Springkell Weather Records (SF004762460)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Springkell (SF004762460), South Africa, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Springkell

Springkell (SF004762460) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.10 latitude and 28.15 longitude, 1,600 m (5,249 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1988, 76 years of record.
0 records set at Springkell still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Springkell set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 8 November 1987.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.10 latitude, 28.15 longitude.
Elevation: 1,600 m (5,249 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1988, 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 Springkell. 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 Springkell, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Springkell still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 137.2 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Springkell. The most was 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 27 November 1939.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Springkell
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	20 January 1972
Feb	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 February 1936
Mar	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	20 March 1967
Apr	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 April 1919
May	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 June 1963
Jul	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	1 August 1918
Sep	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 September 1971
Oct	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 October 1915
Nov	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	27 November 1939
Dec	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	12 December 1952

Latest Records

Latest records at Springkell
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 November 1987	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1987	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1987	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1987	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1987	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1987	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1987	Springkell, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	tie	4 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1987	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1986	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1986	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1986	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	5 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1986	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1985	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1985	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1985	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1985	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1985	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1985	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1984	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1983	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Springkell: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	1939	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	228.2 mm (9.0 in)	1944	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	76
Longest dry spell (CDD)	168 days	1916	77 days	76

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Springkell, 1913 to 1988. The record is 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.4 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Springkell by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1914	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1915	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1916	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1917	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1918	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1919	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1920	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1921	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1923	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1924	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1925	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1926	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1927	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1928	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1929	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1934	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1939	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1940	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1941	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1942	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1943	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1945	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1948	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1949	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1952	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1953	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1954	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1956	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1957	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1959	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1961	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1963	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1964	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1966	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1967	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1968	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1969	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1970	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1975	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1976	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1980	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1981	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1986	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988	29.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Springkell, 1913 to 1988. The record is 228.2 mm (9.0 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.3 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Springkell by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1914	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1915	174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1916	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1917	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1918	156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1919	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1920	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1921	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1922	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1923	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1924	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1925	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1926	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1927	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1928	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1929	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1930	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1931	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1932	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1933	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1934	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1935	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1936	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1937	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1938	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1940	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1941	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1943	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1944	228.2 mm (9.0 in)
1945	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1946	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1947	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1948	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1949	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1950	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1951	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1952	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1953	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1954	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1955	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1956	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1957	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1958	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1959	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1960	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1961	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1962	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1963	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1965	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1967	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1968	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1969	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1970	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1971	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1972	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1973	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1974	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1976	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1977	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1979	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1980	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1981	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1982	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1986	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1987	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	48.5 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Springkell, 1913 to 1988. The record is 168 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Springkell by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	40 days
1914	52 days
1915	52 days
1916	168 days
1917	26 days
1918	77 days
1919	110 days
1920	102 days
1921	122 days
1922	69 days
1923	61 days
1924	88 days
1925	50 days
1926	75 days
1927	94 days
1928	100 days
1929	93 days
1930	56 days
1931	80 days
1932	128 days
1933	71 days
1934	45 days
1935	107 days
1936	110 days
1937	117 days
1938	43 days
1939	46 days
1940	66 days
1941	132 days
1942	60 days
1943	47 days
1944	94 days
1945	86 days
1946	128 days
1947	74 days
1948	143 days
1949	55 days
1950	97 days
1951	101 days
1952	72 days
1953	142 days
1954	112 days
1955	83 days
1956	91 days
1957	46 days
1958	83 days
1959	57 days
1960	56 days
1961	68 days
1962	156 days
1963	67 days
1964	47 days
1965	66 days
1966	99 days
1967	74 days
1968	93 days
1969	128 days
1970	46 days
1971	74 days
1972	103 days
1973	94 days
1974	58 days
1975	107 days
1976	120 days
1977	136 days
1978	74 days
1979	38 days
1980	122 days
1981	76 days
1982	65 days
1983	57 days
1984	68 days
1985	59 days
1986	85 days
1987	123 days
1988	15 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

71 years, 1914 to 1987

A day with at least 53.8 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 130.6 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Springkell: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1914 to 1987.

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: 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1939; 119.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1972; 101.0 mm (4.0 in) in 1975.

Download the Data

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

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