Paardekraal Weather Records (SF000917630)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paardekraal (SF000917630), South Africa, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Paardekraal

Paardekraal (SF000917630) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.22 latitude and 22.43 longitude, 1,600 m (5,249 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 1989, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Paardekraal still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Paardekraal set a daily record precipitation of 17.0 mm (0.7 in) on 4 January 1989.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.22 latitude, 22.43 longitude.
Elevation: 1,600 m (5,249 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 1989, 78 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 Paardekraal. 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 Paardekraal, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Paardekraal still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 124.7 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paardekraal. The most was 124.7 mm (4.9 in) on 31 December 1931.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Paardekraal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	6 January 1913
Feb	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	6 February 1913
Mar	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 March 1928
Apr	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	6 April 1941
May	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 May 1967
Jun	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	1 June 1976
Jul	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	9 July 1929
Aug	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	28 August 1970
Sep	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 September 1925
Oct	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 October 1941
Nov	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 November 1986
Dec	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	31 December 1931

Latest Records

Latest records at Paardekraal
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1989	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1988	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1988	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1988	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1988	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1988	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1988	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1988	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1988	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1987	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1987	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1987	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1986	Paardekraal, ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1986	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1986	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1986	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1986	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1986	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1986	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1985	Paardekraal, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 1989

Yearly extremes at Paardekraal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	1931	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	1937	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	123 days	1926	60 days	72

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Paardekraal, 1912 to 1989. The record is 124.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.9 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paardekraal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1913	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1914	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1921	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1922	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1923	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1924	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1925	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1926	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1927	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1928	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1929	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1932	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1933	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1936	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1937	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1938	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1939	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1940	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1941	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1942	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1943	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1945	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1947	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1949	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1953	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1954	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1955	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1956	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1957	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1958	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1967	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1970	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1971	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1972	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1973	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1977	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1979	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1981	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1983	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1985	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1986	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1988	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1989	17.0 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Paardekraal, 1912 to 1989. The record is 167.9 mm (6.6 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.7 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paardekraal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1913	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1914	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1921	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1922	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1923	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1926	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1927	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1928	156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1929	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1930	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1931	142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1932	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1933	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1937	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1938	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1940	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1942	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1943	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1944	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1945	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1946	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1947	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1948	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1949	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1950	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1952	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1953	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1954	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1956	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1957	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1959	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1962	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1963	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1964	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1968	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1970	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1971	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1972	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1974	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1979	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1980	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1981	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1982	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1983	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1985	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1986	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1987	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1989	26.0 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Paardekraal, 1912 to 1989. The record is 123 days in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paardekraal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	53 days
1913	25 days
1914	14 days
1921	59 days
1922	64 days
1923	60 days
1924	87 days
1925	52 days
1926	123 days
1927	78 days
1928	71 days
1929	49 days
1930	62 days
1931	69 days
1932	91 days
1933	57 days
1934	63 days
1935	52 days
1936	53 days
1937	56 days
1938	58 days
1939	60 days
1940	86 days
1941	62 days
1942	51 days
1943	68 days
1944	70 days
1945	88 days
1946	42 days
1947	66 days
1948	48 days
1949	55 days
1950	43 days
1951	66 days
1952	36 days
1953	40 days
1954	55 days
1955	60 days
1956	38 days
1957	40 days
1958	70 days
1959	44 days
1960	68 days
1961	67 days
1962	62 days
1963	33 days
1964	54 days
1965	39 days
1966	77 days
1967	79 days
1968	62 days
1969	58 days
1970	120 days
1971	72 days
1972	103 days
1973	45 days
1974	54 days
1975	84 days
1976	51 days
1977	63 days
1978	65 days
1979	56 days
1980	51 days
1981	43 days
1982	53 days
1983	45 days
1984	80 days
1985	107 days
1986	123 days
1987	70 days
1988	62 days
1989	22 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

67 years, 1912 to 1988

A day with at least 42.2 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 111.1 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Paardekraal: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1912 to 1988.

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: 124.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1931; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1970; 93.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1941.

Download the Data

Data for Paardekraal standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Paardekraal 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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