Ravenshill Weather Records (SF006794560)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ravenshill (SF006794560), South Africa, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Ravenshill

Ravenshill (SF006794560) is a weather station in South Africa at -23.62 latitude and 30.27 longitude, 1,175 m (3,855 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1978, 69 years of record.
0 records set at Ravenshill still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ravenshill set a daily record precipitation of 133.0 mm (5.2 in) on 27 January 1978.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -23.62 latitude, 30.27 longitude.
Elevation: 1,175 m (3,855 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1978, 69 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 Ravenshill. 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 Ravenshill, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ravenshill still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Ravenshill between 14 February 1956 and 4 January 1958. Each dot is a new record.

When Ravenshill set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1956-02-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 202.4 mm (8.0 in)
1958-01-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 220.0 mm (8.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 220.0 mm (8.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ravenshill. The most was 220.0 mm (8.7 in) on 4 January 1958.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ravenshill
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	4 January 1958
Feb	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	14 February 1956
Mar	197.3 mm (7.8 in)	10 March 1969
Apr	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	2 April 1957
May	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 May 1925
Jun	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	11 June 1963
Jul	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 July 1943
Aug	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	17 August 1961
Sep	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 September 1973
Oct	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	17 October 1944
Nov	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	18 November 1933
Dec	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	20 December 1930

Latest Records

Latest records at Ravenshill
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 January 1978	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1977	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1977	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1977	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 1977	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1977	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	59 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1977	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	tie	10 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1977	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1977	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1976	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1976	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1976	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1976	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1976	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 August 1975	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1975	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1974	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1974	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1974	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1974	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Ravenshill: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	1958	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	505.0 mm (19.9 in)	1958	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	181 days	1948	63 days	69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ravenshill, 1910 to 1978. The record is 220.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.0 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ravenshill by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1911	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1912	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1913	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1914	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1915	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1916	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1917	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1918	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1919	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1920	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1921	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1922	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1923	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1924	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1925	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1926	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1927	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1930	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1931	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1933	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1934	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1935	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1937	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1938	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1939	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1940	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1941	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1942	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1944	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1946	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1950	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1951	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1952	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1953	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1955	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1956	202.4 mm (8.0 in)
1957	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1958	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1959	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1961	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1962	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1964	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1965	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1966	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1968	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	197.3 mm (7.8 in)
1970	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1971	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1972	134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1973	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1974	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1975	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1976	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1977	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1978	162.0 mm (6.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ravenshill, 1910 to 1978. The record is 505.0 mm (19.9 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 159.3 mm (6.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ravenshill by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1911	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1912	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1913	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1914	147.2 mm (5.8 in)
1915	446.4 mm (17.6 in)
1916	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1917	159.4 mm (6.3 in)
1918	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1919	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1920	210.7 mm (8.3 in)
1921	205.4 mm (8.1 in)
1922	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1923	237.5 mm (9.4 in)
1924	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1925	266.4 mm (10.5 in)
1926	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1927	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1928	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1929	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1930	353.9 mm (13.9 in)
1931	144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1932	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1933	336.6 mm (13.3 in)
1934	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1935	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1937	190.4 mm (7.5 in)
1938	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1939	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1940	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1941	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1942	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1943	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1944	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1945	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1946	158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1947	155.8 mm (6.1 in)
1948	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1949	190.9 mm (7.5 in)
1950	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1951	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1952	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1953	191.7 mm (7.5 in)
1954	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1955	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1956	276.9 mm (10.9 in)
1957	208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1958	505.0 mm (19.9 in)
1959	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1960	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1961	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1962	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1963	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1964	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1965	125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1966	193.7 mm (7.6 in)
1967	216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1968	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1969	319.4 mm (12.6 in)
1970	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1971	196.5 mm (7.7 in)
1972	250.7 mm (9.9 in)
1973	193.7 mm (7.6 in)
1974	187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1975	165.3 mm (6.5 in)
1976	287.5 mm (11.3 in)
1977	489.2 mm (19.3 in)
1978	265.6 mm (10.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ravenshill, 1910 to 1978. The record is 181 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 63 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ravenshill by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	63 days
1911	37 days
1912	51 days
1913	69 days
1914	64 days
1915	54 days
1916	125 days
1917	39 days
1918	43 days
1919	17 days
1920	88 days
1921	37 days
1922	89 days
1923	45 days
1924	73 days
1925	129 days
1926	76 days
1927	40 days
1928	59 days
1929	63 days
1930	30 days
1931	66 days
1932	83 days
1933	44 days
1934	52 days
1935	76 days
1936	28 days
1937	88 days
1938	39 days
1939	53 days
1940	99 days
1941	134 days
1942	22 days
1943	62 days
1944	67 days
1945	167 days
1946	68 days
1947	59 days
1948	181 days
1949	65 days
1950	130 days
1951	48 days
1952	56 days
1953	67 days
1954	59 days
1955	39 days
1956	40 days
1957	26 days
1958	101 days
1959	34 days
1960	46 days
1961	37 days
1962	128 days
1963	41 days
1964	100 days
1965	106 days
1966	128 days
1967	89 days
1968	117 days
1969	45 days
1970	59 days
1971	78 days
1972	66 days
1973	85 days
1974	63 days
1975	84 days
1976	140 days
1977	96 days
1978	11 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

61 years, 1912 to 1977

A day with at least 95.0 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 239.2 mm (9.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ravenshill: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
5 years	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
10 years	155.6 mm (6.1 in)
25 years	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
50 years	213.4 mm (8.4 in)
100 years	239.2 mm (9.4 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1912 to 1977.

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: 220.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1958; 202.4 mm (8.0 in) in 1956; 197.3 mm (7.8 in) in 1969.

Download the Data

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

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