Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Upington Agr. (SF003174470), South Africa, with 75 years of record.
Key Facts for Upington Agr.
Upington Agr. (SF003174470) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.45 latitude and 21.25 longitude, 794 m (2,605 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1951 to 2025, 75 years of record.
1,464 records set at Upington Agr. still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Upington Agr. tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 28.2 C (82.8 F) on 24 June 2025.
About the Station
Location: South Africa, -28.45 latitude, 21.25 longitude.
Elevation: 794 m (2,605 ft).
Period of record: 1951 to 2025, 75 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
3 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Upington Agr.. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Upington Agr., with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
45.3 C (113.5 F)
8.5 C (47.3 F)
40.9 C (105.6 F)
13.5 C (56.3 F)
Feb
44.1 C (111.4 F)
8.6 C (47.5 F)
39.9 C (103.8 F)
18.9 C (66.0 F)
Mar
42.3 C (108.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
38.2 C (100.8 F)
14.6 C (58.3 F)
Apr
38.1 C (100.6 F)
-0.9 C (30.4 F)
33.7 C (92.7 F)
8.8 C (47.8 F)
May
34.8 C (94.6 F)
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
27.7 C (81.9 F)
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
Jun
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-7.9 C (17.8 F)
28.2 C (82.8 F)
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
Jul
30.8 C (87.4 F)
-6.6 C (20.1 F)
27.1 C (80.8 F)
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
Aug
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
29.8 C (85.6 F)
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
Sep
39.3 C (102.7 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
42.1 C (107.8 F)
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
43.9 C (111.0 F)
5.4 C (41.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
44.4 C (111.9 F)
5.8 C (42.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Upington Agr. still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at Upington Agr. by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1951
4
1952
12
1953
26
1954
25
1955
37
1956
37
1957
13
1958
13
1959
24
1960
16
1961
21
1962
17
1963
13
1964
22
1965
29
1966
18
1967
18
1968
28
1969
13
1970
23
1971
15
1972
15
1973
14
1974
31
1975
25
1976
21
1977
7
1978
13
1979
10
1980
18
1981
18
1982
15
1983
27
1984
26
1985
28
1986
17
1987
15
1988
16
1989
26
1990
16
1991
9
1992
29
1993
18
1994
16
1995
27
1996
23
1997
27
1998
36
1999
21
2000
14
2001
12
2002
14
2003
19
2004
3
2005
11
2006
10
2007
20
2008
9
2009
9
2010
24
2011
19
2012
23
2013
18
2014
13
2015
34
2016
28
2017
16
2018
12
2019
24
2020
19
2021
23
2022
15
2023
37
2024
48
2025
2
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Upington Agr. between 31 December 1984 and 5 January 2016. Each dot is a new record.
When Upington Agr. set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1984-12-31
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.0 C (109.4 F)
1985-01-03
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.6 C (85.3 F)
1992-01-27
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.1 C (111.4 F)
1996-02-29
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2004-03-21
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2011-03-16
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2012-01-08
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.5 C (112.1 F)
2016-01-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.3 C (113.5 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 103.9 mm (4.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Upington Agr.. The most was 103.9 mm (4.1 in) on 16 March 2011.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Upington Agr.
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
25 January 1991
Feb
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
29 February 1996
Mar
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
16 March 2011
Apr
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
27 April 2004
May
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
27 May 1958
Jun
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
18 June 2008
Jul
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
18 July 1993
Aug
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
12 August 1979
Sep
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
11 September 1962
Oct
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2 October 1999
Nov
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
29 November 1977
Dec
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
29 December 1998
Period of Record Coverage
1951 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
75 years of record at Upington Agr., 1951 to 2025. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 2002, 2003, 2017 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 51 complete years at Upington Agr., 1953 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.8 C (69.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 19.2 C (66.5 F), and the warmest was 2023, at 22.4 C (72.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Upington Agr. as warming stripes, 1953 to 2023
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1953
19.7 C
-1.04 C
1956
19.4 C
-1.42 C
1959
20.1 C
-0.63 C
1960
20.7 C
-0.10 C
1961
20.3 C
-0.43 C
1962
20.6 C
-0.13 C
1963
20.5 C
-0.24 C
1964
19.9 C
-0.90 C
1965
20.2 C
-0.54 C
1966
20.9 C
+0.15 C
1967
20.2 C
-0.58 C
1968
19.2 C
-1.61 C
1969
20.3 C
-0.43 C
1970
20.3 C
-0.43 C
1971
20.3 C
-0.46 C
1972
21.0 C
+0.23 C
1973
20.7 C
-0.11 C
1974
19.3 C
-1.44 C
1975
19.6 C
-1.17 C
1976
19.3 C
-1.43 C
1977
20.3 C
-0.52 C
1978
20.0 C
-0.80 C
1979
21.0 C
+0.23 C
1980
21.0 C
+0.24 C
1981
20.6 C
-0.20 C
1982
21.0 C
+0.23 C
1983
21.3 C
+0.51 C
1984
21.3 C
+0.55 C
1985
21.2 C
+0.44 C
1986
21.4 C
+0.58 C
1987
21.6 C
+0.87 C
1989
19.9 C
-0.83 C
1990
21.0 C
+0.19 C
1991
20.3 C
-0.50 C
1992
20.9 C
+0.08 C
1993
21.8 C
+0.99 C
1994
21.3 C
+0.52 C
1995
21.4 C
+0.67 C
1996
20.3 C
-0.43 C
1997
21.0 C
+0.19 C
1998
21.5 C
+0.76 C
1999
21.9 C
+1.14 C
2000
20.5 C
-0.25 C
2001
21.4 C
+0.66 C
2002
21.6 C
+0.81 C
2016
22.0 C
+1.20 C
2017
21.9 C
+1.09 C
2020
21.9 C
+1.12 C
2021
21.5 C
+0.68 C
2022
21.9 C
+1.16 C
2023
22.4 C
+1.58 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1953 to 2023. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 51 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Upington Agr.
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.6 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
1953 to 2023
51
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.6) per decade
1.0 F (0.8 to 1.1) per decade
1953 to 2023
51
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.10 C (-0.03 to 0.23) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1953 to 2023
51
Not clearly different from zero
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1951 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Upington Agr.: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.3 C (113.5 F)
2016
41.8 C (107.2 F)
75
Coldest night (TNn)
-7.9 C (17.8 F)
1956
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
75
Wettest day (Rx1day)
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2011
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
140.8 mm (5.5 in)
2011
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
72
Longest dry spell (CDD)
152 days
1990
67 days
74
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Upington Agr., 1951 to 2025. The record is 45.3 C (113.5 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.8 C (107.2 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Upington Agr. by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1951
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1952
38.7 C (101.7 F)
1953
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1954
40.2 C (104.4 F)
1955
37.4 C (99.3 F)
1956
40.7 C (105.3 F)
1957
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1958
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1959
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1960
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1961
41.3 C (106.3 F)
1962
41.5 C (106.7 F)
1963
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1964
41.2 C (106.2 F)
1965
41.8 C (107.2 F)
1966
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1967
40.1 C (104.2 F)
1968
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1969
41.6 C (106.9 F)
1970
40.9 C (105.6 F)
1971
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1972
42.4 C (108.3 F)
1973
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1974
41.2 C (106.2 F)
1975
40.5 C (104.9 F)
1976
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1977
41.5 C (106.7 F)
1978
41.3 C (106.3 F)
1979
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1980
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1981
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1982
42.3 C (108.1 F)
1983
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1985
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1986
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1987
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1988
42.3 C (108.1 F)
1989
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1990
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1991
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1992
44.1 C (111.4 F)
1993
43.4 C (110.1 F)
1994
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1995
43.6 C (110.5 F)
1996
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1997
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1998
43.2 C (109.8 F)
1999
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2000
41.3 C (106.3 F)
2001
41.4 C (106.5 F)
2002
41.6 C (106.9 F)
2003
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2004
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2005
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2006
41.6 C (106.9 F)
2007
42.1 C (107.8 F)
2008
41.8 C (107.2 F)
2009
43.2 C (109.8 F)
2010
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2011
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2012
44.5 C (112.1 F)
2013
43.5 C (110.3 F)
2014
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2015
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2016
45.3 C (113.5 F)
2017
40.9 C (105.6 F)
2018
42.6 C (108.7 F)
2019
42.4 C (108.3 F)
2020
41.9 C (107.4 F)
2021
40.9 C (105.6 F)
2022
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2023
44.4 C (111.9 F)
2024
44.1 C (111.4 F)
2025
40.9 C (105.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Upington Agr., 1951 to 2025. The record is -7.9 C (17.8 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.2 C (26.2 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Upington Agr. by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1951
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1952
-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1953
-6.6 C (20.1 F)
1954
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1955
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
1956
-7.9 C (17.8 F)
1957
-4.9 C (23.2 F)
1958
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1959
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1960
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
1961
-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1962
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1963
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
1964
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1965
-4.1 C (24.6 F)
1966
-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1967
-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1968
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1969
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1970
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1971
-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1972
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1973
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1974
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1975
-4.3 C (24.3 F)
1976
-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1977
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1978
-4.1 C (24.6 F)
1979
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1980
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1981
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1982
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1983
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1984
-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1985
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1986
-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1987
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1988
-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1989
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1990
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1991
-4.7 C (23.5 F)
1992
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1993
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1994
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1995
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1996
-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1997
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1998
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1999
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2000
-5.3 C (22.5 F)
2001
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2002
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2003
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
2004
-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2005
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2006
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2007
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
2008
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2009
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2010
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2011
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
2012
-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2013
-2.4 C (27.7 F)
2014
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2015
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2016
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2017
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2018
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
2019
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2020
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2021
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2022
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2023
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2024
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2025
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Upington Agr., 1951 to 2025. The record is 103.9 mm (4.1 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Upington Agr. by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951
10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1952
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1953
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1956
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1957
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1960
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1961
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1963
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966
10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1967
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1968
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1971
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1972
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1973
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1982
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1984
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1985
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1986
11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1987
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1988
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1989
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1990
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1991
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1993
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1995
26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1996
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1997
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1998
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1999
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2000
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2001
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2002
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2003
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2004
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2005
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2006
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2007
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2008
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2009
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2010
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2011
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2012
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2013
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2014
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2015
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2016
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2017
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2018
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2019
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2020
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2021
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2022
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2023
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2024
n/a
2025
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Upington Agr., 1951 to 2025. The record is 140.8 mm (5.5 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Upington Agr. by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1952
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1953
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1954
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1957
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1959
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1960
24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1961
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1963
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1967
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1968
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1971
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1976
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1977
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1982
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1983
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986
12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1987
22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1988
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1990
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1992
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1993
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995
27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1996
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1998
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2000
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2001
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2002
125.1 mm (4.9 in)
2003
45.8 mm (1.8 in)
2004
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
2005
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
2006
9.0 mm (0.35 in)
2007
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2008
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
2009
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2010
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2011
140.8 mm (5.5 in)
2012
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
2013
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2014
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2015
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2016
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2017
47.3 mm (1.9 in)
2018
19.5 mm (0.8 in)
2019
n/a
2020
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
2021
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
2022
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2023
n/a
2024
n/a
2025
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Upington Agr., 1951 to 2025. The record is 152 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Upington Agr. by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951
59 days
1952
85 days
1953
120 days
1954
109 days
1955
29 days
1956
149 days
1957
42 days
1958
90 days
1959
51 days
1960
97 days
1961
67 days
1962
112 days
1963
63 days
1964
122 days
1965
131 days
1966
108 days
1967
102 days
1968
73 days
1969
79 days
1970
61 days
1971
51 days
1972
125 days
1973
67 days
1974
83 days
1975
67 days
1976
105 days
1977
111 days
1978
123 days
1979
39 days
1980
142 days
1981
77 days
1982
70 days
1983
97 days
1984
70 days
1985
104 days
1986
67 days
1987
68 days
1988
108 days
1989
63 days
1990
152 days
1991
49 days
1992
98 days
1993
76 days
1994
75 days
1995
83 days
1996
41 days
1997
123 days
1998
126 days
1999
130 days
2000
84 days
2001
60 days
2002
8 days
2003
20 days
2004
25 days
2005
13 days
2006
3 days
2007
3 days
2008
2 days
2009
3 days
2010
4 days
2011
3 days
2012
4 days
2013
2 days
2014
2 days
2015
3 days
2016
1 day
2017
3 days
2018
3 days
2019
3 days
2020
4 days
2021
2 days
2022
4 days
2023
2 days
2024
n/a
2025
4 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
49 years with a frost
Across 49 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Upington Agr. falls on 18 August and the median first autumn frost on 8 June, which leaves a median of 294 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Upington Agr.
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1976 to 2023)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
18 August
n/a
14 August
n/a
+0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 June
n/a
11 June
n/a
+1.0 days per decade
Growing days
294 days
n/a
299 days
n/a
+0.1 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
45 years, 1953 to 2000
A day with at least 32.1 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 81.7 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Upington Agr.: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
5 years
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
10 years
55.5 mm (2.2 in)
25 years
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
50 years
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
Longer than the 45 years of record
100 years
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
Longer than the 45 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, 45 years of values from 1953 to 2000.
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: 84.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1996; 64.0 mm (2.5 in) in 2000; 60.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1953.
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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.