Gordonville Weather Records (SF001193150)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gordonville (SF001193150), South Africa, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Gordonville

Gordonville (SF001193150) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.73 latitude and 24.68 longitude, 1,700 m (5,577 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 1997, 91 years of record.
0 records set at Gordonville still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gordonville set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 16 March 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.73 latitude, 24.68 longitude.
Elevation: 1,700 m (5,577 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 1997, 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 Gordonville. 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 Gordonville, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Gordonville still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Gordonville between 5 May 1940 and 3 March 1974. Each dot is a new record.

When Gordonville set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1940-05-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942-10-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1963-01-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1974-03-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 93.5 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 93.5 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gordonville. The most was 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 3 March 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Gordonville
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	16 January 1963
Feb	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 February 1986
Mar	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	3 March 1974
Apr	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	9 April 1926
May	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	5 May 1940
Jun	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 June 1964
Jul	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	17 July 1965
Aug	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 August 1970
Sep	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 September 1951
Oct	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	12 October 1942
Nov	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 November 1984
Dec	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 December 1931

Latest Records

Latest records at Gordonville
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1997	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1997	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1996	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1996	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1995	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1994	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1994	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1994	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1993	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1993	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1992	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1992	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1991	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1991	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1991	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1907 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Gordonville: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	1974	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	1932	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	91
Longest dry spell (CDD)	101 days	1916	52 days	91

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Gordonville, 1907 to 1997. The record is 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.7 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gordonville by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1908	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1909	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1910	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1911	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1913	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1914	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1915	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1916	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1917	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1918	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1919	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1920	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1921	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1923	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1924	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1926	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1928	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1930	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1933	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1934	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1935	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1937	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1940	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1941	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1943	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1944	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1945	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1948	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1949	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1950	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1952	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1954	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1956	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1958	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1959	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1960	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1962	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1963	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1964	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1968	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1969	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1970	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1972	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1975	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1977	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1986	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1988	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1990	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1992	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1993	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1995	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1996	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	37.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Gordonville, 1907 to 1997. The record is 217.0 mm (8.5 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.8 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gordonville by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1908	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1909	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1910	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1911	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1912	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1913	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1915	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1916	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1917	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1918	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1919	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1920	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1921	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1922	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1923	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1925	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1927	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1928	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1929	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1930	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1931	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1932	217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1933	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1934	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1935	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1936	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1937	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1938	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1939	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1940	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1941	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1942	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1943	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1945	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1947	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1948	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1949	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1950	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1953	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1954	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1955	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1956	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1959	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1960	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1961	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1962	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1963	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1964	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1965	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1966	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1967	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1968	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1970	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1971	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1972	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1973	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1974	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1975	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1977	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1978	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1979	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1981	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1984	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1985	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1986	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1987	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1988	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1989	149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1990	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1991	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1992	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1996	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1997	60.5 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Gordonville, 1907 to 1997. The record is 101 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gordonville by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	48 days
1908	34 days
1909	55 days
1910	56 days
1911	57 days
1912	58 days
1913	53 days
1914	54 days
1915	58 days
1916	101 days
1917	45 days
1918	63 days
1919	45 days
1920	35 days
1921	48 days
1922	51 days
1923	46 days
1924	56 days
1925	25 days
1926	33 days
1927	53 days
1928	68 days
1929	47 days
1930	43 days
1931	60 days
1932	61 days
1933	63 days
1934	72 days
1935	46 days
1936	53 days
1937	87 days
1938	32 days
1939	31 days
1940	50 days
1941	52 days
1942	32 days
1943	32 days
1944	65 days
1945	59 days
1946	33 days
1947	52 days
1948	68 days
1949	65 days
1950	43 days
1951	58 days
1952	32 days
1953	61 days
1954	50 days
1955	52 days
1956	68 days
1957	51 days
1958	52 days
1959	61 days
1960	31 days
1961	63 days
1962	45 days
1963	35 days
1964	56 days
1965	34 days
1966	60 days
1967	50 days
1968	53 days
1969	54 days
1970	45 days
1971	78 days
1972	79 days
1973	38 days
1974	62 days
1975	56 days
1976	43 days
1977	87 days
1978	40 days
1979	35 days
1980	43 days
1981	44 days
1982	36 days
1983	45 days
1984	77 days
1985	64 days
1986	47 days
1987	37 days
1988	41 days
1989	26 days
1990	89 days
1991	94 days
1992	53 days
1993	33 days
1994	35 days
1995	55 days
1996	77 days
1997	85 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

86 years, 1908 to 1996

A day with at least 43.4 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.1 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Gordonville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1908 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: 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1974; 84.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1963; 79.8 mm (3.1 in) in 1942.

Download the Data

Data for Gordonville standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Gordonville threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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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