Hankey (Pol) Weather Records (SF000336800)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hankey (Pol) (SF000336800), South Africa, with 106 years of record.

Key Facts for Hankey (Pol)

Hankey (Pol) (SF000336800) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.83 latitude and 24.88 longitude, 40 m (131 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 1997, 106 years of record.
0 records set at Hankey (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hankey (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 25 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.83 latitude, 24.88 longitude.
Elevation: 40 m (131 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 1997, 106 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 Hankey (Pol). 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 Hankey (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Hankey (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Hankey (Pol) between 25 March 1981 and 25 March 1981. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 153.0 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hankey (Pol). The most was 153.0 mm (6.0 in) on 25 March 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hankey (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	11 January 1951
Feb	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 February 1955
Mar	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	25 March 1981
Apr	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 April 1972
May	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	6 May 1897
Jun	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	12 June 1993
Jul	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	25 July 1983
Aug	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	21 August 1971
Sep	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	5 September 1897
Oct	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	20 October 1953
Nov	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	2 November 1972
Dec	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 December 1931

Latest Records

Latest records at Hankey (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1997	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1997	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1997	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1996	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1996	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	tie	43 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1996	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	tie	29 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1996	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1995	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1995	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 December 1994	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1994	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1994	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1892 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Hankey (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	1981	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	1983	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	91
Longest dry spell (CDD)	93 days	1949	43 days	91

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hankey (Pol), 1892 to 1997. The record is 153.0 mm (6.0 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hankey (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1893	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1894	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1895	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1897	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1898	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1899	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1900	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1901	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1902	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1903	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1904	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1905	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1906	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1907	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1914	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1915	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1916	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1918	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1919	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1920	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1921	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1929	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1930	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1931	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1932	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1933	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1934	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1935	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1936	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1939	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1943	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1944	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1945	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1947	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1950	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1951	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1952	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1954	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1955	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1956	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1958	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1961	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1962	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1964	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1965	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1967	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1968	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1971	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1972	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1973	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1974	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1976	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1977	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1978	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1979	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1980	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1982	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1983	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1986	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1989	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1991	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1994	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1996	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1997	55.0 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hankey (Pol), 1892 to 1997. The record is 214.0 mm (8.4 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.7 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hankey (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1893	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1894	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1895	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1897	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1898	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1899	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1900	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1901	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1902	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1903	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1904	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1905	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1906	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1907	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1914	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1915	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1916	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1917	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1918	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1919	128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1920	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1921	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1929	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1931	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1932	203.3 mm (8.0 in)
1933	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1934	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1935	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1936	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1938	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1939	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1942	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1943	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1944	172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1945	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1946	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1947	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1948	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1949	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1950	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1951	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1952	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953	190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1954	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1956	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1957	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1959	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1961	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1962	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1963	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1964	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1965	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1966	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1968	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1969	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971	190.7 mm (7.5 in)
1972	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1973	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1978	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1979	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1980	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1981	196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1982	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	214.0 mm (8.4 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1986	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1990	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1992	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1993	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1994	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1995	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1997	100.0 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hankey (Pol), 1892 to 1997. The record is 93 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hankey (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892	24 days
1893	27 days
1894	43 days
1895	47 days
1897	56 days
1898	37 days
1899	33 days
1900	49 days
1901	48 days
1902	34 days
1903	41 days
1904	67 days
1905	57 days
1906	44 days
1907	57 days
1908	31 days
1914	18 days
1915	23 days
1916	32 days
1917	30 days
1918	25 days
1919	33 days
1920	30 days
1921	10 days
1929	22 days
1930	26 days
1931	46 days
1932	49 days
1933	50 days
1934	36 days
1935	40 days
1936	46 days
1937	43 days
1938	38 days
1939	31 days
1942	38 days
1943	53 days
1944	40 days
1945	50 days
1946	53 days
1947	63 days
1948	81 days
1949	93 days
1950	49 days
1951	48 days
1952	36 days
1953	51 days
1954	30 days
1955	33 days
1956	43 days
1957	75 days
1958	49 days
1959	28 days
1960	41 days
1961	64 days
1962	89 days
1963	43 days
1964	37 days
1965	65 days
1966	64 days
1967	33 days
1968	29 days
1969	43 days
1970	37 days
1971	50 days
1972	67 days
1973	47 days
1974	59 days
1975	83 days
1976	52 days
1977	79 days
1978	61 days
1979	57 days
1980	51 days
1981	29 days
1982	36 days
1983	36 days
1984	53 days
1985	93 days
1986	88 days
1987	43 days
1988	46 days
1989	26 days
1990	46 days
1991	51 days
1992	43 days
1993	50 days
1994	43 days
1995	30 days
1996	59 days
1997	36 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

83 years, 1893 to 1997

A day with at least 49.3 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.0 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hankey (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	122.3 mm (4.8 in)
100 years	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1893 to 1997.

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: 153.0 mm (6.0 in) in 1981; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1897; 106.4 mm (4.2 in) in 1951.

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