Pieter Meintjies (Sar) Weather Records (SF000447650)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pieter Meintjies (Sar) (SF000447650), South Africa, with 77 years of record.

Key Facts for Pieter Meintjies (Sar)

Pieter Meintjies (Sar) (SF000447650) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.25 latitude and 20.43 longitude, 1,064 m (3,491 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 1975, 77 years of record.
0 records set at Pieter Meintjies (Sar) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pieter Meintjies (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 9.0 mm (0.35 in) on 6 August 1974.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.25 latitude, 20.43 longitude.
Elevation: 1,064 m (3,491 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 1975, 77 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 Pieter Meintjies (Sar). 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 Pieter Meintjies (Sar), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Pieter Meintjies (Sar) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 78.7 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pieter Meintjies (Sar). The most was 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 15 April 1900.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pieter Meintjies (Sar)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 January 1951
Feb	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	2 February 1921
Mar	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 March 1921
Apr	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	15 April 1900
May	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 May 1916
Jun	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 June 1915
Jul	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 July 1914
Aug	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	12 August 1913
Sep	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	1 September 1914
Oct	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 October 1900
Nov	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 November 1950
Dec	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	3 December 1936

Latest Records

Latest records at Pieter Meintjies (Sar)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1974	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1972	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1971	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1971	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 1971	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1971	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1970	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 1970	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1970	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1970	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1969	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1969	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1969	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1969	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1969	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1969	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1969	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1968	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1968	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1968	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1899 to 1975

Yearly extremes at Pieter Meintjies (Sar): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	1900	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	1917	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	172 days	1975	67 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pieter Meintjies (Sar), 1899 to 1975. The record is 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.5 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pieter Meintjies (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1900	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1901	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1902	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1903	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1904	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1905	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1906	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1907	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1910	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1911	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1912	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1913	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1914	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1915	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1916	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1917	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1918	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1919	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1922	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1924	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1925	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1926	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1927	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1928	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1930	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1932	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1933	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1934	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1935	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1936	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1937	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1938	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1939	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1940	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1941	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1942	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1943	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1945	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1948	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1951	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1954	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1957	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1960	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1961	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1962	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1964	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1965	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1968	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1970	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1971	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1972	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1973	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1974	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1975	10.0 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pieter Meintjies (Sar), 1899 to 1975. The record is 146.6 mm (5.8 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pieter Meintjies (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1900	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1901	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1902	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1903	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1904	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1905	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1906	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1907	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1910	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1912	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1913	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1914	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1915	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1916	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1917	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1918	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1919	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1920	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1921	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1922	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1923	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1924	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1925	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1926	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1927	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1928	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1930	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1931	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1932	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1933	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1934	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1936	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1937	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1939	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1940	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1942	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1943	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1944	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1946	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1948	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1951	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1955	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1956	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1957	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1960	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1961	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1962	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1963	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1966	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1967	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1968	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1971	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1973	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1974	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1975	10.0 mm (0.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pieter Meintjies (Sar), 1899 to 1975. The record is 172 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pieter Meintjies (Sar) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899	20 days
1900	51 days
1901	46 days
1902	41 days
1903	144 days
1904	50 days
1905	76 days
1906	69 days
1907	91 days
1910	46 days
1911	58 days
1912	56 days
1913	67 days
1914	112 days
1915	76 days
1916	63 days
1917	89 days
1918	52 days
1919	80 days
1920	95 days
1921	138 days
1922	79 days
1923	65 days
1924	48 days
1925	54 days
1926	127 days
1927	58 days
1928	67 days
1929	76 days
1930	46 days
1931	41 days
1932	58 days
1933	79 days
1934	62 days
1935	111 days
1936	86 days
1937	74 days
1938	70 days
1939	60 days
1940	60 days
1941	42 days
1942	70 days
1943	32 days
1944	55 days
1945	51 days
1946	70 days
1947	77 days
1948	64 days
1949	71 days
1950	77 days
1951	108 days
1952	47 days
1953	52 days
1954	81 days
1955	48 days
1956	47 days
1957	62 days
1958	76 days
1959	61 days
1960	75 days
1961	115 days
1962	41 days
1963	85 days
1964	91 days
1965	59 days
1966	101 days
1967	62 days
1968	90 days
1969	64 days
1970	85 days
1971	52 days
1972	74 days
1973	152 days
1974	80 days
1975	172 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

69 years, 1900 to 1974

A day with at least 33.4 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 90.8 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pieter Meintjies (Sar): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1900 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: 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1900; 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1913; 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1914.

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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 2026-10-14 (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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