Harrismith (Tnk) Weather Records (SF003332260)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Harrismith (Tnk) (SF003332260), South Africa, with 114 years of record.

Key Facts for Harrismith (Tnk)

Harrismith (Tnk) (SF003332260) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.27 latitude and 29.13 longitude, 1,631 m (5,351 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 1995, 114 years of record.
0 records set at Harrismith (Tnk) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Harrismith (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 16.5 mm (0.6 in) on 21 April 1994.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.27 latitude, 29.13 longitude.
Elevation: 1,631 m (5,351 ft).
Period of record: 1882 to 1995, 114 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 Harrismith (Tnk). 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 Harrismith (Tnk), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Harrismith (Tnk) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Harrismith (Tnk) between 3 March 1976 and 3 March 1976. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 125.0 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Harrismith (Tnk). The most was 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 3 March 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Harrismith (Tnk)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	2 January 1974
Feb	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	14 February 1918
Mar	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	3 March 1976
Apr	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14 April 1892
May	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	25 May 1936
Jun	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	14 June 1944
Jul	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 July 1939
Aug	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 August 1984
Sep	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	12 September 1957
Oct	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	2 October 1976
Nov	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 November 1893
Dec	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 December 1977

Latest Records

Latest records at Harrismith (Tnk)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1994	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1994	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1994	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1994	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1993	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1993	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1993	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	tie	10 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1993	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1992	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1991	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1990	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1989	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1989	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1989	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 1989	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1989	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	106 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1989	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	106 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1989	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1988	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1988	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1882 to 1995

Yearly extremes at Harrismith (Tnk): 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)	1976	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	1956	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	211 days	1974	75 days	85

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Harrismith (Tnk), 1882 to 1995. The record is 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.5 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Harrismith (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1883	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1885	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1886	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1887	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1888	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1889	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1890	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1891	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1892	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1893	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1894	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1895	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1917	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1919	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1920	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1921	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1925	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1926	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1927	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1928	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1929	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1930	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1933	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1934	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1935	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1937	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1940	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1943	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1944	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1945	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1946	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1956	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1957	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1958	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1960	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1962	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1963	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1965	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1967	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1969	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1973	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1974	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1976	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1977	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1979	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1980	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1982	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1983	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1985	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1988	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1990	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1993	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1994	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	27.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Harrismith (Tnk), 1882 to 1995. The record is 173.4 mm (6.8 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.2 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Harrismith (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1883	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1885	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1886	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1887	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1888	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1889	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1890	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1891	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1892	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1893	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1894	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1895	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1916	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1918	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1919	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1922	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1923	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1924	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1925	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1926	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1927	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1928	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1929	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1930	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1931	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1932	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1933	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1934	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1935	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1936	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1937	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1938	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1939	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1940	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1941	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1942	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1943	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1944	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1945	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1946	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	173.4 mm (6.8 in)
1957	162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1958	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1959	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1960	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1961	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1962	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1963	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1964	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1965	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1967	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1968	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1971	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1975	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1976	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1977	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1978	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1979	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1980	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1981	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1982	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1983	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1984	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1985	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1986	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1988	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1989	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1990	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1994	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1995	53.5 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Harrismith (Tnk), 1882 to 1995. The record is 211 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 75 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Harrismith (Tnk) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	53 days
1883	87 days
1885	27 days
1886	46 days
1887	72 days
1888	35 days
1889	90 days
1890	58 days
1891	68 days
1892	25 days
1893	17 days
1894	13 days
1895	21 days
1916	131 days
1917	18 days
1918	68 days
1919	73 days
1920	121 days
1921	125 days
1922	52 days
1923	39 days
1924	89 days
1925	33 days
1926	51 days
1927	112 days
1928	96 days
1929	44 days
1930	88 days
1931	82 days
1932	91 days
1933	53 days
1934	51 days
1935	117 days
1936	107 days
1937	171 days
1938	30 days
1939	55 days
1940	81 days
1941	158 days
1942	61 days
1943	37 days
1944	90 days
1945	137 days
1946	67 days
1947	102 days
1956	4 days
1957	37 days
1958	82 days
1959	43 days
1960	52 days
1961	68 days
1962	107 days
1963	80 days
1964	43 days
1965	49 days
1966	81 days
1967	87 days
1968	51 days
1969	51 days
1970	46 days
1971	117 days
1972	85 days
1973	67 days
1974	211 days
1975	157 days
1976	119 days
1977	150 days
1978	125 days
1979	83 days
1980	130 days
1981	78 days
1982	58 days
1983	110 days
1984	73 days
1985	170 days
1986	85 days
1987	75 days
1988	31 days
1989	46 days
1990	63 days
1991	121 days
1992	105 days
1993	88 days
1994	151 days
1995	109 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, 1882 to 1994

A day with at least 47.4 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 114.7 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Harrismith (Tnk): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	114.7 mm (4.5 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 1882 to 1994.

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 1976; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1918; 88.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1974.

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Data for Harrismith (Tnk) 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).

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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