Kareepoort (Irr) Weather Records (SF005122800)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kareepoort (Irr) (SF005122800), South Africa, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Kareepoort (Irr)

Kareepoort (Irr) (SF005122800) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.67 latitude and 27.67 longitude, 1,120 m (3,675 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1928 to 1997, 70 years of record.
0 records set at Kareepoort (Irr) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kareepoort (Irr) set a daily record precipitation of 25.2 mm (1.0 in) on 16 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.67 latitude, 27.67 longitude.
Elevation: 1,120 m (3,675 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 Kareepoort (Irr). 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 Kareepoort (Irr), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Kareepoort (Irr) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Kareepoort (Irr) between 16 January 1997 and 16 January 1997. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 147.1 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kareepoort (Irr). The most was 147.1 mm (5.8 in) on 16 January 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kareepoort (Irr)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	16 January 1997
Feb	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	10 February 1946
Mar	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	3 March 1948
Apr	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	13 April 1975
May	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 May 1950
Jun	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 July 1943
Aug	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 August 1957
Sep	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	6 September 1971
Oct	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 October 1986
Nov	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	21 November 1955
Dec	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	3 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Kareepoort (Irr)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1997	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1997	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1997	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1997	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1997	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1997	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1997	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	all-time rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1996	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1995	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	22 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1995	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1995	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1995	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	5 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1995	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1995	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1928 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Kareepoort (Irr): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	1997	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	1944	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	175 days	1994	92 days	70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kareepoort (Irr), 1928 to 1997. The record is 147.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.5 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kareepoort (Irr) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1928	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1929	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1930	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1932	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1933	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1934	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1935	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1936	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1937	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1938	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1939	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1940	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1941	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1942	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1943	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1944	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1945	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1946	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1949	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1954	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1955	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1956	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1957	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1958	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1959	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1961	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1962	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1963	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1964	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1965	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1966	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1967	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1969	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1970	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1973	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1978	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1979	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1980	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1982	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1983	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1987	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1988	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1990	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1991	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1992	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1993	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1994	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1995	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1996	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1997	147.1 mm (5.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kareepoort (Irr), 1928 to 1997. The record is 225.6 mm (8.9 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.6 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kareepoort (Irr) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1928	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1929	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1930	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1931	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1932	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1933	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1934	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1935	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1936	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1937	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1938	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1939	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1940	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1941	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1942	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1943	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1944	225.6 mm (8.9 in)
1945	114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1946	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1947	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1948	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1949	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1950	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1951	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1952	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1953	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1955	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1956	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1957	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1959	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1961	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1962	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1963	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1965	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1967	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1968	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1969	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1970	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1971	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1973	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1974	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1975	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1976	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1977	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1978	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1979	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1980	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1981	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1982	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1986	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1987	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1988	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1989	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1990	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1991	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1992	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1993	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1994	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1995	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1996	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1997	221.3 mm (8.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kareepoort (Irr), 1928 to 1997. The record is 175 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 92 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kareepoort (Irr) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1928	40 days
1929	93 days
1930	58 days
1931	81 days
1932	93 days
1933	71 days
1934	52 days
1935	103 days
1936	110 days
1937	135 days
1938	58 days
1939	44 days
1940	68 days
1941	169 days
1942	54 days
1943	55 days
1944	94 days
1945	135 days
1946	123 days
1947	88 days
1948	124 days
1949	84 days
1950	105 days
1951	53 days
1952	73 days
1953	143 days
1954	112 days
1955	84 days
1956	107 days
1957	54 days
1958	99 days
1959	83 days
1960	84 days
1961	106 days
1962	158 days
1963	80 days
1964	86 days
1965	81 days
1966	103 days
1967	74 days
1968	92 days
1969	78 days
1970	92 days
1971	67 days
1972	131 days
1973	111 days
1974	115 days
1975	94 days
1976	77 days
1977	97 days
1978	132 days
1979	45 days
1980	173 days
1981	75 days
1982	89 days
1983	104 days
1984	90 days
1985	111 days
1986	135 days
1987	119 days
1988	69 days
1989	104 days
1990	79 days
1991	92 days
1992	68 days
1993	173 days
1994	175 days
1995	111 days
1996	133 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

67 years, 1929 to 1997

A day with at least 56.1 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 124.4 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kareepoort (Irr): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1929 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: 147.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1997; 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1948; 103.6 mm (4.1 in) in 1946.

Download the Data

Data for Kareepoort (Irr) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kareepoort (Irr) 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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