Keilands Weather Records (SF001020420)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Keilands (SF001020420), South Africa, with 107 years of record.

Key Facts for Keilands

Keilands (SF001020420) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.22 latitude and 27.53 longitude, 552 m (1,811 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1891 to 1997, 107 years of record.
0 records set at Keilands still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Keilands set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 14 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.22 latitude, 27.53 longitude.
Elevation: 552 m (1,811 ft).
Period of record: 1891 to 1997, 107 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 Keilands. 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 Keilands, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Keilands still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Keilands between 25 January 1976 and 25 January 1976. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 80.5 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Keilands. The most was 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 25 January 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Keilands
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	25 January 1976
Feb	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 February 1910
Mar	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 March 1899
Apr	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 April 1903
May	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 May 1891
Jun	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 June 1902
Jul	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 August 1970
Sep	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 September 1952
Oct	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2 October 1917
Nov	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	10 November 1993
Dec	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	18 December 1920

Latest Records

Latest records at Keilands
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1997	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1997	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1997	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1996	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1996	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1996	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1995	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1995	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1995	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1995	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1995	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1995	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1995	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1994	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1994	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1993	Keilands, ZA	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1993	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1993	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1992	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1991	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1891 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Keilands: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	1976	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	103
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	1970	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	103
Longest dry spell (CDD)	136 days	1956	55 days	103

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Keilands, 1891 to 1997. The record is 80.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.7 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Keilands by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1891	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1892	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1893	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1894	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1895	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1896	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1897	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1898	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1899	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1900	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1901	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1902	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1903	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1904	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1905	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1906	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1907	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1908	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1909	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1910	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1911	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1912	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1913	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1914	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1915	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1916	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1920	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1922	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1923	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1924	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1925	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1927	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1928	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1938	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1941	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1944	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1946	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1948	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1949	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1950	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1952	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1954	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1955	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1956	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1958	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1960	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1961	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1962	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1963	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1968	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1969	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1970	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1972	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1973	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1975	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1976	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1978	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1980	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1982	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1984	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1989	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1990	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1991	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1992	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1993	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1994	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1995	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1997	28.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Keilands, 1891 to 1997. The record is 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.2 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Keilands by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1891	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1892	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1893	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1894	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1895	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1896	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1897	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1898	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1899	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1900	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1901	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1902	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1903	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1904	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1905	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1906	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1907	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1908	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1909	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1910	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1911	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1912	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1914	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1915	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1916	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1917	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1918	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1919	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1921	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1922	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1923	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1925	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1926	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1928	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1929	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1930	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1932	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1933	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1934	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1935	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1936	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1937	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1939	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1940	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1941	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1950	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1951	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1952	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1953	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1954	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1956	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1957	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1958	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1959	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1960	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1961	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1962	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1963	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1964	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1965	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1967	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1968	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1970	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1971	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1973	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1974	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1975	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1976	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1977	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1978	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1979	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1980	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1981	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1982	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1984	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1989	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1990	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1991	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1992	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1993	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1995	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1997	55.0 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Keilands, 1891 to 1997. The record is 136 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Keilands by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1891	22 days
1892	32 days
1893	40 days
1894	64 days
1895	30 days
1896	31 days
1897	30 days
1898	42 days
1899	55 days
1900	95 days
1901	29 days
1902	55 days
1903	56 days
1904	88 days
1905	36 days
1906	107 days
1907	90 days
1908	40 days
1909	64 days
1910	36 days
1911	33 days
1912	66 days
1913	46 days
1914	51 days
1915	35 days
1916	117 days
1917	31 days
1918	44 days
1919	80 days
1920	41 days
1921	97 days
1922	32 days
1923	56 days
1924	41 days
1925	40 days
1926	77 days
1927	75 days
1928	40 days
1929	24 days
1930	51 days
1931	37 days
1932	61 days
1933	61 days
1934	64 days
1935	46 days
1936	36 days
1937	106 days
1938	53 days
1939	52 days
1940	97 days
1941	80 days
1942	62 days
1943	64 days
1944	36 days
1945	85 days
1946	60 days
1947	34 days
1948	73 days
1949	80 days
1950	44 days
1951	66 days
1952	58 days
1953	36 days
1954	100 days
1955	63 days
1956	136 days
1957	37 days
1958	57 days
1959	49 days
1960	65 days
1961	42 days
1962	111 days
1963	37 days
1964	37 days
1965	34 days
1966	57 days
1967	61 days
1968	39 days
1969	37 days
1970	32 days
1971	21 days
1972	59 days
1973	62 days
1974	46 days
1975	47 days
1976	74 days
1977	83 days
1978	34 days
1979	45 days
1980	50 days
1981	55 days
1982	51 days
1983	46 days
1984	26 days
1989	55 days
1990	61 days
1991	112 days
1992	101 days
1993	98 days
1994	74 days
1995	111 days
1996	72 days
1997	79 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

96 years, 1891 to 1997

A day with at least 44.3 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 85.7 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Keilands: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
100 years	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	Longer than the 96 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, 96 years of values from 1891 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: 80.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1976; 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1920; 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1899.

Download the Data

Data for Keilands standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Keilands 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 2026-10-13 (13 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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a