Cape Town Fire Station Weather Records (SF000207760)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Town Fire Station (SF000207760), South Africa, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Town Fire Station

Cape Town Fire Station (SF000207760) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.93 latitude and 18.43 longitude, 61 m (200 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 1972, 91 years of record.
0 records set at Cape Town Fire Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape Town Fire Station set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 30 June 1971.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.93 latitude, 18.43 longitude.
Elevation: 61 m (200 ft).
Period of record: 1882 to 1972, 91 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 Cape Town Fire Station. 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 Cape Town Fire Station, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Cape Town Fire Station still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Cape Town Fire Station between 5 October 1938 and 7 June 1968. Each dot is a new record.

When Cape Town Fire Station set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1938-10-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1968-06-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.0 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 104.0 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Town Fire Station. The most was 104.0 mm (4.1 in) on 7 June 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Town Fire Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 January 1936
Feb	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 February 1955
Mar	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	9 March 1886
Apr	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	11 April 1959
May	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	18 May 1911
Jun	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	7 June 1968
Jul	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	14 July 1917
Aug	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 August 1962
Sep	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10 September 1895
Oct	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	5 October 1938
Nov	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 November 1933
Dec	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 December 1920

Latest Records

Latest records at Cape Town Fire Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 June 1971	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1970	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1970	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1970	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1970	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1969	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1969	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1969	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1969	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1968	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	all-time rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 1968	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1968	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1967	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 1967	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1967	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1967	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1966	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1966	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1966	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1966	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1882 to 1972

Yearly extremes at Cape Town Fire Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	1968	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	1968	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	94 days	1953	35 days	86

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Town Fire Station, 1882 to 1972. The record is 104.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Town Fire Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1883	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1884	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1885	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1886	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1887	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1888	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1889	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1890	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1891	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1892	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1893	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1894	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1895	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1896	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1897	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1899	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1900	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
1905	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1906	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1907	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1908	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1909	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1910	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1911	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1912	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1913	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1914	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1915	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1917	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1918	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1919	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1921	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1922	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1923	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1925	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1926	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1927	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1928	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1929	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1930	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1932	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1938	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1939	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1940	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1943	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1949	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1957	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1959	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1961	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1963	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1964	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1965	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1968	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1969	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	10.0 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Town Fire Station, 1882 to 1972. The record is 144.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.2 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Town Fire Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1883	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1884	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1885	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1886	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1887	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1888	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1889	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1890	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1891	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1892	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1893	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1894	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1895	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1896	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1897	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1899	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1900	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1905	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1906	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1907	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1908	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1909	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1910	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1911	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1912	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1913	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1914	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1915	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1916	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1918	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1919	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1920	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1921	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1922	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1923	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1924	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1926	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1927	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1928	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1929	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1932	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1933	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1934	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1936	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1937	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1938	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1939	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1940	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1941	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1942	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1943	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1945	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1946	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1948	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1950	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1951	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1952	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1954	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1955	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1956	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1957	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1958	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1959	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1960	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1961	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1962	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1965	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1966	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1969	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1970	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1971	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972	22.0 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Town Fire Station, 1882 to 1972. The record is 94 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Town Fire Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	35 days
1883	24 days
1884	26 days
1885	30 days
1886	39 days
1887	30 days
1888	36 days
1889	47 days
1890	28 days
1891	35 days
1892	15 days
1893	58 days
1894	38 days
1895	46 days
1896	29 days
1897	24 days
1899	17 days
1900	10 days
1905	15 days
1906	25 days
1907	41 days
1908	25 days
1909	59 days
1910	41 days
1911	13 days
1912	29 days
1913	30 days
1914	27 days
1915	27 days
1916	34 days
1917	68 days
1918	36 days
1919	39 days
1920	26 days
1921	24 days
1922	36 days
1923	27 days
1924	36 days
1925	25 days
1926	35 days
1927	33 days
1928	26 days
1929	19 days
1930	47 days
1931	46 days
1932	23 days
1933	60 days
1934	26 days
1935	46 days
1936	27 days
1937	48 days
1938	37 days
1939	46 days
1940	26 days
1941	28 days
1942	53 days
1943	21 days
1944	35 days
1945	86 days
1946	47 days
1947	47 days
1948	71 days
1949	47 days
1950	40 days
1951	58 days
1952	42 days
1953	94 days
1954	32 days
1955	48 days
1956	36 days
1957	34 days
1958	50 days
1959	25 days
1960	55 days
1961	52 days
1962	30 days
1963	75 days
1964	40 days
1965	21 days
1966	29 days
1967	42 days
1968	41 days
1969	26 days
1970	33 days
1971	44 days
1972	26 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

70 years, 1884 to 1971

A day with at least 39.8 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 110.3 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape Town Fire Station: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1884 to 1971.

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: 104.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1968; 102.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1938; 79.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1917.

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Data for Cape Town Fire Station 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 2026-10-17 (17 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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