Klipfontein "Rietpan" Weather Records (SF004331150)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Klipfontein "Rietpan" (SF004331150), South Africa, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Klipfontein "Rietpan"

Klipfontein "Rietpan" (SF004331150) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.92 latitude and 25.07 longitude, 1,275 m (4,183 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1997, 73 years of record.
0 records set at Klipfontein "Rietpan" still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Klipfontein "Rietpan" set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 14 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.92 latitude, 25.07 longitude.
Elevation: 1,275 m (4,183 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 1997, 73 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 Klipfontein "Rietpan". 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 Klipfontein "Rietpan", with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Klipfontein "Rietpan" still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 133.6 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Klipfontein "Rietpan". The most was 133.6 mm (5.3 in) on 14 March 1936.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Klipfontein "Rietpan"
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	20 January 1946
Feb	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	21 February 1988
Mar	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	14 March 1936
Apr	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	9 April 1961
May	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 May 1950
Jun	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 July 1943
Aug	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	27 September 1973
Oct	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 October 1962
Nov	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	27 November 1980
Dec	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 December 1933

Latest Records

Latest records at Klipfontein "Rietpan"
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1997	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1997	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1997	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1997	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1997	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain (Tie)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	tie	2 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1996	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1996	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1996	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1996	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1996	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1996	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1996	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1995	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1995	Klipfontein "Rietpan", ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1925 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Klipfontein "Rietpan": the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	1936	52.1 mm (2.0 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	1975	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	222 days	1941	101 days	70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Klipfontein "Rietpan", 1925 to 1997. The record is 133.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Klipfontein "Rietpan" by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1927	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1928	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1930	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1931	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1932	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1933	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1934	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1935	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1937	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1940	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1943	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1944	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1945	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1946	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1947	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1954	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1955	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1958	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1959	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1960	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1961	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1962	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1963	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1967	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1968	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1972	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1974	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1975	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1979	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1980	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1981	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1983	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1987	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1989	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1991	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1994	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997	39.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Klipfontein "Rietpan", 1925 to 1997. The record is 179.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.4 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Klipfontein "Rietpan" by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1927	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1928	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1930	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1931	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1932	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1933	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1934	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1935	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1936	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1937	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1938	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1939	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1940	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1942	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1943	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1944	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1945	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1946	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1947	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1948	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1950	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1951	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1954	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1956	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1957	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1958	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1959	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1960	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1961	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1962	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1963	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1964	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1965	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1968	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1972	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1973	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1974	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1975	179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1976	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1977	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1978	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1979	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1980	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1981	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1982	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1983	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1984	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1986	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1987	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1989	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1990	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1991	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1992	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1994	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1996	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997	74.0 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Klipfontein "Rietpan", 1925 to 1997. The record is 222 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 101 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Klipfontein "Rietpan" by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	23 days
1926	28 days
1927	93 days
1928	86 days
1929	48 days
1930	141 days
1931	174 days
1932	142 days
1933	166 days
1934	75 days
1935	125 days
1936	125 days
1937	119 days
1938	96 days
1939	52 days
1940	139 days
1941	222 days
1942	94 days
1943	93 days
1944	96 days
1945	90 days
1946	165 days
1947	136 days
1948	162 days
1949	86 days
1950	118 days
1951	118 days
1952	73 days
1953	151 days
1954	137 days
1955	115 days
1956	166 days
1957	76 days
1958	153 days
1959	93 days
1960	60 days
1961	99 days
1962	122 days
1963	120 days
1964	185 days
1965	62 days
1966	103 days
1967	76 days
1968	22 days
1972	144 days
1973	107 days
1974	105 days
1975	85 days
1976	104 days
1977	112 days
1978	79 days
1979	78 days
1980	130 days
1981	78 days
1982	75 days
1983	74 days
1984	46 days
1985	186 days
1986	122 days
1987	113 days
1988	79 days
1989	53 days
1990	91 days
1991	99 days
1992	128 days
1993	109 days
1994	98 days
1995	114 days
1996	59 days
1997	60 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

65 years, 1927 to 1996

A day with at least 51.3 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 157.3 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Klipfontein "Rietpan": the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	157.3 mm (6.2 in)	Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1927 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: 133.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1936; 126.8 mm (5.0 in) in 1973; 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1945.

Download the Data

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

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