Taung Weather Records (SF003605120)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Taung (SF003605120), South Africa, with 129 years of record.

Key Facts for Taung

Taung (SF003605120) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.55 latitude and 24.77 longitude, 1,100 m (3,609 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 2026, 129 years of record.
1,464 records set at Taung still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Taung set a daily record precipitation of 20.0 mm (0.8 in) on 14 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.55 latitude, 24.77 longitude.
Elevation: 1,100 m (3,609 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 2026, 129 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

5 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Taung. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Taung, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	44.6 C (112.3 F)	8.4 C (47.1 F)	39.8 C (103.6 F)	12.9 C (55.2 F)
Feb	40.3 C (104.5 F)	7.4 C (45.3 F)	38.5 C (101.3 F)	14.6 C (58.3 F)
Mar	40.5 C (104.9 F)	3.8 C (38.8 F)	33.1 C (91.6 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)
Apr	35.3 C (95.5 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30.4 C (86.7 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)
May	33.8 C (92.8 F)	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	27.1 C (80.8 F)	3.1 C (37.6 F)
Jun	30.3 C (86.5 F)	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (36.9 F)
Jul	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	25.9 C (78.6 F)	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
Aug	33.2 C (91.8 F)	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	30.8 C (87.4 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)
Sep	37.0 C (98.6 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30.8 C (87.4 F)	9.6 C (49.3 F)
Oct	40.1 C (104.2 F)	1.5 C (34.7 F)	34.6 C (94.3 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)
Nov	40.3 C (104.5 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	43.5 C (110.3 F)	8.7 C (47.7 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Taung still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 97.

Standing records at Taung by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1998	27
1999	38
2000	31
2001	49
2002	49
2003	42
2004	35
2005	39
2006	53
2007	63
2008	27
2009	46
2010	58
2011	35
2012	49
2013	18
2014	50
2015	88
2016	84
2017	58
2018	52
2019	83
2020	59
2021	45
2022	30
2023	62
2024	97
2025	51
2026	46

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 170.4 mm (6.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Taung. The most was 170.4 mm (6.7 in) on 4 February 1913.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Taung
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	30 January 1967
Feb	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	4 February 1913
Mar	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	18 March 1997
Apr	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	9 April 1961
May	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 May 2003
Jun	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	14 June 1944
Jul	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 July 2004
Aug	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	13 August 2005
Sep	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	12 September 1957
Oct	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 October 1969
Nov	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	4 November 1986
Dec	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	17 December 1987

Period of Record Coverage

1998 to 2026

29 years of record at Taung, 1998 to 2026. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and others.

Days with data per year at Taung
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1998	226	62%	No
1999	235	64%	No
2000	285	78%	No
2001	302	83%	No
2002	310	85%	No
2003	291	80%	No
2004	292	80%	No
2005	303	83%	No
2006	325	89%	No
2007	327	90%	No
2008	292	80%	No
2009	285	78%	No
2010	316	87%	No
2011	333	91%	Yes
2012	235	64%	No
2013	107	29%	No
2014	359	98%	Yes
2015	331	91%	Yes
2016	356	97%	Yes
2017	355	97%	Yes
2018	337	92%	Yes
2019	354	97%	Yes
2020	352	96%	Yes
2021	266	73%	No
2022	255	70%	No
2023	327	90%	No
2024	296	81%	No
2025	255	70%	No
2026	255	70%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Taung
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 2026	Taung, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2026	Taung, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2024	Taung, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2023	Taung, ZA	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	124 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2023	Taung, ZA	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2023	Taung, ZA	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	124 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2023	Taung, ZA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2022	Taung, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2022	Taung, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2022	Taung, ZA	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2022	Taung, ZA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2021	Taung, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2021	Taung, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2021	Taung, ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	122 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2021	Taung, ZA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	112 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 November 2020	Taung, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2020	Taung, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2020	Taung, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2020	Taung, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 2018	Taung, ZA	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	119 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 2002 to 2020

One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Taung, 2002 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.2 C (68.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2011, at 19.4 C (66.9 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 21.7 C (71.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Taung as warming stripes, 2002 to 2020
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2002	19.9 C	-0.31 C
2004	19.6 C	-0.52 C
2006	19.6 C	-0.59 C
2007	19.8 C	-0.41 C
2010	20.4 C	+0.28 C
2011	19.4 C	-0.79 C
2014	20.1 C	-0.06 C
2016	21.3 C	+1.14 C
2017	19.8 C	-0.34 C
2019	21.7 C	+1.52 C
2020	20.2 C	+0.05 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1898 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Taung: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.6 C (112.3 F)	2016	39.2 C (102.6 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	2021	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	1913	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	127
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	330.0 mm (13.0 in)	1988	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	124
Longest dry spell (CDD)	228 days	1933	92 days	127

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Taung, 1898 to 2026. The record is 44.6 C (112.3 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.2 C (102.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Taung by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	36.9 C (98.4 F)
1999	38.6 C (101.5 F)
2000	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2001	39.1 C (102.4 F)
2002	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2004	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2005	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2006	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2007	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2008	40.4 C (104.7 F)
2009	39.9 C (103.8 F)
2010	37.3 C (99.1 F)
2011	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2012	40.1 C (104.2 F)
2013	38.6 C (101.5 F)
2014	40.3 C (104.5 F)
2015	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2016	44.6 C (112.3 F)
2017	38.7 C (101.7 F)
2018	40.8 C (105.4 F)
2019	41.2 C (106.2 F)
2020	39.2 C (102.6 F)
2021	40.1 C (104.2 F)
2022	37.7 C (99.9 F)
2023	40.3 C (104.5 F)
2024	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2025	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2026	39.8 C (103.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Taung, 1898 to 2026. The record is -6.4 C (20.5 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.0 C (24.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Taung by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1999	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2000	-5.3 C (22.5 F)
2001	-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2002	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2003	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2004	-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2005	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2006	-4.1 C (24.6 F)
2007	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
2008	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2009	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2010	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2011	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
2012	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
2013	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2014	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2015	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2016	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
2017	-4.1 C (24.6 F)
2018	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2019	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2020	-5.1 C (22.8 F)
2021	-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2022	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2023	-6.2 C (20.8 F)
2024	-5.1 C (22.8 F)
2025	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2026	-1.3 C (29.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Taung, 1898 to 2026. The record is 170.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Taung by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1899	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1900	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1901	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1902	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1903	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1904	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1905	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1906	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1907	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1908	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1909	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1910	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1911	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1912	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1913	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1914	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1916	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1917	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1918	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1920	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1921	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1922	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1923	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1924	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1925	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1926	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1927	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1929	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1930	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1934	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1937	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1938	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1940	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1944	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1948	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1950	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1951	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1952	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1954	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1955	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1956	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1958	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1959	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1961	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1964	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1965	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1966	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1968	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1971	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1972	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1979	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1981	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1986	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1987	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1990	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1991	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1992	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1993	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1996	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1997	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1998	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1999	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2001	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2002	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2003	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2004	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2005	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2006	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2007	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2008	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2009	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
2010	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2011	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2012	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2013	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2014	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2015	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2016	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2017	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2018	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2019	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2020	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2021	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2022	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2023	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2024	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2025	n/a
2026	24.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Taung, 1898 to 2026. The record is 330.0 mm (13.0 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.2 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Taung by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1899	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1900	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1901	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1902	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1903	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1904	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1905	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1906	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1907	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1908	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1909	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1910	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1911	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1912	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1913	207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1914	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1915	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1916	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1917	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1918	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1919	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1921	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1922	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1923	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1924	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1926	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1927	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1930	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1932	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1933	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1935	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1937	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1938	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1940	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1941	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1942	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1943	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1944	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1945	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1946	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1947	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1948	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1949	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1950	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1951	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1953	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1954	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	182.5 mm (7.2 in)
1956	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1957	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1958	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1959	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1961	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1962	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1963	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1964	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1965	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1966	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1967	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1968	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1969	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1970	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1971	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1973	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1974	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1976	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1977	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1978	n/a
1979	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1980	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1981	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1986	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1987	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988	330.0 mm (13.0 in)
1989	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1990	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1991	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1992	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1993	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1994	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1995	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1996	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1997	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1998	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1999	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2000	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2001	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
2002	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2003	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2004	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2005	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2007	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
2008	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2009	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2010	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2011	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2012	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2013	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
2014	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2015	n/a
2016	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2017	195.1 mm (7.7 in)
2018	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
2019	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2020	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2021	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2022	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
2023	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
2024	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Taung, 1898 to 2026. The record is 228 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 92 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Taung by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	112 days
1899	54 days
1900	39 days
1901	115 days
1902	57 days
1903	140 days
1904	84 days
1905	94 days
1906	148 days
1907	114 days
1908	63 days
1909	73 days
1910	107 days
1911	62 days
1912	94 days
1913	106 days
1914	83 days
1915	42 days
1916	178 days
1917	107 days
1918	62 days
1919	28 days
1920	17 days
1921	114 days
1922	73 days
1923	68 days
1924	92 days
1925	96 days
1926	27 days
1927	99 days
1928	119 days
1929	40 days
1930	72 days
1931	173 days
1932	142 days
1933	228 days
1934	138 days
1935	95 days
1936	124 days
1937	79 days
1938	202 days
1939	49 days
1940	138 days
1941	150 days
1942	92 days
1943	65 days
1944	96 days
1945	131 days
1946	107 days
1947	80 days
1948	188 days
1949	150 days
1950	88 days
1951	138 days
1952	64 days
1953	179 days
1954	151 days
1955	129 days
1956	167 days
1957	56 days
1958	105 days
1959	80 days
1960	94 days
1961	99 days
1962	178 days
1963	103 days
1964	116 days
1965	118 days
1966	166 days
1967	76 days
1968	110 days
1969	84 days
1970	43 days
1971	148 days
1972	158 days
1973	104 days
1974	83 days
1975	120 days
1976	101 days
1977	145 days
1978	1 day
1979	53 days
1980	166 days
1981	157 days
1982	173 days
1983	74 days
1984	110 days
1986	123 days
1987	165 days
1988	160 days
1989	102 days
1990	66 days
1991	108 days
1992	152 days
1993	95 days
1994	154 days
1995	186 days
1996	189 days
1997	68 days
1998	13 days
1999	5 days
2000	5 days
2001	2 days
2002	14 days
2003	19 days
2004	18 days
2005	24 days
2006	4 days
2007	2 days
2008	3 days
2009	3 days
2010	1 day
2011	4 days
2012	4 days
2013	1 day
2014	2 days
2015	4 days
2016	3 days
2017	3 days
2018	5 days
2019	2 days
2020	3 days
2021	3 days
2022	3 days
2023	10 days
2024	3 days
2025	n/a
2026	1 day

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

84 years, 1898 to 1997

A day with at least 46.3 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 141.9 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Taung: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	141.9 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1898 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: 170.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1913; 102.5 mm (4.0 in) in 1967; 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1923.

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Data for Taung standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Taung 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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).