Oukraal Weather Records (SF000762150)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Oukraal (SF000762150), South Africa, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Oukraal

Oukraal (SF000762150) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.58 latitude and 25.63 longitude, 1,158 m (3,799 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 1988, 69 years of record.
0 records set at Oukraal still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Oukraal set a daily record precipitation of 18.5 mm (0.7 in) on 27 September 1987.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.58 latitude, 25.63 longitude.
Elevation: 1,158 m (3,799 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 1988, 69 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 Oukraal. 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 Oukraal, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Oukraal still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Oukraal between 20 October 1953 and 9 February 1976. Each dot is a new record.

When Oukraal set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1953-10-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1976-02-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 169.5 mm (6.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 169.5 mm (6.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oukraal. The most was 169.5 mm (6.7 in) on 9 February 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Oukraal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	1 January 1932
Feb	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	9 February 1976
Mar	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	14 March 1954
Apr	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	19 April 1948
May	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 May 1944
Jun	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	17 June 1964
Jul	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	25 July 1983
Aug	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	21 August 1971
Sep	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26 September 1987
Oct	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	20 October 1953
Nov	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	1 November 1956
Dec	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	3 December 1947

Latest Records

Latest records at Oukraal
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1987	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1987	Oukraal, ZA	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1987	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1986	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1986	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1986	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1986	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1986	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1986	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	43 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1986	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1985	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1985	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1985	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1985	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1985	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1985	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	9 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1985	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1984	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1984	Oukraal, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	11 years	9 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Oukraal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	1976	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	202.5 mm (8.0 in)	1976	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	130 days	1978	50 days	69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Oukraal, 1920 to 1988. The record is 169.5 mm (6.7 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oukraal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1921	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1922	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1925	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1926	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1927	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1929	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1931	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1932	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1933	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1934	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1935	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1936	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1937	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1938	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1939	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1940	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1942	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1944	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1945	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1948	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1949	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1950	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1954	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1956	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1957	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1958	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1960	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1961	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1963	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1965	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1968	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1972	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1975	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1977	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1979	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1980	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1982	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1986	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1988	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Oukraal, 1920 to 1988. The record is 202.5 mm (8.0 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.5 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oukraal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1921	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1922	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1923	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1924	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1925	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1927	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1928	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1929	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1931	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1932	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1933	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1934	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1935	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1936	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1937	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1938	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1939	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1940	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1941	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1942	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1944	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1945	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1946	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1947	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1949	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1950	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1951	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1953	151.5 mm (6.0 in)
1954	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1955	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1956	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1957	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1958	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1959	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1960	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1962	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1963	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1964	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1965	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1966	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1968	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1970	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1971	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1972	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1974	167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1975	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1976	202.5 mm (8.0 in)
1977	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1978	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1980	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1981	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1983	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1984	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1986	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Oukraal, 1920 to 1988. The record is 130 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oukraal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	40 days
1921	95 days
1922	37 days
1923	36 days
1924	97 days
1925	49 days
1926	42 days
1927	69 days
1928	57 days
1929	57 days
1930	45 days
1931	50 days
1932	51 days
1933	49 days
1934	44 days
1935	52 days
1936	34 days
1937	40 days
1938	43 days
1939	30 days
1940	87 days
1941	56 days
1942	59 days
1943	58 days
1944	55 days
1945	59 days
1946	30 days
1947	32 days
1948	69 days
1949	68 days
1950	46 days
1951	71 days
1952	53 days
1953	31 days
1954	31 days
1955	52 days
1956	76 days
1957	28 days
1958	68 days
1959	40 days
1960	20 days
1961	25 days
1962	36 days
1963	27 days
1964	54 days
1965	37 days
1966	77 days
1967	35 days
1968	41 days
1969	41 days
1970	32 days
1971	47 days
1972	63 days
1973	93 days
1974	64 days
1975	56 days
1976	66 days
1977	71 days
1978	130 days
1979	43 days
1980	43 days
1981	72 days
1982	46 days
1983	43 days
1984	53 days
1985	86 days
1986	53 days
1987	39 days
1988	102 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

63 years, 1921 to 1987

A day with at least 51.3 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 170.2 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Oukraal: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
50 years	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
100 years	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1921 to 1987.

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: 169.5 mm (6.7 in) in 1976; 142.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1953; 135.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1948.

Download the Data

Data for Oukraal standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Oukraal 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 2026-10-16 (16 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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