Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery Weather Records (SF002410190)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery (SF002410190), South Africa, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery

Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery (SF002410190) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.82 latitude and 31.02 longitude, 61 m (200 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1927 to 1991, 65 years of record.
0 records set at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery set a daily record precipitation of 17.5 mm (0.7 in) on 11 May 1991.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.82 latitude, 31.02 longitude.
Elevation: 61 m (200 ft).
Period of record: 1927 to 1991, 65 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 Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery. 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 Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 263.1 mm (10.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery. The most was 263.1 mm (10.4 in) on 12 June 1935.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	18 January 1986
Feb	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	4 February 1974
Mar	154.5 mm (6.1 in)	19 March 1976
Apr	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	8 April 1952
May	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	5 May 1940
Jun	263.1 mm (10.4 in)	12 June 1935
Jul	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 July 1931
Aug	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 August 1959
Sep	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	30 October 1985
Nov	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	30 November 1943
Dec	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	1 December 1949

Latest Records

Latest records at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1991	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1991	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1991	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1991	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1990	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1990	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	5 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1990	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1990	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1990	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1990	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1989	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1989	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1989	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1989	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	2 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1989	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1989	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1989	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1988	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1988	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1988	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	9 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1927 to 1991

Yearly extremes at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	263.1 mm (10.4 in)	1935	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	370.3 mm (14.6 in)	1935	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	117 days	1948	32 days	58

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, 1927 to 1991. The record is 263.1 mm (10.4 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.9 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1927	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1928	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1929	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1930	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1931	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1933	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1935	263.1 mm (10.4 in)
1936	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1937	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1938	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1940	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1941	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1943	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1944	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1947	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1948	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1949	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1950	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1951	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1953	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1954	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1955	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1956	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1957	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1958	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1959	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1961	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1962	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1963	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1972	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1973	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1974	172.6 mm (6.8 in)
1975	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1976	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1977	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1978	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1979	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1980	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1981	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1982	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1983	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1984	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1985	164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1986	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1987	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1988	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1989	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1990	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1991	135.0 mm (5.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, 1927 to 1991. The record is 370.3 mm (14.6 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 135.6 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1927	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1928	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1929	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1930	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1931	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1932	160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1933	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1934	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1935	370.3 mm (14.6 in)
1936	167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1937	156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1938	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1939	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1940	192.7 mm (7.6 in)
1941	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1942	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1943	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1944	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1945	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1946	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1947	254.8 mm (10.0 in)
1948	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1949	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1950	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1951	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1952	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1953	125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1954	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1955	159.9 mm (6.3 in)
1956	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1957	260.0 mm (10.2 in)
1958	205.3 mm (8.1 in)
1959	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1960	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1961	169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1962	150.5 mm (5.9 in)
1963	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1964	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1972	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1973	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1974	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1975	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1976	285.3 mm (11.2 in)
1977	139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1978	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1979	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1980	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1981	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1984	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1985	312.2 mm (12.3 in)
1986	234.2 mm (9.2 in)
1987	349.6 mm (13.8 in)
1988	192.1 mm (7.6 in)
1989	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1990	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1991	153.0 mm (6.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, 1927 to 1991. The record is 117 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1927	49 days
1928	43 days
1929	29 days
1930	27 days
1931	24 days
1932	30 days
1933	47 days
1934	26 days
1935	23 days
1936	34 days
1937	29 days
1938	29 days
1939	28 days
1940	41 days
1941	28 days
1942	27 days
1943	20 days
1944	24 days
1945	46 days
1946	64 days
1947	20 days
1948	117 days
1949	32 days
1950	41 days
1951	36 days
1952	26 days
1953	46 days
1954	26 days
1955	28 days
1956	32 days
1957	48 days
1958	31 days
1959	29 days
1960	31 days
1961	40 days
1962	36 days
1963	26 days
1964	37 days
1972	17 days
1973	40 days
1974	39 days
1975	68 days
1976	35 days
1977	38 days
1978	29 days
1979	23 days
1980	34 days
1981	38 days
1982	28 days
1983	24 days
1984	34 days
1985	41 days
1986	43 days
1987	35 days
1988	26 days
1989	38 days
1990	32 days
1991	33 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

56 years, 1927 to 1990

A day with at least 82.8 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 230.9 mm (9.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
5 years	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
10 years	141.9 mm (5.6 in)
25 years	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
50 years	202.5 mm (8.0 in)
100 years	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1927 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: 263.1 mm (10.4 in) in 1935; 172.6 mm (6.8 in) in 1974; 164.5 mm (6.5 in) in 1985.

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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).

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