Hluhluwe Game Reserve Weather Records (SF003390650)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hluhluwe Game Reserve (SF003390650), South Africa, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Hluhluwe Game Reserve

Hluhluwe Game Reserve (SF003390650) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.08 latitude and 32.03 longitude, 427 m (1,401 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 1997, 67 years of record.
0 records set at Hluhluwe Game Reserve still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hluhluwe Game Reserve set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 29 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.08 latitude, 32.03 longitude.
Elevation: 427 m (1,401 ft).
Period of record: 1931 to 1997, 67 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 Hluhluwe Game Reserve. 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 Hluhluwe Game Reserve, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Hluhluwe Game Reserve still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Hluhluwe Game Reserve between 29 September 1973 and 29 September 1973. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 218.0 mm (8.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hluhluwe Game Reserve. The most was 218.0 mm (8.6 in) on 29 September 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	210.2 mm (8.3 in)	30 January 1984
Feb	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	6 February 1977
Mar	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 March 1943
Apr	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	29 April 1949
May	139.5 mm (5.5 in)	12 May 1991
Jun	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	20 June 1940
Jul	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	4 July 1963
Aug	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	4 August 1973
Sep	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	29 September 1973
Oct	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	6 October 1993
Nov	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	19 November 1931
Dec	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	2 December 1932

Latest Records

Latest records at Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	14 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1997	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1996	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1996	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1996	Hluhluwe Game Reserve, ZA	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1931 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Hluhluwe Game Reserve: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	1973	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	517.3 mm (20.4 in)	1984	142.9 mm (5.6 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	133 days	1948	40 days	67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hluhluwe Game Reserve, 1931 to 1997. The record is 218.0 mm (8.6 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.6 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hluhluwe Game Reserve by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1932	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1933	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1934	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1935	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1936	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1937	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1938	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1940	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1941	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1942	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1944	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1945	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1946	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1947	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1948	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949	217.4 mm (8.6 in)
1950	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1953	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1956	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1958	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1960	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1963	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1964	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1965	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1966	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1967	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1968	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1969	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1971	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1972	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1973	218.0 mm (8.6 in)
1974	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1975	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1976	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1977	194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1978	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1979	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1980	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1982	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1983	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1984	210.2 mm (8.3 in)
1985	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1986	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1987	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1988	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1989	149.2 mm (5.9 in)
1990	206.7 mm (8.1 in)
1991	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1992	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1994	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1995	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1996	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1997	64.0 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hluhluwe Game Reserve, 1931 to 1997. The record is 517.3 mm (20.4 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 142.9 mm (5.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hluhluwe Game Reserve by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1932	232.2 mm (9.1 in)
1933	136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1934	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1935	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1936	223.1 mm (8.8 in)
1937	177.2 mm (7.0 in)
1938	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1939	275.4 mm (10.8 in)
1940	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1941	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1942	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1943	208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1944	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
1945	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1946	142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1947	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1948	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949	234.6 mm (9.2 in)
1950	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1951	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1952	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1953	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1955	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1956	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1957	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1958	184.8 mm (7.3 in)
1959	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1960	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1961	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1962	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1963	301.5 mm (11.9 in)
1964	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1965	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1966	175.4 mm (6.9 in)
1967	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1968	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1969	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1970	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1971	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1972	316.0 mm (12.4 in)
1973	276.9 mm (10.9 in)
1974	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1975	165.5 mm (6.5 in)
1976	159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1977	236.0 mm (9.3 in)
1978	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1979	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1980	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1981	182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1982	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1983	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1984	517.3 mm (20.4 in)
1985	287.2 mm (11.3 in)
1986	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987	307.5 mm (12.1 in)
1988	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1989	328.8 mm (12.9 in)
1990	224.9 mm (8.9 in)
1991	235.6 mm (9.3 in)
1992	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1993	248.4 mm (9.8 in)
1994	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1995	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1997	191.6 mm (7.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hluhluwe Game Reserve, 1931 to 1997. The record is 133 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hluhluwe Game Reserve by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931	43 days
1932	61 days
1933	74 days
1934	26 days
1935	50 days
1936	32 days
1937	45 days
1938	33 days
1939	31 days
1940	48 days
1941	31 days
1942	46 days
1943	45 days
1944	66 days
1945	109 days
1946	79 days
1947	29 days
1948	133 days
1949	67 days
1950	47 days
1951	20 days
1952	42 days
1953	33 days
1954	51 days
1955	42 days
1956	32 days
1957	46 days
1958	55 days
1959	47 days
1960	27 days
1961	25 days
1962	67 days
1963	33 days
1964	38 days
1965	37 days
1966	26 days
1967	37 days
1968	36 days
1969	25 days
1970	40 days
1971	26 days
1972	27 days
1973	27 days
1974	39 days
1975	46 days
1976	58 days
1977	40 days
1978	32 days
1979	38 days
1980	60 days
1981	22 days
1982	27 days
1983	36 days
1984	42 days
1985	41 days
1986	64 days
1987	23 days
1988	29 days
1989	33 days
1990	59 days
1991	34 days
1992	46 days
1993	81 days
1994	23 days
1995	64 days
1996	49 days
1997	25 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

62 years, 1932 to 1995

A day with at least 84.6 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 281.0 mm (11.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hluhluwe Game Reserve: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
5 years	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
10 years	156.1 mm (6.1 in)
25 years	201.0 mm (7.9 in)
50 years	238.9 mm (9.4 in)
100 years	281.0 mm (11.1 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1932 to 1995.

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: 218.0 mm (8.6 in) in 1973; 217.4 mm (8.6 in) in 1949; 210.2 mm (8.3 in) in 1984.

Download the Data

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