Oranjeville (Skl) Weather Records (SF004393890)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Oranjeville (Skl) (SF004393890), South Africa, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Oranjeville (Skl)

Oranjeville (Skl) (SF004393890) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.00 latitude and 28.20 longitude, 1,485 m (4,872 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1922 to 1997, 76 years of record.
0 records set at Oranjeville (Skl) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Oranjeville (Skl) set a daily record precipitation of 13.2 mm (0.5 in) on 10 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.00 latitude, 28.20 longitude.
Elevation: 1,485 m (4,872 ft).
Period of record: 1922 to 1997, 76 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 Oranjeville (Skl). 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 Oranjeville (Skl), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Oranjeville (Skl) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Oranjeville (Skl) between 30 December 1977 and 30 December 1977. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 130.0 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oranjeville (Skl). The most was 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 30 December 1977.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Oranjeville (Skl)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	8 January 1931
Feb	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2 February 1945
Mar	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	4 March 1997
Apr	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 April 1941
May	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 May 1997
Jun	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 June 1940
Jul	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 July 1931
Aug	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 August 1979
Sep	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	26 September 1957
Oct	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 October 1986
Nov	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	12 November 1954
Dec	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	30 December 1977

Latest Records

Latest records at Oranjeville (Skl)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 June 1997	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	tie	40 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1997	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1997	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1997	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1996	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1996	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1996	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1996	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 1996	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1995	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1995	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1995	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1995	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1994	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1994	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1994	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1993	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1993	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1922 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Oranjeville (Skl): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	1977	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	1978	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	183 days	1962	86 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Oranjeville (Skl), 1922 to 1997. The record is 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oranjeville (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1922	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1924	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1925	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1927	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1930	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1931	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1932	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1933	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1935	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1941	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1942	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1943	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1946	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1947	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1949	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1953	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1956	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1957	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1959	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1963	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1964	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1965	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1966	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1967	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1968	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1972	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1978	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1981	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1982	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1984	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1986	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1987	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1988	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1989	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1991	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1994	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1995	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1997	75.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Oranjeville (Skl), 1922 to 1997. The record is 205.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.0 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oranjeville (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1922	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1923	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1924	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1925	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1926	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1927	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1929	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1931	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1932	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1933	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1934	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1935	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1936	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1937	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1938	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1939	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1940	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1941	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1942	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1943	111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1944	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1945	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1946	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1949	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1950	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1951	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1952	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1953	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1954	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1955	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1958	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1959	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1961	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1962	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1963	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1964	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1965	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1967	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1968	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1970	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1971	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1973	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1974	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1975	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1976	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1977	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1978	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1979	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1980	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1982	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1983	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1985	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1986	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1987	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1988	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1989	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1990	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1991	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1992	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1993	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1996	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1997	150.0 mm (5.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Oranjeville (Skl), 1922 to 1997. The record is 183 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 86 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oranjeville (Skl) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1922	130 days
1923	100 days
1924	123 days
1925	37 days
1926	75 days
1927	106 days
1929	59 days
1930	134 days
1931	86 days
1932	129 days
1933	67 days
1934	54 days
1935	109 days
1936	110 days
1937	160 days
1938	158 days
1939	72 days
1940	88 days
1941	173 days
1942	67 days
1943	29 days
1944	94 days
1945	138 days
1946	179 days
1947	51 days
1948	125 days
1949	52 days
1950	40 days
1951	51 days
1952	39 days
1953	166 days
1954	84 days
1955	145 days
1956	107 days
1957	49 days
1958	145 days
1959	56 days
1960	95 days
1961	53 days
1962	183 days
1963	72 days
1964	44 days
1965	60 days
1966	81 days
1967	76 days
1968	101 days
1969	84 days
1970	43 days
1971	38 days
1972	84 days
1973	113 days
1974	77 days
1975	129 days
1976	148 days
1977	175 days
1978	66 days
1979	33 days
1980	112 days
1981	96 days
1982	101 days
1983	43 days
1984	48 days
1985	114 days
1986	73 days
1987	123 days
1988	63 days
1989	34 days
1990	31 days
1991	96 days
1992	103 days
1993	123 days
1994	171 days
1995	129 days
1996	66 days
1997	82 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, 1922 to 1988

A day with at least 49.2 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 122.9 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Oranjeville (Skl): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	122.9 mm (4.8 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 1922 to 1988.

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: 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1977; 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1945; 90.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1954.

Download the Data

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

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