Tygerfontein Weather Records (SF003697850)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tygerfontein (SF003697850), South Africa, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Tygerfontein

Tygerfontein (SF003697850) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.58 latitude and 29.45 longitude, 1,847 m (6,060 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 1997, 67 years of record.
0 records set at Tygerfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tygerfontein set a daily record precipitation of 22.4 mm (0.9 in) on 10 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.58 latitude, 29.45 longitude.
Elevation: 1,847 m (6,060 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 Tygerfontein. 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 Tygerfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Tygerfontein still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 106.9 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tygerfontein. The most was 106.9 mm (4.2 in) on 14 December 1937.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tygerfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	10 January 1964
Feb	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	7 February 1946
Mar	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	17 March 1991
Apr	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	13 April 1950
May	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	5 May 1940
Jun	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 June 1963
Jul	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 July 1939
Aug	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	23 August 1978
Sep	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	21 September 1977
Oct	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	18 October 1956
Nov	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	30 November 1965
Dec	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	14 December 1937

Latest Records

Latest records at Tygerfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1997	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1997	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	17 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	5 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1996	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1995	Tygerfontein, ZA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1931 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Tygerfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	1937	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	180.5 mm (7.1 in)	1937	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	174 days	1948	85 days	67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tygerfontein, 1931 to 1997. The record is 106.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.0 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tygerfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1932	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1933	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1935	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1936	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1938	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1939	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1940	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1945	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1946	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1947	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1948	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1949	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1954	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1955	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1956	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1959	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1960	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1962	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1965	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1966	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1967	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1968	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1973	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1975	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1976	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1978	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1979	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1981	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1982	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1984	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1986	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1988	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1989	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1993	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1994	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1995	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1996	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	53.0 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tygerfontein, 1931 to 1997. The record is 180.5 mm (7.1 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.5 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tygerfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931	89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1932	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1933	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1934	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1935	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1936	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1937	180.5 mm (7.1 in)
1938	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1939	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1940	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1941	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1943	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1944	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1945	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1946	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1947	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1949	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1950	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1951	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1952	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1953	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1955	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1956	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1957	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1958	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1959	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1961	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1962	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1964	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1965	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1966	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1967	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1968	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1969	89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1970	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1971	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1972	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1973	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1974	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1975	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1976	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1978	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1979	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1980	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1981	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1982	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1984	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1985	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1986	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1988	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1989	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1992	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1993	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1994	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1995	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1996	163.2 mm (6.4 in)
1997	96.0 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tygerfontein, 1931 to 1997. The record is 174 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 85 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tygerfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931	78 days
1932	91 days
1933	135 days
1934	52 days
1935	140 days
1936	132 days
1937	169 days
1938	55 days
1939	46 days
1940	88 days
1941	14 days
1942	128 days
1943	45 days
1944	90 days
1945	145 days
1946	130 days
1947	100 days
1948	174 days
1949	130 days
1950	88 days
1951	54 days
1952	101 days
1953	113 days
1954	83 days
1955	65 days
1956	123 days
1957	53 days
1958	109 days
1959	61 days
1960	82 days
1961	96 days
1962	126 days
1963	90 days
1964	50 days
1965	78 days
1966	82 days
1967	53 days
1968	84 days
1969	69 days
1970	40 days
1971	83 days
1972	85 days
1973	67 days
1974	42 days
1975	120 days
1976	102 days
1977	136 days
1978	122 days
1979	33 days
1980	112 days
1981	52 days
1982	57 days
1983	43 days
1984	64 days
1985	139 days
1986	85 days
1987	49 days
1988	28 days
1989	54 days
1990	58 days
1991	69 days
1992	129 days
1993	86 days
1994	111 days
1995	110 days
1996	49 days
1997	89 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

63 years, 1932 to 1996

A day with at least 52.5 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 119.0 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tygerfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
100 years	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1932 to 1996.

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: 106.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1937; 103.5 mm (4.1 in) in 1977; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1956.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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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