Adolphskraal Weather Records (SF000341210)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Adolphskraal (SF000341210), South Africa, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Adolphskraal

Adolphskraal (SF000341210) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.52 latitude and 25.08 longitude, 320 m (1,050 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1926 to 1997, 72 years of record.
0 records set at Adolphskraal still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Adolphskraal set a daily record precipitation of 5.0 mm (0.20 in) on 25 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.52 latitude, 25.08 longitude.
Elevation: 320 m (1,050 ft).
Period of record: 1926 to 1997, 72 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 Adolphskraal. 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 Adolphskraal, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Adolphskraal still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Adolphskraal between 24 March 1981 and 24 March 1981. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 124.5 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Adolphskraal. The most was 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 24 March 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Adolphskraal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	1 January 1932
Feb	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 February 1955
Mar	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	24 March 1981
Apr	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	4 April 1933
May	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 May 1944
Jun	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	12 June 1968
Jul	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 July 1983
Aug	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	21 August 1971
Sep	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	2 September 1968
Oct	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 October 1934
Nov	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	20 November 1996
Dec	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	6 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Adolphskraal
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 November 1997	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1996	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Adolphskraal, ZA	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1996	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1996	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1996	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1996	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1995	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1995	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1995	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1995	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1995	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1926 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Adolphskraal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	1981	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	160.7 mm (6.3 in)	1971	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	132 days	1977	59 days	72

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Adolphskraal, 1926 to 1997. The record is 124.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.1 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Adolphskraal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1926	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1927	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1928	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1930	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1931	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1933	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1934	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1935	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1937	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1938	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1940	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1942	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1943	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1944	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1945	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1946	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1947	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1948	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1949	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1951	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1954	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1955	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1956	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1957	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1958	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1959	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1960	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1962	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1964	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1965	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1967	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1968	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1970	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1971	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1972	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1973	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1974	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1975	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1977	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1978	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1982	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1983	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1985	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1986	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1987	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1988	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1989	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1990	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1991	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1992	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1994	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1995	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1997	42.5 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Adolphskraal, 1926 to 1997. The record is 160.7 mm (6.3 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.8 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Adolphskraal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1926	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1927	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1928	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1930	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1931	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1932	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1933	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1934	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1935	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1936	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1937	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1938	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1940	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1942	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1944	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1945	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1946	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1947	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1948	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1949	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1950	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1951	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1952	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1953	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1954	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1955	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1956	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1957	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1958	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1959	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1960	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1962	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1963	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1966	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1967	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1969	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1970	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971	160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1972	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1973	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1974	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1975	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1976	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1980	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1982	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1983	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1984	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1985	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1987	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1988	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1989	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1990	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1991	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1992	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1993	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1994	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1996	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1997	88.2 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Adolphskraal, 1926 to 1997. The record is 132 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Adolphskraal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1926	70 days
1927	95 days
1928	51 days
1929	61 days
1930	53 days
1931	63 days
1932	49 days
1933	63 days
1934	50 days
1935	113 days
1936	55 days
1937	69 days
1938	79 days
1939	64 days
1940	75 days
1941	68 days
1942	65 days
1943	42 days
1944	69 days
1945	109 days
1946	66 days
1947	49 days
1948	131 days
1949	111 days
1950	52 days
1951	41 days
1952	43 days
1953	74 days
1954	41 days
1955	51 days
1956	47 days
1957	52 days
1958	69 days
1959	49 days
1960	40 days
1961	89 days
1962	84 days
1963	82 days
1964	61 days
1965	62 days
1966	64 days
1967	36 days
1968	51 days
1969	41 days
1970	60 days
1971	71 days
1972	62 days
1973	36 days
1974	65 days
1975	65 days
1976	43 days
1977	132 days
1978	44 days
1979	43 days
1980	57 days
1981	67 days
1982	88 days
1983	46 days
1984	47 days
1985	61 days
1986	83 days
1987	41 days
1988	53 days
1989	35 days
1990	46 days
1991	45 days
1992	37 days
1993	51 days
1994	36 days
1995	65 days
1996	34 days
1997	45 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

71 years, 1927 to 1997

A day with at least 35.0 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 125.3 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Adolphskraal: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1927 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: 124.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1981; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1944; 105.3 mm (4.1 in) in 1971.

Download the Data

Data for Adolphskraal standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Adolphskraal 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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