Hopetown (Tnk) Weather Records (SF002271270)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hopetown (Tnk) (SF002271270), South Africa, with 120 years of record.

Key Facts for Hopetown (Tnk)

Hopetown (Tnk) (SF002271270) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.62 latitude and 24.10 longitude, 1,094 m (3,589 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 1997, 120 years of record.
0 records set at Hopetown (Tnk) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hopetown (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 8.0 mm (0.31 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.62 latitude, 24.10 longitude.
Elevation: 1,094 m (3,589 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 Hopetown (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 Hopetown (Tnk), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Hopetown (Tnk) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 94.7 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hopetown (Tnk). The most was 94.7 mm (3.7 in) on 7 March 1884.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hopetown (Tnk)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	11 January 1958
Feb	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 February 1969
Mar	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	7 March 1884
Apr	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 April 1968
May	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	12 May 1959
Jun	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 July 1887
Aug	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 August 1984
Sep	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 September 1976
Oct	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 October 1991
Nov	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 November 1987
Dec	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 December 1956

Latest Records

Latest records at Hopetown (Tnk)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1997	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1996	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1995	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1995	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1994	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	tie	107 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1994	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1994	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1993	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 October 1993	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1993	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1992	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	111 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1992	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1878 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Hopetown (Tnk): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	1884	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	96
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	170.5 mm (6.7 in)	1974	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	96
Longest dry spell (CDD)	197 days	1954	79 days	96

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hopetown (Tnk), 1878 to 1997. The record is 94.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1884, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hopetown (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1879	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1880	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1881	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1882	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1883	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1884	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1885	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1886	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1887	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1888	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1889	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1890	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1891	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1892	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1893	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1894	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1895	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1896	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1897	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1898	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1909	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1910	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1911	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1912	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1916	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1917	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1918	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1921	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1923	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1925	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1926	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1927	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1928	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1929	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1931	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1932	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1933	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1934	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1935	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1950	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1952	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1955	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1958	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1959	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1960	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1961	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1962	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1965	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1970	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1977	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1978	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1979	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1981	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1982	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1983	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1984	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1985	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1986	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1987	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1989	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1990	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1991	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1994	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1995	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1996	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1997	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hopetown (Tnk), 1878 to 1997. The record is 170.5 mm (6.7 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.3 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hopetown (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1879	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1880	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1881	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1882	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1883	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1884	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1885	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1886	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1887	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1888	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1889	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1890	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1891	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1892	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1893	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1894	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1895	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1896	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1897	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1898	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1909	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1910	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1911	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1912	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1913	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1916	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1917	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1918	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1920	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1921	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1922	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1923	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1925	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1926	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1927	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1928	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1929	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1930	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1931	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1932	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1933	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1934	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1935	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1936	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1949	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1950	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1953	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1954	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1955	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1956	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1957	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1959	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1960	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1962	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1963	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1965	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1967	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1969	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1970	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1971	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1972	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1975	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1976	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1977	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1978	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1979	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1980	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1981	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1982	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1983	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1984	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1985	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1986	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1987	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1988	167.5 mm (6.6 in)
1989	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1990	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1993	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1994	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1995	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1996	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1997	66.5 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hopetown (Tnk), 1878 to 1997. The record is 197 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 79 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hopetown (Tnk) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	68 days
1879	79 days
1880	78 days
1881	66 days
1882	57 days
1883	88 days
1884	97 days
1885	59 days
1886	98 days
1887	50 days
1888	74 days
1889	139 days
1890	60 days
1891	48 days
1892	90 days
1893	66 days
1894	65 days
1895	109 days
1896	113 days
1897	141 days
1898	68 days
1909	75 days
1910	111 days
1911	72 days
1912	140 days
1913	35 days
1916	119 days
1917	87 days
1918	49 days
1919	79 days
1920	88 days
1921	154 days
1922	75 days
1923	79 days
1924	88 days
1925	26 days
1926	118 days
1927	86 days
1928	141 days
1929	50 days
1930	74 days
1931	69 days
1932	92 days
1933	144 days
1934	77 days
1935	65 days
1936	123 days
1949	68 days
1950	56 days
1951	69 days
1952	38 days
1953	92 days
1954	197 days
1955	88 days
1956	150 days
1957	37 days
1958	148 days
1959	107 days
1960	62 days
1961	97 days
1962	82 days
1963	39 days
1964	60 days
1965	82 days
1966	128 days
1967	152 days
1968	102 days
1969	181 days
1970	86 days
1971	72 days
1972	49 days
1973	49 days
1974	83 days
1975	74 days
1976	65 days
1977	82 days
1978	75 days
1979	57 days
1980	73 days
1981	78 days
1982	49 days
1983	48 days
1984	143 days
1985	125 days
1986	81 days
1987	97 days
1988	66 days
1989	56 days
1990	156 days
1991	97 days
1992	125 days
1993	81 days
1994	100 days
1995	102 days
1996	66 days
1997	78 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

86 years, 1878 to 1997

A day with at least 39.9 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 91.5 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hopetown (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	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 86 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, 86 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: 94.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1884; 83.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1958; 82.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1969.

Download the Data

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

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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