Sub-Nigel (Gm) Weather Records (SF004768020)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sub-Nigel (Gm) (SF004768020), South Africa, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for Sub-Nigel (Gm)

Sub-Nigel (Gm) (SF004768020) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.37 latitude and 28.45 longitude, 1,580 m (5,184 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1974, 65 years of record.
0 records set at Sub-Nigel (Gm) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sub-Nigel (Gm) set a daily record precipitation of 3.5 mm (0.14 in) on 6 September 1974.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.37 latitude, 28.45 longitude.
Elevation: 1,580 m (5,184 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1974, 65 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 Sub-Nigel (Gm). 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 Sub-Nigel (Gm), 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 Sub-Nigel (Gm) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Sub-Nigel (Gm) between 20 January 1972 and 20 January 1972. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 169.0 mm (6.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sub-Nigel (Gm). The most was 169.0 mm (6.7 in) on 20 January 1972.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sub-Nigel (Gm)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	20 January 1972
Feb	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2 February 1944
Mar	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	5 March 1910
Apr	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	3 April 1942
May	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 July 1943
Aug	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	1 August 1918
Sep	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 September 1943
Oct	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	23 October 1964
Nov	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 November 1917
Dec	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 December 1940

Latest Records

Latest records at Sub-Nigel (Gm)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1974	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1974	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1974	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1974	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1974	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1974	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1974	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	52 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1973	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1973	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1973	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1973	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1973	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1972	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1972	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1972	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1972	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	all-time rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	78 of 100 (Major)
1 December 1971	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1971	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1971	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 1971	Sub-Nigel (Gm), ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 1974

Yearly extremes at Sub-Nigel (Gm): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	1972	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	214.7 mm (8.5 in)	1944	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	65
Longest dry spell (CDD)	173 days	1937	83 days	65

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sub-Nigel (Gm), 1910 to 1974. The record is 169.0 mm (6.7 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.4 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sub-Nigel (Gm) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1911	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1912	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1913	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1914	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1915	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1917	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1918	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1919	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1920	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1921	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1922	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1923	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1927	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1928	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1930	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1931	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1934	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1936	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1937	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1938	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1939	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1940	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1943	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1944	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1945	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1946	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1953	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1955	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1959	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1960	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1964	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1965	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1966	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1969	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1971	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1973	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1974	44.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sub-Nigel (Gm), 1910 to 1974. The record is 214.7 mm (8.5 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.7 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sub-Nigel (Gm) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1911	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1912	140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1913	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1914	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1915	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1916	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1917	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1918	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1919	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1920	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1921	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1922	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1923	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1924	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1925	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1926	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1927	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1928	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1929	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1930	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1931	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1932	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1933	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1934	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1935	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1936	128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1937	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1938	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1940	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1941	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1942	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1943	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1944	214.7 mm (8.5 in)
1945	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1946	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1948	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1949	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1950	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1953	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1955	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1956	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1957	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1959	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1960	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1962	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1964	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1965	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1966	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1967	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1968	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1969	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1970	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1971	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1972	203.0 mm (8.0 in)
1973	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1974	76.8 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sub-Nigel (Gm), 1910 to 1974. The record is 173 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 83 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sub-Nigel (Gm) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	67 days
1911	81 days
1912	97 days
1913	70 days
1914	52 days
1915	93 days
1916	169 days
1917	70 days
1918	124 days
1919	50 days
1920	60 days
1921	93 days
1922	69 days
1923	61 days
1924	88 days
1925	101 days
1926	75 days
1927	85 days
1928	96 days
1929	56 days
1930	57 days
1931	87 days
1932	126 days
1933	71 days
1934	44 days
1935	107 days
1936	110 days
1937	173 days
1938	29 days
1939	33 days
1940	84 days
1941	153 days
1942	68 days
1943	45 days
1944	98 days
1945	86 days
1946	128 days
1947	140 days
1948	71 days
1949	44 days
1950	77 days
1951	105 days
1952	39 days
1953	143 days
1954	122 days
1955	122 days
1956	107 days
1957	72 days
1958	98 days
1959	60 days
1960	86 days
1961	72 days
1962	110 days
1963	79 days
1964	48 days
1965	80 days
1966	83 days
1967	74 days
1968	108 days
1969	77 days
1970	40 days
1971	73 days
1972	85 days
1973	111 days
1974	92 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

61 years, 1911 to 1973

A day with at least 59.5 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 139.4 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sub-Nigel (Gm): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1911 to 1973.

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: 169.0 mm (6.7 in) in 1972; 105.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1926; 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1936.

Download the Data

Data for Sub-Nigel (Gm) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Sub-Nigel (Gm) 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).

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