Doornkuil Weather Records (SF004757170)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Doornkuil (SF004757170), South Africa, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Doornkuil

Doornkuil (SF004757170) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.45 latitude and 27.90 longitude, 1,568 m (5,144 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1997, 73 years of record.
0 records set at Doornkuil still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Doornkuil set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 28 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.45 latitude, 27.90 longitude.
Elevation: 1,568 m (5,144 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 Doornkuil. 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 Doornkuil, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Doornkuil still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Doornkuil between 28 February 1988 and 5 March 1997. Each dot is a new record.

When Doornkuil set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1988-02-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997-03-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 96.0 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 96.0 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Doornkuil. The most was 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 5 March 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Doornkuil
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 January 1937
Feb	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 February 1988
Mar	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	5 March 1997
Apr	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	4 April 1971
May	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 May 1936
Jun	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 July 1939
Aug	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 August 1986
Sep	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	10 September 1997
Oct	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 October 1978
Nov	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	21 November 1955
Dec	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	6 December 1934

Latest Records

Latest records at Doornkuil
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 November 1997	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1997	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1997	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1997	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1997	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1997	Doornkuil, ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1997	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1997	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1997	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1997	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1997	Doornkuil, ZA	all-time rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1996	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1995	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1995	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1995	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1994	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1993	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1925 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Doornkuil: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	1997	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	1997	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	179 days	1937	87 days	73

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Doornkuil, 1925 to 1997. The record is 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Doornkuil by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1928	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1930	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1931	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1932	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1933	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1934	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1935	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1936	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1937	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1942	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1943	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1944	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1946	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1947	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1950	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1952	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1956	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1957	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1958	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1959	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1961	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1963	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1969	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1971	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1972	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1976	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1980	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1982	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1986	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1987	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1988	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1991	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1993	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1995	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1996	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	96.0 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Doornkuil, 1925 to 1997. The record is 180.0 mm (7.1 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.5 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Doornkuil by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1928	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1929	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1930	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1931	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1932	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1933	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1934	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1935	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1937	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1938	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1939	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1940	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1941	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1943	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1944	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1945	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1946	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1947	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1948	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1949	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1950	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1951	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1953	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1954	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1955	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1956	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1957	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1958	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1959	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1960	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1961	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1963	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1964	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1966	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1967	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1968	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1969	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1971	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1972	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1973	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1976	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1977	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1978	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1979	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1980	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1982	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1984	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1985	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1986	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1987	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1989	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1990	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1991	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1992	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1993	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1994	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1995	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1996	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1997	180.0 mm (7.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Doornkuil, 1925 to 1997. The record is 179 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 87 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Doornkuil by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	94 days
1926	76 days
1927	86 days
1928	70 days
1929	73 days
1930	57 days
1931	87 days
1932	81 days
1933	71 days
1934	31 days
1935	117 days
1936	111 days
1937	179 days
1938	31 days
1939	42 days
1940	91 days
1941	91 days
1942	66 days
1943	37 days
1944	95 days
1945	139 days
1946	63 days
1947	135 days
1948	71 days
1949	83 days
1950	99 days
1951	50 days
1952	80 days
1953	160 days
1954	88 days
1955	145 days
1956	106 days
1957	54 days
1958	146 days
1959	65 days
1960	59 days
1961	104 days
1962	110 days
1963	81 days
1964	47 days
1965	80 days
1966	84 days
1967	74 days
1968	89 days
1969	118 days
1970	72 days
1971	73 days
1972	137 days
1973	119 days
1974	152 days
1975	110 days
1976	121 days
1977	164 days
1978	89 days
1979	32 days
1980	149 days
1981	117 days
1982	105 days
1983	44 days
1984	49 days
1985	60 days
1986	85 days
1987	123 days
1988	53 days
1989	52 days
1990	76 days
1991	92 days
1992	57 days
1993	156 days
1994	176 days
1995	130 days
1996	125 days
1997	98 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

68 years, 1926 to 1997

A day with at least 49.4 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 101.2 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Doornkuil: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1926 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: 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1997; 88.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1988; 85.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1934.

Download the Data

Data for Doornkuil standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Doornkuil 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 2026-10-12 (12 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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