days
1909	30 days
1910	67 days
1911	30 days
1912	49 days
1913	37 days
1914	29 days
1924	40 days
1925	62 days
1926	63 days
1927	71 days
1928	72 days
1929	29 days
1930	46 days
1931	52 days
1932	79 days
1933	122 days
1934	52 days
1935	132 days
1936	36 days
1937	42 days
1938	82 days
1939	66 days
1940	41 days
1941	99 days
1942	28 days
1943	62 days
1944	86 days
1945	68 days
1946	35 days
1947	38 days
1948	61 days
1949	33 days
1950	97 days
1951	48 days
1952	49 days
1953	67 days
1954	57 days
1955	36 days
1956	61 days
1957	31 days
1958	66 days
1959	49 days
1960	35 days
1961	67 days
1962	126 days
1963	57 days
1964	68 days
1965	79 days
1966	72 days
1967	40 days
1968	39 days
1969	64 days
1970	47 days
1971	68 days
1972	57 days
1973	59 days
1974	63 days
1975	68 days
1976	95 days
1977	120 days
1978	61 days
1979	48 days
1980	67 days
1981	67 days
1982	43 days
1983	50 days
1984	59 days
1985	59 days
1986	119 days
1987	72 days
1988	64 days
1989	126 days
1990	163 days
1991	154 days
1992	61 days
1993	41 days
1994	97 days
1995	84 days
1996	31 days
1997	59 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

73 years, 1906 to 1995

A day with at least 69.7 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 257.0 mm (10.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elim (Hosp): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
10 years	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
25 years	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
50 years	213.2 mm (8.4 in)
100 years	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1906 to 1995.

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: 240.0 mm (9.4 in) in 1925; 204.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1995; 186.5 mm (7.3 in) in 1993.

Download the Data

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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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