Swaziland Ranch-Homest Weather Records (WZ004834260)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Swaziland Ranch-Homest (WZ004834260), Swaziland, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for Swaziland Ranch-Homest

Swaziland Ranch-Homest (WZ004834260) is a weather station in Swaziland at -26.10 latitude and 31.75 longitude, 250 m (820 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1988, 73 years of record.
0 records set at Swaziland Ranch-Homest still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Swaziland Ranch-Homest set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 2 September 1988.

About the Station

Location: Swaziland, -26.10 latitude, 31.75 longitude.
Elevation: 250 m (820 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1988, 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 Swaziland Ranch-Homest. 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 Swaziland Ranch-Homest, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Swaziland Ranch-Homest still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Swaziland Ranch-Homest between 29 January 1984 and 29 January 1984. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 226.5 mm (8.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Swaziland Ranch-Homest. The most was 226.5 mm (8.9 in) on 29 January 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Swaziland Ranch-Homest
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	226.5 mm (8.9 in)	29 January 1984
Feb	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	14 February 1918
Mar	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	9 March 1930
Apr	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 April 1943
May	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	12 May 1970
Jun	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 June 1940
Jul	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 July 1927
Aug	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 August 1943
Sep	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 September 1973
Oct	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	13 October 1955
Nov	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	29 November 1958
Dec	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	11 December 1950

Latest Records

Latest records at Swaziland Ranch-Homest
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1988	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1988	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1988	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1988	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1988	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1988	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1987	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1987	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1987	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1987	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1987	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1986	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1986	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1986	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1986	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1985	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1984	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1984	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1984	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Swaziland Ranch-Homest: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	226.5 mm (8.9 in)	1984	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	423.5 mm (16.7 in)	1984	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	180 days	1964	62 days	73

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Swaziland Ranch-Homest, 1916 to 1988. The record is 226.5 mm (8.9 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.5 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Swaziland Ranch-Homest by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1917	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1919	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1920	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1921	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1922	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1923	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1924	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1925	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1926	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1927	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1931	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1933	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1934	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1937	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1938	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1939	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1940	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1942	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1943	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1944	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1945	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1946	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1947	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1949	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1951	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1952	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1953	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1954	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1956	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1957	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1958	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1959	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1961	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1964	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1965	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1966	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1967	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1969	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1970	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1971	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1972	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1973	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1976	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1978	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1979	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1981	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1984	226.5 mm (8.9 in)
1985	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1986	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	35.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Swaziland Ranch-Homest, 1916 to 1988. The record is 423.5 mm (16.7 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.5 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Swaziland Ranch-Homest by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1917	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1918	249.5 mm (9.8 in)
1919	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1920	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1921	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1922	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1923	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1924	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1925	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1926	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1927	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1928	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1929	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1930	175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1931	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1932	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1933	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1934	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1935	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1936	211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1937	260.1 mm (10.2 in)
1938	200.2 mm (7.9 in)
1939	208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1940	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1941	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1943	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1944	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1945	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1946	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1947	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1948	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1951	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1952	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1953	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1955	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1956	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1957	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1958	191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1959	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1960	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1961	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1962	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1964	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1965	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1966	323.5 mm (12.7 in)
1967	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1968	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1969	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1970	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1971	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1972	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1973	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1974	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	196.0 mm (7.7 in)
1976	160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1977	233.0 mm (9.2 in)
1978	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1979	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1982	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1984	423.5 mm (16.7 in)
1985	220.5 mm (8.7 in)
1986	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1987	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1988	60.5 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Swaziland Ranch-Homest, 1916 to 1988. The record is 180 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 62 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Swaziland Ranch-Homest by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	76 days
1917	30 days
1918	88 days
1919	44 days
1920	101 days
1921	111 days
1922	42 days
1923	99 days
1924	83 days
1925	71 days
1926	60 days
1927	62 days
1928	74 days
1929	113 days
1930	38 days
1931	47 days
1932	82 days
1933	63 days
1934	73 days
1935	54 days
1936	106 days
1937	96 days
1938	58 days
1939	51 days
1940	75 days
1941	95 days
1942	23 days
1943	45 days
1944	61 days
1945	108 days
1946	169 days
1947	51 days
1948	149 days
1949	65 days
1950	32 days
1951	40 days
1952	57 days
1953	132 days
1954	29 days
1955	112 days
1956	58 days
1957	42 days
1958	58 days
1959	64 days
1960	48 days
1961	34 days
1962	41 days
1963	37 days
1964	180 days
1965	39 days
1966	43 days
1967	135 days
1968	31 days
1969	57 days
1970	41 days
1971	54 days
1972	129 days
1973	63 days
1974	63 days
1975	68 days
1976	113 days
1977	97 days
1978	61 days
1979	101 days
1980	76 days
1981	43 days
1982	98 days
1983	45 days
1984	42 days
1985	108 days
1986	51 days
1987	67 days
1988	40 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, 1917 to 1988

A day with at least 68.1 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 203.2 mm (8.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Swaziland Ranch-Homest: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
10 years	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
50 years	174.1 mm (6.9 in)
100 years	203.2 mm (8.0 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 1917 to 1988.

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: 226.5 mm (8.9 in) in 1984; 185.4 mm (7.3 in) in 1918; 159.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1930.

Download the Data

Data for Swaziland Ranch-Homest standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Swaziland Ranch-Homest 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 2026-10-17 (17 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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