Witbankfontein Weather Records (SF003312750)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Witbankfontein (SF003312750), South Africa, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Witbankfontein

Witbankfontein (SF003312750) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.10 latitude and 28.17 longitude, 1,676 m (5,499 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1983, 71 years of record.
0 records set at Witbankfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Witbankfontein set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 8 October 1983.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.10 latitude, 28.17 longitude.
Elevation: 1,676 m (5,499 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1983, 71 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 Witbankfontein. 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 Witbankfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Witbankfontein still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 108.0 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Witbankfontein. The most was 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 26 January 1924.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Witbankfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	26 January 1924
Feb	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	14 February 1918
Mar	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	3 March 1945
Apr	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	25 April 1962
May	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	1 August 1938
Sep	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 September 1975
Oct	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 October 1915
Nov	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 November 1939
Dec	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	9 December 1953

Latest Records

Latest records at Witbankfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1983	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1983	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1983	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1983	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1982	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1982	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1981	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1981	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	7 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1981	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1981	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1981	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1981	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1981	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1980	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1980	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1979	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1979	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1979	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1979	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1979	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Witbankfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	1924	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	128.9 mm (5.1 in)	1968	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	176 days	1932	62 days	70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Witbankfontein, 1913 to 1983. The record is 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Witbankfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1914	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1915	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1916	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1917	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1918	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1919	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1920	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1921	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1922	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1924	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1925	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1926	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1927	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1934	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1937	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1939	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1940	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1941	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1942	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1943	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1945	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1946	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1950	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1951	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1952	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1954	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1955	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1956	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1957	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1958	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1960	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1961	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1962	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1963	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1964	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1965	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1967	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1973	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1975	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1979	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1980	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1981	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1983	42.5 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Witbankfontein, 1913 to 1983. The record is 128.9 mm (5.1 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.0 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Witbankfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1914	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1915	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1916	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1917	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1918	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1919	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1920	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1921	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1922	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1923	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1924	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1925	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1926	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1927	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1928	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1931	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1932	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1933	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1934	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1935	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1936	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1937	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1938	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1939	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1941	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1944	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1945	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1946	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1947	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1948	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1949	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1950	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1951	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1953	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1954	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1955	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1956	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1958	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1959	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1960	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1961	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1962	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1963	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1964	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1965	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1966	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1968	128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1969	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1970	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1971	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1972	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1973	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1974	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1975	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1976	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1977	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1978	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1979	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1980	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1981	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1982	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	88.0 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Witbankfontein, 1913 to 1983. The record is 176 days in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 62 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Witbankfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	62 days
1914	53 days
1915	65 days
1916	65 days
1917	19 days
1918	58 days
1919	38 days
1920	165 days
1921	24 days
1922	57 days
1923	101 days
1924	57 days
1925	30 days
1926	93 days
1927	115 days
1928	127 days
1930	148 days
1931	99 days
1932	176 days
1933	99 days
1934	52 days
1935	167 days
1936	139 days
1937	170 days
1938	30 days
1939	30 days
1940	49 days
1941	73 days
1942	58 days
1943	37 days
1944	90 days
1945	109 days
1946	65 days
1947	51 days
1948	126 days
1949	48 days
1950	28 days
1951	53 days
1952	38 days
1953	53 days
1954	88 days
1955	57 days
1956	64 days
1957	43 days
1958	83 days
1959	55 days
1960	36 days
1961	79 days
1962	121 days
1963	72 days
1964	44 days
1965	49 days
1966	107 days
1967	82 days
1968	54 days
1969	40 days
1970	39 days
1971	39 days
1972	56 days
1973	67 days
1974	62 days
1975	59 days
1976	102 days
1977	133 days
1978	72 days
1979	38 days
1980	123 days
1981	77 days
1982	50 days
1983	73 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

65 years, 1914 to 1982

A day with at least 51.9 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.9 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Witbankfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1914 to 1982.

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: 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1918; 102.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1919; 94.8 mm (3.7 in) in 1953.

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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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