Kruisrivier Weather Records (SF000477160)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kruisrivier (SF000477160), South Africa, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Kruisrivier

Kruisrivier (SF000477160) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.43 latitude and 21.90 longitude, 579 m (1,900 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1928 to 1997, 70 years of record.
0 records set at Kruisrivier still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kruisrivier set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 26 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.43 latitude, 21.90 longitude.
Elevation: 579 m (1,900 ft).
Period of record: 1928 to 1997, 70 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 Kruisrivier. 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 Kruisrivier, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Kruisrivier still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 129.0 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kruisrivier. The most was 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 12 January 1951.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kruisrivier
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	12 January 1951
Feb	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	16 February 1940
Mar	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	25 March 1981
Apr	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 April 1993
May	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 May 1976
Jun	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 June 1986
Jul	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 July 1953
Aug	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	11 August 1964
Sep	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	23 September 1993
Oct	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	15 October 1992
Nov	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	11 November 1950
Dec	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	2 December 1936

Latest Records

Latest records at Kruisrivier
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1997	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1997	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1997	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1997	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1997	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1996	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1996	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1996	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1996	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1995	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1995	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1995	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1995	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1995	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1995	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	9 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1995	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1995	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1995	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Kruisrivier, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1928 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Kruisrivier: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	1951	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	199.7 mm (7.9 in)	1932	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	97 days	1943	49 days	70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kruisrivier, 1928 to 1997. The record is 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.6 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kruisrivier by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1928	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1930	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1932	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1933	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1934	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1935	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1937	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1939	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1940	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1941	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1944	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1945	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1946	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1949	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1952	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1956	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1958	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1959	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1960	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1963	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1964	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1968	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1975	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1979	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1980	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1982	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1985	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1986	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1987	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1989	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1993	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997	44.0 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kruisrivier, 1928 to 1997. The record is 199.7 mm (7.9 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.9 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kruisrivier by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1928	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1929	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1930	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1931	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1932	199.7 mm (7.9 in)
1933	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1934	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1935	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1936	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1937	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1938	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1939	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1941	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1942	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1943	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1945	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1946	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1948	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1949	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1950	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1951	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1952	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1953	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1955	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1956	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1957	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1961	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1962	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1963	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1964	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1965	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1966	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1968	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1972	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1973	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1975	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1979	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1980	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1982	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1983	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1987	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1988	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1992	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1993	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1994	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1996	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1997	77.0 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kruisrivier, 1928 to 1997. The record is 97 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kruisrivier by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1928	34 days
1929	43 days
1930	51 days
1931	65 days
1932	32 days
1933	49 days
1934	58 days
1935	36 days
1936	45 days
1937	74 days
1938	53 days
1939	73 days
1940	86 days
1941	87 days
1942	82 days
1943	97 days
1944	67 days
1945	77 days
1946	75 days
1947	38 days
1948	75 days
1949	68 days
1950	68 days
1951	91 days
1952	77 days
1953	31 days
1954	41 days
1955	38 days
1956	30 days
1957	66 days
1958	58 days
1959	51 days
1960	41 days
1961	49 days
1962	41 days
1963	69 days
1964	55 days
1965	45 days
1966	61 days
1967	35 days
1968	50 days
1969	47 days
1970	75 days
1971	31 days
1972	41 days
1973	32 days
1974	47 days
1975	45 days
1976	64 days
1977	34 days
1978	79 days
1979	57 days
1980	48 days
1981	68 days
1982	36 days
1983	25 days
1984	37 days
1985	26 days
1986	35 days
1987	55 days
1988	42 days
1989	28 days
1990	40 days
1991	49 days
1992	59 days
1993	36 days
1994	37 days
1995	28 days
1996	33 days
1997	38 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

69 years, 1928 to 1997

A day with at least 42.4 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 117.9 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kruisrivier: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1928 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: 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1951; 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1981; 91.9 mm (3.6 in) in 1932.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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