Papkuil Weather Records (SF003223290)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Papkuil (SF003223290), South Africa, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Papkuil

Papkuil (SF003223290) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.48 latitude and 23.67 longitude, 1,419 m (4,656 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1996, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Papkuil still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Papkuil set a daily record precipitation of 1.0 mm (0.04 in) on 16 July 1996.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.48 latitude, 23.67 longitude.
Elevation: 1,419 m (4,656 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1996, 78 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 Papkuil. 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 Papkuil, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Papkuil still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Papkuil between 30 January 1955 and 30 January 1955. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 141.0 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Papkuil. The most was 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 30 January 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Papkuil
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	30 January 1955
Feb	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	22 February 1988
Mar	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	1 March 1974
Apr	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	9 April 1969
May	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 May 1974
Jun	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 June 1976
Jul	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 July 1939
Aug	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 August 1950
Sep	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 September 1978
Oct	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 October 1938
Nov	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 November 1960
Dec	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	3 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Papkuil
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1996	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1995	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1994	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1993	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1993	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1993	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1991	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1991	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1991	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1990	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1990	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1990	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1990	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1990	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1 year	10 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1990	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1989	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1989	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1989	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1989	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1988	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1996

Yearly extremes at Papkuil: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	1955	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	295.0 mm (11.6 in)	1988	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	276 days	1992	102 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Papkuil, 1919 to 1996. The record is 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.0 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Papkuil by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1920	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1921	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1922	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1923	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1924	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1925	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1926	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1928	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1929	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1930	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1931	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1932	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1933	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1935	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1936	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1939	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1940	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1943	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1944	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1946	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1948	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1949	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1952	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1953	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1954	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1956	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1957	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1959	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1960	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1961	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1965	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1966	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1967	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1970	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1973	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1975	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1982	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1984	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1988	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1989	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1990	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1992	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1993	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1994	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1996	25.5 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Papkuil, 1919 to 1996. The record is 295.0 mm (11.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.3 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Papkuil by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1920	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1921	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1922	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1923	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1924	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1925	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1926	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1927	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1928	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1929	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1930	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1931	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1932	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1933	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1934	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1935	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1936	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1938	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1939	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1940	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1941	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1942	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1943	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1944	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1946	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1947	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1948	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1949	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1951	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1952	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1954	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1955	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1956	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1957	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1958	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1961	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1963	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1965	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1967	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1968	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1970	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1973	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1974	246.0 mm (9.7 in)
1975	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1976	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1979	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1984	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1986	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	295.0 mm (11.6 in)
1989	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1990	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1992	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1993	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1995	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1996	41.5 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Papkuil, 1919 to 1996. The record is 276 days in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 102 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Papkuil by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	29 days
1920	96 days
1921	56 days
1922	61 days
1923	69 days
1924	109 days
1925	42 days
1926	146 days
1927	80 days
1928	110 days
1929	102 days
1930	75 days
1931	190 days
1932	102 days
1933	74 days
1934	78 days
1935	125 days
1936	76 days
1937	162 days
1938	67 days
1939	50 days
1940	87 days
1941	150 days
1942	145 days
1943	55 days
1944	93 days
1945	119 days
1946	68 days
1947	43 days
1948	149 days
1949	68 days
1950	49 days
1951	147 days
1952	37 days
1953	131 days
1954	142 days
1955	56 days
1956	148 days
1957	30 days
1958	148 days
1959	143 days
1960	77 days
1961	97 days
1962	191 days
1963	111 days
1964	108 days
1965	87 days
1966	131 days
1967	78 days
1968	114 days
1969	128 days
1970	68 days
1971	163 days
1972	220 days
1973	103 days
1974	83 days
1975	129 days
1976	102 days
1977	148 days
1978	83 days
1979	58 days
1980	135 days
1981	149 days
1982	99 days
1983	57 days
1984	139 days
1985	124 days
1986	117 days
1987	95 days
1988	124 days
1989	102 days
1990	85 days
1991	62 days
1992	276 days
1993	41 days
1994	185 days
1995	149 days
1996	107 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

71 years, 1920 to 1995

A day with at least 43.1 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 158.8 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Papkuil: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
100 years	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1920 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: 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1955; 138.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1988; 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

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