Dunkeld Weather Records (SF004017980)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dunkeld (SF004017980), South Africa, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for Dunkeld

Dunkeld (SF004017980) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.30 latitude and 27.47 longitude, 1,381 m (4,531 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1915 to 1997, 83 years of record.
0 records set at Dunkeld still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dunkeld set a daily record precipitation of 8.0 mm (0.31 in) on 6 July 1996.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.30 latitude, 27.47 longitude.
Elevation: 1,381 m (4,531 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 Dunkeld. 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 Dunkeld, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Dunkeld still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 105.2 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dunkeld. The most was 105.2 mm (4.1 in) on 26 January 1924.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dunkeld
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	26 January 1924
Feb	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	11 February 1976
Mar	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	10 March 1948
Apr	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	25 April 1962
May	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	3 May 1950
Jun	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 June 1964
Jul	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 July 1927
Aug	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 August 1986
Sep	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	7 September 1949
Oct	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	7 October 1983
Nov	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	15 November 1922
Dec	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	14 December 1937

Latest Records

Latest records at Dunkeld
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1996	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1996	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1996	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1995	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1995	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1995	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1995	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1995	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1995	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1995	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1994	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1994	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1993	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1993	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1993	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1992	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1992	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1991	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1991	Dunkeld, ZA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1915 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Dunkeld: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	1924	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	156.3 mm (6.2 in)	1918	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	83
Longest dry spell (CDD)	180 days	1994	71 days	83

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dunkeld, 1915 to 1997. The record is 105.2 mm (4.1 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dunkeld by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1916	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1917	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1918	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1919	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1920	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1921	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1923	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1925	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1926	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1928	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1929	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1932	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1935	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1942	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1943	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1944	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1945	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1946	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1948	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1949	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1954	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1955	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1956	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1957	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1958	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1961	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1963	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1964	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1965	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1966	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1970	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1975	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1977	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1979	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1980	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1981	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1982	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1983	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1984	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1986	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1988	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1990	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1991	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1992	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1994	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1997	15.5 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dunkeld, 1915 to 1997. The record is 156.3 mm (6.2 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.0 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dunkeld by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1916	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1917	144.9 mm (5.7 in)
1918	156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1919	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1920	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1921	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1922	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1923	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1924	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1925	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1926	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1927	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1929	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1930	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1931	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1932	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1933	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1934	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1935	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1936	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1937	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1938	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1939	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1940	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1941	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1943	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1945	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1946	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1947	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1948	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1949	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1950	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1953	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1954	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1956	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1958	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1959	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1960	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1961	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1962	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1963	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1965	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1966	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1967	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1969	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1970	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1971	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1972	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1973	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1974	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1976	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1977	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1978	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1979	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1980	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1981	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1982	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1983	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1984	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1985	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1986	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1987	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1988	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1989	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1990	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1991	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1992	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1993	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1994	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1995	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1996	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1997	21.8 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dunkeld, 1915 to 1997. The record is 180 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 71 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dunkeld by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915	13 days
1916	159 days
1917	30 days
1918	62 days
1919	70 days
1920	99 days
1921	24 days
1922	151 days
1923	40 days
1924	84 days
1925	95 days
1926	91 days
1927	112 days
1928	66 days
1929	45 days
1930	54 days
1931	86 days
1932	29 days
1933	70 days
1934	29 days
1935	123 days
1936	110 days
1937	126 days
1938	55 days
1939	54 days
1940	81 days
1941	26 days
1942	67 days
1943	46 days
1944	92 days
1945	87 days
1946	128 days
1947	73 days
1948	69 days
1949	28 days
1950	70 days
1951	53 days
1952	64 days
1953	111 days
1954	99 days
1955	64 days
1956	116 days
1957	45 days
1958	82 days
1959	57 days
1960	68 days
1961	53 days
1962	121 days
1963	79 days
1964	108 days
1965	48 days
1966	101 days
1967	96 days
1968	54 days
1969	52 days
1970	68 days
1971	72 days
1972	84 days
1973	75 days
1974	132 days
1975	97 days
1976	102 days
1977	110 days
1978	46 days
1979	46 days
1980	123 days
1981	77 days
1982	65 days
1983	71 days
1984	45 days
1985	147 days
1986	50 days
1987	123 days
1988	54 days
1989	54 days
1990	76 days
1991	87 days
1992	52 days
1993	88 days
1994	180 days
1995	106 days
1996	40 days
1997	7 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

78 years, 1916 to 1996

A day with at least 48.1 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.7 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dunkeld: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1916 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: 105.2 mm (4.1 in) in 1924; 92.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1948; 89.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1988.

Download the Data

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