Kareepan Weather Records (SF003272640)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kareepan (SF003272640), South Africa, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Kareepan

Kareepan (SF003272640) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.40 latitude and 26.15 longitude, 1,341 m (4,400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1997, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Kareepan still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kareepan set a daily record precipitation of 14.5 mm (0.6 in) on 30 August 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.40 latitude, 26.15 longitude.
Elevation: 1,341 m (4,400 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1997, 79 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 Kareepan. 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 Kareepan, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Kareepan still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Kareepan between 19 November 1963 and 6 April 1968. Each dot is a new record.

When Kareepan set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1963-11-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1966-01-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1968-04-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 138.0 mm (5.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 138.0 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kareepan. The most was 138.0 mm (5.4 in) on 6 April 1968.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kareepan
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	21 January 1966
Feb	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2 February 1945
Mar	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	3 March 1920
Apr	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	6 April 1968
May	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 May 1934
Jun	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	3 June 1961
Jul	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	9 July 1929
Aug	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	18 August 1960
Sep	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	11 September 1957
Oct	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	29 October 1985
Nov	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	19 November 1963
Dec	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	22 December 1932

Latest Records

Latest records at Kareepan
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 August 1997	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1997	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1997	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1996	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1996	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1996	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	6 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1996	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1996	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	1 year	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1995	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1995	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Kareepan: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	1968	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	201.8 mm (7.9 in)	1966	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	224 days	1933	100 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kareepan, 1919 to 1997. The record is 138.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kareepan by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1920	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1921	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1922	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1924	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1925	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1928	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1931	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1932	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1933	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1934	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1935	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1938	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1941	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1943	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1944	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1946	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1950	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1951	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1952	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1954	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1958	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1959	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1963	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1964	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1965	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1966	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1967	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1968	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1969	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1970	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1972	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1973	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1979	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1980	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1984	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1986	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1991	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1993	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1994	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1995	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1996	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	48.5 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kareepan, 1919 to 1997. The record is 201.8 mm (7.9 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.8 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kareepan by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1920	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1921	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1922	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1923	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1924	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1925	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1926	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1927	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1928	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1929	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1930	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1932	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1933	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1934	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1935	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1937	119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1938	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1940	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1941	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1943	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1944	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1945	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1946	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1947	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1948	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1949	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1950	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1951	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1952	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1953	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1954	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1955	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1956	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1957	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1959	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1960	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1961	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1962	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1964	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1965	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1966	201.8 mm (7.9 in)
1967	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1968	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1969	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1970	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1972	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1973	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1974	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1975	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1976	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1977	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1981	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1982	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1984	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1985	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1986	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1987	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1988	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1989	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1990	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1991	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1992	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1993	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1994	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1995	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1996	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1997	81.1 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kareepan, 1919 to 1997. The record is 224 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 100 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kareepan by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	37 days
1920	170 days
1921	203 days
1922	84 days
1923	66 days
1924	84 days
1925	50 days
1926	91 days
1927	92 days
1928	120 days
1929	29 days
1930	86 days
1931	110 days
1932	178 days
1933	224 days
1934	136 days
1935	33 days
1936	142 days
1937	217 days
1938	128 days
1939	81 days
1940	140 days
1941	195 days
1942	110 days
1943	49 days
1944	97 days
1945	142 days
1946	98 days
1947	130 days
1948	148 days
1949	55 days
1950	51 days
1951	53 days
1952	88 days
1953	59 days
1954	137 days
1955	79 days
1956	135 days
1957	73 days
1958	149 days
1959	100 days
1960	34 days
1961	93 days
1962	178 days
1963	72 days
1964	203 days
1965	159 days
1966	200 days
1967	144 days
1968	53 days
1969	70 days
1970	60 days
1971	161 days
1972	176 days
1973	58 days
1974	106 days
1975	111 days
1976	101 days
1977	133 days
1978	127 days
1979	49 days
1980	129 days
1981	77 days
1982	41 days
1983	74 days
1984	116 days
1985	122 days
1986	85 days
1987	59 days
1988	58 days
1989	139 days
1990	39 days
1991	97 days
1992	129 days
1993	115 days
1994	194 days
1995	101 days
1996	50 days
1997	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

76 years, 1920 to 1997

A day with at least 57.5 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.3 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kareepan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1920 to 1997.

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: 138.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1968; 137.5 mm (5.4 in) in 1966; 116.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1963.

Download the Data

Data for Kareepan standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kareepan 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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