Steynsburg Weather Records (SF001465880)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Steynsburg (SF001465880), South Africa, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Steynsburg

Steynsburg (SF001465880) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.30 latitude and 25.83 longitude, 1,500 m (4,921 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1877 to 1997, 121 years of record.
0 records set at Steynsburg still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Steynsburg set a daily record precipitation of 6.5 mm (0.26 in) on 28 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.30 latitude, 25.83 longitude.
Elevation: 1,500 m (4,921 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 Steynsburg. 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 Steynsburg, 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 Steynsburg still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Steynsburg between 15 March 1918 and 13 January 1995. Each dot is a new record.

When Steynsburg set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1918-03-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1974-02-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1995-01-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 130.0 mm (5.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 130.0 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Steynsburg. The most was 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 13 January 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Steynsburg
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	13 January 1995
Feb	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	27 February 1974
Mar	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	15 March 1918
Apr	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	9 April 1982
May	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 May 1891
Jun	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 June 1987
Jul	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	19 July 1987
Aug	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 August 1974
Sep	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 September 1901
Oct	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	20 October 1991
Nov	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	29 November 1985
Dec	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	4 December 1900

Latest Records

Latest records at Steynsburg
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1997	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1996	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1996	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	tie	33 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1995	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	113 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1995	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	tie	32 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1995	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1995	Steynsburg, ZA	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1994	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1994	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	113 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1993	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1993	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1993	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1993	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1992	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1877 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Steynsburg: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	1995	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	121
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	215.5 mm (8.5 in)	1974	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	121
Longest dry spell (CDD)	171 days	1941	59 days	121

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Steynsburg, 1877 to 1997. The record is 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.5 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Steynsburg by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1877	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1878	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1879	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1880	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1881	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1882	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1883	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1884	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1885	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1886	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1887	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1888	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1889	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1890	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1891	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1892	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1893	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1894	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1895	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1896	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1897	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1898	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1899	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1900	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1901	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1902	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1903	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1904	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1905	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1906	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1907	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1908	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1909	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1910	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1911	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1912	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1913	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1915	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1916	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1917	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1918	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1919	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1921	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1923	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1924	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1925	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1926	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1927	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1928	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1929	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1930	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1932	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1933	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1934	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1938	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1939	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1940	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1945	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1950	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1952	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1954	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1955	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1956	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1957	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1960	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1961	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1966	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1972	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1973	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1974	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1975	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1976	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1978	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1979	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1980	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1981	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1982	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1983	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1985	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1986	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1987	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1988	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1991	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1992	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1993	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1994	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1995	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1996	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997	30.1 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Steynsburg, 1877 to 1997. The record is 215.5 mm (8.5 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Steynsburg by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1877	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1878	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1879	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1880	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1881	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1882	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1883	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1884	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1885	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1886	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1887	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1888	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1889	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1890	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1891	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1892	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1893	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1894	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1895	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1896	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1897	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1898	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1899	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1900	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1901	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1902	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1903	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1904	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1905	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1906	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1907	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1908	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1909	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1910	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1911	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1912	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1914	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1915	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1916	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1917	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1918	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1919	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1920	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1921	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1922	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1923	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1924	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1925	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1926	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1928	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1930	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1932	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1933	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1934	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1935	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1936	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1937	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1938	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1939	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1940	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1941	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1942	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1943	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1944	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1945	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1946	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1948	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1949	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1950	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1953	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1954	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1959	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1961	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1962	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1963	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1966	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1967	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1970	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1972	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1973	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	215.5 mm (8.5 in)
1975	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1976	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1977	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1979	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1982	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1983	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1984	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1985	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1986	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1987	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1988	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1989	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1990	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1991	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1992	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1993	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1994	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1995	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1996	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	61.0 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Steynsburg, 1877 to 1997. The record is 171 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Steynsburg by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1877	22 days
1878	40 days
1879	35 days
1880	98 days
1881	61 days
1882	61 days
1883	54 days
1884	98 days
1885	71 days
1886	74 days
1887	82 days
1888	36 days
1889	63 days
1890	34 days
1891	36 days
1892	50 days
1893	38 days
1894	56 days
1895	70 days
1896	56 days
1897	82 days
1898	67 days
1899	40 days
1900	37 days
1901	51 days
1902	41 days
1903	67 days
1904	47 days
1905	51 days
1906	37 days
1907	58 days
1908	27 days
1909	76 days
1910	67 days
1911	50 days
1912	101 days
1913	42 days
1914	51 days
1915	60 days
1916	65 days
1917	43 days
1918	36 days
1919	80 days
1920	74 days
1921	52 days
1922	34 days
1923	42 days
1924	42 days
1925	40 days
1926	42 days
1927	70 days
1928	156 days
1929	42 days
1930	67 days
1931	78 days
1932	61 days
1933	105 days
1934	77 days
1935	46 days
1936	58 days
1937	59 days
1938	42 days
1939	61 days
1940	44 days
1941	171 days
1942	61 days
1943	65 days
1944	95 days
1945	100 days
1946	53 days
1947	78 days
1948	88 days
1949	76 days
1950	81 days
1951	133 days
1952	55 days
1953	41 days
1954	82 days
1955	53 days
1956	59 days
1957	53 days
1958	94 days
1959	61 days
1960	35 days
1961	70 days
1962	77 days
1963	36 days
1964	60 days
1965	53 days
1966	80 days
1967	61 days
1968	67 days
1969	111 days
1970	50 days
1971	54 days
1972	81 days
1973	40 days
1974	66 days
1975	66 days
1976	49 days
1977	77 days
1978	74 days
1979	36 days
1980	42 days
1981	45 days
1982	38 days
1983	45 days
1984	97 days
1985	76 days
1986	67 days
1987	48 days
1988	54 days
1989	32 days
1990	73 days
1991	76 days
1992	39 days
1993	64 days
1994	100 days
1995	66 days
1996	49 days
1997	55 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

113 years, 1880 to 1997

A day with at least 40.5 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.8 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Steynsburg: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	108.8 mm (4.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 113 years of values from 1880 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: 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1995; 107.5 mm (4.2 in) in 1974; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1918.

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Data for Steynsburg standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Steynsburg 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 2026-10-14 (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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