Ingwavuma (Tnk) Weather Records (SF004108780)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ingwavuma (Tnk) (SF004108780), South Africa, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Ingwavuma (Tnk)

Ingwavuma (Tnk) (SF004108780) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.13 latitude and 32.00 longitude, 707 m (2,320 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1997, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Ingwavuma (Tnk) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ingwavuma (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 7.0 mm (0.28 in) on 2 August 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.13 latitude, 32.00 longitude.
Elevation: 707 m (2,320 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1997, 79 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 Ingwavuma (Tnk). 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 Ingwavuma (Tnk), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ingwavuma (Tnk) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Ingwavuma (Tnk) between 18 September 1954 and 28 January 1984. Each dot is a new record.

When Ingwavuma (Tnk) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1954-09-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1966-01-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1984-01-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 275.0 mm (10.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 275.0 mm (10.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ingwavuma (Tnk). The most was 275.0 mm (10.8 in) on 28 January 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ingwavuma (Tnk)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	28 January 1984
Feb	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	8 February 1985
Mar	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	2 March 1993
Apr	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	23 April 1943
May	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	16 May 1981
Jun	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	1 June 1942
Jul	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	20 July 1984
Aug	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 August 1984
Sep	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	18 September 1954
Oct	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 October 1969
Nov	217.5 mm (8.6 in)	30 November 1989
Dec	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	16 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Ingwavuma (Tnk)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 August 1997	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1997	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1996	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	9 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
7 December 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	9 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	tie	4 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1995	Ingwavuma (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Ingwavuma (Tnk): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	1984	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	732.6 mm (28.8 in)	1984	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	188 days	1966	66 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ingwavuma (Tnk), 1919 to 1997. The record is 275.0 mm (10.8 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.0 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ingwavuma (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1920	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1921	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1922	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1923	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1924	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1925	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1926	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1928	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1929	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1930	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1931	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1932	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1933	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1934	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1936	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1937	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1938	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1939	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1940	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1943	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1944	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1945	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1946	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1949	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1950	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1951	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1953	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1954	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1955	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1956	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1957	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1959	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1960	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1961	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1963	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1964	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1967	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1968	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1970	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1972	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1973	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1974	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1976	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1978	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1981	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984	275.0 mm (10.8 in)
1985	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1986	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1987	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1988	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1989	217.5 mm (8.6 in)
1990	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1991	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1992	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1994	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1995	201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1996	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1997	20.0 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ingwavuma (Tnk), 1919 to 1997. The record is 732.6 mm (28.8 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 114.6 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ingwavuma (Tnk) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1920	263.4 mm (10.4 in)
1921	201.5 mm (7.9 in)
1922	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1923	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1924	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1925	314.3 mm (12.4 in)
1926	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1927	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1928	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1929	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1930	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1931	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1932	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1933	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1934	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1935	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1936	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1937	215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1938	218.0 mm (8.6 in)
1939	277.6 mm (10.9 in)
1940	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1941	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1942	179.5 mm (7.1 in)
1943	181.2 mm (7.1 in)
1944	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1945	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1946	154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1947	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1948	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1949	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1950	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1951	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1952	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1954	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1955	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1956	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1957	202.5 mm (8.0 in)
1958	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1959	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1960	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1961	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1963	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1964	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1965	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1966	315.0 mm (12.4 in)
1967	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1968	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1970	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1971	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1972	215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1973	194.5 mm (7.7 in)
1974	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1976	213.5 mm (8.4 in)
1977	186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1978	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1979	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1980	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1981	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1982	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1983	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1984	732.6 mm (28.8 in)
1985	666.5 mm (26.2 in)
1986	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1987	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1988	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1989	418.5 mm (16.5 in)
1990	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1991	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1992	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	370.0 mm (14.6 in)
1994	212.0 mm (8.3 in)
1995	459.0 mm (18.1 in)
1996	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1997	38.0 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ingwavuma (Tnk), 1919 to 1997. The record is 188 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 66 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ingwavuma (Tnk) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	13 days
1920	41 days
1921	93 days
1922	38 days
1923	87 days
1924	68 days
1925	64 days
1926	50 days
1927	38 days
1928	55 days
1929	30 days
1930	36 days
1931	53 days
1932	93 days
1933	76 days
1934	31 days
1935	45 days
1936	35 days
1937	30 days
1938	48 days
1939	40 days
1940	47 days
1941	58 days
1942	50 days
1943	45 days
1944	64 days
1945	109 days
1946	98 days
1947	32 days
1948	131 days
1949	57 days
1950	30 days
1951	33 days
1952	37 days
1953	65 days
1954	52 days
1955	75 days
1956	57 days
1957	48 days
1958	105 days
1959	67 days
1960	96 days
1961	77 days
1962	65 days
1963	33 days
1964	168 days
1965	69 days
1966	188 days
1967	68 days
1968	113 days
1969	67 days
1970	105 days
1971	136 days
1972	68 days
1973	92 days
1974	65 days
1975	120 days
1976	122 days
1977	104 days
1978	68 days
1979	101 days
1980	76 days
1981	58 days
1982	87 days
1983	59 days
1984	35 days
1985	88 days
1986	75 days
1987	66 days
1988	36 days
1989	86 days
1990	120 days
1991	66 days
1992	181 days
1993	96 days
1994	104 days
1995	61 days
1996	90 days
1997	87 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

76 years, 1920 to 1997

A day with at least 78.4 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 278.5 mm (11.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ingwavuma (Tnk): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
5 years	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
10 years	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
25 years	195.3 mm (7.7 in)
50 years	234.5 mm (9.2 in)
100 years	278.5 mm (11.0 in)	Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1920 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: 275.0 mm (10.8 in) in 1984; 217.5 mm (8.6 in) in 1989; 210.0 mm (8.3 in) in 1993.

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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 2026-10-14 (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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