Montagu (Pol) Weather Records (SF000241970)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Montagu (Pol) (SF000241970), South Africa, with 115 years of record.

Key Facts for Montagu (Pol)

Montagu (Pol) (SF000241970) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.78 latitude and 20.13 longitude, 223 m (732 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1883 to 1997, 115 years of record.
0 records set at Montagu (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Montagu (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 19 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.78 latitude, 20.13 longitude.
Elevation: 223 m (732 ft).
Period of record: 1883 to 1997, 115 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 Montagu (Pol). 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 Montagu (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Montagu (Pol) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 171.5 mm (6.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Montagu (Pol). The most was 171.5 mm (6.8 in) on 29 March 1910.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Montagu (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	11 January 1912
Feb	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	5 February 1972
Mar	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	29 March 1910
Apr	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	11 April 1993
May	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	14 May 1885
Jun	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	8 June 1910
Jul	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 July 1918
Aug	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	12 August 1912
Sep	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	22 September 1983
Oct	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	10 October 1934
Nov	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 November 1914
Dec	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	14 December 1906

Latest Records

Latest records at Montagu (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1997	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1997	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1997	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	106 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1996	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1996	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1995	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1995	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1995	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1994	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1994	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1993	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1993	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1993	Montagu (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1993	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1993	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1993	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1993	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 October 1992	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	105 years	65 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1883 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Montagu (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	1910	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	183.5 mm (7.2 in)	1983	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	90
Longest dry spell (CDD)	104 days	1913	47 days	90

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Montagu (Pol), 1883 to 1997. The record is 171.5 mm (6.8 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.0 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Montagu (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1883	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1884	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1885	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1886	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1887	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1888	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1889	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1890	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1891	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1892	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1893	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1894	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1895	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1896	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1897	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1898	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1899	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1900	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1901	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1902	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1903	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1905	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1906	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1907	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1908	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1909	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1910	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1911	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1912	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1913	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1914	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1915	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1916	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1917	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1918	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1920	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1922	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1923	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1924	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1926	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1927	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1928	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1930	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1931	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1934	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1935	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1959	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1961	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1962	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1963	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1964	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1969	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1970	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1971	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1972	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1973	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1974	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1975	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1976	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1977	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1979	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1980	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1981	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1982	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1984	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1985	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1986	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1987	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1989	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1990	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1991	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1993	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1996	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1997	26.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Montagu (Pol), 1883 to 1997. The record is 183.5 mm (7.2 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.2 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Montagu (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1883	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1884	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1885	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1886	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1887	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1888	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1889	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1890	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1891	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1892	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1893	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1894	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1895	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1896	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1897	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1898	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1899	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1900	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1901	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1902	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1903	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1904	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1905	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1906	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1907	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1908	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1909	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1910	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1911	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1912	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1913	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1915	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1916	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1917	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1918	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1919	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1920	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1921	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1922	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1923	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1924	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1925	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1926	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1927	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1928	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1929	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1930	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1931	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1933	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1934	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1935	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1936	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
1959	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1961	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1962	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1965	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1969	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1970	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1971	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1972	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1973	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1975	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1977	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1978	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1980	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1981	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1983	183.5 mm (7.2 in)
1984	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1986	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1987	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1988	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1989	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1990	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1991	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1992	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1993	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1994	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1995	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1996	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1997	63.5 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Montagu (Pol), 1883 to 1997. The record is 104 days in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Montagu (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1883	31 days
1884	46 days
1885	44 days
1886	80 days
1887	35 days
1888	29 days
1889	33 days
1890	41 days
1891	48 days
1892	47 days
1893	48 days
1894	49 days
1895	70 days
1896	62 days
1897	72 days
1898	61 days
1899	62 days
1900	47 days
1901	82 days
1902	46 days
1903	63 days
1904	59 days
1905	83 days
1906	69 days
1907	89 days
1908	52 days
1909	44 days
1910	64 days
1911	62 days
1912	55 days
1913	104 days
1914	39 days
1915	54 days
1916	29 days
1917	31 days
1918	38 days
1919	41 days
1920	39 days
1921	45 days
1922	53 days
1923	57 days
1924	38 days
1925	35 days
1926	49 days
1927	41 days
1928	30 days
1929	64 days
1930	41 days
1931	58 days
1932	38 days
1933	64 days
1934	42 days
1935	50 days
1936	31 days
1959	33 days
1961	27 days
1962	36 days
1963	27 days
1964	65 days
1965	47 days
1966	31 days
1969	33 days
1970	65 days
1971	39 days
1972	45 days
1973	72 days
1974	43 days
1975	48 days
1976	33 days
1977	41 days
1978	58 days
1979	65 days
1980	65 days
1981	48 days
1982	37 days
1983	41 days
1984	45 days
1985	34 days
1986	34 days
1987	81 days
1988	63 days
1989	53 days
1990	40 days
1991	48 days
1992	59 days
1993	41 days
1994	63 days
1995	37 days
1996	27 days
1997	48 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

76 years, 1884 to 1996

A day with at least 38.6 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 167.3 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Montagu (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	167.3 mm (6.6 in)	Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1884 to 1996.

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: 171.5 mm (6.8 in) in 1910; 165.0 mm (6.5 in) in 1983; 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1885.

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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).

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