Zoetendals Vallei Weather Records (SF000028850)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Zoetendals Vallei (SF000028850), South Africa, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Zoetendals Vallei

Zoetendals Vallei (SF000028850) is a weather station in South Africa at -34.75 latitude and 20.00 longitude, 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1997, 87 years of record.
0 records set at Zoetendals Vallei still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Zoetendals Vallei set a daily record precipitation of 13.0 mm (0.5 in) on 21 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -34.75 latitude, 20.00 longitude.
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1997, 87 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 Zoetendals Vallei. 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 Zoetendals Vallei, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Zoetendals Vallei still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Zoetendals Vallei between 19 March 1995 and 19 March 1995. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 124.0 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Zoetendals Vallei. The most was 124.0 mm (4.9 in) on 19 March 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Zoetendals Vallei
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	18 January 1962
Feb	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 February 1955
Mar	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	19 March 1995
Apr	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	29 April 1976
May	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19 May 1954
Jun	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	21 June 1989
Jul	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 July 1920
Aug	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	3 August 1955
Sep	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 September 1951
Oct	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	4 October 1945
Nov	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 November 1915
Dec	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	24 December 1994

Latest Records

Latest records at Zoetendals Vallei
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 November 1997	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1997	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1997	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1997	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1996	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	1 year	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1996	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1996	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	10 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1995	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1995	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1995	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1995	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1995	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1995	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	all-time rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1994	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1994	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1994	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Zoetendals Vallei: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	1995	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	1926	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	99 days	1970	31 days	87

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Zoetendals Vallei, 1911 to 1997. The record is 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.6 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Zoetendals Vallei by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1912	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1914	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1915	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1916	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1917	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1918	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1919	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1920	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1921	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1922	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1924	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1925	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1927	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1928	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1929	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1930	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1931	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1932	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1933	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1935	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1936	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1937	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1938	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1940	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1943	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1945	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1946	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1947	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1949	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1951	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1955	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1956	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1957	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1959	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1960	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1962	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1963	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1964	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1967	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1970	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1971	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1972	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1973	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1974	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1975	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1976	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1979	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1984	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1985	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1990	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1991	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1992	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1993	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1994	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1995	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1996	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1997	45.5 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Zoetendals Vallei, 1911 to 1997. The record is 145.2 mm (5.7 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.3 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Zoetendals Vallei by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1912	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1913	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1914	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1915	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1916	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1917	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1918	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1919	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1920	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1922	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1923	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1924	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1925	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1926	145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1927	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1928	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1929	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1930	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1931	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1933	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1934	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1935	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1936	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1937	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1939	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1940	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1942	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1943	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1944	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1945	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1946	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1948	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1949	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1950	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1951	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1952	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1953	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1954	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1955	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1956	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1957	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1958	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1959	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1960	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1961	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1964	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1965	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1967	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1971	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1972	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1973	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1974	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1976	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1980	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1981	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1982	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1983	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1987	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1988	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1989	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1990	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1992	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1993	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1994	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1995	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1996	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	81.0 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Zoetendals Vallei, 1911 to 1997. The record is 99 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Zoetendals Vallei by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	24 days
1912	33 days
1913	17 days
1914	31 days
1915	48 days
1916	25 days
1917	41 days
1918	32 days
1919	43 days
1920	32 days
1921	40 days
1922	25 days
1923	31 days
1924	32 days
1925	53 days
1926	30 days
1927	38 days
1928	19 days
1929	21 days
1930	25 days
1931	37 days
1932	21 days
1933	25 days
1934	40 days
1935	25 days
1936	39 days
1937	23 days
1938	46 days
1939	30 days
1940	63 days
1941	41 days
1942	33 days
1943	26 days
1944	39 days
1945	37 days
1946	42 days
1947	24 days
1948	26 days
1949	24 days
1950	26 days
1951	26 days
1952	19 days
1953	52 days
1954	21 days
1955	32 days
1956	65 days
1957	19 days
1958	19 days
1959	48 days
1960	63 days
1961	40 days
1962	32 days
1963	29 days
1964	25 days
1965	43 days
1966	32 days
1967	46 days
1968	58 days
1969	33 days
1970	99 days
1971	37 days
1972	35 days
1973	48 days
1974	29 days
1975	50 days
1976	39 days
1977	42 days
1978	31 days
1979	27 days
1980	48 days
1981	25 days
1982	21 days
1983	31 days
1984	37 days
1985	19 days
1986	23 days
1987	24 days
1988	24 days
1989	27 days
1990	23 days
1991	21 days
1992	19 days
1993	23 days
1994	43 days
1995	27 days
1996	24 days
1997	24 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

82 years, 1912 to 1997

A day with at least 41.0 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.3 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Zoetendals Vallei: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1912 to 1997.

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: 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1995; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1915; 101.0 mm (4.0 in) in 1976.

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

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

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