Smythe Weather Records (SF003567120)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Smythe (SF003567120), South Africa, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Smythe

Smythe (SF003567120) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.88 latitude and 22.92 longitude, 1,190 m (3,904 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 1997, 86 years of record.
0 records set at Smythe still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Smythe set a daily record precipitation of 4.0 mm (0.16 in) on 21 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.88 latitude, 22.92 longitude.
Elevation: 1,190 m (3,904 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 1997, 86 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 Smythe. 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 Smythe, 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 Smythe still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Smythe between 9 March 1956 and 10 March 1956. Each dot is a new record.

When Smythe set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1956-03-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1956-03-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 222.3 mm (8.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 222.3 mm (8.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Smythe. The most was 222.3 mm (8.8 in) on 10 March 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Smythe
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 January 1956
Feb	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	1 February 1939
Mar	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	10 March 1956
Apr	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	1 April 1953
May	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 May 1925
Jun	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	1 June 1986
Jul	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	3 July 1939
Aug	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17 August 1974
Sep	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 September 1929
Oct	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 October 1953
Nov	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 November 1955
Dec	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	4 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Smythe
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 May 1997	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1997	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1996	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1996	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1995	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1994	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1993	Smythe, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	tie	30 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1993	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1993	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1993	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1993	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1991	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1991	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1991	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1990	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	5 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1990	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1989	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1989	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Smythe: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	1956	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	400.3 mm (15.8 in)	1956	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	238 days	1945	106 days	82

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Smythe, 1912 to 1997. The record is 222.3 mm (8.8 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.7 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Smythe by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1914	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1916	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1917	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1918	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1919	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1920	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1921	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1923	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1926	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1927	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1928	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1929	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1930	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1932	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1933	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1935	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1939	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1940	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1942	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1945	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1947	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1950	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1953	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1954	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1955	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956	222.3 mm (8.8 in)
1961	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1963	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1964	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1965	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1967	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1968	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1971	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1972	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1973	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1974	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1975	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1977	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1979	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1982	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1984	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1986	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1987	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1988	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1993	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1995	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1996	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1997	25.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Smythe, 1912 to 1997. The record is 400.3 mm (15.8 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Smythe by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1914	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1915	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1916	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1917	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1918	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1919	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920	221.7 mm (8.7 in)
1921	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1922	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1923	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1924	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1925	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1926	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1927	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1928	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1929	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1930	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1931	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1932	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1933	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1934	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1935	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1936	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1938	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1940	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1941	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1942	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1948	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1950	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1951	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1953	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1954	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1955	189.3 mm (7.5 in)
1956	400.3 mm (15.8 in)
1961	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1963	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1965	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1967	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1968	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1969	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1970	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1971	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1972	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1973	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1974	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1975	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1976	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1977	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1978	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1982	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1983	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1989	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1990	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1993	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1994	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1995	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	35.5 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Smythe, 1912 to 1997. The record is 238 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 106 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Smythe by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	31 days
1913	37 days
1914	115 days
1915	88 days
1916	109 days
1917	62 days
1918	68 days
1919	101 days
1920	99 days
1921	119 days
1922	143 days
1923	101 days
1924	145 days
1925	70 days
1926	142 days
1927	100 days
1928	118 days
1929	108 days
1930	67 days
1931	101 days
1932	100 days
1933	74 days
1934	137 days
1935	63 days
1936	85 days
1937	98 days
1938	64 days
1939	40 days
1940	81 days
1941	115 days
1942	141 days
1943	160 days
1944	159 days
1945	238 days
1946	187 days
1947	71 days
1948	151 days
1949	114 days
1950	53 days
1951	136 days
1952	85 days
1953	175 days
1954	150 days
1955	88 days
1956	189 days
1961	62 days
1962	178 days
1963	104 days
1964	120 days
1965	82 days
1966	137 days
1967	78 days
1968	203 days
1969	111 days
1970	78 days
1971	130 days
1972	199 days
1973	91 days
1974	104 days
1975	72 days
1976	101 days
1977	76 days
1978	115 days
1979	58 days
1980	121 days
1981	119 days
1982	101 days
1983	95 days
1984	110 days
1985	134 days
1986	116 days
1987	95 days
1988	149 days
1989	102 days
1990	164 days
1991	83 days
1992	193 days
1993	153 days
1994	85 days
1995	158 days
1996	194 days
1997	128 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

75 years, 1914 to 1997

A day with at least 44.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 177.5 mm (7.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Smythe: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	144.7 mm (5.7 in)
100 years	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1914 to 1997.

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: 222.3 mm (8.8 in) in 1956; 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1920; 121.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1970.

Download the Data

Data for Smythe standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Smythe 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 2026-10-14 (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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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