Tsolo Weather Records (SF001524680)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tsolo (SF001524680), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Tsolo

Tsolo (SF001524680) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.30 latitude and 28.77 longitude, 914 m (2,999 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1997, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Tsolo still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tsolo set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 16 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.30 latitude, 28.77 longitude.
Elevation: 914 m (2,999 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1997, 75 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 Tsolo. 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 Tsolo, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Tsolo still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Tsolo between 6 February 1980 and 11 March 1980. Each dot is a new record.

When Tsolo set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1980-02-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1980-02-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 180.5 mm (7.1 in)
1980-03-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 200.0 mm (7.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 200.0 mm (7.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tsolo. The most was 200.0 mm (7.9 in) on 11 March 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tsolo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	2 January 1994
Feb	180.5 mm (7.1 in)	27 February 1980
Mar	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	11 March 1980
Apr	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	10 April 1980
May	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	21 May 1954
Jun	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	18 June 1964
Jul	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	20 July 1923
Aug	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 August 1970
Sep	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	10 October 1979
Nov	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	5 November 1996
Dec	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	16 December 1988

Latest Records

Latest records at Tsolo
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1997	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1997	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	10 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1997	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 June 1997	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1997	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1996	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1 year	8 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1996	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1996	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	tie	43 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1996	Tsolo, ZA	monthly rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1996	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1996	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1996	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1995	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1995	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1995	Tsolo, ZA	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1995	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Tsolo: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	1980	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	370.5 mm (14.6 in)	1980	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	159 days	1937	54 days	70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tsolo, 1923 to 1997. The record is 200.0 mm (7.9 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tsolo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1929	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1930	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1934	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1940	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1941	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1942	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1945	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1947	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1948	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1950	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1954	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1955	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1962	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1964	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1965	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1966	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1967	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1968	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1971	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1975	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1977	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1978	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1979	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1980	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1981	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1982	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1984	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1986	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1995	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1996	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1997	61.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tsolo, 1923 to 1997. The record is 370.5 mm (14.6 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.9 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tsolo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1929	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1930	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1931	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1932	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1933	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1934	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1935	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1936	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1937	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1938	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1939	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1940	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1941	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1942	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1943	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1944	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1945	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1946	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1948	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1950	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1951	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1953	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1954	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1956	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1957	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1960	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1962	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1964	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1965	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1966	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1967	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1968	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1970	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1971	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1972	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1973	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1974	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1976	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1977	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1978	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1979	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1980	370.5 mm (14.6 in)
1981	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1982	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1983	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1984	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1985	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1986	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1987	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1988	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1989	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1990	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1995	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1996	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1997	181.0 mm (7.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tsolo, 1923 to 1997. The record is 159 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 54 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tsolo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	21 days
1929	30 days
1930	51 days
1931	78 days
1932	51 days
1933	76 days
1934	49 days
1935	71 days
1936	53 days
1937	159 days
1938	57 days
1939	34 days
1940	47 days
1941	131 days
1942	133 days
1943	46 days
1944	69 days
1945	57 days
1946	38 days
1947	35 days
1948	68 days
1949	52 days
1950	29 days
1951	90 days
1952	34 days
1953	115 days
1954	99 days
1955	92 days
1956	105 days
1957	41 days
1958	46 days
1959	47 days
1960	102 days
1961	18 days
1962	64 days
1963	72 days
1964	53 days
1965	37 days
1966	33 days
1967	64 days
1968	46 days
1969	57 days
1970	41 days
1971	36 days
1972	39 days
1973	63 days
1974	42 days
1975	85 days
1976	51 days
1977	79 days
1978	109 days
1979	86 days
1980	20 days
1981	25 days
1982	37 days
1983	30 days
1984	36 days
1985	123 days
1986	55 days
1987	41 days
1988	39 days
1989	55 days
1990	58 days
1991	64 days
1992	133 days
1993	104 days
1994	140 days
1995	91 days
1996	120 days
1997	48 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

61 years, 1930 to 1997

A day with at least 48.9 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 122.7 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tsolo: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1930 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: 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1979; 102.5 mm (4.0 in) in 1978; 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1976.

Download the Data

Data for Tsolo standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Tsolo 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).

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