Smithfield (Mun) Weather Records (SF002030430)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Smithfield (Mun) (SF002030430), South Africa, with 111 years of record.

Key Facts for Smithfield (Mun)

Smithfield (Mun) (SF002030430) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.22 latitude and 26.53 longitude, 1,407 m (4,616 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 1992, 111 years of record.
0 records set at Smithfield (Mun) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Smithfield (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 72.0 mm (2.8 in) on 20 October 1991.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.22 latitude, 26.53 longitude.
Elevation: 1,407 m (4,616 ft).
Period of record: 1882 to 1992, 111 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 Smithfield (Mun). 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 Smithfield (Mun), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Smithfield (Mun) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 152.7 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Smithfield (Mun). The most was 152.7 mm (6.0 in) on 8 January 1897.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Smithfield (Mun)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	8 January 1897
Feb	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	9 February 1910
Mar	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	16 March 1927
Apr	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 April 1931
May	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	5 May 1974
Jun	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 June 1922
Jul	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 July 1891
Aug	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	10 August 1942
Sep	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	10 October 1934
Nov	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 November 1922
Dec	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	13 December 1976

Latest Records

Latest records at Smithfield (Mun)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1991	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1991	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1991	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1991	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1990	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1989	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1989	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1989	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 1989	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1989	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1989	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1988	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1988	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1988	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1988	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1987	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1987	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1987	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1987	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1882 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Smithfield (Mun): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	1897	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	96
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	1897	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	96
Longest dry spell (CDD)	166 days	1972	60 days	96

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Smithfield (Mun), 1882 to 1992. The record is 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Smithfield (Mun) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1883	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1886	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1887	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1888	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1889	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1890	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1891	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1892	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1893	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1894	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1895	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1896	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1897	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1898	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1899	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1900	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1904	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1905	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1906	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1907	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1908	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1909	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1910	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1911	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1913	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1914	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1915	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1917	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1918	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1919	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1920	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1922	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1924	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1925	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1926	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1928	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1931	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1932	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1938	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1939	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1941	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1945	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1946	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1963	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1965	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1971	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1972	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1973	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1974	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1977	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1983	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1984	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1988	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1989	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1990	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	5.0 mm (0.20 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Smithfield (Mun), 1882 to 1992. The record is 193.3 mm (7.6 in) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Smithfield (Mun) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1883	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1886	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1887	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1888	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1889	137.3 mm (5.4 in)
1890	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1891	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1892	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1893	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1894	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1895	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1896	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1897	193.3 mm (7.6 in)
1898	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1899	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1900	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1904	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1905	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1906	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1907	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1908	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1909	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1910	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1911	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1913	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1914	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1916	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1917	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1918	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1919	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1921	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1922	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1923	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1924	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1925	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1926	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1927	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1928	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1929	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1930	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1931	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1932	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1933	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1934	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1935	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1936	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1937	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1938	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1939	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1940	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1941	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1942	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1943	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1944	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1945	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1947	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1948	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1949	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1960	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1961	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1962	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1963	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1964	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1967	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1968	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1969	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1970	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1971	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1973	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1975	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1976	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1977	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1979	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1981	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1982	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1984	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1986	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1988	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1989	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1990	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1992	25.5 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Smithfield (Mun), 1882 to 1992. The record is 166 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Smithfield (Mun) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	26 days
1883	23 days
1886	16 days
1887	55 days
1888	42 days
1889	65 days
1890	12 days
1891	28 days
1892	29 days
1893	40 days
1894	53 days
1895	57 days
1896	79 days
1897	141 days
1898	134 days
1899	53 days
1900	57 days
1904	17 days
1905	38 days
1906	76 days
1907	15 days
1908	33 days
1909	73 days
1910	39 days
1911	52 days
1912	62 days
1913	53 days
1914	50 days
1915	98 days
1916	66 days
1917	106 days
1918	44 days
1919	76 days
1920	81 days
1921	94 days
1922	64 days
1923	101 days
1924	145 days
1925	59 days
1926	121 days
1927	93 days
1928	99 days
1929	24 days
1930	51 days
1931	79 days
1932	70 days
1933	64 days
1934	56 days
1935	61 days
1936	60 days
1937	71 days
1938	25 days
1939	27 days
1940	42 days
1941	26 days
1942	20 days
1943	48 days
1944	94 days
1945	132 days
1946	152 days
1947	63 days
1948	145 days
1949	37 days
1960	23 days
1961	49 days
1962	69 days
1963	56 days
1964	59 days
1965	49 days
1966	128 days
1967	62 days
1968	87 days
1969	66 days
1970	40 days
1971	40 days
1972	166 days
1973	68 days
1974	93 days
1975	58 days
1976	65 days
1977	79 days
1978	116 days
1979	47 days
1980	122 days
1981	72 days
1982	40 days
1983	46 days
1984	78 days
1985	102 days
1986	86 days
1987	52 days
1988	60 days
1989	50 days
1990	92 days
1991	77 days
1992	22 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

78 years, 1883 to 1991

A day with at least 46.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.4 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Smithfield (Mun): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1883 to 1991.

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: 152.7 mm (6.0 in) in 1897; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1934; 113.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1944.

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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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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