Springbok Weather Records (SF002146700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Springbok (SF002146700), South Africa, with 148 years of record.

Key Facts for Springbok

Springbok (SF002146700) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.67 latitude and 17.90 longitude, 1,007 m (3,304 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 2025, 148 years of record.
1,464 records set at Springbok still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Springbok set a daily record low maximum temperature of 9.8 C (49.6 F) on 6 August 2025.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.67 latitude, 17.90 longitude.
Elevation: 1,007 m (3,304 ft).
Period of record: 1878 to 2025, 148 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

7 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Springbok. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Springbok, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.9 C (105.6 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)
Feb	39.3 C (102.7 F)	7.1 C (44.8 F)	31.3 C (88.3 F)	11.5 C (52.7 F)
Mar	39.2 C (102.6 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35.7 C (96.3 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)
Apr	35.7 C (96.3 F)	2.7 C (36.9 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
May	32.4 C (90.3 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.7 C (40.5 F)
Jun	28.6 C (83.5 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23.7 C (74.7 F)	2.6 C (36.7 F)
Jul	27.9 C (82.2 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.2 C (34.2 F)
Aug	31.5 C (88.7 F)	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	25.1 C (77.2 F)	2.1 C (35.8 F)
Sep	35.2 C (95.4 F)	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.5 C (101.3 F)	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.5 C (103.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.4 C (102.9 F)	4.8 C (40.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Springbok still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 76.

Standing records at Springbok by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1982	1
1983	3
1984	1
1987	16
1988	39
1989	34
1990	25
1991	18
1992	51
1993	40
1994	33
1995	44
1996	45
1997	38
1998	40
1999	38
2000	35
2001	29
2002	37
2003	47
2004	33
2005	46
2006	37
2007	53
2008	25
2009	31
2010	72
2011	38
2012	24
2013	35
2014	36
2015	25
2016	44
2017	28
2018	40
2019	68
2020	42
2021	38
2022	20
2023	22
2024	76
2025	17

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Springbok between 30 October 1994 and 26 February 1999. Each dot is a new record.

When Springbok set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1994-10-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1995-07-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1995-08-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1999-02-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.6 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 104.6 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Springbok. The most was 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 26 February 1999.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Springbok
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	6 January 2011
Feb	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	26 February 1999
Mar	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 March 1998
Apr	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	26 April 2004
May	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 May 2025
Jun	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	6 June 1906
Jul	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	6 July 1995
Aug	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	7 August 1995
Sep	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 September 1902
Oct	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	30 October 1994
Nov	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	9 November 1940
Dec	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1982 to 2025

44 years of record at Springbok, 1982 to 2025. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2025.

Days with data per year at Springbok
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1982	10	3%	No
1983	10	3%	No
1984	8	2%	No
1985	7	2%	No
1986	1	0%	No
1987	170	47%	No
1988	338	92%	Yes
1989	328	90%	No
1990	340	93%	Yes
1991	351	96%	Yes
1992	357	98%	Yes
1993	352	96%	Yes
1994	351	96%	Yes
1995	360	99%	Yes
1996	361	99%	Yes
1997	351	96%	Yes
1998	341	93%	Yes
1999	349	96%	Yes
2000	353	96%	Yes
2001	348	95%	Yes
2002	340	93%	Yes
2003	332	91%	Yes
2004	351	96%	Yes
2005	361	99%	Yes
2006	359	98%	Yes
2007	360	99%	Yes
2008	362	99%	Yes
2009	363	99%	Yes
2010	356	98%	Yes
2011	359	98%	Yes
2012	358	98%	Yes
2013	358	98%	Yes
2014	358	98%	Yes
2015	360	99%	Yes
2016	364	99%	Yes
2017	357	98%	Yes
2018	356	98%	Yes
2019	357	98%	Yes
2020	360	98%	Yes
2021	350	96%	Yes
2022	358	98%	Yes
2023	351	96%	Yes
2024	346	95%	Yes
2025	211	58%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Springbok
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily low max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily low min	1.2 C (34.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	12 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	126 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily low max	9.2 C (48.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	18 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily low max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	10 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2025	Springbok, ZA	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily low min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	11 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily high min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	34 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily high max (Tie)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	tie	7 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily low max	16.3 C (61.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily low min (Tie)	5.9 C (42.6 F)	tie	28 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily low min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily low max	22.7 C (72.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily low max	23.8 C (74.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily high max	35.7 C (96.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2025	Springbok, ZA	daily low max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

34 complete years, 1991 to 2024

One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Springbok, 1991 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.0 C (66.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 17.4 C (63.2 F), and the warmest was 2017, at 20.1 C (68.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Springbok as warming stripes, 1991 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1991	18.6 C	-0.40 C
1992	18.7 C	-0.28 C
1993	19.5 C	+0.53 C
1994	19.1 C	+0.10 C
1995	18.4 C	-0.56 C
1996	17.4 C	-1.64 C
1997	18.8 C	-0.18 C
1998	19.5 C	+0.51 C
1999	19.4 C	+0.37 C
2000	18.9 C	-0.14 C
2001	18.8 C	-0.23 C
2002	18.6 C	-0.40 C
2003	18.2 C	-0.82 C
2004	18.6 C	-0.42 C
2005	18.5 C	-0.51 C
2006	19.3 C	+0.26 C
2007	18.3 C	-0.70 C
2008	19.5 C	+0.48 C
2009	19.3 C	+0.26 C
2010	19.6 C	+0.63 C
2011	18.7 C	-0.25 C
2012	18.8 C	-0.22 C
2013	18.8 C	-0.17 C
2014	18.9 C	-0.08 C
2015	19.3 C	+0.35 C
2016	19.7 C	+0.69 C
2017	20.1 C	+1.09 C
2018	18.9 C	-0.10 C
2019	19.9 C	+0.88 C
2020	19.5 C	+0.50 C
2021	19.0 C	+0.00 C
2022	19.3 C	+0.26 C
2023	18.5 C	-0.46 C
2024	19.6 C	+0.63 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.22 C (0.04 to 0.41) per decade over 1991 to 2024. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Springbok
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.22 C (0.04 to 0.41) per decade	0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade	1991 to 2024	34	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.3 C (0.1 to 0.6) per decade	0.6 F (0.2 to 1.0) per decade	1991 to 2024	34	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade	1991 to 2024	34	Not clearly different from zero

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1878 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Springbok: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.9 C (105.6 F)	1993	37.9 C (100.2 F)	44
Coldest night (TNn)	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	1999	1.0 C (33.8 F)	47
Wettest day (Rx1day)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	1999	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	148
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	1925	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	146
Longest dry spell (CDD)	155 days	1964	60 days	148

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Springbok, 1878 to 2025. The record is 40.9 C (105.6 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.9 C (100.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Springbok by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1983	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1984	30.2 C (86.4 F)
1985	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1986	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1987	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1988	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1989	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1990	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1992	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1994	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1995	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1996	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	38.6 C (101.5 F)
1999	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2000	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2001	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2002	37.3 C (99.1 F)
2003	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2004	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2005	37.9 C (100.2 F)
2006	39.2 C (102.6 F)
2007	37.9 C (100.2 F)
2008	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2009	37.9 C (100.2 F)
2010	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012	37.7 C (99.9 F)
2013	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2014	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2015	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2016	39.3 C (102.7 F)
2017	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2018	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2019	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2020	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2021	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2022	36.6 C (97.9 F)
2023	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2024	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2025	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Springbok, 1878 to 2025. The record is -1.4 C (29.5 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.0 C (33.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Springbok by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1980	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1981	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1982	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1983	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1984	4.1 C (39.4 F)
1985	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1986	12.6 C (54.7 F)
1987	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1988	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1989	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1990	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1991	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1992	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1993	2.1 C (35.8 F)
1994	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1995	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1996	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1997	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1998	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1999	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2000	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2001	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2002	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2003	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2004	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
2005	1.2 C (34.2 F)
2006	0.2 C (32.4 F)
2007	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2008	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2009	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2010	0.3 C (32.5 F)
2011	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2012	0.1 C (32.2 F)
2013	0.8 C (33.4 F)
2014	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2015	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2016	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2017	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2018	0.8 C (33.4 F)
2019	3.5 C (38.3 F)
2020	0.4 C (32.7 F)
2021	1.2 C (34.2 F)
2022	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2023	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2024	0.2 C (32.4 F)
2025	1.2 C (34.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Springbok, 1878 to 2025. The record is 104.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Springbok by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1879	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1880	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1881	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1882	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1883	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1884	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1885	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1886	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1887	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1888	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1889	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1890	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1891	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1892	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1893	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1894	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1895	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1896	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1897	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1898	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1899	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1900	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1901	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1902	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1903	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1904	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1905	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1906	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1908	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1909	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1910	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1913	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1914	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1915	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1916	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1917	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1918	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1921	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1923	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1924	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1926	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1928	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1929	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1930	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1931	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1932	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1933	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1934	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1937	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1938	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1939	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1941	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1944	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1948	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1949	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1950	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1951	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1952	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1953	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1957	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1958	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1959	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1960	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1961	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1962	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1963	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1965	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1966	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1967	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1969	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1970	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1974	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1975	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1977	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1978	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1979	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1980	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1982	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1983	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1986	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1988	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1989	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1990	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1991	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
1992	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1993	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1994	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1995	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1996	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1997	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1998	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1999	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2000	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2001	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2002	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
2003	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2004	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2005	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2006	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2007	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2008	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2009	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2010	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2011	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2012	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2013	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2014	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2015	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2016	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2017	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2018	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2019	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2020	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2021	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2022	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2023	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2024	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2025	48.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Springbok, 1878 to 2025. The record is 166.9 mm (6.6 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.6 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Springbok by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1879	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1880	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1881	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1882	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1883	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1884	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1885	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1886	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1887	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1888	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1889	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1890	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1891	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1892	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1893	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1894	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1895	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1896	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1897	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1898	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1899	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1900	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1901	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1902	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1903	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1904	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1905	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1908	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1909	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1910	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1912	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1913	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1914	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1915	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1916	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1917	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1918	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1919	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1921	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1922	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1923	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1924	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1926	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1929	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1930	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1931	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1932	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1933	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1934	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1935	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1936	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1937	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1938	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1939	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1940	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1941	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1943	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1946	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1947	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1948	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1950	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1952	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1953	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1954	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1955	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1956	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1958	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1959	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1960	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1961	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1965	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1966	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1967	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1969	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1970	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1971	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1974	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1975	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1978	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1979	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1980	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1986	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1987	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1988	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1989	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1991	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1992	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1993	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1994	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1995	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1996	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1997	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1998	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1999	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2000	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2001	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2002	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2003	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2004	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2005	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2006	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2007	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2008	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
2009	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2010	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2011	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2012	4.4 mm (0.17 in)
2013	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2014	4.5 mm (0.18 in)
2015	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2016	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
2017	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2018	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
2019	n/a
2020	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2021	n/a
2022	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
2023	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
2024	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
2025	49.7 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Springbok, 1878 to 2025. The record is 155 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Springbok by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	44 days
1879	94 days
1880	48 days
1881	78 days
1882	84 days
1883	117 days
1884	85 days
1885	30 days
1886	68 days
1887	67 days
1888	95 days
1889	57 days
1890	63 days
1891	110 days
1892	55 days
1893	45 days
1894	38 days
1895	63 days
1896	65 days
1897	76 days
1898	48 days
1899	62 days
1900	80 days
1901	43 days
1902	69 days
1903	55 days
1904	54 days
1905	84 days
1906	72 days
1907	79 days
1908	55 days
1909	56 days
1910	59 days
1911	69 days
1912	100 days
1913	62 days
1914	52 days
1915	47 days
1916	76 days
1917	77 days
1918	72 days
1919	61 days
1920	71 days
1921	57 days
1922	101 days
1923	68 days
1924	91 days
1925	115 days
1926	72 days
1927	55 days
1928	91 days
1929	109 days
1930	61 days
1931	72 days
1932	78 days
1933	89 days
1934	46 days
1935	112 days
1936	82 days
1937	62 days
1938	55 days
1939	43 days
1940	38 days
1941	57 days
1942	58 days
1943	69 days
1944	65 days
1945	64 days
1946	76 days
1947	63 days
1948	81 days
1949	83 days
1950	54 days
1951	38 days
1952	120 days
1953	54 days
1954	76 days
1955	47 days
1956	44 days
1957	65 days
1958	68 days
1959	74 days
1960	56 days
1961	84 days
1962	111 days
1963	99 days
1964	155 days
1965	36 days
1966	72 days
1967	39 days
1968	69 days
1969	64 days
1970	119 days
1971	128 days
1972	99 days
1973	50 days
1974	36 days
1975	47 days
1976	47 days
1977	45 days
1978	120 days
1979	121 days
1980	93 days
1981	83 days
1982	68 days
1983	55 days
1984	52 days
1985	39 days
1986	63 days
1987	93 days
1988	107 days
1989	72 days
1990	88 days
1991	46 days
1992	55 days
1993	62 days
1994	29 days
1995	31 days
1996	25 days
1997	55 days
1998	48 days
1999	8 days
2000	4 days
2001	6 days
2002	19 days
2003	28 days
2004	27 days
2005	13 days
2006	4 days
2007	2 days
2008	7 days
2009	3 days
2010	5 days
2011	4 days
2012	5 days
2013	4 days
2014	3 days
2015	2 days
2016	5 days
2017	3 days
2018	4 days
2019	2 days
2020	3 days
2021	3 days
2022	4 days
2023	5 days
2024	3 days
2025	4 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

119 years, 1878 to 1997

A day with at least 30.7 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.8 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Springbok: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	93.8 mm (3.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 119 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: 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1995; 101.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1994; 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1906.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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).