Barkly West (Tnk) Weather Records (SF002900320)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Barkly West (Tnk) (SF002900320), South Africa, with 114 years of record.

Key Facts for Barkly West (Tnk)

Barkly West (Tnk) (SF002900320) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.53 latitude and 24.53 longitude, 1,105 m (3,625 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1884 to 1997, 114 years of record.
0 records set at Barkly West (Tnk) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Barkly West (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 11.5 mm (0.5 in) on 25 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.53 latitude, 24.53 longitude.
Elevation: 1,105 m (3,625 ft).
Period of record: 1884 to 1997, 114 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 Barkly West (Tnk). 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 Barkly West (Tnk), 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 Barkly West (Tnk) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Barkly West (Tnk) between 11 February 1993 and 11 February 1993. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 99.5 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Barkly West (Tnk). The most was 99.5 mm (3.9 in) on 11 February 1993.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Barkly West (Tnk)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 January 1902
Feb	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	11 February 1993
Mar	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	5 March 1894
Apr	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	18 April 1913
May	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 May 1967
Jun	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 July 1918
Aug	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 September 1957
Oct	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	11 October 1942
Nov	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 November 1891
Dec	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 December 1893

Latest Records

Latest records at Barkly West (Tnk)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 May 1997	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1997	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1996	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1996	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1996	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1995	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1995	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1995	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1995	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1995	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1994	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1993	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1993	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1993	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1993	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1992	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1991	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1991	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1884 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Barkly West (Tnk): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	1993	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	100
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	185.5 mm (7.3 in)	1988	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	100
Longest dry spell (CDD)	177 days	1962	83 days	100

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Barkly West (Tnk), 1884 to 1997. The record is 99.5 mm (3.9 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Barkly West (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1885	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1886	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1887	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1888	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1889	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1890	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1891	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1892	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1893	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1894	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1895	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1896	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1898	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1899	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1900	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1901	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1902	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1903	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1904	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1906	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1907	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1908	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1909	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1910	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1911	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1913	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1914	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1915	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1916	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1918	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1919	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1920	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1921	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1922	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1923	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1924	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1927	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1941	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1942	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1943	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1946	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1947	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1948	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1953	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1954	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1955	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1959	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1960	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1962	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1964	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1965	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1966	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1967	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1970	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1973	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1976	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1978	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1980	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1981	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1982	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1985	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1986	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1987	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1988	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1990	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1991	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1992	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1994	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1995	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1997	46.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Barkly West (Tnk), 1884 to 1997. The record is 185.5 mm (7.3 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Barkly West (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1885	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1886	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1887	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1888	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1889	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1890	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1891	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1892	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1893	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1894	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1895	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
1896	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1898	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1899	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1900	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1901	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1902	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1903	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1904	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1905	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1906	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1908	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1910	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1913	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1914	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1915	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1916	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1918	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1919	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1920	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1921	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1922	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1923	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1924	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1925	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1926	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1927	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1941	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1942	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1943	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1944	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1945	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1946	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1948	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1949	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1951	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1952	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1953	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1954	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1955	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1956	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1957	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1958	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1959	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1960	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1961	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1962	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1963	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1964	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1966	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1968	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1970	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1972	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1975	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1976	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1977	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1979	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1980	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1983	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1986	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1987	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	185.5 mm (7.3 in)
1989	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1992	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1993	144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1994	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1996	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1997	47.5 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Barkly West (Tnk), 1884 to 1997. The record is 177 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 83 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Barkly West (Tnk) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884	87 days
1885	73 days
1886	58 days
1887	46 days
1888	112 days
1889	106 days
1890	106 days
1891	36 days
1892	97 days
1893	54 days
1894	61 days
1895	152 days
1896	51 days
1898	107 days
1899	49 days
1900	43 days
1901	62 days
1902	47 days
1903	95 days
1904	61 days
1905	93 days
1906	138 days
1907	97 days
1908	37 days
1909	105 days
1910	87 days
1911	53 days
1912	90 days
1913	74 days
1914	52 days
1915	65 days
1916	66 days
1917	41 days
1918	50 days
1919	99 days
1920	13 days
1921	77 days
1922	66 days
1923	69 days
1924	92 days
1925	43 days
1926	148 days
1927	74 days
1941	14 days
1942	93 days
1943	38 days
1944	127 days
1945	82 days
1946	68 days
1947	48 days
1948	148 days
1949	57 days
1950	83 days
1951	111 days
1952	13 days
1953	15 days
1954	142 days
1955	88 days
1956	109 days
1957	60 days
1958	111 days
1959	98 days
1960	62 days
1961	98 days
1962	177 days
1963	151 days
1964	116 days
1965	105 days
1966	130 days
1967	78 days
1968	59 days
1969	69 days
1970	94 days
1971	76 days
1972	150 days
1973	160 days
1974	84 days
1975	74 days
1976	102 days
1977	76 days
1978	75 days
1979	52 days
1980	112 days
1981	124 days
1982	41 days
1983	57 days
1984	70 days
1985	173 days
1986	86 days
1987	94 days
1988	69 days
1989	102 days
1990	66 days
1991	116 days
1992	173 days
1993	88 days
1994	97 days
1995	102 days
1996	96 days
1997	45 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

89 years, 1885 to 1997

A day with at least 39.9 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 95.9 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Barkly West (Tnk): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 89 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, 89 years of values from 1885 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: 99.5 mm (3.9 in) in 1993; 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1902; 83.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1893.

Download the Data

Data for Barkly West (Tnk) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Barkly West (Tnk) 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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Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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