Hawkestone, Howick Weather Records (SF002695320)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hawkestone, Howick (SF002695320), South Africa, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Hawkestone, Howick

Hawkestone, Howick (SF002695320) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.37 latitude and 30.30 longitude, 1,075 m (3,527 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1921 to 1989, 69 years of record.
0 records set at Hawkestone, Howick still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hawkestone, Howick set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 16 December 1988.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.37 latitude, 30.30 longitude.
Elevation: 1,075 m (3,527 ft).
Period of record: 1921 to 1989, 69 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 Hawkestone, Howick. 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 Hawkestone, Howick, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Hawkestone, Howick still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Hawkestone, Howick between 28 September 1987 and 28 September 1987. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 212.0 mm (8.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hawkestone, Howick. The most was 212.0 mm (8.3 in) on 28 September 1987.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hawkestone, Howick
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	16 January 1974
Feb	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	10 February 1961
Mar	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	7 March 1930
Apr	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	22 April 1943
May	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	17 May 1959
Jun	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 June 1987
Jul	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 July 1938
Aug	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	27 August 1970
Sep	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	13 October 1970
Nov	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 November 1924
Dec	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 December 1977

Latest Records

Latest records at Hawkestone, Howick
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1988	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1988	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1988	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1988	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1988	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1988	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1988	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1988	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1988	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1987	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	all-time rain	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 September 1987	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	monthly rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1987	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1987	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1987	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1987	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1987	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1987	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1987	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1987	Hawkestone, Howick, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1921 to 1989

Yearly extremes at Hawkestone, Howick: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	1987	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	433.0 mm (17.0 in)	1987	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	91 days	1975	35 days	69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hawkestone, Howick, 1921 to 1989. The record is 212.0 mm (8.3 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hawkestone, Howick by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1921	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1922	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1923	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1924	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1925	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1926	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1928	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1929	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1930	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1931	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1935	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1937	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1940	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1941	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1942	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1944	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1945	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1946	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1947	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1948	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1949	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1950	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1951	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1953	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1956	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1957	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1958	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1959	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1960	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1962	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1963	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1964	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1965	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1966	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1971	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1972	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1973	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1974	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1975	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1976	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1978	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1979	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1980	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1981	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1985	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	212.0 mm (8.3 in)
1988	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1989	54.0 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hawkestone, Howick, 1921 to 1989. The record is 433.0 mm (17.0 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.3 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hawkestone, Howick by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1921	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1922	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1923	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1924	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1925	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1926	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1927	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1928	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1929	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1930	252.9 mm (10.0 in)
1931	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1932	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1933	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1934	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1935	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1936	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1937	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1938	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1939	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1940	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1941	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1942	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1943	194.5 mm (7.7 in)
1944	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1945	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1946	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1947	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1948	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1949	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1950	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1951	131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1952	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1953	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1954	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1955	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1956	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1957	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1958	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1959	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1960	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1961	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1962	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1963	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1964	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1965	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1966	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1967	137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1968	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1969	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1970	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1971	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1972	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1973	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1974	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1975	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1977	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1978	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1979	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1980	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1981	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1985	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1986	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1987	433.0 mm (17.0 in)
1988	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1989	128.0 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hawkestone, Howick, 1921 to 1989. The record is 91 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hawkestone, Howick by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1921	41 days
1922	23 days
1923	50 days
1924	37 days
1925	24 days
1926	67 days
1927	45 days
1928	71 days
1929	26 days
1930	29 days
1931	22 days
1932	29 days
1933	24 days
1934	20 days
1935	24 days
1936	34 days
1937	31 days
1938	29 days
1939	45 days
1940	41 days
1941	29 days
1942	34 days
1943	21 days
1944	57 days
1945	62 days
1946	50 days
1947	27 days
1948	74 days
1949	33 days
1950	23 days
1951	66 days
1952	27 days
1953	51 days
1954	28 days
1955	64 days
1956	22 days
1957	22 days
1958	87 days
1959	36 days
1960	48 days
1961	40 days
1962	53 days
1963	29 days
1964	37 days
1965	36 days
1966	35 days
1967	36 days
1968	70 days
1969	32 days
1970	25 days
1971	40 days
1972	35 days
1973	84 days
1974	29 days
1975	91 days
1976	64 days
1977	38 days
1978	46 days
1979	49 days
1980	68 days
1981	17 days
1982	30 days
1983	26 days
1984	18 days
1985	22 days
1986	56 days
1987	25 days
1988	29 days
1989	5 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

66 years, 1921 to 1988

A day with at least 64.8 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 192.3 mm (7.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hawkestone, Howick: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	136.3 mm (5.4 in)
50 years	162.2 mm (6.4 in)
100 years	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1921 to 1988.

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: 212.0 mm (8.3 in) in 1987; 166.9 mm (6.6 in) in 1930; 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1961.

Download the Data

Data for Hawkestone, Howick standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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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