Mequatlingsnek Weather Records (SF002955390)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mequatlingsnek (SF002955390), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Mequatlingsnek

Mequatlingsnek (SF002955390) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.98 latitude and 27.30 longitude, 1,570 m (5,151 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1996, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Mequatlingsnek still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mequatlingsnek set a daily record precipitation of 15.0 mm (0.6 in) on 16 May 1996.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.98 latitude, 27.30 longitude.
Elevation: 1,570 m (5,151 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1996, 74 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 Mequatlingsnek. 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 Mequatlingsnek, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Mequatlingsnek still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 125.7 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mequatlingsnek. The most was 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 3 November 1935.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mequatlingsnek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	15 January 1934
Feb	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	23 February 1972
Mar	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	12 March 1991
Apr	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	14 April 1978
May	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 May 1934
Jun	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 July 1943
Aug	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	12 September 1957
Oct	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	16 October 1995
Nov	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	3 November 1935
Dec	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 December 1956

Latest Records

Latest records at Mequatlingsnek
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 May 1996	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1996	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1996	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1995	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1995	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1994	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1994	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1994	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1994	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	3 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1994	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1993	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1993	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1993	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1992	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1992	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1992	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1991	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	tie	12 years	2 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1996

Yearly extremes at Mequatlingsnek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	1935	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	1967	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	170 days	1945	70 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mequatlingsnek, 1923 to 1996. The record is 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.5 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mequatlingsnek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1924	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1925	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1926	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1927	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1928	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1930	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1931	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1933	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1935	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1936	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1937	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1938	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1939	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1940	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1941	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1942	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1946	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1948	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1951	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1955	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1956	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1958	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1959	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1961	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1962	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1963	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1964	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1966	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1967	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1968	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1970	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1971	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1973	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1974	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1976	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1979	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1992	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1993	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1996	52.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mequatlingsnek, 1923 to 1996. The record is 193.5 mm (7.6 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.9 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mequatlingsnek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1924	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1925	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1926	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1928	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1929	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1930	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1932	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1933	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1934	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1935	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1936	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1937	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1938	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1939	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1940	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1941	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1942	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1943	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1944	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1945	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1946	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1947	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1948	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1951	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1953	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1954	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1956	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1957	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1958	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1959	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1960	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1962	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1963	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1964	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1965	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1966	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1967	193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1968	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1969	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1973	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1975	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1976	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1977	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1978	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1979	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1980	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1981	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1982	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1984	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1985	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1986	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1987	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1988	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1989	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1990	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1991	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1992	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1993	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1994	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1995	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1996	88.0 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mequatlingsnek, 1923 to 1996. The record is 170 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mequatlingsnek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	60 days
1924	48 days
1925	46 days
1926	65 days
1927	67 days
1928	67 days
1929	43 days
1930	80 days
1931	100 days
1932	91 days
1933	61 days
1934	55 days
1935	77 days
1936	139 days
1937	116 days
1938	50 days
1939	57 days
1940	41 days
1941	73 days
1942	91 days
1943	38 days
1944	93 days
1945	170 days
1946	65 days
1947	50 days
1948	108 days
1949	20 days
1950	28 days
1951	72 days
1952	78 days
1953	89 days
1954	99 days
1955	80 days
1956	68 days
1957	69 days
1958	110 days
1959	57 days
1960	36 days
1961	71 days
1962	125 days
1963	40 days
1964	65 days
1965	41 days
1966	129 days
1967	87 days
1968	38 days
1969	40 days
1970	42 days
1971	41 days
1972	94 days
1973	53 days
1974	105 days
1975	53 days
1976	120 days
1977	114 days
1978	46 days
1979	45 days
1980	122 days
1981	73 days
1982	39 days
1983	72 days
1984	115 days
1985	102 days
1986	86 days
1987	95 days
1988	49 days
1989	54 days
1990	68 days
1991	88 days
1992	132 days
1993	87 days
1994	150 days
1995	147 days
1996	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

69 years, 1924 to 1995

A day with at least 51.6 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.3 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mequatlingsnek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1924 to 1995.

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: 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1935; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1934; 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1972.

Download the Data

Data for Mequatlingsnek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Mequatlingsnek 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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