Ngqeleni (Tnk) Weather Records (SF001280400)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ngqeleni (Tnk) (SF001280400), South Africa, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Ngqeleni (Tnk)

Ngqeleni (Tnk) (SF001280400) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.67 latitude and 29.03 longitude, 655 m (2,149 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1997, 82 years of record.
0 records set at Ngqeleni (Tnk) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ngqeleni (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 19.0 mm (0.7 in) on 1 August 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.67 latitude, 29.03 longitude.
Elevation: 655 m (2,149 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1997, 82 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 Ngqeleni (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 Ngqeleni (Tnk), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ngqeleni (Tnk) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Ngqeleni (Tnk) between 31 October 1982 and 9 April 1984. Each dot is a new record.

When Ngqeleni (Tnk) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1982-10-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 260.0 mm (10.2 in)
1984-04-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 330.0 mm (13.0 in)
1984-04-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 345.0 mm (13.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 345.0 mm (13.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ngqeleni (Tnk). The most was 345.0 mm (13.6 in) on 9 April 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ngqeleni (Tnk)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	13 January 1984
Feb	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	16 February 1984
Mar	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	6 March 1984
Apr	345.0 mm (13.6 in)	9 April 1984
May	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	20 May 1966
Jun	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	18 June 1964
Jul	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	20 July 1923
Aug	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	20 August 1971
Sep	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	19 September 1944
Oct	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	31 October 1982
Nov	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	17 November 1982
Dec	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	17 December 1983

Latest Records

Latest records at Ngqeleni (Tnk)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1997	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1997	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	tie	0 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1997	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1997	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1997	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1996	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	6 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1996	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1995	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1995	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1995	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1994	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1994	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1994	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1994	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1994	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1993	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1993	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	tie	34 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1992	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Ngqeleni (Tnk): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	345.0 mm (13.6 in)	1984	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	725.0 mm (28.5 in)	1984	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	175 days	1920	44 days	82

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ngqeleni (Tnk), 1916 to 1997. The record is 345.0 mm (13.6 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.3 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ngqeleni (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1917	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1918	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1919	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1920	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1921	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1922	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1923	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1924	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1925	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1930	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1932	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1933	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1935	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1936	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1941	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1942	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1943	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1945	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1946	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1947	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1948	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1952	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1953	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1954	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1955	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1956	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1957	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1960	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1961	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1962	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1964	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1965	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1966	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1967	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1968	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1971	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1972	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1973	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1974	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1975	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1976	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1977	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1979	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1980	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	260.0 mm (10.2 in)
1983	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1984	345.0 mm (13.6 in)
1985	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1986	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1989	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1990	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1991	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1992	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1993	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1994	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1995	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1997	93.0 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ngqeleni (Tnk), 1916 to 1997. The record is 725.0 mm (28.5 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.6 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ngqeleni (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1918	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1919	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1920	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1921	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1922	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1923	293.9 mm (11.6 in)
1924	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1925	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1926	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1927	190.9 mm (7.5 in)
1928	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1929	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1930	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1931	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1932	192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1933	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1935	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1936	141.9 mm (5.6 in)
1937	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1938	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1939	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1940	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1941	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1942	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1943	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1944	229.8 mm (9.0 in)
1945	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1946	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1947	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1948	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1949	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1951	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1953	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1954	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1955	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1956	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1957	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1959	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1960	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1961	162.4 mm (6.4 in)
1962	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1963	221.5 mm (8.7 in)
1964	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1965	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1966	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1967	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1968	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1970	153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1971	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1972	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1973	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1974	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1976	220.5 mm (8.7 in)
1977	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978	373.6 mm (14.7 in)
1979	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1980	235.0 mm (9.3 in)
1981	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1982	460.0 mm (18.1 in)
1983	406.0 mm (16.0 in)
1984	725.0 mm (28.5 in)
1985	245.7 mm (9.7 in)
1986	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1988	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1990	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1991	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1992	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1993	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1994	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1995	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1996	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1997	295.0 mm (11.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ngqeleni (Tnk), 1916 to 1997. The record is 175 days in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 44 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ngqeleni (Tnk) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	107 days
1917	26 days
1918	30 days
1919	109 days
1920	175 days
1921	46 days
1922	36 days
1923	54 days
1924	24 days
1925	27 days
1926	27 days
1927	74 days
1928	42 days
1929	24 days
1930	30 days
1931	75 days
1932	34 days
1933	58 days
1934	44 days
1935	24 days
1936	53 days
1937	56 days
1938	100 days
1939	52 days
1940	49 days
1941	44 days
1942	76 days
1943	44 days
1944	31 days
1945	44 days
1946	43 days
1947	19 days
1948	41 days
1949	56 days
1950	22 days
1951	49 days
1952	43 days
1953	52 days
1954	28 days
1955	91 days
1956	32 days
1957	21 days
1958	81 days
1959	50 days
1960	28 days
1961	48 days
1962	103 days
1963	45 days
1964	44 days
1965	36 days
1966	44 days
1967	43 days
1968	31 days
1969	56 days
1970	58 days
1971	33 days
1972	59 days
1973	72 days
1974	37 days
1975	51 days
1976	37 days
1977	58 days
1978	34 days
1979	32 days
1980	33 days
1981	69 days
1982	31 days
1983	82 days
1984	29 days
1985	76 days
1986	126 days
1987	57 days
1988	30 days
1989	46 days
1990	32 days
1991	41 days
1992	102 days
1993	59 days
1994	56 days
1995	47 days
1996	81 days
1997	41 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

75 years, 1916 to 1996

A day with at least 60.9 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 297.1 mm (11.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ngqeleni (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	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
10 years	125.1 mm (4.9 in)
25 years	177.9 mm (7.0 in)
50 years	230.3 mm (9.1 in)
100 years	297.1 mm (11.7 in)	Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1916 to 1996.

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: 345.0 mm (13.6 in) in 1984; 260.0 mm (10.2 in) in 1982; 228.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1923.

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Data for Ngqeleni (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).

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