Dinokana Weather Records (SF005456260)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dinokana (SF005456260), South Africa, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Dinokana

Dinokana (SF005456260) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.45 latitude and 25.87 longitude, 1,280 m (4,199 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1976, 73 years of record.
0 records set at Dinokana still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Dinokana set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 19 March 1976.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.45 latitude, 25.87 longitude.
Elevation: 1,280 m (4,199 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1976, 73 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 Dinokana. 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 Dinokana, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Dinokana still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Dinokana between 2 December 1942 and 9 April 1961. Each dot is a new record.

When Dinokana set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1942-12-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1961-04-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 120.0 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 120.0 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dinokana. The most was 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 9 April 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dinokana
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	22 January 1946
Feb	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	25 February 1963
Mar	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	5 March 1945
Apr	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	9 April 1961
May	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 May 1959
Jun	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 July 1918
Aug	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 August 1913
Sep	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	1 September 1943
Oct	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 October 1915
Nov	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 November 1914
Dec	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	2 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Dinokana
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1976	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1976	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1975	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1975	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1975	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1975	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1975	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1975	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1974	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1974	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1974	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1974	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1974	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1974	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1974	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1974	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1973	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1973	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1973	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1976

Yearly extremes at Dinokana: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	1961	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	273.3 mm (10.8 in)	1945	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	178 days	1916	88 days	73

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dinokana, 1904 to 1976. The record is 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dinokana by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1905	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1906	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1907	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1908	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1909	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1910	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1911	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1912	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1913	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1914	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1915	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1916	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1917	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1918	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1919	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1920	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1921	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1922	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1923	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1924	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1925	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1926	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1928	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1929	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1931	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1932	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1934	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1935	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1936	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1937	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1938	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1939	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1941	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1942	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1943	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1945	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1946	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1947	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1948	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1949	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1951	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1952	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1953	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1954	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1955	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1958	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1961	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1962	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1964	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1966	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1968	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1969	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1973	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1974	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	64.0 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dinokana, 1904 to 1976. The record is 273.3 mm (10.8 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.5 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dinokana by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1905	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1906	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1907	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1908	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1909	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1910	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1911	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1912	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1913	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1914	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1915	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1916	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1917	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1918	175.7 mm (6.9 in)
1919	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1920	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1921	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1922	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1923	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1924	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1925	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1926	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1927	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1928	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1929	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1930	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1931	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1932	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1933	183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1934	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1935	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1936	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1937	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1938	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1940	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1941	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1942	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1943	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1944	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1945	273.3 mm (10.8 in)
1946	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1947	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1948	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1949	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1950	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1953	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1954	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	164.2 mm (6.5 in)
1956	127.9 mm (5.0 in)
1957	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1958	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1959	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1960	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1961	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1962	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1963	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1964	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1965	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1966	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1967	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1968	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1969	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1970	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1971	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1972	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1973	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1974	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1976	130.0 mm (5.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dinokana, 1904 to 1976. The record is 178 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 88 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dinokana by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	20 days
1905	89 days
1906	165 days
1907	103 days
1908	85 days
1909	90 days
1910	115 days
1911	71 days
1912	142 days
1913	77 days
1914	53 days
1915	67 days
1916	178 days
1917	91 days
1918	101 days
1919	147 days
1920	147 days
1921	155 days
1922	71 days
1923	45 days
1924	125 days
1925	95 days
1926	53 days
1927	79 days
1928	82 days
1929	74 days
1930	88 days
1931	173 days
1932	156 days
1933	78 days
1934	51 days
1935	91 days
1936	141 days
1937	118 days
1938	56 days
1939	44 days
1940	79 days
1941	170 days
1942	56 days
1943	56 days
1944	96 days
1945	153 days
1946	68 days
1947	125 days
1948	96 days
1949	110 days
1950	67 days
1951	53 days
1952	86 days
1953	149 days
1954	100 days
1955	165 days
1956	115 days
1957	60 days
1958	134 days
1959	77 days
1960	36 days
1961	58 days
1962	116 days
1963	83 days
1964	107 days
1965	86 days
1966	98 days
1967	75 days
1968	101 days
1969	69 days
1970	41 days
1971	104 days
1972	84 days
1973	157 days
1974	77 days
1975	69 days
1976	30 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, 1905 to 1974

A day with at least 55.1 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 127.0 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dinokana: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	127.0 mm (5.0 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 1905 to 1974.

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: 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1961; 116.3 mm (4.6 in) in 1942; 104.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1963.

Download the Data

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