Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Durban Intl (SFM00068588), South Africa, with 53 years of record.
Key Facts for Durban Intl
Durban Intl (SFM00068588) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.97 latitude and 30.95 longitude, 10 m (33 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2025, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Durban Intl still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Durban Intl set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.7 C (63.9 F) on 22 August 2025.
About the Station
Location: South Africa, -29.97 latitude, 30.95 longitude.
Elevation: 10 m (33 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2025, 53 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
7 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Durban Intl. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Durban Intl, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
40.4 C (104.7 F)
10.3 C (50.5 F)
37.9 C (100.2 F)
17.1 C (62.8 F)
Feb
39.8 C (103.6 F)
10.1 C (50.2 F)
28.6 C (83.5 F)
19.2 C (66.6 F)
Mar
37.1 C (98.8 F)
12.7 C (54.9 F)
32.6 C (90.7 F)
18.1 C (64.6 F)
Apr
38.1 C (100.6 F)
9.0 C (48.2 F)
29.9 C (85.8 F)
16.5 C (61.7 F)
May
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
33.0 C (91.4 F)
12.6 C (54.7 F)
Jun
36.0 C (96.8 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
28.9 C (84.0 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
Jul
33.8 C (92.8 F)
3.8 C (38.8 F)
27.0 C (80.6 F)
8.6 C (47.5 F)
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
3.2 C (37.8 F)
28.8 C (83.8 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
Sep
40.8 C (105.4 F)
4.0 C (39.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
39.5 C (103.1 F)
8.0 C (46.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
34.9 C (94.8 F)
11.2 C (52.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
35.7 C (96.3 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Durban Intl still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 57.
Standing records at Durban Intl by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1974
2
1975
4
1976
13
1977
3
1979
4
1980
18
1981
15
1982
18
1983
44
1984
33
1985
36
1986
32
1987
39
1988
25
1989
19
1990
24
1991
30
1992
47
1993
26
1994
31
1995
31
1996
39
1997
39
1998
18
1999
17
2000
20
2001
20
2002
25
2003
32
2004
34
2005
34
2006
34
2007
43
2008
32
2009
23
2010
19
2011
28
2012
57
2013
40
2014
29
2015
42
2016
47
2017
35
2018
17
2019
30
2020
30
2021
16
2022
41
2023
57
2024
51
2025
21
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Durban Intl between 4 January 2025 and 4 January 2025. Each dot is a new record.
When Durban Intl set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2025-01-04
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.3 C (79.3 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Apr: 178.1 mm (7.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Durban Intl. The most was 178.1 mm (7.0 in) on 15 April 1998.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Durban Intl
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
24 January 2004
Feb
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
5 February 1999
Mar
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
12 March 2008
Apr
178.1 mm (7.0 in)
15 April 1998
May
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
8 May 2016
Jun
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
18 June 2008
Jul
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
9 July 1996
Aug
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
29 August 1981
Sep
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
29 September 1987
Oct
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
11 October 2017
Nov
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2 November 2007
Dec
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
20 December 2001
Period of Record Coverage
1974 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
48 years of record at Durban Intl, 1974 to 2025. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 2005, 2006 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Durban Intl, 1983 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.9 C (71.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2017, at 21.4 C (70.6 F), and the warmest was 2022, at 22.4 C (72.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.6 C (1.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Durban Intl as warming stripes, 1983 to 2022
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1983
22.0 C
+0.09 C
1985
22.1 C
+0.20 C
1986
21.6 C
-0.24 C
1991
21.9 C
+0.01 C
1992
21.9 C
+0.04 C
1993
21.9 C
+0.03 C
2012
22.1 C
+0.22 C
2013
21.6 C
-0.26 C
2014
21.6 C
-0.22 C
2015
21.9 C
+0.01 C
2016
21.9 C
+0.07 C
2017
21.4 C
-0.42 C
2019
22.0 C
+0.17 C
2020
21.7 C
-0.21 C
2022
22.4 C
+0.55 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1973 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Durban Intl: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.8 C (105.4 F)
2010
34.8 C (94.6 F)
48
Coldest night (TNn)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1996
6.3 C (43.3 F)
50
Wettest day (Rx1day)
178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1998
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
254.6 mm (10.0 in)
2016
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
51
Longest dry spell (CDD)
39 days
1980
8 days
52
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Durban Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 40.8 C (105.4 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.8 C (94.6 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Durban Intl by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1973
n/a
1974
29.0 C (84.2 F)
1975
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1976
34.0 C (93.2 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
n/a
1982
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1983
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1984
33.6 C (92.5 F)
1985
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1986
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1987
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1989
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1990
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1991
35.3 C (95.5 F)
1992
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1993
36.3 C (97.3 F)
1994
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1995
38.8 C (101.8 F)
1996
33.5 C (92.3 F)
1997
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1998
34.2 C (93.6 F)
1999
38.1 C (100.6 F)
2000
34.2 C (93.6 F)
2001
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002
39.5 C (103.1 F)
2003
33.5 C (92.3 F)
2004
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005
35.2 C (95.4 F)
2006
34.1 C (93.4 F)
2007
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2008
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2009
33.1 C (91.6 F)
2010
40.8 C (105.4 F)
2011
35.7 C (96.3 F)
2012
35.2 C (95.4 F)
2013
35.5 C (95.9 F)
2014
35.4 C (95.7 F)
2015
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2016
34.2 C (93.6 F)
2017
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2018
37.1 C (98.8 F)
2019
32.6 C (90.7 F)
2020
34.9 C (94.8 F)
2021
34.5 C (94.1 F)
2022
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2023
39.8 C (103.6 F)
2024
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2025
37.9 C (100.2 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Durban Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.3 C (43.3 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Durban Intl by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1973
n/a
1974
9.0 C (48.2 F)
1975
11.0 C (51.8 F)
1976
n/a
1977
11.0 C (51.8 F)
1978
n/a
1979
12.0 C (53.6 F)
1980
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1981
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1982
5.8 C (42.4 F)
1983
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1984
7.6 C (45.7 F)
1985
7.8 C (46.0 F)
1986
7.0 C (44.6 F)
1987
7.1 C (44.8 F)
1988
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1989
7.6 C (45.7 F)
1990
7.4 C (45.3 F)
1991
7.3 C (45.1 F)
1992
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1993
6.1 C (43.0 F)
1994
4.6 C (40.3 F)
1995
4.1 C (39.4 F)
1996
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997
6.4 C (43.5 F)
1998
5.9 C (42.6 F)
1999
6.2 C (43.2 F)
2000
4.7 C (40.5 F)
2001
7.9 C (46.2 F)
2002
5.9 C (42.6 F)
2003
3.2 C (37.8 F)
2004
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2005
1.1 C (34.0 F)
2006
4.3 C (39.7 F)
2007
4.7 C (40.5 F)
2008
7.6 C (45.7 F)
2009
4.5 C (40.1 F)
2010
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2011
7.0 C (44.6 F)
2012
4.8 C (40.6 F)
2013
4.2 C (39.6 F)
2014
4.0 C (39.2 F)
2015
6.4 C (43.5 F)
2016
7.3 C (45.1 F)
2017
7.0 C (44.6 F)
2018
9.3 C (48.7 F)
2019
7.8 C (46.0 F)
2020
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2021
12.1 C (53.8 F)
2022
9.5 C (49.1 F)
2023
10.3 C (50.5 F)
2024
9.1 C (48.4 F)
2025
8.6 C (47.5 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Durban Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 178.1 mm (7.0 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.8 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Durban Intl by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1974
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1975
1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1976
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1978
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1979
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1980
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1981
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1982
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1983
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1984
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1985
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1986
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1988
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1989
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1990
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1991
163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1992
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1994
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1996
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1997
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1998
178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1999
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2000
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2001
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2002
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2003
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2004
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2005
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2006
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2007
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2008
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
2009
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2010
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2011
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2012
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2013
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2014
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2015
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2016
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2017
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2018
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2019
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2020
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2021
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2022
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2023
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2024
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2025
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Durban Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 254.6 mm (10.0 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 123.2 mm (4.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Durban Intl by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973
n/a
1974
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975
n/a
1976
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1977
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1978
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1979
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1980
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1981
147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1982
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1983
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1984
210.9 mm (8.3 in)
1985
184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1986
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1987
244.7 mm (9.6 in)
1988
217.9 mm (8.6 in)
1989
145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1990
158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1991
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1992
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1993
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1994
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1995
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1996
232.0 mm (9.1 in)
1997
170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1998
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
1999
183.8 mm (7.2 in)
2000
128.4 mm (5.1 in)
2001
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2002
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
2003
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
2004
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2005
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
2006
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
2007
140.4 mm (5.5 in)
2008
202.7 mm (8.0 in)
2009
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2010
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
2011
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2012
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2013
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
2014
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
2015
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2016
254.6 mm (10.0 in)
2017
213.1 mm (8.4 in)
2018
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2019
179.3 mm (7.1 in)
2020
132.5 mm (5.2 in)
2021
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
2022
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
2023
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2024
104.3 mm (4.1 in)
2025
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Durban Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 39 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 8 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Durban Intl by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973
2 days
1974
5 days
1975
n/a
1976
8 days
1977
28 days
1978
14 days
1979
16 days
1980
39 days
1981
21 days
1982
7 days
1983
10 days
1984
8 days
1985
19 days
1986
16 days
1987
11 days
1988
9 days
1989
8 days
1990
11 days
1991
13 days
1992
34 days
1993
14 days
1994
14 days
1995
12 days
1996
15 days
1997
14 days
1998
22 days
1999
8 days
2000
7 days
2001
4 days
2002
9 days
2003
11 days
2004
11 days
2005
18 days
2006
3 days
2007
4 days
2008
5 days
2009
4 days
2010
5 days
2011
5 days
2012
4 days
2013
5 days
2014
4 days
2015
5 days
2016
5 days
2017
4 days
2018
4 days
2019
4 days
2020
3 days
2021
6 days
2022
7 days
2023
4 days
2024
7 days
2025
5 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.
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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.