Donkerhoek (Skl) Weather Records (SF005138270)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Donkerhoek (Skl) (SF005138270), South Africa, with 94 years of record.

Key Facts for Donkerhoek (Skl)

Donkerhoek (Skl) (SF005138270) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.78 latitude and 28.47 longitude, 1,463 m (4,800 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1997, 94 years of record.
0 records set at Donkerhoek (Skl) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Donkerhoek (Skl) set a daily record precipitation of 18.9 mm (0.7 in) on 26 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.78 latitude, 28.47 longitude.
Elevation: 1,463 m (4,800 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1997, 94 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 Donkerhoek (Skl). 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 Donkerhoek (Skl), 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 Donkerhoek (Skl) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Donkerhoek (Skl) between 7 February 1981 and 7 February 1981. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 152.5 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Donkerhoek (Skl). The most was 152.5 mm (6.0 in) on 7 February 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Donkerhoek (Skl)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	27 January 1978
Feb	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	7 February 1981
Mar	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	1 March 1918
Apr	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	9 April 1967
May	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	6 May 1925
Jun	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	4 June 1989
Jul	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2 July 1957
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	1 August 1918
Sep	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	28 October 1986
Nov	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	9 November 1934
Dec	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	3 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Donkerhoek (Skl)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1997	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1997	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1997	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1997	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1997	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1996	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1996	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1996	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1995	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1995	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1995	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1994	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1994	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	tie	48 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1994	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1994	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1993	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Donkerhoek (Skl): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	1981	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	1909	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	94
Longest dry spell (CDD)	204 days	1919	92 days	94

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Donkerhoek (Skl), 1904 to 1997. The record is 152.5 mm (6.0 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.9 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Donkerhoek (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1905	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1906	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1908	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1909	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1910	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1911	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1912	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1913	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1914	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1915	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1916	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1918	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1919	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1920	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1921	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1922	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1923	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1924	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1925	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1926	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1928	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1929	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1932	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1933	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1934	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1935	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1936	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1938	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1940	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1941	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1942	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1943	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1945	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1947	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1949	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1952	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1953	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1956	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1957	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1958	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1960	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1961	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1963	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1964	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1965	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1966	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1967	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1968	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1970	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1971	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1972	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1974	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1976	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1979	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1982	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1984	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1987	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1988	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1990	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1993	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1994	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1997	60.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Donkerhoek (Skl), 1904 to 1997. The record is 229.1 mm (9.0 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.1 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Donkerhoek (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1905	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1906	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1907	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1908	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1909	229.1 mm (9.0 in)
1910	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1911	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1912	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1913	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1914	188.8 mm (7.4 in)
1915	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1916	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1918	173.9 mm (6.8 in)
1919	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1920	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1921	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1922	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1923	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1924	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1925	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1926	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1927	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1928	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1929	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1930	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1931	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1932	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1933	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1934	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1935	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1936	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1937	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1938	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1939	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1940	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1941	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1942	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1943	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1944	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1945	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1946	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1947	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1948	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1949	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1950	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1951	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1952	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1953	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1954	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1956	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1957	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1959	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1960	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1961	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1962	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1963	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1964	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1965	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1966	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1967	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1968	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1969	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1970	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1971	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1972	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1973	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1974	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1975	212.5 mm (8.4 in)
1976	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1977	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1978	194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1979	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1980	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1981	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1982	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1983	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1984	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1986	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1987	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1988	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1990	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1992	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1993	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1994	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1995	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1996	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1997	110.0 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Donkerhoek (Skl), 1904 to 1997. The record is 204 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 92 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Donkerhoek (Skl) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	16 days
1905	84 days
1906	127 days
1907	155 days
1908	104 days
1909	46 days
1910	83 days
1911	80 days
1912	159 days
1913	88 days
1914	53 days
1915	71 days
1916	99 days
1917	52 days
1918	121 days
1919	204 days
1920	119 days
1921	122 days
1922	82 days
1923	76 days
1924	85 days
1925	95 days
1926	75 days
1927	110 days
1928	67 days
1929	94 days
1930	56 days
1931	85 days
1932	128 days
1933	71 days
1934	44 days
1935	123 days
1936	111 days
1937	135 days
1938	44 days
1939	45 days
1940	67 days
1941	159 days
1942	60 days
1943	79 days
1944	94 days
1945	144 days
1946	62 days
1947	50 days
1948	63 days
1949	53 days
1950	135 days
1951	98 days
1952	30 days
1953	114 days
1954	85 days
1955	67 days
1956	91 days
1957	46 days
1958	98 days
1959	93 days
1960	55 days
1961	99 days
1962	122 days
1963	99 days
1964	51 days
1965	93 days
1966	126 days
1967	61 days
1968	79 days
1969	114 days
1970	99 days
1971	73 days
1972	108 days
1973	109 days
1974	115 days
1975	126 days
1976	146 days
1977	166 days
1978	130 days
1979	95 days
1980	169 days
1981	50 days
1982	76 days
1983	55 days
1984	82 days
1985	109 days
1986	108 days
1987	154 days
1988	63 days
1989	56 days
1990	91 days
1991	111 days
1992	61 days
1993	120 days
1994	98 days
1995	90 days
1996	81 days
1997	97 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

80 years, 1905 to 1996

A day with at least 63.0 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.8 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Donkerhoek (Skl): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
10 years	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1905 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: 152.5 mm (6.0 in) in 1981; 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1918; 113.5 mm (4.5 in) in 1978.

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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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