Hex Krantz Weather Records (SF005114670)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hex Krantz (SF005114670), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Hex Krantz

Hex Krantz (SF005114670) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.78 latitude and 27.27 longitude, 1,204 m (3,950 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1997, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Hex Krantz still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hex Krantz set a daily record precipitation of 3.0 mm (0.12 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.78 latitude, 27.27 longitude.
Elevation: 1,204 m (3,950 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1997, 74 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 Hex Krantz. 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 Hex Krantz, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Hex Krantz still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 117.3 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hex Krantz. The most was 117.3 mm (4.6 in) on 2 February 1944.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hex Krantz
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	2 January 1978
Feb	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	2 February 1944
Mar	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	4 March 1945
Apr	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	9 April 1961
May	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 May 1997
Jun	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	10 June 1957
Jul	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	2 July 1957
Aug	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21 August 1981
Sep	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	18 October 1944
Nov	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	25 November 1979
Dec	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 December 1940

Latest Records

Latest records at Hex Krantz
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1997	Hex Krantz, ZA	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Hex Krantz, ZA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1997	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1997	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1997	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1997	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1997	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1997	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1996	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1996	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1996	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	tie	35 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1995	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Hex Krantz: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	1944	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	304.9 mm (12.0 in)	1944	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	175 days	1994	95 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hex Krantz, 1924 to 1997. The record is 117.3 mm (4.6 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.1 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hex Krantz by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1925	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1926	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1927	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1930	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1932	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1933	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1934	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1935	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1936	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1937	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1940	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1941	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1943	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1945	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1946	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1947	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1948	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1949	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1950	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1951	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1952	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1954	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1955	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1956	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1957	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1963	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1964	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1967	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1970	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1971	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1973	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1975	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1977	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1979	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1985	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1986	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1988	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1993	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1996	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1997	67.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hex Krantz, 1924 to 1997. The record is 304.9 mm (12.0 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.2 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hex Krantz by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1925	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1926	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1927	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1928	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1929	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1930	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1931	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1932	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1933	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1934	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1935	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1936	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1937	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1938	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1939	145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1940	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1941	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1942	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1943	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1944	304.9 mm (12.0 in)
1945	204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1946	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1947	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1948	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1949	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1950	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1951	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1952	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1953	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1954	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1955	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1956	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1957	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1958	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1959	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1961	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1962	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1964	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1965	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1966	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1967	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1968	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1969	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1970	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1971	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1972	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1973	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1975	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1976	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1977	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1978	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1979	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1980	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1981	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1982	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1984	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1985	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1986	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1987	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1988	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1989	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1990	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1991	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1992	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1993	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1995	170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1996	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1997	168.0 mm (6.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hex Krantz, 1924 to 1997. The record is 175 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 95 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hex Krantz by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	82 days
1925	52 days
1926	75 days
1927	111 days
1928	111 days
1929	81 days
1930	58 days
1931	87 days
1932	142 days
1933	71 days
1934	53 days
1935	123 days
1936	110 days
1937	141 days
1938	48 days
1939	44 days
1940	68 days
1941	168 days
1942	59 days
1943	38 days
1944	91 days
1945	135 days
1946	129 days
1947	89 days
1948	143 days
1949	84 days
1950	105 days
1951	53 days
1952	73 days
1953	143 days
1954	88 days
1955	121 days
1956	67 days
1957	50 days
1958	135 days
1959	87 days
1960	69 days
1961	58 days
1962	162 days
1963	100 days
1964	126 days
1965	159 days
1966	108 days
1967	75 days
1968	109 days
1969	78 days
1970	90 days
1971	73 days
1972	113 days
1973	109 days
1974	121 days
1975	100 days
1976	120 days
1977	97 days
1978	125 days
1979	45 days
1980	150 days
1981	118 days
1982	167 days
1983	43 days
1984	72 days
1985	111 days
1986	87 days
1987	138 days
1988	60 days
1989	104 days
1990	113 days
1991	92 days
1992	57 days
1993	173 days
1994	175 days
1995	129 days
1996	68 days
1997	61 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

70 years, 1925 to 1996

A day with at least 59.8 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.3 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hex Krantz: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1925 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: 117.3 mm (4.6 in) in 1944; 106.4 mm (4.2 in) in 1945; 97.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1976.

Download the Data

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