Rust-En-Vrede Weather Records (SF000486240)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rust-En-Vrede (SF000486240), South Africa, with 88 years of record.

Key Facts for Rust-En-Vrede

Rust-En-Vrede (SF000486240) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.42 latitude and 22.37 longitude, 777 m (2,549 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1991, 88 years of record.
0 records set at Rust-En-Vrede still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rust-En-Vrede set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 26 January 1991.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.42 latitude, 22.37 longitude.
Elevation: 777 m (2,549 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1991, 88 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 Rust-En-Vrede. 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 Rust-En-Vrede, with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Rust-En-Vrede still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Rust-En-Vrede between 11 January 1951 and 11 January 1951. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 110.5 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rust-En-Vrede. The most was 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 11 January 1951.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rust-En-Vrede
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	11 January 1951
Feb	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 February 1977
Mar	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 March 1981
Apr	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 April 1982
May	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	30 May 1976
Jun	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 June 1953
Jul	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 July 1971
Aug	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 August 1954
Sep	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 September 1925
Oct	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	11 October 1982
Nov	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 November 1949
Dec	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 December 1931

Latest Records

Latest records at Rust-En-Vrede
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1991	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1990	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1990	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1989	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1989	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	2 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1988	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1987	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1987	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1987	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1987	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1986	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1986	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1986	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1986	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1986	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1986	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1985	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1985	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1985	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1985	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1991

Yearly extremes at Rust-En-Vrede: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	1951	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	181.7 mm (7.2 in)	1932	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	51 days	1938	28 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rust-En-Vrede, 1904 to 1991. The record is 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rust-En-Vrede by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1905	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1920	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1921	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1922	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1923	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1927	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1928	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1930	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1931	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1934	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1935	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1938	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1940	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1947	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1950	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1952	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1954	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1955	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1957	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1958	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1959	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1961	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1962	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1965	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1966	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1973	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1977	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1978	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1979	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1981	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1984	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1985	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	37.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rust-En-Vrede, 1904 to 1991. The record is 181.7 mm (7.2 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.8 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rust-En-Vrede by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1905	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1920	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1922	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1923	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1924	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1926	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1928	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1929	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1930	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1931	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1932	181.7 mm (7.2 in)
1933	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1934	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1935	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1936	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1937	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1938	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1939	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1940	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1941	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1942	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1943	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1944	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1945	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1946	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1947	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1949	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1950	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1951	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1952	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1953	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1954	170.6 mm (6.7 in)
1955	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1956	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1957	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1964	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1965	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1966	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1968	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1969	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1971	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1972	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1973	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1974	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1975	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1977	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1978	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1979	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1981	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1982	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1983	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1984	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1986	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1987	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1989	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1990	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1991	38.0 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rust-En-Vrede, 1904 to 1991. The record is 51 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rust-En-Vrede by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	44 days
1905	8 days
1920	27 days
1921	18 days
1922	9 days
1923	33 days
1924	24 days
1925	16 days
1926	20 days
1927	28 days
1928	26 days
1929	19 days
1930	25 days
1931	26 days
1932	33 days
1933	30 days
1934	23 days
1935	24 days
1936	27 days
1937	24 days
1938	51 days
1939	28 days
1940	23 days
1941	28 days
1942	25 days
1943	30 days
1944	36 days
1945	29 days
1946	25 days
1947	19 days
1948	20 days
1949	46 days
1950	40 days
1951	22 days
1952	24 days
1953	31 days
1954	20 days
1955	21 days
1956	30 days
1957	22 days
1958	48 days
1959	16 days
1960	28 days
1961	23 days
1962	34 days
1963	43 days
1964	40 days
1965	29 days
1966	28 days
1967	29 days
1968	45 days
1969	41 days
1970	25 days
1971	31 days
1972	23 days
1973	27 days
1974	24 days
1975	30 days
1976	18 days
1977	40 days
1978	36 days
1979	32 days
1980	30 days
1981	25 days
1982	31 days
1983	25 days
1984	29 days
1985	26 days
1986	29 days
1987	40 days
1988	39 days
1989	18 days
1990	16 days
1991	35 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

67 years, 1904 to 1990

A day with at least 46.5 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 114.7 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rust-En-Vrede: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	114.7 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1904 to 1990.

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: 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1951; 98.4 mm (3.9 in) in 1976; 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1981.

Download the Data

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