Klipfontein Weather Records (SF005116720)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Klipfontein (SF005116720), South Africa, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Klipfontein

Klipfontein (SF005116720) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.70 latitude and 27.35 longitude, 1,152 m (3,780 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1928 to 1997, 70 years of record.
0 records set at Klipfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Klipfontein set a daily record precipitation of 4.2 mm (0.17 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.70 latitude, 27.35 longitude.
Elevation: 1,152 m (3,780 ft).
Period of record: 1928 to 1997, 70 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 Klipfontein. 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 Klipfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Klipfontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Klipfontein between 17 December 1995 and 17 December 1995. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 138.0 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Klipfontein. The most was 138.0 mm (5.4 in) on 17 December 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Klipfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	10 January 1997
Feb	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	24 February 1952
Mar	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	19 March 1976
Apr	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	2 April 1967
May	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	25 May 1997
Jun	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	10 June 1957
Jul	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 August 1957
Sep	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	29 September 1973
Oct	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 October 1943
Nov	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	19 November 1995
Dec	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	17 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Klipfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1997	Klipfontein, ZA	monthly rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1997	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	6 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1997	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1997	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1997	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1997	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1997	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1997	Klipfontein, ZA	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1996	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1996	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1996	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1996	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1996	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	10 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Klipfontein, ZA	all-time rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1995	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1995	Klipfontein, ZA	monthly rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1995	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1928 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Klipfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	1995	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	1944	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	176 days	1994	92 days	70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Klipfontein, 1928 to 1997. The record is 138.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.5 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Klipfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1928	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1929	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1930	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1931	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1932	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1933	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1934	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1935	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1936	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1938	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1939	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1940	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1941	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1942	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1944	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1945	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1946	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1947	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1950	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1951	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1953	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1954	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1955	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1956	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1957	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1959	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1961	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1962	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1964	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1965	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1966	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1967	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1971	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1973	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1974	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1975	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1977	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1978	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1979	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1980	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1981	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1982	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1983	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1987	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1988	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1989	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1990	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1991	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1992	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1994	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1995	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1996	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1997	126.0 mm (5.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Klipfontein, 1928 to 1997. The record is 259.8 mm (10.2 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.6 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Klipfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1928	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1930	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1933	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1934	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1935	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1936	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1937	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1938	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1940	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1941	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1943	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1944	259.8 mm (10.2 in)
1945	125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1946	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1947	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1948	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1950	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1951	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1952	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1953	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1954	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1955	132.7 mm (5.2 in)
1956	140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1957	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1958	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1959	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1960	227.8 mm (9.0 in)
1961	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1962	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1964	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1965	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1966	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1967	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1968	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1969	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1970	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1971	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1972	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1973	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1975	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1976	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1977	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1978	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1979	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1981	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1982	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1983	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1984	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1985	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1986	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1987	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1988	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1989	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1990	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1991	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1992	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1993	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1994	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1995	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1996	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1997	192.1 mm (7.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Klipfontein, 1928 to 1997. The record is 176 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 92 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Klipfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1928	14 days
1929	80 days
1930	57 days
1931	87 days
1932	129 days
1933	101 days
1934	45 days
1935	110 days
1936	141 days
1937	118 days
1938	75 days
1939	44 days
1940	67 days
1941	168 days
1942	69 days
1943	38 days
1944	95 days
1945	78 days
1946	129 days
1947	139 days
1948	123 days
1949	83 days
1950	127 days
1951	53 days
1952	73 days
1953	143 days
1954	127 days
1955	83 days
1956	108 days
1957	50 days
1958	135 days
1959	83 days
1960	76 days
1961	52 days
1962	159 days
1963	100 days
1964	87 days
1965	92 days
1966	71 days
1967	74 days
1968	103 days
1969	78 days
1970	100 days
1971	73 days
1972	84 days
1973	115 days
1974	121 days
1975	139 days
1976	117 days
1977	108 days
1978	51 days
1979	44 days
1980	129 days
1981	114 days
1982	88 days
1983	44 days
1984	71 days
1985	58 days
1986	85 days
1987	121 days
1988	129 days
1989	103 days
1990	114 days
1991	92 days
1992	51 days
1993	167 days
1994	176 days
1995	133 days
1996	136 days
1997	35 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

68 years, 1929 to 1996

A day with at least 53.9 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 153.7 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Klipfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1929 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: 138.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1995; 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1937; 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1960.

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