Tarkastad (Pol) Weather Records (SF001224800)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tarkastad (Pol) (SF001224800), South Africa, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Tarkastad (Pol)

Tarkastad (Pol) (SF001224800) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.00 latitude and 26.27 longitude, 1,294 m (4,245 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1877 to 1997, 121 years of record.
0 records set at Tarkastad (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tarkastad (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 11.0 mm (0.4 in) on 15 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.00 latitude, 26.27 longitude.
Elevation: 1,294 m (4,245 ft).
Period of record: 1877 to 1997, 121 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 Tarkastad (Pol). 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 Tarkastad (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Tarkastad (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Tarkastad (Pol) between 19 March 1911 and 9 April 1978. Each dot is a new record.

When Tarkastad (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1911-03-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1978-04-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 75.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 75.0 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tarkastad (Pol). The most was 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 9 April 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tarkastad (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19 January 1941
Feb	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 February 1995
Mar	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 March 1911
Apr	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	9 April 1978
May	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 May 1944
Jun	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 June 1912
Jul	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 July 1980
Aug	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 August 1978
Sep	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	9 September 1901
Oct	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	2 October 1917
Nov	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	1 November 1956
Dec	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 December 1889

Latest Records

Latest records at Tarkastad (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1997	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1997	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1997	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1996	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1995	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1995	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1994	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1994	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1994	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1994	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1992	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1991	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1991	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1991	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1991	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1991	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1991	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	5 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1991	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1877 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Tarkastad (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	1978	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	120
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	1932	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	120
Longest dry spell (CDD)	158 days	1928	46 days	120

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tarkastad (Pol), 1877 to 1997. The record is 75.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tarkastad (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1877	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1878	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1879	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1880	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1881	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1882	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1883	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1884	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1885	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1886	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1887	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1888	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1889	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1890	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1891	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1892	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1893	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1894	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1895	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1896	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1897	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1898	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1899	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1900	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1901	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1902	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1903	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1904	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1905	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1906	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1907	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1908	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1909	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1910	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1911	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1912	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1913	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1914	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1915	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1916	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1917	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1918	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1921	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1922	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1923	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1924	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1926	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1927	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1928	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1930	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1932	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1933	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1934	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1938	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1940	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1941	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1942	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1945	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1947	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1948	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1953	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1954	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1961	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1962	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1963	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1965	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1967	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1968	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1969	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1972	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1973	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1975	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1978	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1980	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1987	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1989	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1990	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1991	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1994	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1997	35.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tarkastad (Pol), 1877 to 1997. The record is 137.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.8 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tarkastad (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1877	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1878	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1879	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1880	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1881	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1882	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1883	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1884	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1885	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1886	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1887	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1888	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1889	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1890	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1891	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1892	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1893	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1894	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1895	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1896	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1897	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1898	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1899	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1900	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1901	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1902	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1903	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1904	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1905	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1906	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1907	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1908	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1909	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1910	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1911	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1912	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1914	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1915	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1916	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1917	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1918	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1919	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1920	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1921	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1922	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1923	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1924	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1925	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1926	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1930	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1932	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1933	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1934	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1940	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1941	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1942	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1944	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1945	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1947	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1948	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1950	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1952	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1953	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1956	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1957	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1960	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1961	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1962	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1963	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1964	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1965	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1968	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1969	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1970	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1971	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1973	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1974	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1976	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1977	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1978	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1979	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1980	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1981	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1982	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1984	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1985	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1986	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1987	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1989	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1990	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1991	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1992	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1993	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1995	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1996	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1997	51.0 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tarkastad (Pol), 1877 to 1997. The record is 158 days in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tarkastad (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1877	20 days
1878	42 days
1879	97 days
1880	77 days
1881	32 days
1882	43 days
1883	48 days
1884	47 days
1885	54 days
1886	35 days
1887	41 days
1888	27 days
1889	107 days
1890	35 days
1891	32 days
1892	33 days
1893	30 days
1894	48 days
1895	43 days
1896	39 days
1897	41 days
1898	60 days
1899	40 days
1900	40 days
1901	54 days
1902	40 days
1903	39 days
1904	25 days
1905	42 days
1906	36 days
1907	46 days
1908	24 days
1909	83 days
1910	34 days
1911	34 days
1912	39 days
1913	41 days
1914	52 days
1915	28 days
1916	46 days
1917	31 days
1918	35 days
1919	46 days
1920	27 days
1921	87 days
1922	33 days
1923	43 days
1924	42 days
1925	26 days
1926	43 days
1927	69 days
1928	158 days
1930	64 days
1931	68 days
1932	49 days
1933	48 days
1934	63 days
1935	29 days
1936	33 days
1937	71 days
1938	38 days
1939	32 days
1940	85 days
1941	57 days
1942	62 days
1943	38 days
1944	65 days
1945	59 days
1946	28 days
1947	41 days
1948	73 days
1949	71 days
1950	46 days
1951	52 days
1952	28 days
1953	96 days
1954	45 days
1955	40 days
1956	33 days
1957	29 days
1958	91 days
1959	46 days
1960	43 days
1961	36 days
1962	48 days
1963	36 days
1964	55 days
1965	53 days
1966	57 days
1967	60 days
1968	80 days
1969	111 days
1970	60 days
1971	51 days
1972	81 days
1973	67 days
1974	55 days
1975	65 days
1976	60 days
1977	50 days
1978	80 days
1979	46 days
1980	111 days
1981	77 days
1982	38 days
1983	54 days
1984	84 days
1985	81 days
1986	61 days
1987	39 days
1988	49 days
1989	55 days
1990	52 days
1991	40 days
1992	44 days
1993	48 days
1994	45 days
1995	34 days
1996	62 days
1997	69 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

114 years, 1878 to 1997

A day with at least 40.0 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 70.4 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tarkastad (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
50 years	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
100 years	70.4 mm (2.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 114 years of values from 1878 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: 75.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1978; 69.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1911; 65.8 mm (2.6 in) in 1889.

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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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