Kenhardt (Pol) Weather Records (SF002512610)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kenhardt (Pol) (SF002512610), South Africa, with 120 years of record.

Key Facts for Kenhardt (Pol)

Kenhardt (Pol) (SF002512610) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.35 latitude and 21.15 longitude, 793 m (2,602 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 1997, 120 years of record.
0 records set at Kenhardt (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kenhardt (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 10.0 mm (0.4 in) on 30 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.35 latitude, 21.15 longitude.
Elevation: 793 m (2,602 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 Kenhardt (Pol). 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 Kenhardt (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Kenhardt (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Kenhardt (Pol) between 14 March 1918 and 27 March 1978. Each dot is a new record.

When Kenhardt (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1918-03-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1978-03-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 105.0 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 105.0 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kenhardt (Pol). The most was 105.0 mm (4.1 in) on 27 March 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kenhardt (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	26 January 1974
Feb	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	4 February 1976
Mar	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	27 March 1978
Apr	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 April 1967
May	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2 May 1995
Jun	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18 June 1984
Jul	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 July 1918
Aug	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 August 1981
Sep	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 September 1980
Oct	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 October 1914
Nov	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	7 November 1996
Dec	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Kenhardt (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1997	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	117 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1997	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1997	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1997	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1996	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1995	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1995	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1995	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1995	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1995	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	tie	32 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1995	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1995	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1994	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1994	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	tie	72 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1993	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1878 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Kenhardt (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	1978	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	161.4 mm (6.4 in)	1972	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	94
Longest dry spell (CDD)	365 days	1897	100 days	94

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kenhardt (Pol), 1878 to 1997. The record is 105.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.0 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kenhardt (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1879	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1880	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1881	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1882	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1883	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1884	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1885	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1886	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1887	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1888	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1889	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1890	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1891	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1892	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1893	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1894	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1895	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1896	1.5 mm (0.06 in)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1899	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1900	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1901	2.8 mm (0.11 in)
1902	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1904	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1906	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1907	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
1908	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1909	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1910	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1911	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1912	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1913	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1914	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1916	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1917	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1918	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1919	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1920	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1921	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1922	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1923	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1924	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1925	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1926	6.3 mm (0.25 in)
1927	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
1928	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1929	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1930	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1931	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1932	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1933	6.5 mm (0.26 in)
1934	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1935	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1960	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1961	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1962	7.2 mm (0.28 in)
1963	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1964	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1965	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
1967	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1970	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1971	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1972	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1975	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1977	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1979	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1986	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
1987	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1988	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1989	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1990	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1992	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1994	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1997	62.5 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kenhardt (Pol), 1878 to 1997. The record is 161.4 mm (6.4 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kenhardt (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1879	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1880	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1881	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1882	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1883	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1884	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1885	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1886	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1887	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1888	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1889	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1890	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1891	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1892	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1893	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1894	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1895	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1896	1.5 mm (0.06 in)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1899	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1900	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1901	2.8 mm (0.11 in)
1902	7.8 mm (0.31 in)
1904	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1906	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1907	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
1908	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1909	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1910	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1911	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1913	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1914	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1916	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1917	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1918	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1919	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1920	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1923	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1924	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1925	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1926	7.8 mm (0.31 in)
1927	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1928	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1929	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1930	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1931	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1932	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
1933	6.5 mm (0.26 in)
1934	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1935	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1960	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1961	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1962	7.2 mm (0.28 in)
1963	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1964	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1965	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1966	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
1967	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1968	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1969	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1970	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1971	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1972	161.4 mm (6.4 in)
1973	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1975	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1976	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1977	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1979	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1982	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1986	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1987	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1988	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1989	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1990	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1991	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1994	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1995	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	90.5 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kenhardt (Pol), 1878 to 1997. The record is 365 days in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 100 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kenhardt (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	100 days
1879	211 days
1880	93 days
1881	109 days
1882	83 days
1883	116 days
1884	145 days
1885	143 days
1886	69 days
1887	85 days
1888	66 days
1889	180 days
1890	139 days
1891	73 days
1892	89 days
1893	22 days
1894	16 days
1895	30 days
1896	263 days
1897	365 days
1898	129 days
1899	58 days
1900	60 days
1901	46 days
1902	18 days
1904	15 days
1906	16 days
1907	15 days
1908	83 days
1909	103 days
1910	139 days
1911	57 days
1912	43 days
1913	67 days
1914	64 days
1915	95 days
1916	120 days
1917	71 days
1918	59 days
1919	199 days
1920	80 days
1921	120 days
1922	197 days
1923	110 days
1924	126 days
1925	103 days
1926	141 days
1927	95 days
1928	116 days
1929	140 days
1930	71 days
1931	113 days
1932	161 days
1933	90 days
1934	101 days
1935	25 days
1960	88 days
1961	97 days
1962	86 days
1963	87 days
1964	94 days
1965	79 days
1966	145 days
1967	86 days
1968	141 days
1969	214 days
1970	78 days
1971	113 days
1972	222 days
1973	83 days
1974	192 days
1975	229 days
1976	119 days
1977	105 days
1978	127 days
1979	63 days
1980	77 days
1981	82 days
1982	101 days
1983	97 days
1984	196 days
1985	73 days
1986	115 days
1987	118 days
1988	127 days
1989	119 days
1990	159 days
1991	179 days
1992	152 days
1993	61 days
1994	126 days
1995	83 days
1996	100 days
1997	123 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

74 years, 1879 to 1996

A day with at least 26.2 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.6 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kenhardt (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1879 to 1996.

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: 105.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1978; 85.3 mm (3.4 in) in 1918; 67.5 mm (2.7 in) in 1974.

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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).

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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