Springs (Rwb) Weather Records (SF004767360)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Springs (Rwb) (SF004767360), South Africa, with 95 years of record.

Key Facts for Springs (Rwb)

Springs (Rwb) (SF004767360) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.28 latitude and 28.42 longitude, 1,610 m (5,282 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1997, 95 years of record.
0 records set at Springs (Rwb) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Springs (Rwb) set a daily record precipitation of 8.5 mm (0.33 in) on 26 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.28 latitude, 28.42 longitude.
Elevation: 1,610 m (5,282 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 Springs (Rwb). 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 Springs (Rwb), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Springs (Rwb) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Springs (Rwb) between 2 February 1944 and 2 February 1944. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 133.9 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Springs (Rwb). The most was 133.9 mm (5.3 in) on 2 February 1944.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Springs (Rwb)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	20 January 1972
Feb	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	2 February 1944
Mar	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	7 March 1969
Apr	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 April 1958
May	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	11 June 1963
Jul	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	2 July 1957
Aug	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 August 1918
Sep	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 September 1929
Oct	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 October 1915
Nov	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	27 November 1917
Dec	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	8 December 1941

Latest Records

Latest records at Springs (Rwb)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1997	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1997	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1997	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1997	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	tie	1 year	2 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1997	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1996	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1996	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1996	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1996	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	tie	20 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1995	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1995	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1995	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1995	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1995	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Springs (Rwb): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	1944	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	289.4 mm (11.4 in)	1944	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	93
Longest dry spell (CDD)	167 days	1916	77 days	93

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Springs (Rwb), 1903 to 1997. The record is 133.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.8 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Springs (Rwb) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1904	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1905	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1906	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1907	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1908	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1909	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1910	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1911	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1912	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1913	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1914	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1915	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1917	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1918	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1919	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1920	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1921	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1922	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1924	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1925	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1926	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1928	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1929	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1932	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1933	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1934	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1935	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1936	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1937	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1938	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1940	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1941	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1943	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1945	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1946	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1949	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1952	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1953	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1954	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1956	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1957	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1964	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1965	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1968	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	122.3 mm (4.8 in)
1972	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1973	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1975	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1976	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1983	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1985	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1987	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1990	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1992	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1995	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1997	84.0 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Springs (Rwb), 1903 to 1997. The record is 289.4 mm (11.4 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.9 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Springs (Rwb) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1904	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1905	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1906	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1907	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1909	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1910	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1911	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1912	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1913	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1914	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1915	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1916	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1917	184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1918	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1919	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1920	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1921	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1922	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1923	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1924	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1925	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1926	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1927	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1928	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1929	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1930	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1931	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1932	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1933	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1934	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1935	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1936	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1937	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1938	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1940	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1941	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1942	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1943	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1944	289.4 mm (11.4 in)
1945	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1946	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1947	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1948	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1949	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1950	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1951	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1952	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1954	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1955	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1956	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1957	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1958	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1959	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1961	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1962	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1963	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1964	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1965	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1966	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1967	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1968	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1969	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1972	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1973	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1974	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1975	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1976	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1979	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1980	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1981	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1982	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1983	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1984	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1985	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1986	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1987	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1988	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1989	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1990	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1991	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1992	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1993	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1995	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1996	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1997	130.1 mm (5.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Springs (Rwb), 1903 to 1997. The record is 167 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Springs (Rwb) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	35 days
1904	79 days
1905	123 days
1906	31 days
1907	31 days
1908	85 days
1909	31 days
1910	82 days
1911	132 days
1912	132 days
1913	64 days
1914	52 days
1915	52 days
1916	167 days
1917	26 days
1918	121 days
1919	110 days
1920	101 days
1921	93 days
1922	83 days
1923	60 days
1924	83 days
1925	55 days
1926	75 days
1927	79 days
1928	69 days
1929	90 days
1930	83 days
1931	94 days
1932	127 days
1933	71 days
1934	42 days
1935	108 days
1936	110 days
1937	117 days
1938	28 days
1939	43 days
1940	77 days
1941	151 days
1942	59 days
1943	26 days
1944	48 days
1945	86 days
1946	129 days
1947	76 days
1948	138 days
1949	83 days
1950	53 days
1951	55 days
1952	61 days
1953	122 days
1954	62 days
1955	83 days
1956	58 days
1957	49 days
1958	82 days
1959	55 days
1960	43 days
1961	72 days
1962	137 days
1963	91 days
1964	86 days
1965	75 days
1966	81 days
1967	75 days
1968	97 days
1969	77 days
1972	108 days
1973	110 days
1974	61 days
1975	69 days
1976	83 days
1977	96 days
1978	88 days
1979	40 days
1980	111 days
1981	77 days
1982	65 days
1983	43 days
1984	55 days
1985	55 days
1986	84 days
1987	128 days
1988	59 days
1989	50 days
1990	76 days
1991	94 days
1992	59 days
1993	131 days
1994	152 days
1995	106 days
1996	59 days
1997	45 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

83 years, 1904 to 1996

A day with at least 51.7 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 147.0 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Springs (Rwb): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1904 to 1996.

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: 133.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1944; 131.5 mm (5.2 in) in 1972; 122.3 mm (4.8 in) in 1969.

Download the Data

Data for Springs (Rwb) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Springs (Rwb) 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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