Recorded daily rainfall for South Africa for Wednesday 21 January

21 January 2026
By Staff Writer


These are the preliminary recorded rainfall figures for the 24-hour period ending at 8am on Wednesday 21 January 2026, according to the SA Weather Service and readings that we get from other sources.

The total recorded rainfall for November 2025 across South Africa is available by clicking here.

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
Germiston Lambton: 0.5 mm
Carletonville AWS: 33 mm
Heidelberg AWS: 4 mm
Pretoria University Proefplaas: 1 mm
Westonaria Agripark AWS: 1 mm

MPUMALANGA
Zonstraal Military Base AWS: 1 mm

LIMPOPO
Polokwane Eduan Park: 11 mm
Eldorado AWS: 13 mm
Giyani: 5 mm
Haenertsburg ARS: 7 mm
Krugerwildtuin Shangoni ARS: 2 mm
Lephalale: 5 mm
Levubu: 10 mm
Malonga AWS: 4 mm
Mankweng: 4 mm
Mara: 14 mm
Marken: 4 mm
Mokopane: 1 mm
Polokwane AWS: 9 mm
Polokwane WO: 2 mm
Punda Maria: 4 mm
Steenbokfontein ARS: 2 mm
Thabazimbi: 6 mm
Thengwe AWS: 2 mm
Thohoyandou AWS: 5 mm
Thohoyandou WO: 7 mm
Tshakuma AWS: 6 mm
Tshanowa Primary School: 10 mm
Tshivhasie Tea Venda: 9 mm
Tzaneen - Westfalia Estate: 7 mm
Vuwani AWS: 4 mm
Warmbad Towoomba: 3 mm

NORTH WEST
Bloemhof: 3 mm
Buffelspoort II AGR: 50 mm
Leeukop ARS: 5 mm
Lindleyspoort: 13 mm
Mangong ARS: 2 mm
Marico: 23 mm
Potchefstroom: 4 mm
Rustenburg: 21 mm

FREE STATE
Bethlehem WO: 4 mm
Frankfort Airfield: 2 mm
Hennenman ARS: 8 mm
Kroonstad: 5 mm
Welkom: 1 mm

NORTHERN CAPE
Barkly West - Tnk: 6 mm

WESTERN CAPE
Tulbagh - Obiqua ARS: 1 mm

EASTERN CAPE
Port St. Johns: 6 mm

KWAZULU-NATAL
Shakaskraal: 8 mm
Underberg Bushmans Nek: 4 mm
Woodstock Dam: 4 mm
Babanango: 2 mm
Charters Creek: 1 mm
Durban South Wentworth: 3 mm
Harding AWS: 1 mm
Kosi Bay AWS: 5 mm
Mandini: 5 mm
Maphumulo AWS: 21 mm
Margate: 10 mm
Mbazwana Airfield: 7 mm
Mount Edgecombe: 12 mm
Mtunzini: 4 mm
Paddock: 6 mm
Pennington South: 3 mm
Pongola: 1 mm
Shaleburn: 1 mm
Ulundi: 2 mm
Virginia: 4 mm

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


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