Skilderkrans Weather Records (SF001460170)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Skilderkrans (SF001460170), South Africa, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for Skilderkrans

Skilderkrans (SF001460170) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.30 latitude and 25.48 longitude, 1,350 m (4,429 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1933 to 1997, 65 years of record.
0 records set at Skilderkrans still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Skilderkrans set a daily record precipitation of 10.0 mm (0.4 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.30 latitude, 25.48 longitude.
Elevation: 1,350 m (4,429 ft).
Period of record: 1933 to 1997, 65 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 Skilderkrans. 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 Skilderkrans, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Skilderkrans still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Skilderkrans between 29 January 1967 and 5 January 1976. Each dot is a new record.

When Skilderkrans set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1967-01-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1976-01-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 85.0 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 85.0 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Skilderkrans. The most was 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 5 January 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Skilderkrans
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	5 January 1976
Feb	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	11 February 1989
Mar	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 March 1940
Apr	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	5 April 1941
May	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 May 1935
Jun	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	17 June 1964
Jul	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	19 July 1987
Aug	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 September 1987
Oct	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 October 1942
Nov	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	3 November 1965
Dec	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 December 1947

Latest Records

Latest records at Skilderkrans
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1997	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1997	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1997	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1996	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1996	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1996	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1996	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1996	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1995	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	8 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1995	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1994	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1994	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1993	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1993	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	tie	26 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1993	Skilderkrans, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1933 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Skilderkrans: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	1976	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	65
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	1975	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	65
Longest dry spell (CDD)	198 days	1991	72 days	65

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Skilderkrans, 1933 to 1997. The record is 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.0 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Skilderkrans by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1933	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1936	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1937	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1938	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1939	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1941	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1942	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1944	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1946	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1948	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1949	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1950	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1957	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1958	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1959	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1963	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1964	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1965	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1966	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1968	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1969	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1970	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1974	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1975	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1976	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1977	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1980	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1981	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1983	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1987	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1988	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1989	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1992	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1995	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1996	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1997	44.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Skilderkrans, 1933 to 1997. The record is 133.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.5 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Skilderkrans by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1933	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1934	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1935	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1936	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1937	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1940	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1941	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1942	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1943	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1944	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1945	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1946	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1947	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1948	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1950	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1951	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1953	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1954	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1955	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1957	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1959	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1960	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1961	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1962	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1963	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1964	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1965	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1966	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1968	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1969	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1970	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1971	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1974	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1975	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1976	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1977	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1978	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1980	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1981	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1982	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1983	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1984	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1985	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1986	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1987	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1988	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1989	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1990	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1991	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1992	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1993	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1996	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1997	63.5 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Skilderkrans, 1933 to 1997. The record is 198 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 72 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Skilderkrans by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1933	47 days
1934	72 days
1935	33 days
1936	58 days
1937	91 days
1938	89 days
1939	34 days
1940	87 days
1941	53 days
1942	80 days
1943	66 days
1944	93 days
1945	103 days
1946	93 days
1947	74 days
1948	93 days
1949	111 days
1950	82 days
1951	140 days
1952	39 days
1953	61 days
1954	83 days
1955	59 days
1956	59 days
1957	53 days
1958	107 days
1959	56 days
1960	42 days
1961	71 days
1962	54 days
1963	69 days
1964	56 days
1965	54 days
1966	80 days
1967	50 days
1968	69 days
1969	41 days
1970	41 days
1971	45 days
1972	81 days
1973	62 days
1974	43 days
1975	132 days
1976	41 days
1977	50 days
1978	75 days
1979	37 days
1980	124 days
1981	77 days
1982	46 days
1983	61 days
1984	118 days
1985	196 days
1986	105 days
1987	40 days
1988	146 days
1989	80 days
1990	99 days
1991	198 days
1992	82 days
1993	65 days
1994	99 days
1995	92 days
1996	99 days
1997	79 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

62 years, 1934 to 1996

A day with at least 43.3 mm (1.7 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 Skilderkrans: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1934 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: 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1976; 84.2 mm (3.3 in) in 1967; 81.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1947.

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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).

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