Strehla Weather Records (SF004777620)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Strehla (SF004777620), South Africa, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Strehla

Strehla (SF004777620) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.23 latitude and 28.93 longitude, 1,585 m (5,200 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 1997, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Strehla still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Strehla set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 12 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.23 latitude, 28.93 longitude.
Elevation: 1,585 m (5,200 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 1997, 78 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 Strehla. 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 Strehla, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Strehla still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Strehla between 4 December 1958 and 5 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Strehla set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1958-12-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1977-11-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1989-12-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 125.5 mm (4.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 125.5 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Strehla. The most was 125.5 mm (4.9 in) on 5 December 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Strehla
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	20 January 1972
Feb	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	11 February 1996
Mar	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	25 March 1995
Apr	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 April 1990
May	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 June 1940
Jul	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 July 1957
Aug	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 August 1922
Sep	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	29 October 1995
Nov	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	29 November 1977
Dec	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	5 December 1989

Latest Records

Latest records at Strehla
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1997	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1997	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1997	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1997	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1997	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1996	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1996	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1996	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1996	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1996	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1996	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1996	Strehla, ZA	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1996	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1996	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Strehla: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	1989	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	229.7 mm (9.0 in)	1958	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	175 days	1941	95 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Strehla, 1920 to 1997. The record is 125.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.7 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Strehla by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1921	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1922	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1923	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1924	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1926	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1927	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1928	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1930	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1931	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1934	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1937	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1938	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1939	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1940	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1945	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1946	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1950	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1959	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1963	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1964	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1968	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1969	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1970	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1972	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1973	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1974	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1976	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1978	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1979	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1981	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1983	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1987	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1988	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1989	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1990	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1991	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1992	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1996	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1997	56.5 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Strehla, 1920 to 1997. The record is 229.7 mm (9.0 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.2 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Strehla by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1921	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1922	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1923	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1924	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1926	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1928	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1929	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1930	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1931	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1932	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1933	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1934	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1935	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1936	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1937	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1938	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1939	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1940	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1941	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1942	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1943	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1944	132.2 mm (5.2 in)
1945	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1946	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1947	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1948	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1949	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1950	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1951	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1952	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1953	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1954	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1958	229.7 mm (9.0 in)
1959	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1960	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1961	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1962	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1963	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1964	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1965	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1966	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1967	132.2 mm (5.2 in)
1968	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1969	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1970	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1971	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1972	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1973	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1975	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1976	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1977	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1978	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1979	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1980	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1983	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1984	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1985	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1986	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1987	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1988	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1990	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1991	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1993	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1995	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1996	183.5 mm (7.2 in)
1997	157.5 mm (6.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Strehla, 1920 to 1997. The record is 175 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 95 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Strehla by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	86 days
1921	92 days
1922	69 days
1923	89 days
1924	85 days
1925	52 days
1926	53 days
1927	112 days
1928	122 days
1929	93 days
1930	55 days
1931	71 days
1932	108 days
1933	55 days
1934	45 days
1935	123 days
1936	111 days
1937	157 days
1938	36 days
1939	46 days
1940	91 days
1941	175 days
1942	59 days
1943	45 days
1944	95 days
1945	141 days
1946	131 days
1947	115 days
1948	126 days
1949	82 days
1950	155 days
1951	52 days
1952	74 days
1953	106 days
1954	112 days
1955	121 days
1956	91 days
1957	51 days
1958	97 days
1959	94 days
1960	103 days
1961	69 days
1962	143 days
1963	80 days
1964	62 days
1965	97 days
1966	152 days
1967	74 days
1968	98 days
1969	128 days
1970	43 days
1971	74 days
1972	85 days
1973	95 days
1974	63 days
1975	75 days
1976	115 days
1977	138 days
1978	84 days
1979	39 days
1980	158 days
1981	101 days
1982	127 days
1983	48 days
1984	73 days
1985	109 days
1986	125 days
1987	147 days
1988	62 days
1989	49 days
1990	104 days
1991	117 days
1992	124 days
1993	143 days
1994	152 days
1995	117 days
1996	121 days
1997	59 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

76 years, 1920 to 1997

A day with at least 52.4 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 Strehla: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1920 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: 125.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1989; 106.5 mm (4.2 in) in 1977; 103.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1995.

Download the Data

Data for Strehla standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Strehla 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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