Philipstown (Tnk) Weather Records (SF001988360)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Philipstown (Tnk) (SF001988360), South Africa, with 120 years of record.

Key Facts for Philipstown (Tnk)

Philipstown (Tnk) (SF001988360) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.43 latitude and 24.47 longitude, 1,356 m (4,449 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 1997, 120 years of record.
0 records set at Philipstown (Tnk) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Philipstown (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 15 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.43 latitude, 24.47 longitude.
Elevation: 1,356 m (4,449 ft).
Period of record: 1878 to 1997, 120 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 Philipstown (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 Philipstown (Tnk), 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
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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 Philipstown (Tnk) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Philipstown (Tnk) between 15 March 1918 and 15 March 1918. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 146.1 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Philipstown (Tnk). The most was 146.1 mm (5.8 in) on 15 March 1918.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Philipstown (Tnk)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 January 1963
Feb	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	4 February 1920
Mar	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	15 March 1918
Apr	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	16 April 1976
May	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 May 1914
Jun	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	17 July 1965
Aug	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17 August 1974
Sep	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	15 September 1901
Oct	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	10 October 1913
Nov	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2 November 1935
Dec	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	6 December 1912

Latest Records

Latest records at Philipstown (Tnk)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1997	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1997	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1997	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1997	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1996	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1996	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1994	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1993	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1993	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1993	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1992	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	102 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1992	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 October 1991	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1878 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Philipstown (Tnk): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	1918	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	120
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	1974	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	120
Longest dry spell (CDD)	168 days	1912	74 days	120

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Philipstown (Tnk), 1878 to 1997. The record is 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Philipstown (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1879	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1880	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1881	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1882	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1883	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1884	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1885	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1886	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1887	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1888	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1889	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1890	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1891	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1892	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1893	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1894	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1895	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1896	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1897	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1898	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1899	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1900	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1901	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1902	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1903	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1904	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1905	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1906	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1907	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1908	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1909	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1910	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1911	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1912	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1913	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1914	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1915	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1916	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1917	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1918	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1919	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1921	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1922	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1924	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1925	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1927	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1928	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1930	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1932	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1933	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1934	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1935	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1936	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1937	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1938	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1942	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1943	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1944	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1946	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1948	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1950	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1952	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1953	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1954	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1956	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1961	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1962	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1963	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1966	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1968	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1969	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1972	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1973	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1974	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1975	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1976	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1977	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1979	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1981	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1984	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1987	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1990	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1992	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1995	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1996	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1997	44.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Philipstown (Tnk), 1878 to 1997. The record is 223.0 mm (8.8 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.0 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Philipstown (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1879	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1880	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1881	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1882	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1883	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1884	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1885	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1886	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1887	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1888	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1889	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1890	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1891	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1892	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1893	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1894	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1895	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1896	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1897	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1898	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1899	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1900	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1901	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1902	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1903	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1904	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1906	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1907	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1908	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1909	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1910	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1911	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1912	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1913	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1914	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1915	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1916	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1918	195.3 mm (7.7 in)
1919	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1920	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1921	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1922	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1923	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1924	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1925	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1926	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1929	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1930	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1931	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1934	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1939	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1940	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1941	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1942	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1944	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1945	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1948	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1949	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1950	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1951	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1953	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1954	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1955	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1956	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1959	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1960	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1961	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1963	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1964	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1965	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1966	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1967	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1968	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1969	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1970	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1971	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1972	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1973	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1974	223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1975	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1977	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1978	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1979	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1982	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1986	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1989	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1991	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1992	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1995	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1996	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1997	69.6 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Philipstown (Tnk), 1878 to 1997. The record is 168 days in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 74 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Philipstown (Tnk) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	137 days
1879	34 days
1880	117 days
1881	58 days
1882	59 days
1883	39 days
1884	131 days
1885	103 days
1886	108 days
1887	35 days
1888	27 days
1889	134 days
1890	118 days
1891	54 days
1892	76 days
1893	94 days
1894	109 days
1895	162 days
1896	146 days
1897	109 days
1898	96 days
1899	49 days
1900	38 days
1901	62 days
1902	45 days
1903	105 days
1904	101 days
1905	59 days
1906	104 days
1907	116 days
1908	51 days
1909	106 days
1910	60 days
1911	50 days
1912	168 days
1913	75 days
1914	53 days
1915	38 days
1916	65 days
1917	63 days
1918	62 days
1919	72 days
1920	67 days
1921	118 days
1922	116 days
1923	102 days
1924	85 days
1925	53 days
1926	97 days
1927	86 days
1928	116 days
1929	62 days
1930	80 days
1931	79 days
1932	101 days
1933	68 days
1934	77 days
1935	34 days
1936	59 days
1937	82 days
1938	77 days
1939	33 days
1940	65 days
1941	60 days
1942	69 days
1943	56 days
1944	65 days
1945	103 days
1946	39 days
1947	57 days
1948	92 days
1949	124 days
1950	36 days
1951	92 days
1952	33 days
1953	65 days
1954	162 days
1955	88 days
1956	68 days
1957	54 days
1958	107 days
1959	107 days
1960	53 days
1961	74 days
1962	84 days
1963	69 days
1964	60 days
1965	53 days
1966	85 days
1967	66 days
1968	62 days
1969	74 days
1970	48 days
1971	65 days
1972	79 days
1973	76 days
1974	135 days
1975	125 days
1976	61 days
1977	141 days
1978	74 days
1979	51 days
1980	105 days
1981	86 days
1982	50 days
1983	159 days
1984	105 days
1985	104 days
1986	82 days
1987	48 days
1988	61 days
1989	85 days
1990	85 days
1991	59 days
1992	53 days
1993	41 days
1994	99 days
1995	93 days
1996	49 days
1997	71 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

114 years, 1878 to 1997

A day with at least 37.4 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 109.2 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Philipstown (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	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	109.2 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, 114 years of values from 1878 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: 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1918; 102.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1901; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1920.

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