Cofimvaba (Tnk) Weather Records (SF001251500)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cofimvaba (Tnk) (SF001251500), South Africa, with 100 years of record.

Key Facts for Cofimvaba (Tnk)

Cofimvaba (Tnk) (SF001251500) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.00 latitude and 27.58 longitude, 914 m (2,999 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1993, 100 years of record.
0 records set at Cofimvaba (Tnk) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cofimvaba (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 16.6 mm (0.7 in) on 24 December 1993.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.00 latitude, 27.58 longitude.
Elevation: 914 m (2,999 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 1993, 100 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 Cofimvaba (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 Cofimvaba (Tnk), with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Cofimvaba (Tnk) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Cofimvaba (Tnk) between 26 August 1970 and 20 January 1980. Each dot is a new record.

When Cofimvaba (Tnk) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1970-08-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980-01-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 110.5 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 110.5 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cofimvaba (Tnk). The most was 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 20 January 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cofimvaba (Tnk)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	20 January 1980
Feb	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	4 February 1920
Mar	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	10 March 1963
Apr	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	4 April 1933
May	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 May 1946
Jun	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	7 June 1917
Jul	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 September 1952
Oct	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 October 1917
Nov	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	5 November 1958
Dec	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 December 1991

Latest Records

Latest records at Cofimvaba (Tnk)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1993	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1993	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1993	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1993	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1993	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	6 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1991	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1991	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1991	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1990	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1990	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1990	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1990	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1990	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1989	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1989	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1989	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1988	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1988	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1988	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1987	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1894 to 1993

Yearly extremes at Cofimvaba (Tnk): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	1980	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	100
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	1970	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	100
Longest dry spell (CDD)	104 days	1993	47 days	100

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cofimvaba (Tnk), 1894 to 1993. The record is 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cofimvaba (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1895	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1896	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1897	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1898	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1899	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1900	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1901	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1902	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1903	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1904	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1905	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1906	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1907	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1908	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1909	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1910	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1911	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1912	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1913	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1914	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1915	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1917	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1918	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1919	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1921	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1922	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1923	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1926	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1928	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1929	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1930	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1931	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1933	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1935	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1939	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1942	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1946	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1948	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1952	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1953	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1954	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1957	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1959	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1962	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1966	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1967	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1970	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1971	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1972	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1974	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1976	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1977	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1978	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1979	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1980	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1981	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1987	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1989	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1992	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1993	59.4 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cofimvaba (Tnk), 1894 to 1993. The record is 176.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.3 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cofimvaba (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1895	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1896	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1897	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1898	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1899	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1900	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1901	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1902	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1903	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1904	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1905	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1906	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1907	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1908	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1909	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1910	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1911	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1912	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1913	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1914	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1915	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1916	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1917	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1918	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1919	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1921	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1922	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1923	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1924	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1925	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1926	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1927	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1928	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1929	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1931	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1932	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1933	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1934	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1935	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1936	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1937	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1938	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1939	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1940	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1941	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1942	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1943	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1944	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1945	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1946	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1947	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1948	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1949	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1950	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1951	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1952	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1954	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1955	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1956	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1959	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1962	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1964	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1965	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1967	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1969	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1970	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1971	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1972	149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1973	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1975	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1976	113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1977	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1978	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1979	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1980	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1981	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1982	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1983	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1985	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1986	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1987	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1988	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1989	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1990	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1991	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1992	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1993	84.3 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cofimvaba (Tnk), 1894 to 1993. The record is 104 days in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cofimvaba (Tnk) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894	23 days
1895	49 days
1896	30 days
1897	84 days
1898	47 days
1899	40 days
1900	34 days
1901	57 days
1902	16 days
1903	48 days
1904	57 days
1905	37 days
1906	71 days
1907	84 days
1908	42 days
1909	47 days
1910	48 days
1911	33 days
1912	36 days
1913	47 days
1914	50 days
1915	52 days
1916	88 days
1917	27 days
1918	31 days
1919	38 days
1920	32 days
1921	43 days
1922	17 days
1923	53 days
1924	39 days
1925	26 days
1926	49 days
1927	69 days
1928	28 days
1929	8 days
1930	50 days
1931	76 days
1932	38 days
1933	28 days
1934	51 days
1935	34 days
1936	33 days
1937	39 days
1938	26 days
1939	52 days
1940	49 days
1941	33 days
1942	63 days
1943	27 days
1944	31 days
1945	34 days
1946	27 days
1947	21 days
1948	53 days
1949	34 days
1950	72 days
1951	54 days
1952	27 days
1953	30 days
1954	65 days
1955	36 days
1956	63 days
1957	37 days
1958	46 days
1959	49 days
1960	69 days
1961	42 days
1962	65 days
1963	68 days
1964	44 days
1965	35 days
1966	58 days
1967	31 days
1968	29 days
1969	23 days
1970	58 days
1971	33 days
1972	48 days
1973	60 days
1974	46 days
1975	59 days
1976	68 days
1977	52 days
1978	35 days
1979	49 days
1980	96 days
1981	55 days
1982	55 days
1983	42 days
1984	41 days
1985	97 days
1986	55 days
1987	31 days
1988	48 days
1989	54 days
1990	58 days
1991	90 days
1992	85 days
1993	104 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

92 years, 1895 to 1993

A day with at least 48.8 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.2 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cofimvaba (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	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	Longer than the 92 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, 92 years of values from 1895 to 1993.

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: 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1980; 84.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1970; 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1983.

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Data for Cofimvaba (Tnk) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cofimvaba (Tnk) 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 2026-10-15 (15 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
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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
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