Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pretoria(Met) (SFM00068262), South Africa, with 42 years of record.
Key Facts for Pretoria(Met)
Pretoria(Met) (SFM00068262) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.73 latitude and 28.18 longitude, 1,322 m (4,337 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2014, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pretoria(Met) still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pretoria(Met) set a daily record low maximum temperature of 23.3 C (73.9 F) on 11 March 2014.
About the Station
Location: South Africa, -25.73 latitude, 28.18 longitude.
Elevation: 1,322 m (4,337 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2014, 42 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pretoria(Met). 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 Pretoria(Met), with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
38.8 C (101.8 F)
11.9 C (53.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
37.5 C (99.5 F)
11.4 C (52.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
38.0 C (100.4 F)
5.1 C (41.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.7 C (92.7 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.2 C (91.8 F)
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
28.7 C (83.7 F)
-0.9 C (30.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
32.4 C (90.3 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.8 C (98.2 F)
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1.8 C (35.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
37.8 C (100.0 F)
4.2 C (39.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
36.8 C (98.2 F)
7.6 C (45.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Pretoria(Met) still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 82.
Standing records at Pretoria(Met) by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1975
12
1976
18
1979
1
1980
27
1981
23
1982
39
1983
49
1984
36
1985
33
1986
33
1987
44
1988
57
1989
41
1990
29
1991
33
1992
62
1993
58
1994
56
1995
35
1996
49
1997
49
1998
82
1999
33
2000
33
2001
38
2002
38
2003
44
2004
38
2005
47
2006
32
2007
48
2008
58
2009
35
2010
31
2011
26
2012
37
2013
54
2014
6
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Pretoria(Met) between 10 January 2013 and 16 July 2013. Each dot is a new record.
When Pretoria(Met) set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2013-01-10
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.1 C (100.6 F)
2013-01-25
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.8 C (101.8 F)
2013-07-16
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -3.2 C (26.2 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 169.9 mm (6.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pretoria(Met). The most was 169.9 mm (6.7 in) on 22 January 1978.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pretoria(Met)
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
169.9 mm (6.7 in)
22 January 1978
Feb
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
9 February 2014
Mar
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
5 March 1990
Apr
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
17 April 1988
May
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
3 May 2001
Jun
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
5 June 1989
Jul
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
11 July 1995
Aug
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
25 August 2006
Sep
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
29 September 2009
Oct
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
29 October 1986
Nov
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1 November 1985
Dec
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
16 December 2010
Period of Record Coverage
1974 to 2014
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
38 years of record at Pretoria(Met), 1974 to 2014. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1997, 2003, 2004 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Pretoria(Met), 1982 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.6 C (67.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1994, at 18.7 C (65.7 F), and the warmest was 1992, at 20.5 C (69.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Pretoria(Met) as warming stripes, 1982 to 2009
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1982
19.3 C
-0.25 C
1983
19.7 C
+0.10 C
1984
19.4 C
-0.19 C
1985
19.4 C
-0.17 C
1988
19.3 C
-0.27 C
1989
19.1 C
-0.45 C
1990
19.5 C
-0.05 C
1991
19.3 C
-0.24 C
1992
20.5 C
+0.96 C
1993
20.0 C
+0.45 C
1994
18.7 C
-0.87 C
1995
19.2 C
-0.39 C
1996
18.9 C
-0.69 C
1998
20.4 C
+0.80 C
2000
19.1 C
-0.52 C
2001
20.0 C
+0.44 C
2002
19.8 C
+0.20 C
2005
20.4 C
+0.86 C
2008
19.9 C
+0.33 C
2009
19.6 C
+0.01 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 2014
Yearly extremes at Pretoria(Met): the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.8 C (101.8 F)
2013
35.5 C (95.8 F)
38
Coldest night (TNn)
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2013
0.0 C (32.0 F)
38
Wettest day (Rx1day)
169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1978
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
41
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
230.8 mm (9.1 in)
1978
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
39
Longest dry spell (CDD)
48 days
1978
12 days
41
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Pretoria(Met), 1973 to 2014. The record is 38.8 C (101.8 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.5 C (95.8 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Pretoria(Met) by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1973
n/a
1974
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1976
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1977
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1982
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1983
36.3 C (97.3 F)
1984
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1985
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1986
33.2 C (91.8 F)
1987
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1988
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1989
33.4 C (92.1 F)
1990
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1991
33.6 C (92.5 F)
1992
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1993
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1994
34.9 C (94.8 F)
1995
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1996
33.1 C (91.6 F)
1997
35.9 C (96.6 F)
1998
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1999
36.2 C (97.2 F)
2000
34.1 C (93.4 F)
2001
37.4 C (99.3 F)
2002
35.3 C (95.5 F)
2003
37.1 C (98.8 F)
2004
35.5 C (95.9 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
36.0 C (96.8 F)
2007
35.7 C (96.3 F)
2008
36.8 C (98.2 F)
2009
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2010
36.6 C (97.9 F)
2011
37.1 C (98.8 F)
2012
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2013
38.8 C (101.8 F)
2014
36.3 C (97.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Pretoria(Met), 1973 to 2014. The record is -3.2 C (26.2 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Pretoria(Met) by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1973
8.0 C (46.4 F)
1974
n/a
1975
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
11.0 C (51.8 F)
1980
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1981
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1983
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1984
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1985
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1986
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1987
-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1988
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1989
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1990
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1991
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1992
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1993
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1994
-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1995
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1996
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1997
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1998
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1999
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2000
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2001
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002
0.4 C (32.7 F)
2003
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2004
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2005
1.8 C (35.2 F)
2006
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2007
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2008
0.2 C (32.4 F)
2009
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2010
0.5 C (32.9 F)
2011
-0.3 C (31.5 F)
2012
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2013
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2014
14.7 C (58.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Pretoria(Met), 1973 to 2014. The record is 169.9 mm (6.7 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.5 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pretoria(Met) by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1974
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1975
n/a
1976
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1978
169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1979
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1980
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1981
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1982
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1984
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1985
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1986
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1987
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1988
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1989
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1991
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1993
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1994
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1995
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1997
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1998
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1999
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2000
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2001
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2003
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2004
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2005
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2006
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2007
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2008
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2009
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2010
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2011
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2012
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2013
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2014
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Pretoria(Met), 1973 to 2014. The record is 230.8 mm (9.1 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.8 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pretoria(Met) by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978
230.8 mm (9.1 in)
1979
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1980
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1981
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1982
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1983
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1984
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1985
167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1986
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1987
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1989
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1990
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1991
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1992
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1994
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1995
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1996
146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1997
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1998
139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1999
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2000
149.2 mm (5.9 in)
2001
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
2002
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2003
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2004
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2005
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2006
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2007
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
2008
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2009
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2010
119.8 mm (4.7 in)
2011
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
2012
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
2013
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2014
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Pretoria(Met), 1973 to 2014. The record is 48 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 12 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pretoria(Met) by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973
2 days
1974
4 days
1975
n/a
1976
13 days
1977
27 days
1978
48 days
1979
34 days
1980
32 days
1981
26 days
1982
6 days
1983
4 days
1984
3 days
1985
4 days
1986
7 days
1987
8 days
1988
12 days
1989
15 days
1990
13 days
1991
21 days
1992
45 days
1993
24 days
1994
38 days
1995
39 days
1996
30 days
1997
16 days
1998
30 days
1999
13 days
2000
3 days
2001
4 days
2002
9 days
2003
25 days
2004
24 days
2005
29 days
2006
3 days
2007
6 days
2008
2 days
2009
3 days
2010
5 days
2011
3 days
2012
3 days
2013
6 days
2014
3 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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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.