Nqutu (Tnk) Weather Records (SF003362830)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nqutu (Tnk) (SF003362830), South Africa, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Nqutu (Tnk)

Nqutu (Tnk) (SF003362830) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.22 latitude and 30.68 longitude, 1,341 m (4,400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1985, 62 years of record.
0 records set at Nqutu (Tnk) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Nqutu (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 36.9 mm (1.5 in) on 30 October 1985.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.22 latitude, 30.68 longitude.
Elevation: 1,341 m (4,400 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1985, 62 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 Nqutu (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 Nqutu (Tnk), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Nqutu (Tnk) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Nqutu (Tnk) between 1 November 1973 and 30 January 1984. Each dot is a new record.

When Nqutu (Tnk) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1973-11-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1984-01-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1984-01-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 157.0 mm (6.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 157.0 mm (6.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nqutu (Tnk). The most was 157.0 mm (6.2 in) on 30 January 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Nqutu (Tnk)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	30 January 1984
Feb	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	17 February 1984
Mar	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	6 March 1951
Apr	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	9 April 1984
May	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 May 1940
Jun	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 June 1938
Jul	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 July 1963
Aug	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 August 1943
Sep	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	29 September 1970
Oct	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	17 October 1978
Nov	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	1 November 1973
Dec	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	23 December 1984

Latest Records

Latest records at Nqutu (Tnk)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1985	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1985	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1985	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1985	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1985	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1985	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 November 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	tie	2 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1985

Yearly extremes at Nqutu (Tnk): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	1984	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	262.3 mm (10.3 in)	1984	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	62
Longest dry spell (CDD)	154 days	1924	68 days	62

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Nqutu (Tnk), 1924 to 1985. The record is 157.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.0 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nqutu (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1925	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1926	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1927	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1928	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1929	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1930	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1931	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1932	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1936	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1938	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1939	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1940	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1944	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1946	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1948	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1952	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1956	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1957	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1958	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1959	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1960	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1961	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1962	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1963	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1965	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1967	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1968	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1973	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1974	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1978	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1982	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1985	65.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Nqutu (Tnk), 1924 to 1985. The record is 262.3 mm (10.3 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.1 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nqutu (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1925	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1926	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1927	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1928	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1929	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1930	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1931	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1932	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1933	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1934	181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1935	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1936	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1937	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1938	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1939	174.1 mm (6.9 in)
1940	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1941	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1942	140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1943	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1944	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1945	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1946	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1948	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1949	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1950	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1951	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1952	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1953	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1954	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1955	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1956	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1957	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1958	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1959	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1960	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1961	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1962	178.5 mm (7.0 in)
1963	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1964	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1965	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1966	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1967	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1968	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1970	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1971	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1972	136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1973	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1974	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1975	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1977	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1978	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1979	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1982	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1983	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1984	262.3 mm (10.3 in)
1985	157.5 mm (6.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Nqutu (Tnk), 1924 to 1985. The record is 154 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nqutu (Tnk) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	154 days
1925	16 days
1926	77 days
1927	66 days
1928	113 days
1929	42 days
1930	32 days
1931	62 days
1932	65 days
1933	78 days
1934	28 days
1935	76 days
1936	68 days
1937	61 days
1938	26 days
1939	28 days
1940	70 days
1941	75 days
1942	67 days
1943	27 days
1944	91 days
1945	109 days
1946	109 days
1947	104 days
1948	126 days
1949	87 days
1950	31 days
1951	66 days
1952	53 days
1953	73 days
1954	54 days
1955	104 days
1956	53 days
1957	48 days
1958	127 days
1959	60 days
1960	102 days
1961	89 days
1962	87 days
1963	95 days
1964	52 days
1965	63 days
1966	82 days
1967	127 days
1968	42 days
1969	75 days
1970	39 days
1971	52 days
1972	47 days
1973	97 days
1974	41 days
1975	52 days
1976	147 days
1977	123 days
1978	83 days
1979	63 days
1980	89 days
1981	46 days
1982	87 days
1983	45 days
1984	63 days
1985	123 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

59 years, 1926 to 1984

A day with at least 63.1 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 145.4 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Nqutu (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	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
25 years	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	145.4 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 59 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, 59 years of values from 1926 to 1984.

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: 157.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1984; 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1973; 105.2 mm (4.1 in) in 1932.

Download the Data

Data for Nqutu (Tnk) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Nqutu (Tnk) 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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