Pafuri Weather Records (SF008125670)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pafuri (SF008125670), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Pafuri

Pafuri (SF008125670) is a weather station in South Africa at -22.45 latitude and 31.32 longitude, 202 m (663 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1999, 75 years of record.
16 records set at Pafuri still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pafuri set a daily record precipitation of 0.5 mm (0.02 in) on 15 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -22.45 latitude, 31.32 longitude.
Elevation: 202 m (663 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 1999, 75 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 Pafuri. 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 Pafuri, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.3 C (104.5 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	25.8 C (78.4 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	26.5 C (79.7 F)	9.1 C (48.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

16 standing records

16 records at Pafuri still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 8.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 230.6 mm (9.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pafuri. The most was 230.6 mm (9.1 in) on 26 December 1932.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pafuri
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	8 January 1976
Feb	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	1 February 1981
Mar	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	11 March 1930
Apr	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	3 April 1938
May	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2 May 1976
Jun	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 June 1940
Jul	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 July 1996
Aug	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 August 1951
Sep	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	9 September 1980
Oct	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	23 October 1934
Nov	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	23 November 1934
Dec	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	26 December 1932

Period of Record Coverage

1998 to 1999

2 years of record at Pafuri, 1998 to 1999. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1998, 1999.

Latest Records

Latest records at Pafuri
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1997	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1997	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1997	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 1996	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1996	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1996	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1996	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1996	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1996	Pafuri, ZA	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1996	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1996	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1996	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1995	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1995	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1995	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1995	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	tie	28 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1995	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1995	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1994	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1994	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1925 to 1999

Yearly extremes at Pafuri: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.3 C (104.5 F)	1998	33.4 C (92.1 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	6.4 C (43.5 F)	1999	13.2 C (55.8 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	1932	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	312.5 mm (12.3 in)	1972	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	250 days	1930	98 days	70

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pafuri, 1925 to 1999. The record is 40.3 C (104.5 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.4 C (92.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pafuri by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	40.3 C (104.5 F)
1999	26.5 C (79.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pafuri, 1925 to 1999. The record is 6.4 C (43.5 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 13.2 C (55.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pafuri by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1999	6.4 C (43.5 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pafuri, 1925 to 1999. The record is 230.6 mm (9.1 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.6 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pafuri by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1926	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1931	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932	230.6 mm (9.1 in)
1933	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1934	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1935	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1936	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1937	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1938	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1939	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1940	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1943	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1944	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1946	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1947	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1948	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1951	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1953	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1954	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1959	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1960	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1961	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1964	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1965	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1967	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1969	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1970	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1973	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1975	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1976	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1977	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1978	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1979	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1982	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1984	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1986	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1994	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1995	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1996	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1997	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1998	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1999	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pafuri, 1925 to 1999. The record is 312.5 mm (12.3 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.5 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pafuri by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1926	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1927	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1928	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1929	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1930	255.4 mm (10.1 in)
1931	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1932	230.6 mm (9.1 in)
1933	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1934	242.6 mm (9.6 in)
1935	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1936	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1937	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1938	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1939	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1940	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1941	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1942	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1943	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1945	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1946	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1947	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1948	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1949	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1950	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1951	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1952	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1953	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1954	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1955	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1956	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1957	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958	226.5 mm (8.9 in)
1959	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1960	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1962	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1963	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1965	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1967	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1968	155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1969	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1970	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1971	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1972	312.5 mm (12.3 in)
1973	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1974	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1975	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1976	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1977	230.5 mm (9.1 in)
1978	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1979	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1981	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1982	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1983	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1984	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1985	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1986	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1987	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1993	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1994	122.3 mm (4.8 in)
1995	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1996	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1997	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1998	n/a
1999	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pafuri, 1925 to 1999. The record is 250 days in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 98 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pafuri by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	61 days
1926	76 days
1927	190 days
1928	216 days
1929	134 days
1930	250 days
1931	128 days
1932	150 days
1933	155 days
1934	159 days
1935	115 days
1936	186 days
1937	132 days
1938	99 days
1939	112 days
1940	103 days
1941	150 days
1942	44 days
1943	65 days
1944	119 days
1945	167 days
1946	82 days
1947	81 days
1948	171 days
1949	95 days
1950	158 days
1951	94 days
1952	82 days
1953	98 days
1954	117 days
1955	148 days
1956	97 days
1957	83 days
1958	98 days
1959	44 days
1960	100 days
1961	48 days
1962	75 days
1963	81 days
1964	184 days
1965	170 days
1966	69 days
1967	75 days
1968	145 days
1969	89 days
1970	104 days
1971	118 days
1972	132 days
1973	65 days
1974	64 days
1975	159 days
1976	49 days
1977	55 days
1978	119 days
1979	97 days
1980	97 days
1981	115 days
1982	82 days
1983	61 days
1984	66 days
1985	63 days
1986	176 days
1987	94 days
1988	15 days
1993	14 days
1994	161 days
1995	139 days
1996	59 days
1997	58 days
1998	1 day
1999	n/a

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

64 years, 1927 to 1997

A day with at least 64.2 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 197.6 mm (7.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pafuri: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
10 years	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
25 years	144.6 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
100 years	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 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: 230.6 mm (9.1 in) in 1932; 161.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1937; 132.5 mm (5.2 in) in 1974.

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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).