Kleinfontein Weather Records (SF000083670)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kleinfontein (SF000083670), South Africa, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Kleinfontein

Kleinfontein (SF000083670) is a weather station in South Africa at -34.12 latitude and 20.23 longitude, 168 m (551 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 1997, 67 years of record.
0 records set at Kleinfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kleinfontein set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 19 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -34.12 latitude, 20.23 longitude.
Elevation: 168 m (551 ft).
Period of record: 1931 to 1997, 67 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 Kleinfontein. 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 Kleinfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Kleinfontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Kleinfontein between 21 August 1962 and 21 August 1962. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 156.3 mm (6.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kleinfontein. The most was 156.3 mm (6.2 in) on 21 August 1962.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kleinfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 January 1951
Feb	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 February 1979
Mar	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 March 1981
Apr	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 April 1990
May	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 May 1954
Jun	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 June 1972
Jul	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 July 1959
Aug	156.3 mm (6.2 in)	21 August 1962
Sep	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 September 1944
Oct	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	1 October 1957
Nov	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	22 November 1943
Dec	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	23 December 1994

Latest Records

Latest records at Kleinfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1997	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1996	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1996	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1996	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	3 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1996	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1995	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1995	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1995	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1995	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1995	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1995	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1995	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1995	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1995	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1931 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Kleinfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	156.3 mm (6.2 in)	1962	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	1962	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	81 days	1937	41 days	67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kleinfontein, 1931 to 1997. The record is 156.3 mm (6.2 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.5 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kleinfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1932	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1933	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1938	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1939	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1940	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1941	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1942	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1943	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1944	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1945	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1947	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1948	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1949	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1951	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1954	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1956	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1957	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1958	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1961	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1962	156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1963	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1964	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1966	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1967	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1969	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1970	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1971	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1972	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1974	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1977	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1978	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1979	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1980	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1981	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1983	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1985	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1987	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1988	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1989	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1990	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1991	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1995	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1996	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997	54.0 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kleinfontein, 1931 to 1997. The record is 198.4 mm (7.8 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.2 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kleinfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1933	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1934	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1936	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1937	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1938	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1939	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1940	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1943	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1944	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1946	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1947	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1949	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1950	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1951	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1954	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1955	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1956	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1958	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1959	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1960	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1961	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1962	198.4 mm (7.8 in)
1963	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1964	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1967	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1968	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1970	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1972	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1973	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1974	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1975	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1976	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1977	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1978	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1979	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1980	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1982	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1983	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1985	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1986	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1987	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1988	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1989	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1990	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1991	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1995	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1997	60.5 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kleinfontein, 1931 to 1997. The record is 81 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kleinfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931	40 days
1932	74 days
1933	58 days
1934	42 days
1935	40 days
1936	32 days
1937	81 days
1938	47 days
1939	49 days
1940	38 days
1941	71 days
1942	41 days
1943	32 days
1944	63 days
1945	59 days
1946	39 days
1947	38 days
1948	40 days
1949	48 days
1950	53 days
1951	48 days
1952	32 days
1953	56 days
1954	30 days
1955	35 days
1956	35 days
1957	80 days
1958	49 days
1959	37 days
1960	45 days
1961	65 days
1962	40 days
1963	27 days
1964	31 days
1965	27 days
1966	58 days
1967	40 days
1968	46 days
1969	41 days
1970	64 days
1971	46 days
1972	34 days
1973	46 days
1974	37 days
1975	36 days
1976	36 days
1977	41 days
1978	34 days
1979	63 days
1980	31 days
1981	36 days
1982	32 days
1983	31 days
1984	28 days
1985	30 days
1986	54 days
1987	66 days
1988	53 days
1989	44 days
1990	37 days
1991	44 days
1992	41 days
1993	34 days
1994	62 days
1995	38 days
1996	61 days
1997	77 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

64 years, 1932 to 1996

A day with at least 33.7 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.4 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kleinfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
100 years	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1932 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: 156.3 mm (6.2 in) in 1962; 112.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1957; 89.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1996.

Download the Data

Data for Kleinfontein standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kleinfontein 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 2026-10-12 (12 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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a