Recorded daily rainfall for South Africa for Thursday 15 January

15 January 2026
By Staff Writer


These are the preliminary recorded rainfall figures for the 24-hour period ending at 8am on Thursday 15 January 2026, according to the SA Weather Service and readings that we get from other sources.

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Recorded rainfall sent in to us by our followers is indicated by and data is updated as we receive it. Data from the SA Weather Service is only available later in the morning.

GAUTENG
Bronkhorstspruit AWS: 6 mm
Pretoria - Zoological Gardens: 7 mm
Pretoria Unisa: 14 mm
Pretoria University Proefplaas: 7 mm

MPUMALANGA
Marloth Park: 55 mm
Bourke's Luck AWS: 60 mm
Bushbuckridge AWS: 52 mm
Graskop AWS: 63 mm
Hazyview Airfield AWS: 43 mm
Komatidraai: 87 mm
Kruger Mpumalanga Int. Airport: 51 mm
Machadodorp AWS: 5 mm
Nelspruit: 29 mm
Secunda AWS: 10 mm
Zonstraal Military Base AWS: 5 mm

LIMPOPO
Hoedspruit: 97 mm
Polokwane Eduan Park: 4 mm
Giyani: 48 mm
Haenertsburg ARS: 21 mm
Hans Merensky N.S: 111 mm
Krugerwildtuin Shangoni ARS: 47 mm
Levubu: 118 mm
Malale-ESME4 ZZ2: 56 mm
Malonga AWS: 36 mm
Mara: 6 mm
Marken: 9 mm
Mokopane: 13 mm
Mukumbani Tea Estate - Venda: 22 mm
Polokwane AWS: 5 mm
Polokwane WO: 5 mm
Punda Maria: 13 mm
Soekmekaar - Pol: 30 mm
Steenbokfontein ARS: 12 mm
Thengwe AWS: 15 mm
Thohoyandou AWS: 70 mm
Thohoyandou WO: 70 mm
Tom Burke SAPS ARS: 5 mm
Tshakuma AWS: 89 mm
Tshanowa Primary School: 66 mm
Tzaneen - Westfalia Estate: 74 mm
Venetia Mine: 3 mm
Vuwani AWS: 32 mm

NORTH WEST
Lichtenburg: 1 mm
Mafikeng WO: 6 mm

FREE STATE
Bloemfontein: 22.5 mm
Bethlehem WO: 2 mm
Bloemfontein - Stad: 4 mm
Bloemfontein WO: 12 mm
De Doorns ARS: 4 mm
Fauresmith: 4 mm
Ficksburg: 22 mm
Kroonstad: 1 mm
Witsieshoek ARS: 6 mm

NORTHERN CAPE
Garies AWS: 1 mm
Kathu: 2 mm
Kuruman: 48 mm
Postmasburg: 5 mm
Severn - Pol: 4 mm
Vaalharts AWS: 4 mm

WESTERN CAPE
Hoekwil: 70 mm
George Fernridge: 36 mm
George: 34 mm
Sedgefield: 34 mm
George Denneoord: 30 mm
Storms River Village: 30 mm
Grootbrak (Great Brak River): 27 mm
Kleinmond: 26 mm
Klein Brak River Reebok: 19 mm
Plettenberg Bay: 18 mm
Hartenbos: 9 mm
Knysna: 8 mm
Ashton Cellar ARS: 3 mm
Bellville Golf Course ARS: 1 mm
Cape Agulhas: 1 mm
Cape Point: 1 mm
Cape Town - Royal Yacht Club: 3 mm
Cape Town Slangkop: 3 mm
Elim Saps ARS: 6 mm
Franschhoek ARS: 4 mm
George Jonkershoek ARS: 18 mm
George Witfontein: 24 mm
George WO: 26 mm
Grabouw: 17 mm
Grootbakenskop (overberg): 5 mm
Heidelberg - Kruisrivier ARS: 18 mm
Hermanus: 10 mm
Jonkershoek: 2 mm
Kirstenbosch: 6 mm
Knysna - Kruisfontein: 24 mm
Knysna - Platboskop ARS: 29 mm
Ladismith: 1 mm
Molteno Reservoir: 4 mm
Mossel Bay: 5 mm
Riversdale: 8 mm
Robertson: 2 mm
S A Astronomical Observatory: 5 mm
Stilbaai: 3 mm
Struisbaai: 2 mm
Swellendam: 25 mm
Tygerhoek: 6 mm
Villiersdorp-sos ARS: 5 mm
Wellington: 2 mm
Worcester-aws: 2 mm

EASTERN CAPE
Barkly-oos (caerleon): 13 mm
Dohne - AGR: 5 mm
Flower Reserve ARS: 1 mm
Komga AWS: 16 mm
Queenstown: 26 mm

KWAZULU-NATAL
Charters Creek: 15 mm
Harding AWS: 11 mm
Kosi Bay AWS: 49 mm
Makatini Research Centre: 5 mm
Mbazwana Airfield: 8 mm
Pongola: 11 mm

The rainfall data up until Wednesday morning is available by clicking here.


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