Lady Frere (Tnk) Weather Records (SF001244020)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lady Frere (Tnk) (SF001244020), South Africa, with 113 years of record.

Key Facts for Lady Frere (Tnk)

Lady Frere (Tnk) (SF001244020) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.70 latitude and 27.23 longitude, 1,027 m (3,369 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1885 to 1997, 113 years of record.
0 records set at Lady Frere (Tnk) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lady Frere (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 10.0 mm (0.4 in) on 12 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.70 latitude, 27.23 longitude.
Elevation: 1,027 m (3,369 ft).
Period of record: 1885 to 1997, 113 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 Lady Frere (Tnk). 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 Lady Frere (Tnk), 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 Lady Frere (Tnk) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 101.6 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lady Frere (Tnk). The most was 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 14 October 1914.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lady Frere (Tnk)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 January 1991
Feb	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	23 February 1910
Mar	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	1 March 1887
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 April 1941
May	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 May 1891
Jun	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 June 1902
Jul	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 September 1891
Oct	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	14 October 1914
Nov	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 November 1898
Dec	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 December 1896

Latest Records

Latest records at Lady Frere (Tnk)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1997	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1995	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1995	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1995	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1995	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1995	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1993	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1992	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1991	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1991	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 October 1991	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1991	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1991	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1991	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1991	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1991	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1885 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Lady Frere (Tnk): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	1914	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	113
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	1972	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	113
Longest dry spell (CDD)	160 days	1994	54 days	113

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lady Frere (Tnk), 1885 to 1997. The record is 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.5 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lady Frere (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1885	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1886	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1887	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1888	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1889	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1890	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1891	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1892	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1893	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1894	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1895	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1896	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1897	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1898	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1899	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1901	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1902	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1903	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1904	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1905	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1906	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1907	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1908	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1909	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1910	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1911	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1912	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1913	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1914	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1915	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1916	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1918	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1920	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1921	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1922	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1923	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1924	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1925	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1926	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1927	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1928	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1930	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1931	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1933	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1941	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1943	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1944	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1953	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1954	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1955	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1956	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1959	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1960	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1962	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1963	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1964	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1967	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1969	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1971	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1972	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1976	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1978	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1979	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1980	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1981	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1982	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1987	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1989	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1990	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1993	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1995	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1996	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	34.5 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lady Frere (Tnk), 1885 to 1997. The record is 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.1 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lady Frere (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1885	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1886	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1887	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1888	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1889	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1890	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1891	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1892	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1893	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1894	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1895	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1896	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1897	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1898	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1899	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1900	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1901	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1902	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1903	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1904	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1905	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1906	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1907	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1908	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1910	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1911	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1912	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1913	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1914	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1915	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1916	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1918	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1919	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1920	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1921	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1922	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1923	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1924	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1925	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1926	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1927	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1928	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1929	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1930	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1931	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1932	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1933	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1934	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1935	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1936	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1938	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1939	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1940	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1942	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1943	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1944	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1945	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1946	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1947	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1949	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1950	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1951	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1952	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1953	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1956	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1957	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1958	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1961	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1963	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1964	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1965	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1966	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1967	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1968	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1969	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1970	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1971	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1972	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1973	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1974	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1975	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1976	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1977	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1978	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1979	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1980	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1981	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1982	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1984	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1986	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1987	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1988	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1989	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1990	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1992	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1993	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1996	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1997	72.1 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lady Frere (Tnk), 1885 to 1997. The record is 160 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 54 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lady Frere (Tnk) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1885	73 days
1886	73 days
1887	42 days
1888	28 days
1889	60 days
1890	65 days
1891	21 days
1892	33 days
1893	29 days
1894	36 days
1895	50 days
1896	49 days
1897	93 days
1898	75 days
1899	58 days
1900	59 days
1901	35 days
1902	43 days
1903	65 days
1904	73 days
1905	52 days
1906	51 days
1907	55 days
1908	55 days
1909	71 days
1910	48 days
1911	33 days
1912	89 days
1913	59 days
1914	53 days
1915	54 days
1916	71 days
1917	31 days
1918	40 days
1919	68 days
1920	50 days
1921	56 days
1922	32 days
1923	53 days
1924	89 days
1925	34 days
1926	42 days
1927	70 days
1928	93 days
1929	37 days
1930	44 days
1931	78 days
1932	61 days
1933	89 days
1934	54 days
1935	60 days
1936	54 days
1937	50 days
1938	55 days
1939	51 days
1940	43 days
1941	44 days
1942	68 days
1943	38 days
1944	38 days
1945	144 days
1946	53 days
1947	28 days
1948	73 days
1949	34 days
1950	45 days
1951	68 days
1952	54 days
1953	62 days
1954	69 days
1955	63 days
1956	137 days
1957	50 days
1958	59 days
1959	50 days
1960	42 days
1961	42 days
1962	106 days
1963	86 days
1964	59 days
1965	39 days
1966	57 days
1967	61 days
1968	30 days
1969	67 days
1970	30 days
1971	45 days
1972	71 days
1973	61 days
1974	46 days
1975	47 days
1976	48 days
1977	70 days
1978	74 days
1979	56 days
1980	66 days
1981	41 days
1982	43 days
1983	45 days
1984	39 days
1985	78 days
1986	58 days
1987	35 days
1988	45 days
1989	40 days
1990	88 days
1991	94 days
1992	109 days
1993	121 days
1994	160 days
1995	133 days
1996	47 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

108 years, 1886 to 1995

A day with at least 48.0 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 105.2 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lady Frere (Tnk): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	105.2 mm (4.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 108 years of values from 1886 to 1995.

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: 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1914; 101.3 mm (4.0 in) in 1910; 94.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1900.

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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 2026-10-14 (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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