The Towers Weather Records (SF000406530)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for The Towers (SF000406530), South Africa, with 107 years of record.

Key Facts for The Towers

The Towers (SF000406530) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.40 latitude and 18.38 longitude, 244 m (801 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 1997, 107 years of record.
0 records set at The Towers still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
The Towers set a daily record precipitation of 7.0 mm (0.28 in) on 8 January 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.40 latitude, 18.38 longitude.
Elevation: 244 m (801 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 1997, 107 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 The Towers. 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 The Towers, 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
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 The Towers still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at The Towers between 26 May 1944 and 2 June 1992. Each dot is a new record.

When The Towers set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1944-05-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946-09-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1974-08-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992-06-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 69.5 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 69.5 mm (2.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at The Towers. The most was 69.5 mm (2.7 in) on 2 June 1992.

Record daily precipitation for each month at The Towers
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 January 1901
Feb	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 February 1955
Mar	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 March 1937
Apr	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 April 1950
May	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 May 1944
Jun	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	2 June 1992
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 July 1948
Aug	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 August 1974
Sep	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	1 September 1946
Oct	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 October 1918
Nov	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 November 1976
Dec	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 December 1938

Latest Records

Latest records at The Towers
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1997	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1996	The Towers, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	tie	12 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1996	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1996	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1996	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1996	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1996	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1995	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1995	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1995	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1995	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1994	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1994	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1993	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1993	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1993	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1992	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 1992	The Towers, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	tie	30 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1992	The Towers, ZA	all-time rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1992	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1891 to 1997

Yearly extremes at The Towers: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	1992	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	107
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	1925	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	107
Longest dry spell (CDD)	122 days	1891	40 days	107

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at The Towers, 1891 to 1997. The record is 69.5 mm (2.7 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at The Towers by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1893	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1894	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1895	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1896	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1897	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1898	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1899	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1900	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1901	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1902	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1903	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1904	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1906	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1907	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1908	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1909	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1910	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1911	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1912	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1913	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1914	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1915	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1916	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1918	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1919	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1920	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1922	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1923	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1924	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1925	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1927	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1928	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1929	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1930	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1931	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1934	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1937	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1938	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1940	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1944	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1947	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1951	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1952	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1958	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1959	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1964	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1967	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1968	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1970	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1971	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1972	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1973	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1978	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1979	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1980	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1981	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1986	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1988	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1990	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1991	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1993	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1994	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1996	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1997	29.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at The Towers, 1891 to 1997. The record is 112.6 mm (4.4 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.0 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at The Towers by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1893	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1894	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1895	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1896	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1897	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1898	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1899	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1900	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1901	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1902	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1903	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1904	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1905	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1906	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1907	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1908	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1909	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1910	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1911	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1912	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1913	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1914	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1915	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1916	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1917	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1918	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1920	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1922	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1923	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1924	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1925	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1926	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1927	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1930	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1932	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1933	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1934	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1935	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1936	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1937	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1938	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1940	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1941	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1942	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1943	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1944	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1945	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1946	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1947	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1948	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1949	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1950	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1951	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1952	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1954	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1955	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1956	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1957	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1958	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1959	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1962	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1963	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1964	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1968	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1969	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1970	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1971	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1972	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1975	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1976	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1978	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1979	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1980	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1982	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1984	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1985	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1988	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1989	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1990	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1991	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1992	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1993	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1994	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1995	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1997	62.5 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at The Towers, 1891 to 1997. The record is 122 days in 1891, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at The Towers by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891	122 days
1892	54 days
1893	58 days
1894	51 days
1895	54 days
1896	46 days
1897	54 days
1898	37 days
1899	44 days
1900	42 days
1901	33 days
1902	38 days
1903	50 days
1904	48 days
1905	45 days
1906	69 days
1907	40 days
1908	30 days
1909	67 days
1910	37 days
1911	40 days
1912	43 days
1913	36 days
1914	32 days
1915	44 days
1916	31 days
1917	65 days
1918	36 days
1919	39 days
1920	61 days
1921	31 days
1922	30 days
1923	33 days
1924	37 days
1925	65 days
1926	38 days
1927	30 days
1928	47 days
1929	50 days
1930	36 days
1931	46 days
1932	40 days
1933	60 days
1934	40 days
1935	49 days
1936	26 days
1937	58 days
1938	37 days
1939	46 days
1940	20 days
1941	38 days
1942	54 days
1943	39 days
1944	55 days
1945	75 days
1946	38 days
1947	72 days
1948	38 days
1949	28 days
1950	30 days
1951	35 days
1952	59 days
1953	42 days
1954	36 days
1955	47 days
1956	37 days
1957	50 days
1958	34 days
1959	27 days
1960	54 days
1961	73 days
1962	30 days
1963	64 days
1964	40 days
1965	21 days
1966	32 days
1967	45 days
1968	45 days
1969	30 days
1970	64 days
1971	23 days
1972	45 days
1973	45 days
1974	54 days
1975	25 days
1976	48 days
1977	38 days
1978	27 days
1979	56 days
1980	36 days
1981	48 days
1982	26 days
1983	39 days
1984	37 days
1985	53 days
1986	29 days
1987	29 days
1988	46 days
1989	27 days
1990	49 days
1991	47 days
1992	41 days
1993	81 days
1994	46 days
1995	29 days
1996	23 days
1997	31 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

101 years, 1893 to 1997

A day with at least 33.9 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 64.1 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at The Towers: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
25 years	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
50 years	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
100 years	64.1 mm (2.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 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: 69.5 mm (2.7 in) in 1992; 60.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1974; 59.7 mm (2.4 in) in 1946.

Download the Data

Data for The Towers standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for The Towers 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 2026-10-14 (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
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
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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
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a