Kestell (Pol) Weather Records (SF003323490)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kestell (Pol) (SF003323490), South Africa, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Kestell (Pol)

Kestell (Pol) (SF003323490) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.32 latitude and 28.70 longitude, 1,682 m (5,518 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 1997, 91 years of record.
0 records set at Kestell (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kestell (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 8 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.32 latitude, 28.70 longitude.
Elevation: 1,682 m (5,518 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 1997, 91 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 Kestell (Pol). 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 Kestell (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Kestell (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Kestell (Pol) between 19 January 1978 and 19 January 1978. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 125.0 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kestell (Pol). The most was 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 19 January 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kestell (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	19 January 1978
Feb	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	11 February 1996
Mar	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	11 March 1988
Apr	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 April 1994
May	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	6 June 1929
Jul	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 July 1939
Aug	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 August 1987
Sep	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 September 1980
Oct	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 October 1996
Nov	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	11 November 1983
Dec	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	16 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Kestell (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1997	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 1997	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1997	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1997	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1997	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	2 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1996	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1996	Kestell (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1996	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1996	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	10 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Kestell (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1996	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1996	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1995	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Kestell (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1995	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1907 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Kestell (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	1978	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	240.1 mm (9.5 in)	1909	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	158 days	1912	77 days	70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kestell (Pol), 1907 to 1997. The record is 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.8 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kestell (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1908	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1910	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1911	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1912	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1913	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1915	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1917	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1918	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1926	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1927	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1930	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1931	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1935	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1939	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1941	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1943	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1944	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1946	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1948	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1970	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1974	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1975	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1979	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1980	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1982	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1983	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1984	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1985	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1986	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1989	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1990	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1991	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1992	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1994	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1995	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1996	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1997	37.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kestell (Pol), 1907 to 1997. The record is 240.1 mm (9.5 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.8 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kestell (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1908	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1909	240.1 mm (9.5 in)
1910	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1911	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1912	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1913	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1914	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1915	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1916	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1917	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1918	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1919	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1920	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1925	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1926	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1927	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1928	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1929	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1931	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1932	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1933	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1934	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1935	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1936	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1937	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1938	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1939	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1940	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1941	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1943	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1944	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1945	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1946	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1947	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1948	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1949	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1967	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1968	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1971	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1972	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1973	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1974	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1975	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1976	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1977	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1978	231.5 mm (9.1 in)
1979	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1980	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1981	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1982	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1983	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1984	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1985	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1986	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1987	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1989	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1991	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1992	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1993	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1994	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1995	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1996	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1997	93.5 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kestell (Pol), 1907 to 1997. The record is 158 days in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kestell (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	17 days
1908	52 days
1909	36 days
1910	92 days
1911	89 days
1912	158 days
1913	99 days
1914	81 days
1915	66 days
1916	157 days
1917	47 days
1918	124 days
1919	75 days
1920	121 days
1925	33 days
1926	92 days
1927	112 days
1928	67 days
1929	43 days
1930	82 days
1931	78 days
1932	91 days
1933	37 days
1934	51 days
1935	93 days
1936	109 days
1937	87 days
1938	33 days
1939	52 days
1940	44 days
1941	85 days
1942	59 days
1943	35 days
1944	92 days
1945	100 days
1946	128 days
1947	105 days
1948	126 days
1949	83 days
1967	57 days
1968	45 days
1969	40 days
1970	40 days
1971	52 days
1972	86 days
1973	67 days
1974	61 days
1975	119 days
1976	102 days
1977	140 days
1978	72 days
1979	39 days
1980	131 days
1981	70 days
1982	36 days
1983	41 days
1984	49 days
1985	147 days
1986	84 days
1987	67 days
1988	56 days
1989	101 days
1990	65 days
1991	84 days
1992	106 days
1993	85 days
1994	85 days
1995	71 days
1996	50 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

65 years, 1908 to 1996

A day with at least 53.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.4 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kestell (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1908 to 1996.

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: 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1978; 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1983; 123.3 mm (4.9 in) in 1988.

Download the Data

Data for Kestell (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kestell (Pol) 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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