Greatfish-Point Vrt Weather Records (SF000381520)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Greatfish-Point Vrt (SF000381520), South Africa, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Greatfish-Point Vrt

Greatfish-Point Vrt (SF000381520) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.53 latitude and 27.10 longitude, 40 m (131 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1917 to 1974, 58 years of record.
0 records set at Greatfish-Point Vrt still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Greatfish-Point Vrt tied a daily record precipitation of 5.6 mm (0.22 in) on 15 December 1974.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.53 latitude, 27.10 longitude.
Elevation: 40 m (131 ft).
Period of record: 1917 to 1974, 58 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 Greatfish-Point Vrt. 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 Greatfish-Point Vrt, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Greatfish-Point Vrt still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Greatfish-Point Vrt between 28 May 1958 and 28 May 1958. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 199.0 mm (7.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Greatfish-Point Vrt. The most was 199.0 mm (7.8 in) on 28 May 1958.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Greatfish-Point Vrt
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	11 January 1951
Feb	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	1 February 1939
Mar	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	3 March 1974
Apr	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	4 April 1933
May	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	28 May 1958
Jun	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	14 June 1922
Jul	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	13 July 1931
Aug	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	27 August 1970
Sep	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	25 September 1952
Oct	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 October 1964
Nov	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	17 November 1949
Dec	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	14 December 1958

Latest Records

Latest records at Greatfish-Point Vrt
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1974	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	tie	21 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1974	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1974	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	7 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1974	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1974	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1974	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1974	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1974	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	monthly rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1974	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1974	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1974	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1973	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1973	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1973	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1973	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1973	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1972	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1972	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1972	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1972	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1917 to 1974

Yearly extremes at Greatfish-Point Vrt: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	1958	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	1958	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	85 days	1927	29 days	58

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Greatfish-Point Vrt, 1917 to 1974. The record is 199.0 mm (7.8 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.4 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Greatfish-Point Vrt by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1917	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1918	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1919	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1920	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1921	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1922	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1923	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1925	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1926	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1927	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1930	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1931	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1932	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1933	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1934	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1935	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1936	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1937	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1939	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1940	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1941	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1942	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1943	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1944	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1946	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1947	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1948	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1949	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1950	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1952	164.2 mm (6.5 in)
1953	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1955	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1956	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	199.0 mm (7.8 in)
1959	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1961	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1962	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1963	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1964	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1965	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1967	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1968	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1969	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1970	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1971	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1972	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1974	187.0 mm (7.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Greatfish-Point Vrt, 1917 to 1974. The record is 317.5 mm (12.5 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.6 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Greatfish-Point Vrt by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1917	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1918	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1919	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1920	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1921	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1922	315.2 mm (12.4 in)
1923	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1924	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1925	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1926	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1927	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1928	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1929	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1930	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1931	155.8 mm (6.1 in)
1932	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1933	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1934	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1935	283.3 mm (11.2 in)
1936	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1937	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1938	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939	126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1940	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1941	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1942	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1943	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1944	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1945	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1946	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1948	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1949	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
1950	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1951	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1952	204.4 mm (8.0 in)
1953	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1954	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1955	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1956	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1957	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1958	317.5 mm (12.5 in)
1959	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1960	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1961	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1962	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1963	203.7 mm (8.0 in)
1964	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1965	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1966	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1967	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1968	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1969	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1970	276.0 mm (10.9 in)
1971	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1972	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1973	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1974	293.7 mm (11.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Greatfish-Point Vrt, 1917 to 1974. The record is 85 days in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Greatfish-Point Vrt by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1917	11 days
1918	31 days
1919	27 days
1920	30 days
1921	18 days
1922	20 days
1923	20 days
1924	26 days
1925	24 days
1926	27 days
1927	85 days
1928	23 days
1929	26 days
1930	22 days
1931	33 days
1932	46 days
1933	49 days
1934	31 days
1935	25 days
1936	36 days
1937	34 days
1938	33 days
1939	20 days
1940	31 days
1941	48 days
1942	70 days
1943	32 days
1944	27 days
1945	23 days
1946	30 days
1947	36 days
1948	26 days
1949	51 days
1950	31 days
1951	34 days
1952	24 days
1953	28 days
1954	20 days
1955	20 days
1956	31 days
1957	32 days
1958	22 days
1959	23 days
1960	25 days
1961	28 days
1962	34 days
1963	21 days
1964	20 days
1965	31 days
1966	31 days
1967	24 days
1968	29 days
1969	31 days
1970	29 days
1971	22 days
1972	23 days
1973	30 days
1974	33 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

56 years, 1918 to 1974

A day with at least 63.4 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 223.0 mm (8.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Greatfish-Point Vrt: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
10 years	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
25 years	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
50 years	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
100 years	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1918 to 1974.

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: 199.0 mm (7.8 in) in 1958; 187.0 mm (7.4 in) in 1974; 166.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1935.

Download the Data

Data for Greatfish-Point Vrt standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Greatfish-Point Vrt 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 2026-10-16 (16 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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