Villiersdorp Weather Records (SF000225390)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Villiersdorp (SF000225390), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Villiersdorp

Villiersdorp (SF000225390) is a weather station in South Africa at -34.00 latitude and 19.30 longitude, 350 m (1,148 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1997, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Villiersdorp still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Villiersdorp set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 16 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -34.00 latitude, 19.30 longitude.
Elevation: 350 m (1,148 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1997, 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 Villiersdorp. 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 Villiersdorp, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Villiersdorp still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Villiersdorp between 18 February 1955 and 11 April 1993. Each dot is a new record.

When Villiersdorp set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1955-02-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1957-05-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1981-01-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1993-04-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 153.5 mm (6.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 153.5 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Villiersdorp. The most was 153.5 mm (6.0 in) on 11 April 1993.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Villiersdorp
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	25 January 1981
Feb	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	18 February 1955
Mar	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 March 1943
Apr	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	11 April 1993
May	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	31 May 1957
Jun	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	10 June 1979
Jul	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	5 July 1985
Aug	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	5 August 1974
Sep	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	3 September 1984
Oct	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	8 October 1931
Nov	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	23 November 1976
Dec	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 December 1980

Latest Records

Latest records at Villiersdorp
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1997	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1997	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1997	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1997	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1996	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1996	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1996	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1996	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1996	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1996	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1996	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1995	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1995	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1995	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1995	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1995	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1995	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1994	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1994	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Villiersdorp: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	1993	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	1984	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	101 days	1967	39 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Villiersdorp, 1924 to 1997. The record is 153.5 mm (6.0 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Villiersdorp by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1926	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1927	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1928	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1931	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1932	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1933	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1934	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1937	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1939	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1940	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1941	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1945	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1946	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1947	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1954	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1956	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1958	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1960	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1963	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1967	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1968	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1973	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1977	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1978	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1980	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1981	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1982	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1983	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1984	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1985	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1986	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1988	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1989	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1992	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1993	153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1994	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1995	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1996	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1997	75.2 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Villiersdorp, 1924 to 1997. The record is 211.6 mm (8.3 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.4 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Villiersdorp by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1925	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1926	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1927	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1928	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1929	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1930	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1931	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1932	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1933	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1934	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1935	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1936	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1937	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1938	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1939	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1940	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1941	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1942	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1943	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1944	137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1945	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
1946	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1947	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1948	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1949	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1950	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1951	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1952	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1953	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1954	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1955	171.3 mm (6.7 in)
1956	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1957	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1958	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1959	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1961	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1962	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1963	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1965	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1966	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1967	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1969	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1970	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1971	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1973	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1974	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1975	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1976	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1977	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1978	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1979	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1980	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1981	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1982	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1983	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1984	211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1985	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1986	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1987	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1989	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1990	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1992	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1993	189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1994	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1995	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1996	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1997	121.4 mm (4.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Villiersdorp, 1924 to 1997. The record is 101 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Villiersdorp by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	47 days
1925	59 days
1926	49 days
1927	35 days
1928	57 days
1929	44 days
1930	36 days
1931	41 days
1932	53 days
1933	29 days
1934	36 days
1935	34 days
1936	27 days
1937	36 days
1938	34 days
1939	42 days
1940	39 days
1941	30 days
1942	42 days
1943	26 days
1944	41 days
1945	75 days
1946	60 days
1947	64 days
1948	31 days
1949	50 days
1950	54 days
1951	49 days
1952	49 days
1953	31 days
1954	37 days
1955	25 days
1956	39 days
1957	68 days
1958	43 days
1959	19 days
1960	44 days
1961	65 days
1962	38 days
1963	54 days
1964	41 days
1965	29 days
1966	48 days
1967	101 days
1968	47 days
1969	34 days
1970	50 days
1971	43 days
1972	33 days
1973	28 days
1974	32 days
1975	42 days
1976	39 days
1977	54 days
1978	37 days
1979	34 days
1980	34 days
1981	29 days
1982	56 days
1983	53 days
1984	26 days
1985	22 days
1986	35 days
1987	26 days
1988	44 days
1989	44 days
1990	36 days
1991	30 days
1992	32 days
1993	30 days
1994	42 days
1995	24 days
1996	22 days
1997	30 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

72 years, 1925 to 1997

A day with at least 53.0 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 161.8 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Villiersdorp: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
100 years	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1925 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: 153.5 mm (6.0 in) in 1993; 142.3 mm (5.6 in) in 1981; 121.5 mm (4.8 in) in 1957.

Download the Data

Data for Villiersdorp standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Villiersdorp 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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