Schelm Weather Records (SF006365180)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Schelm (SF006365180), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Schelm

Schelm (SF006365180) is a weather station in South Africa at -24.13 latitude and 30.30 longitude, 840 m (2,756 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 1993, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Schelm still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Schelm set a daily record precipitation of 41.3 mm (1.6 in) on 22 December 1992.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -24.13 latitude, 30.30 longitude.
Elevation: 840 m (2,756 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 1993, 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 Schelm. 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 Schelm, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Schelm still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Schelm between 16 February 1956 and 8 February 1985. Each dot is a new record.

When Schelm set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1956-02-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1958-01-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 270.0 mm (10.6 in)
1976-02-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 328.0 mm (12.9 in)
1985-02-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 335.0 mm (13.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 335.0 mm (13.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Schelm. The most was 335.0 mm (13.2 in) on 8 February 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Schelm
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	4 January 1958
Feb	335.0 mm (13.2 in)	8 February 1985
Mar	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	2 March 1974
Apr	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	3 April 1971
May	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	1 May 1982
Jun	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 June 1963
Jul	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	1 July 1974
Aug	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25 August 1987
Sep	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	23 September 1977
Oct	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	22 October 1989
Nov	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	29 November 1928
Dec	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	20 December 1930

Latest Records

Latest records at Schelm
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1992	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1992	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1992	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1991	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1991	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1991	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1991	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1990	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1990	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1990	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1990	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1989	Schelm, ZA	monthly rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1989	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1989	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1989	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1989	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1988	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1988	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1988	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1987	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	8 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 1993

Yearly extremes at Schelm: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	335.0 mm (13.2 in)	1985	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	574.7 mm (22.6 in)	1976	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	185 days	1975	68 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Schelm, 1920 to 1993. The record is 335.0 mm (13.2 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.8 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Schelm by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1922	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1924	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1925	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1926	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1928	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1929	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1931	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1932	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1933	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1934	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1935	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1936	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1937	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1938	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1939	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1940	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1941	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1942	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1944	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1945	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1946	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1947	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1948	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1949	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1951	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1953	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1954	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1955	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1956	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1957	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1958	270.0 mm (10.6 in)
1959	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1960	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1961	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1962	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1965	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1967	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1968	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1969	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1971	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1972	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1973	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1974	195.0 mm (7.7 in)
1975	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1976	328.0 mm (12.9 in)
1977	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1978	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1979	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1980	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1981	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1982	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1985	335.0 mm (13.2 in)
1986	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1987	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1990	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1991	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1992	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1993	62.8 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Schelm, 1920 to 1993. The record is 574.7 mm (22.6 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 146.4 mm (5.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Schelm by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1921	238.4 mm (9.4 in)
1922	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1923	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1924	211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1925	315.2 mm (12.4 in)
1926	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1927	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1928	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1929	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1930	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1931	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1932	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1933	230.3 mm (9.1 in)
1934	154.1 mm (6.1 in)
1935	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1936	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1937	271.7 mm (10.7 in)
1938	231.7 mm (9.1 in)
1939	260.2 mm (10.2 in)
1940	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1941	199.6 mm (7.9 in)
1942	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943	115.7 mm (4.6 in)
1944	169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1945	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1946	245.9 mm (9.7 in)
1947	196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1948	252.0 mm (9.9 in)
1949	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1950	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1951	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1952	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1953	229.1 mm (9.0 in)
1954	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	217.5 mm (8.6 in)
1956	526.0 mm (20.7 in)
1957	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1958	573.5 mm (22.6 in)
1959	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1960	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1961	233.0 mm (9.2 in)
1962	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1963	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1964	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1965	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1966	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1967	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1968	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1969	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1970	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1971	245.0 mm (9.6 in)
1972	482.3 mm (19.0 in)
1973	248.3 mm (9.8 in)
1974	332.7 mm (13.1 in)
1975	244.6 mm (9.6 in)
1976	574.7 mm (22.6 in)
1977	269.0 mm (10.6 in)
1978	243.5 mm (9.6 in)
1979	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1980	227.0 mm (8.9 in)
1981	340.5 mm (13.4 in)
1982	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1983	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1984	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1985	414.5 mm (16.3 in)
1986	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1987	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1988	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1989	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1991	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1993	170.9 mm (6.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Schelm, 1920 to 1993. The record is 185 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Schelm by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	86 days
1921	49 days
1922	71 days
1923	66 days
1924	73 days
1925	54 days
1926	38 days
1927	40 days
1928	59 days
1929	60 days
1930	55 days
1931	46 days
1932	106 days
1933	78 days
1934	86 days
1935	78 days
1936	46 days
1937	68 days
1938	70 days
1939	24 days
1940	69 days
1941	117 days
1942	40 days
1943	47 days
1944	93 days
1945	126 days
1946	97 days
1947	49 days
1948	63 days
1949	50 days
1950	50 days
1951	93 days
1952	51 days
1953	57 days
1954	70 days
1955	66 days
1956	42 days
1957	43 days
1958	51 days
1959	57 days
1960	72 days
1961	30 days
1962	65 days
1963	37 days
1964	100 days
1965	116 days
1966	75 days
1967	99 days
1968	67 days
1969	62 days
1970	57 days
1971	52 days
1972	97 days
1973	80 days
1974	45 days
1975	185 days
1976	74 days
1977	144 days
1978	118 days
1979	54 days
1980	66 days
1981	88 days
1982	80 days
1983	84 days
1984	71 days
1985	68 days
1986	110 days
1987	117 days
1988	64 days
1989	64 days
1990	82 days
1991	107 days
1992	113 days
1993	62 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

71 years, 1921 to 1992

A day with at least 87.7 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 334.4 mm (13.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Schelm: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
5 years	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
10 years	171.3 mm (6.7 in)
25 years	227.6 mm (9.0 in)
50 years	277.3 mm (10.9 in)
100 years	334.4 mm (13.2 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1921 to 1992.

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: 335.0 mm (13.2 in) in 1985; 328.0 mm (12.9 in) in 1976; 270.0 mm (10.6 in) in 1958.

Download the Data

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

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