Spitskrans Weather Records (SF003317400)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Spitskrans (SF003317400), South Africa, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Spitskrans

Spitskrans (SF003317400) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.33 latitude and 28.42 longitude, 1,753 m (5,751 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1982, 70 years of record.
0 records set at Spitskrans still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Spitskrans set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 16 December 1981.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.33 latitude, 28.42 longitude.
Elevation: 1,753 m (5,751 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1982, 70 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 Spitskrans. 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 Spitskrans, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Spitskrans still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 129.5 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Spitskrans. The most was 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 17 March 1924.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Spitskrans
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	25 January 1952
Feb	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	15 February 1918
Mar	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	17 March 1924
Apr	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	17 April 1968
May	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	16 May 1959
Jun	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 June 1964
Jul	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 July 1939
Aug	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	4 August 1973
Sep	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	24 September 1957
Oct	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 October 1913
Nov	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	11 November 1915
Dec	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	7 December 1934

Latest Records

Latest records at Spitskrans
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1981	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1981	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1981	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1981	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1981	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1981	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1981	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1980	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1980	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1980	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	3 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1980	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1980	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1979	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1979	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1979	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1979	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1979	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1979	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1978	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1978	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1982

Yearly extremes at Spitskrans: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	1924	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	1924	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	182 days	1922	70 days	69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Spitskrans, 1913 to 1982. The record is 129.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.5 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Spitskrans by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1914	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1915	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1916	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1917	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1918	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1919	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1921	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1922	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1923	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1924	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1926	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1928	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1930	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1933	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1935	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1936	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1937	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1939	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1940	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1941	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1942	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1944	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1945	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1948	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1949	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1953	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1954	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1955	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1958	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1962	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1963	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1965	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1966	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1967	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1968	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1969	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1970	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1972	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1973	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1976	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1978	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1980	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1982	19.5 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Spitskrans, 1913 to 1982. The record is 190.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.4 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Spitskrans by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1914	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1915	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1916	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1917	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1918	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1919	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1922	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1923	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1924	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1926	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1927	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1928	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1929	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1930	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1931	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1932	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1933	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1934	165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1935	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1936	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1937	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1938	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1939	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1940	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1941	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1943	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1944	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1945	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1946	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1947	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1948	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1949	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1950	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1951	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1952	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1953	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1955	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1956	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1957	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1958	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1960	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1961	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1962	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1963	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1964	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1965	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1966	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1967	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1968	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1969	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1971	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1972	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1973	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1974	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1975	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1976	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1977	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1978	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1979	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1980	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1981	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1982	47.0 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Spitskrans, 1913 to 1982. The record is 182 days in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Spitskrans by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	18 days
1914	123 days
1915	52 days
1916	130 days
1917	29 days
1918	108 days
1919	73 days
1920	141 days
1921	140 days
1922	182 days
1923	72 days
1924	33 days
1926	51 days
1927	111 days
1928	66 days
1929	24 days
1930	82 days
1931	98 days
1932	91 days
1933	70 days
1934	52 days
1935	92 days
1936	128 days
1937	150 days
1938	26 days
1939	51 days
1940	46 days
1941	76 days
1942	60 days
1943	37 days
1944	92 days
1945	139 days
1946	63 days
1947	52 days
1948	84 days
1949	49 days
1950	27 days
1951	53 days
1952	35 days
1953	53 days
1954	81 days
1955	89 days
1956	79 days
1957	39 days
1958	84 days
1959	78 days
1960	52 days
1961	53 days
1962	114 days
1963	72 days
1964	44 days
1965	42 days
1966	82 days
1967	87 days
1968	44 days
1969	40 days
1970	41 days
1971	53 days
1972	85 days
1973	58 days
1974	62 days
1975	54 days
1976	90 days
1977	133 days
1978	72 days
1979	37 days
1980	85 days
1981	71 days
1982	13 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

66 years, 1914 to 1981

A day with at least 54.0 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.5 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Spitskrans: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1914 to 1981.

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: 116.5 mm (4.6 in) in 1968; 112.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1934; 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1952.

Download the Data

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

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

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