Touws River Weather Records (SF000440500)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Touws River (SF000440500), South Africa, with 112 years of record.

Key Facts for Touws River

Touws River (SF000440500) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.35 latitude and 20.05 longitude, 782 m (2,566 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1886 to 1997, 112 years of record.
296 records set at Touws River still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Touws River set a daily record precipitation of 28.5 mm (1.1 in) on 27 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.35 latitude, 20.05 longitude.
Elevation: 782 m (2,566 ft).
Period of record: 1886 to 1997, 112 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 Touws River. 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 Touws River, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.3 C (102.7 F)	12.1 C (53.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.5 C (97.7 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.0 C (98.6 F)	6.6 C (43.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.7 C (90.9 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.5 C (79.7 F)	1.5 C (34.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	19.5 C (67.1 F)	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	20.3 C (68.5 F)	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	18.8 C (65.8 F)	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	25.5 C (77.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.6 C (90.7 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.0 C (93.2 F)	7.6 C (45.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	33.2 C (91.8 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

296 standing records

296 records at Touws River still stand. 1982 holds the most, with 43.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Touws River between 24 January 1981 and 24 January 1981. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 105.0 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Touws River. The most was 105.0 mm (4.1 in) on 24 January 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Touws River
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	24 January 1981
Feb	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 February 1902
Mar	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 March 1982
Apr	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	6 April 1927
May	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	19 May 1954
Jun	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	18 June 1925
Jul	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 July 1897
Aug	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 August 1962
Sep	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	7 September 1888
Oct	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 October 1941
Nov	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 November 1940
Dec	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 December 1936

Period of Record Coverage

1982 to 1994

12 years of record at Touws River, 1982 to 1994. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others.

Latest Records

Latest records at Touws River
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 June 1997	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1997	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1997	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1996	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1995	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1995	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1995	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1995	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1995	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1995	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1995	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1995	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1995	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1995	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1994	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1994	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1994	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1886 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Touws River: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.3 C (102.7 F)	1992	33.1 C (91.6 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	1994	1.2 C (34.2 F)	15
Wettest day (Rx1day)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	1981	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	98
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	222.2 mm (8.7 in)	1925	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	98
Longest dry spell (CDD)	143 days	1942	59 days	98

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Touws River, 1886 to 1997. The record is 39.3 C (102.7 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.1 C (91.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Touws River by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1916	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1983	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1984	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1985	28.1 C (82.6 F)
1986	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1987	32.1 C (89.8 F)
1988	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1989	27.0 C (80.6 F)
1990	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1991	n/a
1992	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1993	26.2 C (79.2 F)
1994	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Touws River, 1886 to 1997. The record is -6.9 C (19.6 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.2 C (34.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Touws River by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1916	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1980	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1981	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1982	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1983	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1984	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1985	9.1 C (48.4 F)
1986	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1987	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1988	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1989	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1990	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1991	n/a
1992	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1993	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1994	-6.9 C (19.6 F)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Touws River, 1886 to 1997. The record is 105.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.8 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Touws River by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1886	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1887	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1888	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1889	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1890	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1891	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1892	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1893	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1894	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1895	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1896	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1897	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1898	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1899	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1900	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1901	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1902	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1916	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1918	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1919	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1920	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1921	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1923	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1924	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1925	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1926	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1928	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1929	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1930	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1931	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1932	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1933	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1934	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1935	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1936	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1938	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1939	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1940	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1943	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1944	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1946	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1947	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1948	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1949	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1951	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1954	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1955	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1957	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1958	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1959	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1960	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1961	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1962	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1964	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1965	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
1967	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1968	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1969	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1970	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1971	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1972	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1973	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1974	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1975	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1976	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1977	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1978	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1980	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1982	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1984	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1987	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1989	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1990	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1993	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1995	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1996	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1997	35.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Touws River, 1886 to 1997. The record is 222.2 mm (8.7 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Touws River by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1886	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1887	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1888	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1889	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1890	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1891	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1892	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1893	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1894	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1895	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1896	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1897	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1898	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1899	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1900	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1901	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1902	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1916	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1918	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1919	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1920	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1921	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1922	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1923	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1924	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1925	222.2 mm (8.7 in)
1926	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1927	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1928	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1929	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1930	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1931	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1932	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1933	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1934	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1935	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1936	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1937	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1938	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1939	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1942	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1943	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1944	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1946	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1947	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1949	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1950	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1953	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1954	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1955	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1958	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1959	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1960	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1965	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1967	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1970	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1971	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1973	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1975	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1977	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1982	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1983	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1985	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1986	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1987	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1989	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1990	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1993	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1994	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1996	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1997	41.7 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Touws River, 1886 to 1997. The record is 143 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Touws River by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1886	67 days
1887	52 days
1888	136 days
1889	35 days
1890	88 days
1891	123 days
1892	79 days
1893	59 days
1894	55 days
1895	100 days
1896	50 days
1897	83 days
1898	86 days
1899	66 days
1900	33 days
1901	30 days
1902	15 days
1916	91 days
1918	93 days
1919	72 days
1920	71 days
1921	39 days
1922	36 days
1923	54 days
1924	47 days
1925	126 days
1926	105 days
1927	56 days
1928	70 days
1929	65 days
1930	52 days
1931	53 days
1932	42 days
1933	64 days
1934	43 days
1935	79 days
1936	88 days
1937	46 days
1938	47 days
1939	80 days
1940	51 days
1941	62 days
1942	143 days
1943	50 days
1944	61 days
1945	77 days
1946	59 days
1947	58 days
1948	50 days
1949	60 days
1950	53 days
1951	63 days
1952	36 days
1953	52 days
1954	40 days
1955	48 days
1956	60 days
1957	77 days
1958	49 days
1959	42 days
1960	52 days
1961	31 days
1962	41 days
1963	34 days
1964	60 days
1965	39 days
1966	77 days
1967	54 days
1968	89 days
1969	76 days
1970	65 days
1971	50 days
1972	61 days
1973	51 days
1974	62 days
1975	91 days
1976	43 days
1977	102 days
1978	121 days
1979	57 days
1980	37 days
1981	77 days
1982	52 days
1983	59 days
1984	57 days
1985	48 days
1986	59 days
1987	81 days
1988	93 days
1989	39 days
1990	45 days
1991	63 days
1992	59 days
1993	45 days
1994	58 days
1995	50 days
1996	60 days
1997	76 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

80 years, 1887 to 1996

A day with at least 30.5 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 88.3 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Touws River: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
50 years	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
100 years	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1887 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: 105.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1981; 64.3 mm (2.5 in) in 1922; 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1888.

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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).