Kranskop (Tnk) Weather Records (SF003026280)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kranskop (Tnk) (SF003026280), South Africa, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Kranskop (Tnk)

Kranskop (Tnk) (SF003026280) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.97 latitude and 30.85 longitude, 1,173 m (3,848 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1932 to 1997, 66 years of record.
0 records set at Kranskop (Tnk) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kranskop (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 15 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.97 latitude, 30.85 longitude.
Elevation: 1,173 m (3,848 ft).
Period of record: 1932 to 1997, 66 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 Kranskop (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 Kranskop (Tnk), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Kranskop (Tnk) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Kranskop (Tnk) between 28 September 1987 and 28 September 1987. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 254.0 mm (10.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kranskop (Tnk). The most was 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 28 September 1987.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kranskop (Tnk)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	27 January 1997
Feb	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	21 February 1932
Mar	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	3 March 1982
Apr	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 April 1949
May	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	5 May 1940
Jun	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	2 June 1947
Jul	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	3 July 1963
Aug	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 August 1943
Sep	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	11 October 1993
Nov	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	25 November 1947
Dec	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	4 December 1987

Latest Records

Latest records at Kranskop (Tnk)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1997	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1997	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1997	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1997	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1997	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1997	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1997	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1996	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1996	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1996	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1995	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1995	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1995	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	tie	21 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1932 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Kranskop (Tnk): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	1987	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	442.0 mm (17.4 in)	1987	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	134 days	1955	53 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kranskop (Tnk), 1932 to 1997. The record is 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.8 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kranskop (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1932	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1933	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1934	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1935	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1939	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940	245.1 mm (9.6 in)
1941	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1943	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1946	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1948	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1951	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1954	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1956	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1957	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1958	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1960	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1964	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1965	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1968	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1973	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1975	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1977	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1978	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1982	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1985	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1987	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1988	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1989	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1993	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1996	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	125.5 mm (4.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kranskop (Tnk), 1932 to 1997. The record is 442.0 mm (17.4 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.0 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kranskop (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1932	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1933	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1934	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1935	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1936	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1937	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1938	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1939	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1940	337.3 mm (13.3 in)
1941	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1942	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1943	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1944	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1945	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1946	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1948	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1949	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1950	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1951	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1952	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1953	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1954	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1955	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1956	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1957	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1958	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1959	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1960	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1961	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1962	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1963	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1964	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1965	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1966	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1967	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1969	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1971	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1972	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1973	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1974	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1975	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1976	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1977	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1978	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1979	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1980	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1982	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1985	209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1986	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1987	442.0 mm (17.4 in)
1988	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1989	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1990	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1991	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1992	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1994	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1995	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1996	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1997	125.5 mm (4.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kranskop (Tnk), 1932 to 1997. The record is 134 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kranskop (Tnk) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1932	30 days
1933	95 days
1934	39 days
1935	66 days
1936	63 days
1937	72 days
1938	49 days
1939	47 days
1940	41 days
1941	48 days
1942	46 days
1943	22 days
1944	29 days
1945	77 days
1946	54 days
1947	53 days
1948	77 days
1949	48 days
1950	55 days
1951	66 days
1952	29 days
1953	47 days
1954	27 days
1955	134 days
1956	66 days
1957	63 days
1958	54 days
1959	77 days
1960	92 days
1961	48 days
1962	80 days
1963	58 days
1964	37 days
1965	37 days
1966	67 days
1967	42 days
1968	84 days
1969	23 days
1970	60 days
1971	33 days
1972	27 days
1973	83 days
1974	36 days
1975	57 days
1976	87 days
1977	94 days
1978	68 days
1979	38 days
1980	68 days
1981	28 days
1982	42 days
1983	55 days
1984	33 days
1985	46 days
1986	56 days
1987	40 days
1988	40 days
1989	48 days
1990	72 days
1991	53 days
1992	120 days
1993	104 days
1994	57 days
1995	25 days
1996	47 days
1997	33 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

63 years, 1933 to 1995

A day with at least 56.8 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 213.3 mm (8.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kranskop (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	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
25 years	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
50 years	170.3 mm (6.7 in)
100 years	213.3 mm (8.4 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1933 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: 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1987; 245.1 mm (9.6 in) in 1940; 118.5 mm (4.7 in) in 1984.

Download the Data

Data for Kranskop (Tnk) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kranskop (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).

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