Paarl (Tnk) Weather Records (SF000218230)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paarl (Tnk) (SF000218230), South Africa, with 109 years of record.

Key Facts for Paarl (Tnk)

Paarl (Tnk) (SF000218230) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.72 latitude and 18.97 longitude, 125 m (410 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 1986, 109 years of record.
0 records set at Paarl (Tnk) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Paarl (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 8.1 mm (0.32 in) on 22 February 1986.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.72 latitude, 18.97 longitude.
Elevation: 125 m (410 ft).
Period of record: 1878 to 1986, 109 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 Paarl (Tnk). 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 Paarl (Tnk), 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
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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
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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 Paarl (Tnk) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Paarl (Tnk) between 19 May 1911 and 26 May 1942. Each dot is a new record.

When Paarl (Tnk) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1911-05-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1942-05-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 128.8 mm (5.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 128.8 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paarl (Tnk). The most was 128.8 mm (5.1 in) on 26 May 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Paarl (Tnk)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 January 1914
Feb	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 February 1965
Mar	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	18 March 1907
Apr	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	19 April 1951
May	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	26 May 1942
Jun	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	7 June 1968
Jul	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	21 July 1897
Aug	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	9 August 1948
Sep	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	9 September 1912
Oct	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 October 1933
Nov	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	23 November 1976
Dec	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	29 December 1976

Latest Records

Latest records at Paarl (Tnk)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 1986	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1986	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1985	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1985	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1985	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1985	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1985	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1985	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1985	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1985	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1984	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1984	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1984	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1984	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1984	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1984	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1984	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1983	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1983	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1983	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1878 to 1986

Yearly extremes at Paarl (Tnk): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	1942	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	109
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	234.3 mm (9.2 in)	1942	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	109
Longest dry spell (CDD)	126 days	1963	42 days	109

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Paarl (Tnk), 1878 to 1986. The record is 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.2 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paarl (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1879	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1880	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1881	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1882	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1883	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1884	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1885	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1886	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1887	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1888	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1889	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1890	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1891	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1892	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1893	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1894	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1895	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1896	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1897	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1898	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1899	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1901	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1902	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1903	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1904	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1906	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1907	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1908	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1909	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1910	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1911	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1912	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1913	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1914	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1915	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1916	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1917	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1918	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1919	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1920	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1921	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1924	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1925	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1926	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1927	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1928	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1929	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1930	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1931	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1932	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1933	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1934	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1935	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1936	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1938	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1939	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1942	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1943	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1947	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1951	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1952	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1955	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1959	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1960	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1961	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1962	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1965	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1966	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1968	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1969	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1975	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1976	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1977	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1979	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1980	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1984	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1985	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1986	8.1 mm (0.32 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Paarl (Tnk), 1878 to 1986. The record is 234.3 mm (9.2 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.0 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paarl (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1879	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1880	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1881	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1882	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1883	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1884	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1885	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1886	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1887	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1888	164.7 mm (6.5 in)
1889	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1890	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1891	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1892	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1893	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1894	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1895	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1896	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1897	217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1898	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1899	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1900	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1901	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1902	189.8 mm (7.5 in)
1903	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1904	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1905	159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1906	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1907	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1908	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1909	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1910	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1911	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1912	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1913	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1914	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1915	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1916	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1917	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1918	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1919	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1920	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1921	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1922	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1923	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1924	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1925	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1926	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1927	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1928	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1929	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1930	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1931	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1932	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1933	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1934	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1935	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1936	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1937	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1938	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1939	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1940	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1941	170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1942	234.3 mm (9.2 in)
1943	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1944	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1945	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1946	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1947	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1948	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1949	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1950	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1951	177.4 mm (7.0 in)
1952	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1953	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1954	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1955	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1956	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1957	175.9 mm (6.9 in)
1958	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1959	163.2 mm (6.4 in)
1960	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1961	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1962	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1963	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1964	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1965	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1966	149.5 mm (5.9 in)
1967	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1968	163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1969	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1970	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1971	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1972	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1973	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1974	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1975	176.7 mm (7.0 in)
1976	177.6 mm (7.0 in)
1977	189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1978	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1979	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1980	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1981	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1983	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1984	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1985	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1986	11.6 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Paarl (Tnk), 1878 to 1986. The record is 126 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paarl (Tnk) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	20 days
1879	67 days
1880	32 days
1881	26 days
1882	47 days
1883	33 days
1884	43 days
1885	30 days
1886	34 days
1887	31 days
1888	34 days
1889	51 days
1890	21 days
1891	43 days
1892	25 days
1893	58 days
1894	49 days
1895	48 days
1896	30 days
1897	40 days
1898	36 days
1899	59 days
1900	58 days
1901	34 days
1902	42 days
1903	62 days
1904	34 days
1905	34 days
1906	25 days
1907	42 days
1908	20 days
1909	67 days
1910	27 days
1911	37 days
1912	35 days
1913	54 days
1914	36 days
1915	74 days
1916	34 days
1917	64 days
1918	37 days
1919	51 days
1920	60 days
1921	37 days
1922	31 days
1923	40 days
1924	28 days
1925	47 days
1926	35 days
1927	37 days
1928	45 days
1929	50 days
1930	47 days
1931	49 days
1932	41 days
1933	33 days
1934	35 days
1935	37 days
1936	51 days
1937	54 days
1938	36 days
1939	46 days
1940	19 days
1941	37 days
1942	33 days
1943	38 days
1944	53 days
1945	87 days
1946	46 days
1947	72 days
1948	28 days
1949	24 days
1950	53 days
1951	46 days
1952	35 days
1953	38 days
1954	27 days
1955	47 days
1956	53 days
1957	68 days
1958	49 days
1959	24 days
1960	55 days
1961	65 days
1962	49 days
1963	126 days
1964	44 days
1965	45 days
1966	52 days
1967	47 days
1968	57 days
1969	41 days
1970	43 days
1971	55 days
1972	44 days
1973	60 days
1974	48 days
1975	31 days
1976	60 days
1977	39 days
1978	38 days
1979	54 days
1980	31 days
1981	24 days
1982	28 days
1983	52 days
1984	26 days
1985	54 days
1986	23 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

104 years, 1879 to 1985

A day with at least 56.5 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.3 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Paarl (Tnk): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	113.3 mm (4.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 104 years of values from 1879 to 1985.

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: 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1942; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1951; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1968.

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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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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