Kloofend Weather Records (SF001830050)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kloofend (SF001830050), South Africa, with 88 years of record.

Key Facts for Kloofend

Kloofend (SF001830050) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.58 latitude and 30.52 longitude, 70 m (230 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1991, 88 years of record.
0 records set at Kloofend still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kloofend set a daily record precipitation of 48.4 mm (1.9 in) on 29 August 1990.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.58 latitude, 30.52 longitude.
Elevation: 70 m (230 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1991, 88 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 Kloofend. 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 Kloofend, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Kloofend still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Kloofend between 12 January 1953 and 19 June 1964. Each dot is a new record.

When Kloofend set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1953-01-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1959-05-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1964-06-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 280.0 mm (11.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 280.0 mm (11.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kloofend. The most was 280.0 mm (11.0 in) on 19 June 1964.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kloofend
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	12 January 1953
Feb	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	9 February 1985
Mar	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	19 March 1956
Apr	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	18 April 1908
May	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	17 May 1959
Jun	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	14 July 1931
Aug	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	20 August 1971
Sep	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	30 September 1911
Oct	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	31 October 1922
Nov	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	9 November 1933
Dec	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	1 December 1974

Latest Records

Latest records at Kloofend
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 August 1990	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1990	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1989	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1989	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1989	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1989	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1988	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1988	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1988	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1988	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1987	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1987	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1987	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1987	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1987	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1987	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1987	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1987	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	10 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1986	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1986	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1991

Yearly extremes at Kloofend: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	1964	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	363.0 mm (14.3 in)	1976	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	88
Longest dry spell (CDD)	155 days	1986	39 days	88

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kloofend, 1904 to 1991. The record is 280.0 mm (11.0 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.7 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kloofend by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1905	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1906	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1907	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1908	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1909	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1910	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1911	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1912	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1913	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1914	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1915	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1916	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1918	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1919	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1920	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1921	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1922	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1923	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1924	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1925	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1926	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1927	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1928	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1929	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1930	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1931	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1932	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1933	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1934	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1935	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1936	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1937	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1939	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1940	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1941	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1942	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1943	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1945	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1946	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1948	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1949	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1951	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1953	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1954	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1955	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1956	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1957	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1958	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1959	182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1960	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1961	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1962	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1963	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1964	280.0 mm (11.0 in)
1965	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1966	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1967	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1968	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1969	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1970	140.1 mm (5.5 in)
1971	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1972	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1973	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1975	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1976	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1977	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1978	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1979	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1980	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1981	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1982	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1984	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1985	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1986	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1987	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1988	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1989	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1990	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1991	29.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kloofend, 1904 to 1991. The record is 363.0 mm (14.3 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 145.3 mm (5.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kloofend by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1905	226.9 mm (8.9 in)
1906	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1907	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1908	241.8 mm (9.5 in)
1909	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1910	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1911	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1912	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1913	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1914	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1915	189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1916	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1917	336.8 mm (13.3 in)
1918	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1919	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1920	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1921	185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1922	188.9 mm (7.4 in)
1923	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1924	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1925	220.4 mm (8.7 in)
1926	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1927	219.2 mm (8.6 in)
1928	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1929	302.7 mm (11.9 in)
1930	161.7 mm (6.4 in)
1931	207.5 mm (8.2 in)
1932	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1933	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1934	165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1935	247.7 mm (9.8 in)
1936	156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1937	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1938	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1939	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1940	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1941	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1943	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1944	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1945	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1946	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1947	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1948	226.6 mm (8.9 in)
1949	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1950	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1951	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1952	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1953	204.6 mm (8.1 in)
1954	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1955	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1956	286.5 mm (11.3 in)
1957	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1958	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1959	302.0 mm (11.9 in)
1960	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1961	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1962	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1963	227.5 mm (9.0 in)
1964	301.5 mm (11.9 in)
1965	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1966	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1967	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1968	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1970	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1971	184.5 mm (7.3 in)
1972	233.5 mm (9.2 in)
1973	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1974	229.0 mm (9.0 in)
1975	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1976	363.0 mm (14.3 in)
1977	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1978	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1979	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1980	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1981	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1982	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1983	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1984	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1985	260.0 mm (10.2 in)
1986	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1987	346.5 mm (13.6 in)
1988	175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1989	155.8 mm (6.1 in)
1990	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1991	66.7 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kloofend, 1904 to 1991. The record is 155 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kloofend by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	55 days
1905	22 days
1906	23 days
1907	34 days
1908	26 days
1909	56 days
1910	29 days
1911	29 days
1912	56 days
1913	27 days
1914	50 days
1915	17 days
1916	106 days
1917	14 days
1918	29 days
1919	30 days
1920	40 days
1921	34 days
1922	23 days
1923	33 days
1924	30 days
1925	45 days
1926	30 days
1927	31 days
1928	38 days
1929	24 days
1930	22 days
1931	26 days
1932	30 days
1933	26 days
1934	33 days
1935	22 days
1936	31 days
1937	39 days
1938	23 days
1939	44 days
1940	34 days
1941	28 days
1942	26 days
1943	26 days
1944	42 days
1945	42 days
1946	91 days
1947	38 days
1948	35 days
1949	46 days
1950	40 days
1951	43 days
1952	41 days
1953	46 days
1954	32 days
1955	56 days
1956	43 days
1957	54 days
1958	74 days
1959	51 days
1960	47 days
1961	55 days
1962	111 days
1963	39 days
1964	41 days
1965	31 days
1966	40 days
1967	60 days
1968	44 days
1969	56 days
1970	64 days
1971	35 days
1972	41 days
1973	109 days
1974	70 days
1975	58 days
1976	46 days
1977	10 days
1978	24 days
1979	36 days
1980	38 days
1981	20 days
1982	32 days
1983	40 days
1984	48 days
1985	31 days
1986	155 days
1987	39 days
1988	49 days
1989	128 days
1990	126 days
1991	15 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

79 years, 1904 to 1990

A day with at least 94.0 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 223.5 mm (8.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kloofend: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
5 years	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
10 years	153.8 mm (6.1 in)
25 years	182.5 mm (7.2 in)
50 years	203.3 mm (8.0 in)
100 years	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1904 to 1990.

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: 280.0 mm (11.0 in) in 1964; 190.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1974; 182.0 mm (7.2 in) in 1959.

Download the Data

Data for Kloofend standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kloofend 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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