Crawley Weather Records (SF001014440)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Crawley (SF001014440), South Africa, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Crawley

Crawley (SF001014440) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.42 latitude and 27.23 longitude, 1,170 m (3,839 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1888 to 1969, 82 years of record.
0 records set at Crawley still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Crawley set a daily record precipitation of 17.8 mm (0.7 in) on 23 February 1969.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.42 latitude, 27.23 longitude.
Elevation: 1,170 m (3,839 ft).
Period of record: 1888 to 1969, 82 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 Crawley. 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 Crawley, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Crawley still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Crawley between 3 December 1961 and 3 December 1961. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 137.5 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Crawley. The most was 137.5 mm (5.4 in) on 3 December 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Crawley
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	16 January 1906
Feb	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	15 February 1967
Mar	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	13 March 1954
Apr	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	19 April 1948
May	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 May 1950
Jun	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	7 June 1917
Jul	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 July 1940
Aug	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 August 1896
Sep	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 September 1913
Oct	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 October 1956
Nov	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	11 November 1942
Dec	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	3 December 1961

Latest Records

Latest records at Crawley
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1969	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1967	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1967	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1967	Crawley, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	tie	44 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1967	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1967	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1967	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1967	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1967	Crawley, ZA	monthly rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1966	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1966	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1966	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1966	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1965	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1965	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1965	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1965	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1965	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	9 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1964	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1888 to 1969

Yearly extremes at Crawley: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	1961	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	1961	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	76
Longest dry spell (CDD)	275 days	1968	61 days	76

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Crawley, 1888 to 1969. The record is 137.5 mm (5.4 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.8 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Crawley by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1888	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1889	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1890	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1891	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1892	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1893	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1894	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1895	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1896	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1897	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1898	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1899	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1900	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1901	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1902	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1903	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1904	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1905	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1906	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1907	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1908	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1909	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1910	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1911	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1912	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1913	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1914	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1916	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1917	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1918	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1919	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1921	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1922	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1923	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1924	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1925	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1927	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1928	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1929	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1931	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1940	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1943	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1944	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1948	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1949	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1951	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1953	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1959	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1962	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1965	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1968	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1969	28.5 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Crawley, 1888 to 1969. The record is 139.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.9 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Crawley by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1888	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1889	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1890	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1891	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1892	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1893	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1894	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1895	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1896	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1897	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1898	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1899	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1900	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1901	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1902	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1903	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1904	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1905	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1906	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1907	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1908	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1909	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1910	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1911	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1912	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1913	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1914	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1915	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1916	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1917	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1918	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1919	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1920	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1921	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1922	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1923	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1924	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1925	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1926	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1927	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1928	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1929	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1930	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1931	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1938	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1939	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1941	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1943	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1946	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1948	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1949	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1950	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1951	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1952	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1953	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1954	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1957	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1959	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1960	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1961	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1962	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1964	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1965	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1966	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	87.8 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Crawley, 1888 to 1969. The record is 275 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Crawley by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1888	16 days
1889	96 days
1890	40 days
1891	24 days
1892	29 days
1893	27 days
1894	48 days
1895	46 days
1896	49 days
1897	85 days
1898	90 days
1899	61 days
1900	94 days
1901	89 days
1902	55 days
1903	58 days
1904	110 days
1905	64 days
1906	90 days
1907	98 days
1908	44 days
1909	101 days
1910	61 days
1911	58 days
1912	62 days
1913	33 days
1914	45 days
1915	84 days
1916	112 days
1917	35 days
1918	37 days
1919	69 days
1920	64 days
1921	79 days
1922	23 days
1923	74 days
1924	12 days
1925	27 days
1926	46 days
1927	72 days
1928	40 days
1929	29 days
1930	52 days
1931	7 days
1938	43 days
1939	52 days
1940	84 days
1941	59 days
1942	92 days
1943	60 days
1944	35 days
1945	51 days
1946	32 days
1947	29 days
1948	88 days
1949	64 days
1950	46 days
1951	102 days
1952	116 days
1953	51 days
1954	76 days
1955	61 days
1956	117 days
1957	53 days
1958	101 days
1959	68 days
1960	100 days
1961	78 days
1962	88 days
1963	89 days
1964	59 days
1965	72 days
1966	87 days
1967	39 days
1968	275 days
1969	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

70 years, 1889 to 1968

A day with at least 43.1 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 103.2 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Crawley: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1889 to 1968.

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: 137.5 mm (5.4 in) in 1961; 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1906; 81.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1898.

Download the Data

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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a