Kafferrivier (Pol) Weather Records (SF002611460)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kafferrivier (Pol) (SF002611460), South Africa, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Kafferrivier (Pol)

Kafferrivier (Pol) (SF002611460) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.45 latitude and 26.08 longitude, 1,365 m (4,478 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1997, 85 years of record.
0 records set at Kafferrivier (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kafferrivier (Pol) tied a daily record precipitation of 20.0 mm (0.8 in) on 13 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.45 latitude, 26.08 longitude.
Elevation: 1,365 m (4,478 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1997, 85 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 Kafferrivier (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 Kafferrivier (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Kafferrivier (Pol) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 141.0 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kafferrivier (Pol). The most was 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 27 January 1923.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kafferrivier (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	27 January 1923
Feb	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	16 February 1979
Mar	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	8 March 1988
Apr	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	16 April 1979
May	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 May 1925
Jun	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 June 1922
Jul	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	9 July 1979
Aug	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	8 August 1979
Sep	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2 September 1988
Oct	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 October 1985
Nov	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 November 1914
Dec	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	17 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Kafferrivier (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1997	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	tie	6 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1997	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1997	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1996	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1996	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1996	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1996	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1996	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1995	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1995	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1995	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1995	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1995	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1994	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 1994	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Kafferrivier (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	1923	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	1979	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	270 days	1923	88 days	67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kafferrivier (Pol), 1913 to 1997. The record is 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.8 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kafferrivier (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1914	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1915	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1916	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1917	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1918	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1919	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1920	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1921	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1923	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1924	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1925	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1926	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1928	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1929	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1930	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1931	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1937	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1938	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1943	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1944	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1945	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1948	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1950	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1973	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1975	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1978	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1980	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1982	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1984	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1986	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1987	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1988	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1989	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1992	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1994	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1997	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kafferrivier (Pol), 1913 to 1997. The record is 215.0 mm (8.5 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.2 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kafferrivier (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1914	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1915	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1916	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1918	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1919	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1920	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1921	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1923	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1924	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1925	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1926	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1927	151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1930	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1931	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1932	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1934	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1936	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1937	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1938	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1939	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1940	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1941	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1942	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1944	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1945	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1946	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1948	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1949	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1971	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1973	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1975	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1976	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1977	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1978	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1980	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1982	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1983	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1984	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1986	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1987	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1989	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1990	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1991	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1994	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1995	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1996	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1997	57.0 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kafferrivier (Pol), 1913 to 1997. The record is 270 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 88 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kafferrivier (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	215 days
1914	50 days
1915	90 days
1916	172 days
1917	95 days
1918	66 days
1919	64 days
1920	150 days
1921	19 days
1922	138 days
1923	270 days
1924	154 days
1925	107 days
1926	183 days
1927	197 days
1928	80 days
1929	7 days
1930	74 days
1931	87 days
1932	127 days
1933	201 days
1934	88 days
1935	63 days
1936	112 days
1937	71 days
1938	88 days
1939	51 days
1940	46 days
1941	113 days
1942	109 days
1943	56 days
1944	88 days
1945	237 days
1946	133 days
1947	126 days
1948	148 days
1949	30 days
1950	38 days
1951	32 days
1970	43 days
1971	68 days
1972	119 days
1973	91 days
1974	84 days
1975	82 days
1976	117 days
1977	249 days
1978	146 days
1979	76 days
1980	112 days
1981	78 days
1982	42 days
1983	49 days
1984	78 days
1985	69 days
1986	135 days
1987	59 days
1988	66 days
1989	82 days
1990	89 days
1991	91 days
1992	78 days
1993	89 days
1994	186 days
1995	161 days
1996	99 days
1997	61 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

61 years, 1913 to 1996

A day with at least 48.0 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.7 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kafferrivier (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	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1913 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: 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1923; 107.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1988; 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1979.

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Data for Kafferrivier (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kafferrivier (Pol) 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 2026-10-16 (16 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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