Gingindlovu Weather Records (SF002721210)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gingindlovu (SF002721210), South Africa, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Gingindlovu

Gingindlovu (SF002721210) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.03 latitude and 31.58 longitude, 55 m (180 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 1997, 86 years of record.
0 records set at Gingindlovu still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Gingindlovu set a daily record precipitation of 11.1 mm (0.4 in) on 2 August 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.03 latitude, 31.58 longitude.
Elevation: 55 m (180 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 1997, 86 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 Gingindlovu. 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 Gingindlovu, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Gingindlovu still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Gingindlovu between 30 October 1985 and 30 October 1985. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 269.0 mm (10.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gingindlovu. The most was 269.0 mm (10.6 in) on 30 October 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Gingindlovu
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	30 January 1981
Feb	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	17 February 1984
Mar	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	20 March 1976
Apr	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	29 April 1949
May	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	12 June 1935
Jul	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	20 July 1917
Aug	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 August 1959
Sep	214.5 mm (8.4 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	269.0 mm (10.6 in)	30 October 1985
Nov	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	29 November 1989
Dec	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	29 December 1960

Latest Records

Latest records at Gingindlovu
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1997	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1997	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1997	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1997	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1996	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1996	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1996	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	tie	10 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1995	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1995	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1995	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1994	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1994	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1994	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1994	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1993	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1993	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1993	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Gingindlovu: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	269.0 mm (10.6 in)	1985	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	386.8 mm (15.2 in)	1935	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	62 days	1915	27 days	86

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Gingindlovu, 1912 to 1997. The record is 269.0 mm (10.6 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.9 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gingindlovu by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1913	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1914	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1915	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1916	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1917	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1918	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1919	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1921	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1922	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1923	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1924	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1925	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1926	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1927	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1928	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1929	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1930	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1931	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1933	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1934	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935	226.8 mm (8.9 in)
1936	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1937	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1938	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1939	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1940	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1941	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1943	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1944	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1946	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1947	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1949	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1950	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1952	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1954	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1955	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1956	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1957	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1958	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1959	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1960	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1961	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1962	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1963	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1964	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1965	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1968	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1970	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1973	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1974	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1975	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1977	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1979	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1981	189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1985	269.0 mm (10.6 in)
1986	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1987	214.5 mm (8.4 in)
1988	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1990	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1991	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1992	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1994	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1996	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	71.0 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Gingindlovu, 1912 to 1997. The record is 386.8 mm (15.2 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.4 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gingindlovu by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	383.5 mm (15.1 in)
1914	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1915	268.0 mm (10.6 in)
1916	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1917	213.9 mm (8.4 in)
1918	204.2 mm (8.0 in)
1919	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1920	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1921	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1922	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1923	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1924	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1925	372.8 mm (14.7 in)
1926	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1927	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1928	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1929	170.8 mm (6.7 in)
1930	229.9 mm (9.1 in)
1931	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1932	272.0 mm (10.7 in)
1933	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1934	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1935	386.8 mm (15.2 in)
1936	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1937	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1938	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1939	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1940	135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1941	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1942	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1943	183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1944	255.9 mm (10.1 in)
1945	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1946	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1947	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1948	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1949	229.1 mm (9.0 in)
1950	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1951	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1952	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1953	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1954	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1957	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1958	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1959	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1960	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1961	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1962	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1963	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1964	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1965	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1966	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1968	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1969	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1970	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1971	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1972	163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1973	242.0 mm (9.5 in)
1974	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1975	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1976	356.0 mm (14.0 in)
1977	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1978	144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1979	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1980	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1981	202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1982	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1983	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1984	311.7 mm (12.3 in)
1985	380.0 mm (15.0 in)
1986	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1987	292.5 mm (11.5 in)
1988	195.5 mm (7.7 in)
1989	346.0 mm (13.6 in)
1990	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1991	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1992	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1993	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1994	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1995	213.5 mm (8.4 in)
1996	204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1997	148.5 mm (5.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Gingindlovu, 1912 to 1997. The record is 62 days in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gingindlovu by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	31 days
1913	25 days
1914	51 days
1915	62 days
1916	26 days
1917	38 days
1918	31 days
1919	39 days
1920	31 days
1921	41 days
1922	31 days
1923	41 days
1924	19 days
1925	20 days
1926	38 days
1927	44 days
1928	40 days
1929	23 days
1930	26 days
1931	24 days
1932	42 days
1933	29 days
1934	26 days
1935	26 days
1936	22 days
1937	19 days
1938	22 days
1939	34 days
1940	35 days
1941	23 days
1942	34 days
1943	14 days
1944	21 days
1945	27 days
1946	32 days
1947	22 days
1948	47 days
1949	15 days
1950	23 days
1951	17 days
1952	24 days
1953	42 days
1954	33 days
1955	40 days
1956	50 days
1957	31 days
1958	24 days
1959	28 days
1960	37 days
1961	20 days
1962	47 days
1963	30 days
1964	37 days
1965	37 days
1966	40 days
1967	20 days
1968	32 days
1969	25 days
1970	22 days
1971	15 days
1972	22 days
1973	27 days
1974	34 days
1975	25 days
1976	57 days
1977	38 days
1978	22 days
1979	17 days
1980	22 days
1981	19 days
1982	28 days
1983	19 days
1984	33 days
1985	38 days
1986	30 days
1987	15 days
1988	26 days
1989	21 days
1990	20 days
1991	33 days
1992	26 days
1993	27 days
1994	22 days
1995	21 days
1996	19 days
1997	25 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

85 years, 1913 to 1997

A day with at least 82.7 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 270.2 mm (10.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Gingindlovu: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
5 years	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
10 years	152.8 mm (6.0 in)
25 years	195.7 mm (7.7 in)
50 years	231.2 mm (9.1 in)
100 years	270.2 mm (10.6 in)	Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1913 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: 269.0 mm (10.6 in) in 1985; 226.8 mm (8.9 in) in 1935; 214.5 mm (8.4 in) in 1987.

Download the Data

Data for Gingindlovu standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Gingindlovu 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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