The Grange, Umzimkul Weather Records (SF002098250)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for The Grange, Umzimkul (SF002098250), South Africa, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for The Grange, Umzimkul

The Grange, Umzimkul (SF002098250) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.25 latitude and 29.97 longitude, 822 m (2,697 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1991, 68 years of record.
0 records set at The Grange, Umzimkul still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
The Grange, Umzimkul set a daily record precipitation of 14.0 mm (0.6 in) on 19 October 1990.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.25 latitude, 29.97 longitude.
Elevation: 822 m (2,697 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1991, 68 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 The Grange, Umzimkul. 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 The Grange, Umzimkul, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at The Grange, Umzimkul still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at The Grange, Umzimkul between 19 June 1964 and 15 April 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When The Grange, Umzimkul set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1964-06-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1985-01-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1989-04-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 220.0 mm (8.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 220.0 mm (8.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at The Grange, Umzimkul. The most was 220.0 mm (8.7 in) on 15 April 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at The Grange, Umzimkul
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	15 January 1985
Feb	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	9 February 1985
Mar	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	16 March 1945
Apr	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	15 April 1989
May	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	5 May 1940
Jun	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 July 1963
Aug	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 August 1970
Sep	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 October 1985
Nov	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 November 1972
Dec	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 December 1930

Latest Records

Latest records at The Grange, Umzimkul
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1990	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	3 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1990	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1990	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1990	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1989	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1989	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1989	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1989	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	all-time rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1989	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1989	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1988	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1988	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	9 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1988	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1988	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1988	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1988	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1988	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1988	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1988	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1988	The Grange, Umzimkul, ZA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1991

Yearly extremes at The Grange, Umzimkul: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	1989	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	353.0 mm (13.9 in)	1989	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	137 days	1967	52 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at The Grange, Umzimkul, 1924 to 1991. The record is 220.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at The Grange, Umzimkul by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1925	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1926	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1928	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1930	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1931	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1933	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1934	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1935	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1936	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1937	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1939	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1941	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1943	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1945	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1946	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1947	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1954	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1955	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1956	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1960	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1961	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1963	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1964	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1965	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1966	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1967	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1971	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1972	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1975	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1977	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1979	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1986	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1987	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1988	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1989	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1990	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1991	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at The Grange, Umzimkul, 1924 to 1991. The record is 353.0 mm (13.9 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.1 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at The Grange, Umzimkul by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1925	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1926	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1928	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1929	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1930	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1931	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1932	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1933	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1934	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1935	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1936	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1937	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1939	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1940	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1941	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1943	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1944	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1945	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1946	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1947	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1949	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1950	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1951	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1952	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1954	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1956	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1957	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1959	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1960	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1961	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1962	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1963	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1964	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1965	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1966	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1967	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1968	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1969	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1970	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1971	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1972	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1973	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1974	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1975	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1976	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1977	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1978	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1979	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1980	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1981	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1983	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1984	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1985	251.0 mm (9.9 in)
1986	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987	297.0 mm (11.7 in)
1988	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1989	353.0 mm (13.9 in)
1990	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1991	64.6 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at The Grange, Umzimkul, 1924 to 1991. The record is 137 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at The Grange, Umzimkul by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	79 days
1925	81 days
1926	67 days
1927	69 days
1928	93 days
1929	24 days
1930	49 days
1931	41 days
1932	61 days
1933	61 days
1934	39 days
1935	52 days
1936	69 days
1937	81 days
1938	33 days
1939	34 days
1940	50 days
1941	58 days
1942	62 days
1943	45 days
1944	63 days
1945	133 days
1946	46 days
1947	50 days
1948	125 days
1949	55 days
1950	95 days
1951	90 days
1952	34 days
1953	71 days
1954	32 days
1955	90 days
1956	79 days
1957	35 days
1958	8 days
1959	15 days
1960	49 days
1961	32 days
1962	109 days
1963	80 days
1964	42 days
1965	52 days
1966	98 days
1967	137 days
1968	113 days
1969	52 days
1970	59 days
1971	42 days
1972	115 days
1973	99 days
1974	42 days
1975	131 days
1976	22 days
1977	52 days
1978	31 days
1979	42 days
1980	57 days
1981	45 days
1982	35 days
1983	34 days
1984	37 days
1985	80 days
1986	57 days
1987	42 days
1988	34 days
1989	30 days
1990	39 days
1991	66 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

64 years, 1924 to 1990

A day with at least 52.7 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 169.3 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at The Grange, Umzimkul: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	139.3 mm (5.5 in)
100 years	169.3 mm (6.7 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1924 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: 166.0 mm (6.5 in) in 1985; 153.0 mm (6.0 in) in 1987; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1964.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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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