Nuwejaarskraal Weather Records (SF002552020)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nuwejaarskraal (SF002552020), South Africa, with 97 years of record.

Key Facts for Nuwejaarskraal

Nuwejaarskraal (SF002552020) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.37 latitude and 23.13 longitude, 960 m (3,150 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 1997, 97 years of record.
0 records set at Nuwejaarskraal still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Nuwejaarskraal set a daily record precipitation of 5.0 mm (0.20 in) on 21 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.37 latitude, 23.13 longitude.
Elevation: 960 m (3,150 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 1997, 97 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 Nuwejaarskraal. 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 Nuwejaarskraal, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Nuwejaarskraal still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Nuwejaarskraal between 12 March 1945 and 12 March 1948. Each dot is a new record.

When Nuwejaarskraal set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1945-03-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1948-03-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 120.9 mm (4.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 120.9 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nuwejaarskraal. The most was 120.9 mm (4.8 in) on 12 March 1948.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Nuwejaarskraal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	9 January 1904
Feb	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	9 February 1976
Mar	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	12 March 1948
Apr	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 April 1941
May	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11 May 1935
Jun	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 June 1991
Jul	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 July 1961
Aug	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 August 1939
Sep	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 September 1929
Oct	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 October 1902
Nov	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	19 November 1995
Dec	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	11 December 1957

Latest Records

Latest records at Nuwejaarskraal
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1997	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1997	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1996	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1996	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1996	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1996	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1995	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1995	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1995	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1995	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	tie	48 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1995	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1994	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1993	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1992	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1992	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	tie	24 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1991	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1901 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Nuwejaarskraal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	1948	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	97
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	1948	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	97
Longest dry spell (CDD)	227 days	1990	101 days	97

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Nuwejaarskraal, 1901 to 1997. The record is 120.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.5 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nuwejaarskraal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1902	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1903	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1904	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1905	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1906	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1907	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1908	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1909	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1910	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1911	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1914	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1915	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1916	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1917	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1918	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1919	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1920	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1921	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1922	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1923	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1926	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1927	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1928	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1929	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1931	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1934	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1937	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1939	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1940	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1945	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1946	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1947	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1948	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1949	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1950	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1954	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1957	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1960	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1961	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1963	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1964	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1965	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1969	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1972	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1973	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1979	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1983	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1984	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1986	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1987	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1988	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1990	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1991	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1993	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1994	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1995	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1997	27.5 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Nuwejaarskraal, 1901 to 1997. The record is 142.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.5 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nuwejaarskraal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1902	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1903	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1904	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1905	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1906	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1907	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1908	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1910	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1911	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1912	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1914	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1916	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1917	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1918	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1919	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1920	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1921	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1922	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1923	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1924	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1925	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1926	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1927	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1928	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1929	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1932	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1933	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1934	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1935	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1936	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1937	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1939	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1941	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1942	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1944	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1946	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1948	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1949	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1950	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1953	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1956	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1957	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1958	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1959	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1961	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1963	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1964	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1965	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1967	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1969	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1973	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1974	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1975	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1976	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1979	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1981	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1984	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1985	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1986	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1987	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1988	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1989	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1990	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1991	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1992	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1994	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1995	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1996	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1997	90.5 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Nuwejaarskraal, 1901 to 1997. The record is 227 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 101 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nuwejaarskraal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	53 days
1902	91 days
1903	105 days
1904	80 days
1905	99 days
1906	104 days
1907	139 days
1908	83 days
1909	76 days
1910	50 days
1911	51 days
1912	169 days
1913	72 days
1914	82 days
1915	89 days
1916	102 days
1917	95 days
1918	62 days
1919	113 days
1920	96 days
1921	93 days
1922	72 days
1923	48 days
1924	144 days
1925	89 days
1926	77 days
1927	92 days
1928	42 days
1929	70 days
1930	70 days
1931	88 days
1932	71 days
1933	107 days
1934	77 days
1935	64 days
1936	143 days
1937	192 days
1938	40 days
1939	42 days
1940	93 days
1941	83 days
1942	163 days
1943	70 days
1944	95 days
1945	118 days
1946	87 days
1947	53 days
1948	173 days
1949	101 days
1950	91 days
1951	137 days
1952	70 days
1953	133 days
1954	153 days
1955	131 days
1956	159 days
1957	49 days
1958	160 days
1959	45 days
1960	104 days
1961	103 days
1962	137 days
1963	102 days
1964	109 days
1965	66 days
1966	130 days
1967	152 days
1968	158 days
1969	140 days
1970	105 days
1971	72 days
1972	133 days
1973	112 days
1974	102 days
1975	114 days
1976	66 days
1977	155 days
1978	128 days
1979	72 days
1980	168 days
1981	104 days
1982	92 days
1983	112 days
1984	144 days
1985	124 days
1986	153 days
1987	119 days
1988	77 days
1989	143 days
1990	227 days
1991	90 days
1992	192 days
1993	158 days
1994	125 days
1995	168 days
1996	50 days
1997	84 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

91 years, 1901 to 1997

A day with at least 33.6 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.2 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Nuwejaarskraal: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	Longer than the 91 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, 91 years of values from 1901 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: 120.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1948; 94.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1945; 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1904.

Download the Data

Data for Nuwejaarskraal standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Nuwejaarskraal 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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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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