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Spitshoek Weather Records (SF001133210)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Spitshoek (SF001133210), South Africa, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Spitshoek

  • Spitshoek (SF001133210) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.87 latitude and 21.78 longitude, 1,294 m (4,245 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1936 to 1992, 57 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Spitshoek still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Spitshoek set a daily record precipitation of 22.3 mm (0.9 in) on 28 March 1992.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -31.87 latitude, 21.78 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,294 m (4,245 ft).
  • Period of record: 1936 to 1992, 57 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Spitshoek, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Spitshoek. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Spitshoek. 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 Spitshoek, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Spitshoek by the year they were set 0 records at Spitshoek still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Spitshoek still stand.
Standing records at Spitshoek by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Spitshoek set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Spitshoek between 15 January 1974 and 15 January 1974. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation15 January 1974: Record daily precipitation 111.0 mm (4.4 in)1975
1 all-time records were set at Spitshoek between 15 January 1974 and 15 January 1974. Each dot is a new record.
When Spitshoek set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1974-01-15Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 111.0 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 111.0 mm (4.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Spitshoek The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Spitshoek. The most was 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 15 January 1974. 050100150 Jan: 111.0 mm (4.4 in), 15 January 1974 Jan Feb: 89.0 mm (3.5 in), 21 February 1974 Feb Mar: 67.0 mm (2.6 in), 25 March 1961 Mar Apr: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 11 April 1974 Apr May: 49.2 mm (1.9 in), 26 May 1967 May Jun: 24.0 mm (0.9 in), 2 June 1986 Jun Jul: 48.3 mm (1.9 in), 14 July 1952 Jul Aug: 37.0 mm (1.5 in), 22 August 1981 Aug Sep: 51.3 mm (2.0 in), 15 September 1964 Sep Oct: 48.0 mm (1.9 in), 23 October 1973 Oct Nov: 39.5 mm (1.6 in), 1 November 1956 Nov Dec: 45.2 mm (1.8 in), 16 December 1948 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Spitshoek. The most was 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 15 January 1974.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Spitshoek
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan111.0 mm (4.4 in)15 January 1974
Feb89.0 mm (3.5 in)21 February 1974
Mar67.0 mm (2.6 in)25 March 1961
Apr50.0 mm (2.0 in)11 April 1974
May49.2 mm (1.9 in)26 May 1967
Jun24.0 mm (0.9 in)2 June 1986
Jul48.3 mm (1.9 in)14 July 1952
Aug37.0 mm (1.5 in)22 August 1981
Sep51.3 mm (2.0 in)15 September 1964
Oct48.0 mm (1.9 in)23 October 1973
Nov39.5 mm (1.6 in)1 November 1956
Dec45.2 mm (1.8 in)16 December 1948

Latest Records

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Latest records at Spitshoek
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 March 1992Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain22.3 mm (0.9 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1991Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)33 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1991Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)38 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1991Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)21.0 mm (0.8 in)53 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1990Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain (Tie)17.0 mm (0.7 in)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1990Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1990Spitshoek, ZAmonthly rain (Tie)50.0 mm (2.0 in)tie16 years4 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1990Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)22.0 mm (0.9 in)44 years32 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1989Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)17.1 mm (0.7 in)36 years37 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1989Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1989Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1989Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1989Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1989Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1989Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain68.0 mm (2.7 in)52.0 mm (2.0 in)4 years45 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)19.9 mm (0.8 in)49 years32 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1989Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)13 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1988Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1988Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1988Spitshoek, ZAdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1936 to 1992
Yearly extremes at Spitshoek: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)111.0 mm (4.4 in)197435.0 mm (1.4 in)57
Wettest five days (Rx5day)122.0 mm (4.8 in)197447.6 mm (1.9 in)57
Longest dry spell (CDD)187 days199085 days57

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Spitshoek by year The wettest day of the year at Spitshoek, 1936 to 1992. The record is 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 mm (1.4 in). 050100150194019501960197019801990Record: 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1974
The wettest day of the year at Spitshoek, 1936 to 1992. The record is 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Spitshoek by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
19369.7 mm (0.38 in)
193732.5 mm (1.3 in)
193843.2 mm (1.7 in)
193936.6 mm (1.4 in)
194027.7 mm (1.1 in)
194146.5 mm (1.8 in)
194247.2 mm (1.9 in)
194323.1 mm (0.9 in)
194427.9 mm (1.1 in)
194517.5 mm (0.7 in)
194625.1 mm (1.0 in)
194722.9 mm (0.9 in)
194845.2 mm (1.8 in)
194933.0 mm (1.3 in)
195043.7 mm (1.7 in)
195117.3 mm (0.7 in)
195248.3 mm (1.9 in)
195352.6 mm (2.1 in)
195433.8 mm (1.3 in)
195521.0 mm (0.8 in)
195639.5 mm (1.6 in)
195735.0 mm (1.4 in)
195844.5 mm (1.8 in)
195942.5 mm (1.7 in)
196025.5 mm (1.0 in)
196167.0 mm (2.6 in)
196217.5 mm (0.7 in)
196328.1 mm (1.1 in)
196451.3 mm (2.0 in)
196545.0 mm (1.8 in)
196618.1 mm (0.7 in)
196749.2 mm (1.9 in)
196836.0 mm (1.4 in)
196935.0 mm (1.4 in)
197034.0 mm (1.3 in)
197132.0 mm (1.3 in)
197242.0 mm (1.7 in)
197348.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974111.0 mm (4.4 in)
197522.0 mm (0.9 in)
197649.0 mm (1.9 in)
197744.0 mm (1.7 in)
197828.8 mm (1.1 in)
19799.0 mm (0.35 in)
198030.0 mm (1.2 in)
198143.0 mm (1.7 in)
198240.0 mm (1.6 in)
198325.0 mm (1.0 in)
198425.0 mm (1.0 in)
198540.0 mm (1.6 in)
198649.0 mm (1.9 in)
198729.0 mm (1.1 in)
198849.0 mm (1.9 in)
198968.0 mm (2.7 in)
199050.0 mm (2.0 in)
199126.0 mm (1.0 in)
199222.3 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Spitshoek by year The wettest five days of the year at Spitshoek, 1936 to 1992. The record is 122.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.6 mm (1.9 in). 050100150194019501960197019801990Record: 122.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1974
The wettest five days of the year at Spitshoek, 1936 to 1992. The record is 122.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.6 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Spitshoek by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
19369.7 mm (0.38 in)
193735.8 mm (1.4 in)
193845.2 mm (1.8 in)
193948.5 mm (1.9 in)
194042.6 mm (1.7 in)
194151.1 mm (2.0 in)
194253.6 mm (2.1 in)
194340.4 mm (1.6 in)
194440.6 mm (1.6 in)
194529.7 mm (1.2 in)
194632.7 mm (1.3 in)
194747.6 mm (1.9 in)
194853.1 mm (2.1 in)
194939.9 mm (1.6 in)
195044.1 mm (1.7 in)
195140.5 mm (1.6 in)
195262.8 mm (2.5 in)
195352.6 mm (2.1 in)
195466.0 mm (2.6 in)
195535.5 mm (1.4 in)
195641.5 mm (1.6 in)
195735.0 mm (1.4 in)
195854.0 mm (2.1 in)
195942.5 mm (1.7 in)
196025.5 mm (1.0 in)
196167.0 mm (2.6 in)
196227.5 mm (1.1 in)
196350.5 mm (2.0 in)
196451.3 mm (2.0 in)
196559.0 mm (2.3 in)
196626.6 mm (1.0 in)
196749.2 mm (1.9 in)
196853.0 mm (2.1 in)
196948.5 mm (1.9 in)
197039.0 mm (1.5 in)
197132.0 mm (1.3 in)
197252.0 mm (2.0 in)
197388.0 mm (3.5 in)
1974122.0 mm (4.8 in)
197531.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976100.2 mm (3.9 in)
197757.0 mm (2.2 in)
197844.0 mm (1.7 in)
197918.0 mm (0.7 in)
198035.0 mm (1.4 in)
198157.0 mm (2.2 in)
198263.0 mm (2.5 in)
198325.0 mm (1.0 in)
198425.0 mm (1.0 in)
198553.0 mm (2.1 in)
198656.0 mm (2.2 in)
198763.0 mm (2.5 in)
198862.0 mm (2.4 in)
198974.0 mm (2.9 in)
199068.0 mm (2.7 in)
199126.0 mm (1.0 in)
199226.0 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Spitshoek by year The longest dry spell of the year at Spitshoek, 1936 to 1992. The record is 187 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 85 days. 050100150200194019501960197019801990Record: 187 days in 1990
The longest dry spell of the year at Spitshoek, 1936 to 1992. The record is 187 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 85 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Spitshoek by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193629 days
1937113 days
1938100 days
193967 days
194057 days
1941121 days
1942103 days
194363 days
1944104 days
1945148 days
194668 days
1947138 days
194866 days
1949104 days
195065 days
1951186 days
195279 days
195363 days
1954127 days
195583 days
195691 days
1957107 days
1958167 days
1959131 days
1960118 days
196166 days
1962142 days
196333 days
196499 days
196580 days
1966105 days
1967141 days
196887 days
196999 days
197099 days
1971113 days
197261 days
197369 days
197457 days
197583 days
197638 days
197770 days
1978142 days
197976 days
198075 days
198162 days
198287 days
198346 days
198482 days
198561 days
198634 days
198753 days
198885 days
198967 days
1990187 days
1991111 days
1992115 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

55 years, 1937 to 1991

A day with at least 35.8 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 80.9 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Spitshoek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years35.8 mm (1.4 in)
5 years49.1 mm (1.9 in)
10 years57.4 mm (2.3 in)
25 years67.4 mm (2.7 in)
50 years74.3 mm (2.9 in)
100 years80.9 mm (3.2 in)Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1937 to 1991.

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: 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1974; 68.0 mm (2.7 in) in 1989; 67.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1961.

Download the Data

  • Data for Spitshoek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Spitshoek 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).