Polokwane Weather Records (SFM00068174)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Polokwane (SFM00068174), South Africa, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Polokwane

Polokwane (SFM00068174) is a weather station in South Africa at -23.87 latitude and 29.45 longitude, 1,224 m (4,016 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2004, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Polokwane still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -23.87 latitude, 29.45 longitude.
Elevation: 1,224 m (4,016 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2004, 32 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Polokwane. 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 Polokwane, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	38.0 C (100.4 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.4 C (101.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.2 C (95.4 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.1 C (93.4 F)	2.6 C (36.7 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	28.6 C (83.5 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.3 C (86.5 F)	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.3 C (90.1 F)	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.8 C (98.2 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.9 C (98.4 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.4 C (99.3 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.1 C (102.4 F)	3.7 C (38.7 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Polokwane still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 101.

Standing records at Polokwane by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1975	8
1976	18
1977	2
1979	6
1980	19
1981	35
1982	56
1983	56
1984	61
1985	52
1986	44
1987	60
1988	57
1989	39
1990	42
1991	40
1992	101
1993	55
1994	64
1995	82
1996	57
1997	71
1998	75
1999	52
2000	63
2001	57
2002	57
2003	75
2004	60

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 84.8 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Polokwane. The most was 84.8 mm (3.3 in) on 9 December 1996.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Polokwane
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	11 January 1982
Feb	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1 February 1994
Mar	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 March 1995
Apr	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 April 1983
May	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 May 1985
Jun	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 June 1988
Jul	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 July 1982
Aug	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 August 1979
Sep	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 September 1984
Oct	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 October 1997
Nov	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 November 1984
Dec	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	9 December 1996

Period of Record Coverage

1974 to 2004

28 years of record at Polokwane, 1974 to 2004. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1989.

Days with data per year at Polokwane
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1974	6	2%	No
1975	70	19%	No
1976	151	41%	No
1977	19	5%	No
1981	2	1%	No
1982	348	95%	Yes
1983	351	96%	Yes
1984	350	96%	Yes
1985	353	97%	Yes
1986	349	96%	Yes
1987	334	92%	Yes
1988	320	87%	No
1989	317	87%	No
1990	330	90%	Yes
1991	334	92%	Yes
1992	353	96%	Yes
1993	349	96%	Yes
1994	356	98%	Yes
1995	358	98%	Yes
1996	363	99%	Yes
1997	357	98%	Yes
1998	356	98%	Yes
1999	362	99%	Yes
2000	344	94%	Yes
2001	344	94%	Yes
2002	339	93%	Yes
2003	351	96%	Yes
2004	357	98%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1982 to 2004

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Polokwane, 1982 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.2 C (66.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2000, at 18.3 C (64.9 F), and the warmest was 1992, at 20.3 C (68.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Polokwane as warming stripes, 1982 to 2004
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1982	18.8 C	-0.43 C
1983	19.2 C	+0.03 C
1984	18.9 C	-0.33 C
1985	18.6 C	-0.63 C
1991	18.9 C	-0.29 C
1992	20.3 C	+1.08 C
1993	19.8 C	+0.58 C
1994	18.8 C	-0.38 C
1995	19.5 C	+0.34 C
1996	18.8 C	-0.43 C
1997	19.2 C	-0.05 C
1998	19.8 C	+0.55 C
1999	18.8 C	-0.36 C
2000	18.3 C	-0.91 C
2001	18.8 C	-0.38 C
2002	19.5 C	+0.30 C
2003	20.0 C	+0.82 C
2004	19.7 C	+0.46 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2004

Yearly extremes at Polokwane: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.1 C (102.4 F)	1985	34.9 C (94.7 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	1981	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27
Wettest day (Rx1day)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	1996	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	189.6 mm (7.5 in)	1996	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	75 days	1981	15 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Polokwane, 1973 to 2004. The record is 39.1 C (102.4 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.9 C (94.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Polokwane by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	n/a
1974	29.0 C (84.2 F)
1975	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1976	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1977	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1982	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1984	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1985	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1986	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1987	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1988	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1989	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1990	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1991	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1992	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1993	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1994	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1995	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1996	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1997	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1998	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1999	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2000	34.1 C (93.4 F)
2001	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2002	35.9 C (96.6 F)
2003	36.8 C (98.2 F)
2004	35.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Polokwane, 1973 to 2004. The record is -3.0 C (26.6 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Polokwane by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1980	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1981	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1982	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1983	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1984	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1985	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1986	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1987	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1988	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1989	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1990	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1991	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1992	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1993	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1994	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1995	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1996	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1997	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1998	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1999	0.1 C (32.2 F)
2000	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
2001	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2002	0.7 C (33.3 F)
2003	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2004	0.0 C (32.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Polokwane, 1973 to 2004. The record is 84.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.4 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Polokwane by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1974	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1975	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1977	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1978	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1979	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1983	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1984	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1985	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1987	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1988	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1990	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1991	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1994	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1995	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1996	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1997	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1998	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1999	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2000	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2001	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2002	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2003	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2004	47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Polokwane, 1973 to 2004. The record is 189.6 mm (7.5 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.1 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Polokwane by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	n/a
1974	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1975	n/a
1976	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1977	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1978	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1979	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1980	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1981	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1983	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1984	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1985	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1986	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1987	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1988	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1989	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1990	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1991	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1993	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1994	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1995	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1996	189.6 mm (7.5 in)
1997	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1998	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1999	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
2000	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2001	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
2002	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2003	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2004	89.6 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Polokwane, 1973 to 2004. The record is 75 days in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Polokwane by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	2 days
1974	7 days
1975	2 days
1976	8 days
1977	39 days
1978	61 days
1979	36 days
1980	35 days
1981	75 days
1982	5 days
1983	3 days
1984	8 days
1985	13 days
1986	7 days
1987	13 days
1988	12 days
1989	6 days
1990	20 days
1991	20 days
1992	23 days
1993	26 days
1994	73 days
1995	24 days
1996	44 days
1997	49 days
1998	31 days
1999	13 days
2000	4 days
2001	4 days
2002	10 days
2003	17 days
2004	28 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.

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