Plaatjies Kraal Weather Records (SF000084700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Plaatjies Kraal (SF000084700), South Africa, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for Plaatjies Kraal

Plaatjies Kraal (SF000084700) is a weather station in South Africa at -34.32 latitude and 20.30 longitude, 168 m (551 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1933 to 1997, 65 years of record.
0 records set at Plaatjies Kraal still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Plaatjies Kraal set a daily record precipitation of 20.0 mm (0.8 in) on 19 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -34.32 latitude, 20.30 longitude.
Elevation: 168 m (551 ft).
Period of record: 1933 to 1997, 65 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 Plaatjies Kraal. 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 Plaatjies Kraal, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Plaatjies Kraal still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 90.5 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Plaatjies Kraal. The most was 90.5 mm (3.6 in) on 20 August 1962.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Plaatjies Kraal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 January 1943
Feb	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	27 February 1979
Mar	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 March 1947
Apr	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	14 April 1987
May	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 May 1954
Jun	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 June 1990
Jul	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	10 July 1971
Aug	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	20 August 1962
Sep	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 September 1947
Oct	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 October 1948
Nov	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 November 1943
Dec	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	23 December 1994

Latest Records

Latest records at Plaatjies Kraal
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1997	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1997	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1996	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1996	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1996	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1995	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1995	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1995	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1995	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1995	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1995	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1995	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	6 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1995	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1995	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1994	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1994	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1994	Plaatjies Kraal, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1933 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Plaatjies Kraal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	1962	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	65
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	1948	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	65
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	1946	36 days	65

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Plaatjies Kraal, 1933 to 1997. The record is 90.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Plaatjies Kraal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1933	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1934	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1936	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1939	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1940	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1943	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1945	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1946	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1948	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1950	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1951	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1953	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1956	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1957	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1961	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1962	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1963	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1969	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1971	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1972	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1973	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1974	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1975	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1976	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1977	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1978	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1979	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1980	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1981	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1985	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1987	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1988	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1989	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1990	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1992	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1993	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1995	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1996	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1997	27.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Plaatjies Kraal, 1933 to 1997. The record is 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Plaatjies Kraal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1933	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1934	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1935	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1936	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1937	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1942	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1943	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1945	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1946	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1947	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1948	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1949	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1950	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1951	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1952	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1953	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1955	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1956	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1957	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1960	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1963	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1965	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1967	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1968	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1972	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1973	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1974	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1976	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1977	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1978	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1979	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1980	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1982	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1986	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1987	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1990	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1991	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1992	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1993	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1995	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1997	55.0 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Plaatjies Kraal, 1933 to 1997. The record is 69 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Plaatjies Kraal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1933	42 days
1934	35 days
1935	38 days
1936	50 days
1937	44 days
1938	44 days
1939	28 days
1940	33 days
1941	29 days
1942	29 days
1943	38 days
1944	41 days
1945	48 days
1946	69 days
1947	37 days
1948	37 days
1949	36 days
1950	40 days
1951	33 days
1952	27 days
1953	38 days
1954	37 days
1955	30 days
1956	32 days
1957	37 days
1958	50 days
1959	29 days
1960	27 days
1961	43 days
1962	46 days
1963	29 days
1964	39 days
1965	27 days
1966	29 days
1967	45 days
1968	47 days
1969	36 days
1970	66 days
1971	39 days
1972	28 days
1973	22 days
1974	65 days
1975	36 days
1976	26 days
1977	41 days
1978	35 days
1979	64 days
1980	30 days
1981	21 days
1982	32 days
1983	33 days
1984	25 days
1985	30 days
1986	49 days
1987	29 days
1988	36 days
1989	44 days
1990	25 days
1991	31 days
1992	25 days
1993	29 days
1994	39 days
1995	25 days
1996	25 days
1997	41 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, 1933 to 1996

A day with at least 40.5 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 116.4 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Plaatjies Kraal: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	116.4 mm (4.6 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 1933 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: 90.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1962; 89.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1979; 87.0 mm (3.4 in) in 1987.

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Data for Plaatjies Kraal standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 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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