Matjiesrivier (Skl) Weather Records (SF000480830)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Matjiesrivier (Skl) (SF000480830), South Africa, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Matjiesrivier (Skl)

Matjiesrivier (Skl) (SF000480830) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.40 latitude and 22.07 longitude, 716 m (2,349 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1930 to 1997, 68 years of record.
0 records set at Matjiesrivier (Skl) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Matjiesrivier (Skl) set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 25 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.40 latitude, 22.07 longitude.
Elevation: 716 m (2,349 ft).
Period of record: 1930 to 1997, 68 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 Matjiesrivier (Skl). 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 Matjiesrivier (Skl), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Matjiesrivier (Skl) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Matjiesrivier (Skl) between 24 January 1981 and 25 March 1981. Each dot is a new record.

When Matjiesrivier (Skl) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1981-01-24	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1981-03-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 127.5 mm (5.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 127.5 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Matjiesrivier (Skl). The most was 127.5 mm (5.0 in) on 25 March 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Matjiesrivier (Skl)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	24 January 1981
Feb	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 February 1940
Mar	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	25 March 1981
Apr	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 April 1981
May	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	29 May 1976
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 June 1935
Jul	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 July 1982
Aug	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	19 August 1995
Sep	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	14 September 1932
Oct	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 October 1992
Nov	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	10 November 1950
Dec	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 December 1931

Latest Records

Latest records at Matjiesrivier (Skl)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1997	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1997	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1997	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1997	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1997	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1997	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	tie	38 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1930 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Matjiesrivier (Skl): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	1981	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	194.5 mm (7.7 in)	1981	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	76 days	1943	37 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Matjiesrivier (Skl), 1930 to 1997. The record is 127.5 mm (5.0 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.8 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Matjiesrivier (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1930	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1931	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1932	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1933	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1937	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1939	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1940	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1942	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1943	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1945	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1946	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1947	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1948	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1949	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1951	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1952	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1967	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1968	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1969	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1970	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1973	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1975	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1977	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1978	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1979	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1980	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1982	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1987	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1988	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1989	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	37.5 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Matjiesrivier (Skl), 1930 to 1997. The record is 194.5 mm (7.7 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.9 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Matjiesrivier (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1930	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1931	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1932	169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1933	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1934	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1935	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1936	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1938	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1939	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1941	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1942	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1944	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1945	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1946	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1948	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1950	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1951	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1952	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1953	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1954	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1955	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1956	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1957	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1958	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1961	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1962	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1963	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1964	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1965	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1966	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1967	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1968	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1971	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1972	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1974	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1975	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1977	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1978	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1979	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1980	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1981	194.5 mm (7.7 in)
1982	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1983	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1986	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1987	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1988	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1989	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1990	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1992	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1993	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1994	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1995	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1996	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1997	72.5 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Matjiesrivier (Skl), 1930 to 1997. The record is 76 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Matjiesrivier (Skl) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1930	31 days
1931	45 days
1932	74 days
1933	41 days
1934	58 days
1935	53 days
1936	51 days
1937	40 days
1938	42 days
1939	23 days
1940	38 days
1941	61 days
1942	34 days
1943	76 days
1944	67 days
1945	52 days
1946	30 days
1947	44 days
1948	35 days
1949	45 days
1950	48 days
1951	51 days
1952	30 days
1953	30 days
1954	27 days
1955	53 days
1956	36 days
1957	42 days
1958	50 days
1959	24 days
1960	40 days
1961	33 days
1962	45 days
1963	59 days
1964	59 days
1965	30 days
1966	48 days
1967	30 days
1968	48 days
1969	41 days
1970	50 days
1971	38 days
1972	36 days
1973	27 days
1974	54 days
1975	54 days
1976	34 days
1977	38 days
1978	37 days
1979	36 days
1980	35 days
1981	28 days
1982	32 days
1983	30 days
1984	30 days
1985	27 days
1986	35 days
1987	37 days
1988	49 days
1989	27 days
1990	22 days
1991	32 days
1992	37 days
1993	25 days
1994	37 days
1995	26 days
1996	28 days
1997	28 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

64 years, 1931 to 1996

A day with at least 41.7 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 114.5 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Matjiesrivier (Skl): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1931 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: 127.5 mm (5.0 in) in 1981; 92.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1951; 84.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1931.

Download the Data

Data for Matjiesrivier (Skl) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Matjiesrivier (Skl) 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).

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