Klipplaatdrift (Skl) Weather Records (SF004734160)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Klipplaatdrift (Skl) (SF004734160), South Africa, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Klipplaatdrift (Skl)

Klipplaatdrift (Skl) (SF004734160) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.43 latitude and 26.73 longitude, 1,372 m (4,501 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1971, 62 years of record.
0 records set at Klipplaatdrift (Skl) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Klipplaatdrift (Skl) set a daily record precipitation of 15.0 mm (0.6 in) on 30 October 1971.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.43 latitude, 26.73 longitude.
Elevation: 1,372 m (4,501 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1971, 62 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 Klipplaatdrift (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 Klipplaatdrift (Skl), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Klipplaatdrift (Skl) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 111.8 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Klipplaatdrift (Skl). The most was 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 29 January 1920.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Klipplaatdrift (Skl)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 January 1920
Feb	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	2 February 1944
Mar	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	19 March 1916
Apr	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 April 1912
May	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 May 1951
Jun	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 July 1952
Aug	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 August 1918
Sep	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 October 1943
Nov	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 November 1944
Dec	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 December 1950

Latest Records

Latest records at Klipplaatdrift (Skl)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1971	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1971	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1971	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1971	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1971	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1971	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1970	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1969	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1969	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1969	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1969	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1969	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1969	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	11 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1968	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1968	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	9 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1968	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1968	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1968	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 1968	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1968	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 1971

Yearly extremes at Klipplaatdrift (Skl): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	1920	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	1944	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62
Longest dry spell (CDD)	184 days	1945	96 days	62

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Klipplaatdrift (Skl), 1910 to 1971. The record is 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Klipplaatdrift (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1911	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1914	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1916	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1917	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1918	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1919	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1920	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1921	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1922	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1923	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1924	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1926	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1927	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1931	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1932	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1933	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1934	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1936	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1938	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1940	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1941	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1944	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1945	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1953	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1955	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1957	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1960	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1962	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1965	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1966	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1967	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1971	73.0 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Klipplaatdrift (Skl), 1910 to 1971. The record is 217.4 mm (8.6 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.2 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Klipplaatdrift (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1911	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1912	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1913	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1914	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1915	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1916	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1917	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1918	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1919	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1920	138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1921	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1922	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1923	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1924	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1925	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1926	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1927	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1928	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1929	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1930	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1931	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1932	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1933	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1934	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1936	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1937	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1938	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1939	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1940	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1941	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1944	217.4 mm (8.6 in)
1945	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1946	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1947	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1948	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1951	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1952	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1953	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1956	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1959	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1962	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1963	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1965	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1966	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1967	113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1968	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1969	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1970	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	77.0 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Klipplaatdrift (Skl), 1910 to 1971. The record is 184 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 96 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Klipplaatdrift (Skl) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	107 days
1911	70 days
1912	25 days
1913	60 days
1914	52 days
1915	52 days
1916	169 days
1917	54 days
1918	61 days
1919	115 days
1920	115 days
1921	94 days
1922	77 days
1923	45 days
1924	88 days
1925	101 days
1926	75 days
1927	79 days
1928	68 days
1929	93 days
1930	88 days
1931	87 days
1932	146 days
1933	130 days
1934	51 days
1935	110 days
1936	141 days
1937	177 days
1938	29 days
1939	44 days
1940	90 days
1941	176 days
1942	143 days
1943	56 days
1944	96 days
1945	184 days
1946	130 days
1947	139 days
1948	141 days
1949	77 days
1950	99 days
1951	106 days
1952	73 days
1953	167 days
1954	136 days
1955	111 days
1956	111 days
1957	58 days
1958	146 days
1959	93 days
1960	100 days
1961	95 days
1962	157 days
1963	100 days
1964	118 days
1965	55 days
1966	166 days
1967	80 days
1968	93 days
1969	122 days
1970	85 days
1971	104 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

59 years, 1911 to 1970

A day with at least 47.8 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 103.5 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Klipplaatdrift (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	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 59 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, 59 years of values from 1911 to 1970.

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: 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1920; 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1944; 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1916.

Download the Data

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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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