Klerkskraal (Pol) Weather Records (SF004742550)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Klerkskraal (Pol) (SF004742550), South Africa, with 95 years of record.

Key Facts for Klerkskraal (Pol)

Klerkskraal (Pol) (SF004742550) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.25 latitude and 27.17 longitude, 1,470 m (4,823 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1997, 95 years of record.
0 records set at Klerkskraal (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Klerkskraal (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 10 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.25 latitude, 27.17 longitude.
Elevation: 1,470 m (4,823 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1997, 95 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 Klerkskraal (Pol). 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 Klerkskraal (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Klerkskraal (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Klerkskraal (Pol) between 28 December 1935 and 4 February 1944. Each dot is a new record.

When Klerkskraal (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1935-12-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1939-11-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1944-02-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 139.7 mm (5.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 139.7 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Klerkskraal (Pol). The most was 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 4 February 1944.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Klerkskraal (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	26 January 1977
Feb	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	4 February 1944
Mar	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	21 March 1982
Apr	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	17 April 1988
May	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 May 1951
Jun	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	14 June 1944
Jul	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 July 1943
Aug	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 August 1918
Sep	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2 September 1988
Oct	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 October 1943
Nov	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	4 November 1939
Dec	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 December 1935

Latest Records

Latest records at Klerkskraal (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1997	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1997	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1997	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 1997	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 May 1996	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1996	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	6 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1996	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1995	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1995	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1995	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1995	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1994	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1993	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1993	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Klerkskraal (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	1944	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	95
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	1944	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	95
Longest dry spell (CDD)	195 days	1974	98 days	95

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Klerkskraal (Pol), 1903 to 1997. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Klerkskraal (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1904	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1905	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1906	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1907	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1908	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1909	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1910	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1911	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1912	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1914	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1915	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1917	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1918	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1919	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1921	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1923	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1927	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1929	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1933	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1934	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1935	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1936	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1939	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1940	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1944	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1945	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1946	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1947	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1949	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1950	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1954	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1955	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1956	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1957	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1960	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1961	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1962	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1964	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1965	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1967	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1968	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1969	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1970	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1974	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1978	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1979	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1982	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1983	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1985	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1986	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1987	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1988	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1989	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1991	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1994	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1997	44.2 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Klerkskraal (Pol), 1903 to 1997. The record is 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.1 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Klerkskraal (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1904	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1905	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1906	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1907	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1908	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1909	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1910	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1911	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1912	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1913	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1914	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1915	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1916	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1917	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1918	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1919	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1920	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1922	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1924	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1925	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1926	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1927	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1928	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1929	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1930	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1931	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1932	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1933	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1934	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1935	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1936	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1937	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1938	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1939	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1940	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1941	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1942	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1943	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1944	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1945	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1946	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1947	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1949	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1950	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1951	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1952	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1953	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1955	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1956	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1957	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1958	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1959	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1961	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1962	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1963	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1966	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1967	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1968	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1969	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1971	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1972	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1973	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1977	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1978	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1979	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1980	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1982	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1983	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1984	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1985	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1986	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1987	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1988	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1989	194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1990	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1991	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1992	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1993	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1994	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1996	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1997	103.2 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Klerkskraal (Pol), 1903 to 1997. The record is 195 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 98 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Klerkskraal (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	21 days
1904	97 days
1905	95 days
1906	153 days
1907	96 days
1908	103 days
1909	39 days
1910	91 days
1911	51 days
1912	118 days
1913	64 days
1914	52 days
1915	52 days
1916	170 days
1917	50 days
1918	62 days
1919	144 days
1920	121 days
1921	121 days
1922	70 days
1923	159 days
1924	128 days
1925	96 days
1926	75 days
1927	97 days
1928	70 days
1929	93 days
1930	58 days
1931	92 days
1932	106 days
1933	71 days
1934	68 days
1935	110 days
1936	141 days
1937	141 days
1938	78 days
1939	47 days
1940	67 days
1941	186 days
1942	191 days
1943	57 days
1944	109 days
1945	139 days
1946	129 days
1947	152 days
1948	125 days
1949	54 days
1950	175 days
1951	128 days
1952	82 days
1953	144 days
1954	139 days
1955	140 days
1956	109 days
1957	50 days
1958	99 days
1959	82 days
1960	135 days
1961	102 days
1962	158 days
1963	85 days
1964	98 days
1965	67 days
1966	103 days
1967	75 days
1968	103 days
1969	123 days
1970	137 days
1971	74 days
1972	120 days
1973	162 days
1974	195 days
1975	189 days
1976	148 days
1977	172 days
1978	141 days
1979	87 days
1980	123 days
1981	117 days
1982	125 days
1983	43 days
1984	49 days
1985	52 days
1986	85 days
1987	107 days
1988	70 days
1989	52 days
1990	83 days
1991	79 days
1992	77 days
1993	89 days
1994	176 days
1995	110 days
1996	85 days
1997	95 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

94 years, 1904 to 1997

A day with at least 49.6 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.5 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Klerkskraal (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	115.7 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	132.5 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 94 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, 94 years of values from 1904 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: 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1944; 128.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1939; 122.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1977.

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Data for Klerkskraal (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Klerkskraal (Pol) 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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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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