Kirklington Weather Records (SF002963790)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kirklington (SF002963790), South Africa, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Kirklington

Kirklington (SF002963790) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.83 latitude and 27.72 longitude, 1,655 m (5,430 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1997, 87 years of record.
0 records set at Kirklington still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kirklington set a daily record precipitation of 25.5 mm (1.0 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.83 latitude, 27.72 longitude.
Elevation: 1,655 m (5,430 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1997, 87 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 Kirklington. 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 Kirklington, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Kirklington still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 101.9 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kirklington. The most was 101.9 mm (4.0 in) on 14 March 1936.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kirklington
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	30 January 1967
Feb	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	10 February 1976
Mar	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	14 March 1936
Apr	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	11 April 1931
May	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 May 1997
Jun	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	3 June 1986
Jul	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 July 1943
Aug	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23 September 1980
Oct	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	2 October 1993
Nov	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 November 1934
Dec	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 December 1914

Latest Records

Latest records at Kirklington
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1997	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Kirklington, ZA	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1997	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1997	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1996	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1996	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1996	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1995	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1995	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1995	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1994	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1993	Kirklington, ZA	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1993	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1992	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Kirklington: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	1936	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	191.2 mm (7.5 in)	1967	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	134 days	1945	56 days	87

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kirklington, 1911 to 1997. The record is 101.9 mm (4.0 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.2 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kirklington by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1912	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1913	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1914	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1915	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1917	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1918	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1919	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1920	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1921	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1922	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1923	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1925	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1929	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1930	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1931	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1934	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1935	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1937	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1938	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1939	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1940	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1943	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1944	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1945	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1949	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1950	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1952	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1953	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1955	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1959	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1961	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1964	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1965	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1966	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1967	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1968	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1970	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1972	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1973	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1974	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1975	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1977	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1978	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1979	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1982	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1983	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1984	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1985	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1986	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1987	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1989	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1990	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1991	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1992	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1993	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1994	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1995	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1996	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1997	46.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kirklington, 1911 to 1997. The record is 191.2 mm (7.5 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.2 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kirklington by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1912	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1913	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1914	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1915	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1916	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1917	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1918	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1919	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1920	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1921	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1922	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1923	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1925	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1926	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1927	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1928	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1929	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1930	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1931	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1932	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1933	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1934	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1935	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1936	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1937	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1938	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1940	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1942	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1943	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1944	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1946	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1947	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1948	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1949	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1950	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1951	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1952	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1955	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1956	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1957	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1958	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1959	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1960	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1961	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1962	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1963	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1964	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1965	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1967	191.2 mm (7.5 in)
1968	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1969	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1970	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1972	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1973	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1974	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1975	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1976	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1977	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1978	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1979	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1980	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1981	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1982	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1983	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1984	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1985	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1986	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1987	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1988	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1989	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1990	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1992	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1993	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1994	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1995	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1996	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1997	91.1 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kirklington, 1911 to 1997. The record is 134 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 56 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kirklington by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	56 days
1912	66 days
1913	43 days
1914	50 days
1915	50 days
1916	65 days
1917	19 days
1918	47 days
1919	68 days
1920	74 days
1921	84 days
1922	35 days
1923	56 days
1924	40 days
1925	54 days
1926	77 days
1927	69 days
1928	69 days
1929	30 days
1930	29 days
1931	59 days
1932	95 days
1933	33 days
1934	52 days
1935	77 days
1936	79 days
1937	69 days
1938	25 days
1939	30 days
1940	41 days
1941	73 days
1942	66 days
1943	37 days
1944	91 days
1945	134 days
1946	67 days
1947	48 days
1948	88 days
1949	49 days
1950	28 days
1951	28 days
1952	34 days
1953	54 days
1954	113 days
1955	57 days
1956	64 days
1957	32 days
1958	103 days
1959	57 days
1960	19 days
1961	51 days
1962	115 days
1963	46 days
1964	45 days
1965	49 days
1966	83 days
1967	79 days
1968	38 days
1969	40 days
1970	40 days
1971	55 days
1972	85 days
1973	58 days
1974	64 days
1975	50 days
1976	65 days
1977	93 days
1978	40 days
1979	36 days
1980	65 days
1981	71 days
1982	39 days
1983	46 days
1984	76 days
1985	96 days
1986	84 days
1987	70 days
1988	49 days
1989	53 days
1990	53 days
1991	87 days
1992	121 days
1993	43 days
1994	65 days
1995	87 days
1996	50 days
1997	46 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

81 years, 1912 to 1996

A day with at least 46.1 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 103.5 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kirklington: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1912 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: 101.9 mm (4.0 in) in 1936; 92.0 mm (3.6 in) in 1967; 85.8 mm (3.4 in) in 1988.

Download the Data

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