Hlobane Weather Records (SF003728520)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hlobane (SF003728520), South Africa, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for Hlobane

Hlobane (SF003728520) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.72 latitude and 30.98 longitude, 1,260 m (4,134 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1915 to 1997, 83 years of record.
0 records set at Hlobane still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hlobane set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 30 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.72 latitude, 30.98 longitude.
Elevation: 1,260 m (4,134 ft).
Period of record: 1915 to 1997, 83 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 Hlobane. 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 Hlobane, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Hlobane still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Hlobane between 30 January 1984 and 30 January 1984. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 268.6 mm (10.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hlobane. The most was 268.6 mm (10.6 in) on 30 January 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hlobane
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	268.6 mm (10.6 in)	30 January 1984
Feb	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	11 February 1996
Mar	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	3 March 1996
Apr	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	8 April 1973
May	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	5 May 1940
Jun	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	11 June 1997
Jul	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	1 July 1957
Aug	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	6 August 1922
Sep	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	7 October 1977
Nov	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	25 November 1975
Dec	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	13 December 1933

Latest Records

Latest records at Hlobane
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1997	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1997	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Hlobane, ZA	monthly rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1997	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1997	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1997	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1997	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1996	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1996	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Hlobane, ZA	monthly rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1996	Hlobane, ZA	monthly rain	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1995	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1995	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1995	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1915 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Hlobane: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	268.6 mm (10.6 in)	1984	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	379.0 mm (14.9 in)	1984	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	83
Longest dry spell (CDD)	138 days	1945	65 days	83

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hlobane, 1915 to 1997. The record is 268.6 mm (10.6 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hlobane by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1916	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1918	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1919	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1923	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1924	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1927	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1932	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1934	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1935	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1937	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1938	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1939	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1941	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1943	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1945	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1947	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1951	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1952	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1954	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1955	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1957	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1960	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1961	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1962	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1963	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1965	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1966	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1969	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1970	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1972	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1973	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1974	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1975	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1976	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1977	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1978	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1979	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1981	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1982	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1983	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1984	268.6 mm (10.6 in)
1985	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1986	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1987	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1988	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1989	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1990	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1991	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1992	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1993	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1994	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1995	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1996	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1997	82.5 mm (3.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hlobane, 1915 to 1997. The record is 379.0 mm (14.9 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.7 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hlobane by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1916	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1917	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1918	220.3 mm (8.7 in)
1919	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1920	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1921	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1922	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1923	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1924	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1925	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1926	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1927	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1928	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1929	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1931	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1932	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1933	155.8 mm (6.1 in)
1934	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1935	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1936	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1937	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1938	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1939	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1940	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1943	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1944	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1945	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1946	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1947	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1948	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1950	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1952	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1953	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1954	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1955	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1956	184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1957	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1958	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1960	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1961	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1962	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1963	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1965	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1966	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1967	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1968	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1969	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1970	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971	154.8 mm (6.1 in)
1972	178.2 mm (7.0 in)
1973	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1974	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1975	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1976	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1977	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1978	156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1979	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1981	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1982	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1983	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1984	379.0 mm (14.9 in)
1985	121.3 mm (4.8 in)
1986	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1987	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1988	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1989	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1990	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1991	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1992	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1993	163.2 mm (6.4 in)
1994	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1995	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1996	183.3 mm (7.2 in)
1997	126.8 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hlobane, 1915 to 1997. The record is 138 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 65 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hlobane by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915	52 days
1916	127 days
1917	19 days
1918	77 days
1919	96 days
1920	73 days
1921	72 days
1922	40 days
1923	73 days
1924	83 days
1925	24 days
1926	76 days
1927	94 days
1928	97 days
1929	56 days
1930	71 days
1931	69 days
1932	91 days
1933	45 days
1934	34 days
1935	43 days
1936	69 days
1937	62 days
1938	45 days
1939	47 days
1940	51 days
1941	85 days
1942	67 days
1943	36 days
1944	91 days
1945	138 days
1946	94 days
1947	81 days
1948	124 days
1949	105 days
1950	65 days
1951	41 days
1952	73 days
1953	52 days
1954	62 days
1955	69 days
1956	34 days
1957	22 days
1958	82 days
1959	59 days
1960	49 days
1961	48 days
1962	72 days
1963	95 days
1964	33 days
1965	42 days
1966	81 days
1967	51 days
1968	35 days
1969	69 days
1970	39 days
1971	99 days
1972	51 days
1973	67 days
1974	53 days
1975	67 days
1976	86 days
1977	95 days
1978	69 days
1979	58 days
1980	106 days
1981	54 days
1982	47 days
1983	36 days
1984	49 days
1985	103 days
1986	73 days
1987	62 days
1988	37 days
1989	52 days
1990	65 days
1991	57 days
1992	131 days
1993	83 days
1994	63 days
1995	41 days
1996	61 days
1997	26 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

79 years, 1916 to 1997

A day with at least 58.6 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 167.5 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hlobane: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
50 years	144.6 mm (5.7 in)
100 years	167.5 mm (6.6 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1916 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: 268.6 mm (10.6 in) in 1984; 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1933; 124.9 mm (4.9 in) in 1996.

Download the Data

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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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