Groot-Arendskraal Weather Records (SF001991070)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Groot-Arendskraal (SF001991070), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Groot-Arendskraal

Groot-Arendskraal (SF001991070) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.30 latitude and 24.58 longitude, 1,289 m (4,229 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1997, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Groot-Arendskraal still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Groot-Arendskraal set a daily record precipitation of 3.0 mm (0.12 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.30 latitude, 24.58 longitude.
Elevation: 1,289 m (4,229 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 Groot-Arendskraal. 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 Groot-Arendskraal, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Groot-Arendskraal still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Groot-Arendskraal between 10 March 1988 and 10 March 1988. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 93.0 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Groot-Arendskraal. The most was 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 10 March 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Groot-Arendskraal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 January 1963
Feb	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	11 February 1989
Mar	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	10 March 1988
Apr	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	9 April 1969
May	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	12 May 1959
Jun	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	18 July 1965
Aug	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 August 1974
Sep	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 September 1929
Oct	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	22 October 1969
Nov	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	6 November 1931
Dec	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 December 1929

Latest Records

Latest records at Groot-Arendskraal
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1997	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1997	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1996	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	7 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	tie	14 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1996	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1996	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1995	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1995	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1994	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1993	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	4 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1993	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Groot-Arendskraal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	1988	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	1974	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	167 days	1926	70 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Groot-Arendskraal, 1923 to 1997. The record is 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.0 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Groot-Arendskraal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1924	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1925	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1927	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1929	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1930	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1931	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1932	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1933	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1934	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1937	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1938	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	12.9 mm (0.5 in)
1945	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1946	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1947	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1948	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1949	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
1950	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1951	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1952	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1953	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1954	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1955	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1956	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1957	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1963	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1965	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1966	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1967	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1968	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1970	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1971	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1972	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1973	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1975	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1979	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1981	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1983	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1984	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1985	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1986	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1987	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1992	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1993	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1995	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1997	43.0 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Groot-Arendskraal, 1923 to 1997. The record is 188.5 mm (7.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.1 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Groot-Arendskraal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1924	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1925	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1926	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1927	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1928	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1929	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1930	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1932	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1933	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1934	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1936	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1938	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1939	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1940	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1941	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1942	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1943	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1944	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1945	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
1946	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1947	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1948	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1949	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1950	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1951	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1952	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1953	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1956	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1958	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1959	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1960	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1962	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1963	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1964	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1965	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1966	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1967	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1968	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1969	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1970	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1971	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1973	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1974	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1975	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1976	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1978	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1979	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1980	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1981	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1982	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1983	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1985	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1986	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1987	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1988	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1989	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1990	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1991	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1992	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1993	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1994	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1995	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1996	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1997	54.2 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Groot-Arendskraal, 1923 to 1997. The record is 167 days in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Groot-Arendskraal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	163 days
1924	61 days
1925	99 days
1926	167 days
1927	116 days
1928	122 days
1929	59 days
1930	90 days
1931	84 days
1932	128 days
1933	70 days
1934	78 days
1935	47 days
1936	73 days
1937	142 days
1938	58 days
1939	48 days
1940	63 days
1941	60 days
1942	96 days
1943	67 days
1944	74 days
1945	130 days
1946	68 days
1947	116 days
1948	92 days
1949	76 days
1950	53 days
1951	108 days
1952	69 days
1953	92 days
1954	105 days
1955	88 days
1956	59 days
1957	44 days
1958	107 days
1959	122 days
1960	53 days
1961	55 days
1962	83 days
1963	60 days
1964	71 days
1965	57 days
1966	86 days
1967	65 days
1968	98 days
1969	74 days
1970	72 days
1971	65 days
1972	81 days
1973	54 days
1974	65 days
1975	67 days
1976	65 days
1977	41 days
1978	47 days
1979	36 days
1980	68 days
1981	77 days
1982	49 days
1983	47 days
1984	105 days
1985	76 days
1986	39 days
1987	39 days
1988	60 days
1989	56 days
1990	55 days
1991	80 days
1992	70 days
1993	38 days
1994	127 days
1995	96 days
1996	66 days
1997	40 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

74 years, 1923 to 1997

A day with at least 39.1 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.7 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Groot-Arendskraal: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
100 years	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1923 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: 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1988; 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1929; 79.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1963.

Download the Data

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