De Rust (Pol) Weather Records (SF000490600)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for De Rust (Pol) (SF000490600), South Africa, with 84 years of record.

Key Facts for De Rust (Pol)

De Rust (Pol) (SF000490600) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.48 latitude and 22.53 longitude, 472 m (1,549 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1997, 84 years of record.
0 records set at De Rust (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
De Rust (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 22.0 mm (0.9 in) on 26 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.48 latitude, 22.53 longitude.
Elevation: 472 m (1,549 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1997, 84 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 De Rust (Pol). 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 De Rust (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at De Rust (Pol) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 142.2 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at De Rust (Pol). The most was 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 4 May 1916.

Record daily precipitation for each month at De Rust (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	11 January 1922
Feb	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	20 February 1924
Mar	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	13 March 1917
Apr	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 April 1981
May	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	4 May 1916
Jun	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 June 1953
Jul	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 July 1951
Aug	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 August 1933
Sep	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 September 1918
Oct	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	2 October 1917
Nov	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	21 November 1996
Dec	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 December 1996

Latest Records

Latest records at De Rust (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1997	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1997	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	De Rust (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1996	De Rust (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1996	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1995	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1995	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1995	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1995	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1995	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1994	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1994	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1994	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1994	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1994	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1994	De Rust (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1997

Yearly extremes at De Rust (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	1916	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	1916	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	90 days	1927	44 days	84

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at De Rust (Pol), 1914 to 1997. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at De Rust (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1915	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1916	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1917	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1918	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1920	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1921	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1922	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1923	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1924	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1925	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1926	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1927	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1928	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1930	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1931	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1932	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1933	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1934	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1935	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1936	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1937	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1938	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1940	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1942	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1945	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1947	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1948	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1949	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1953	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1954	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1955	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1956	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1957	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1958	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1959	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1967	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1968	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1970	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1971	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1973	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1974	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1975	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1977	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1979	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1980	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1981	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1983	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1985	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1986	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1987	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1989	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1990	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1991	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1995	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1996	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997	28.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at De Rust (Pol), 1914 to 1997. The record is 161.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at De Rust (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1916	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1917	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1918	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1920	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1921	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1922	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1923	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1924	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1925	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1926	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1927	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1928	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1929	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1930	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1931	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1932	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1933	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1934	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1935	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1936	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1938	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1939	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1940	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1944	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1946	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1947	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1948	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1949	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1950	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1954	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1956	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1958	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1959	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1961	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1963	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1964	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1968	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1970	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1971	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1974	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1975	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1977	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1983	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1985	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1986	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1987	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1989	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1990	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1991	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1992	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1993	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1994	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1997	89.0 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at De Rust (Pol), 1914 to 1997. The record is 90 days in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 44 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at De Rust (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	28 days
1915	50 days
1916	33 days
1917	33 days
1918	41 days
1919	55 days
1920	35 days
1921	32 days
1922	35 days
1923	38 days
1924	29 days
1925	48 days
1926	45 days
1927	90 days
1928	32 days
1929	58 days
1930	43 days
1931	42 days
1932	57 days
1933	49 days
1934	42 days
1935	42 days
1936	40 days
1937	35 days
1938	82 days
1939	40 days
1940	39 days
1941	61 days
1942	32 days
1943	49 days
1944	78 days
1945	58 days
1946	61 days
1947	55 days
1948	64 days
1949	55 days
1950	59 days
1951	60 days
1952	34 days
1953	39 days
1954	41 days
1955	74 days
1956	44 days
1957	63 days
1958	52 days
1959	48 days
1960	44 days
1961	33 days
1962	41 days
1963	71 days
1964	52 days
1965	37 days
1966	45 days
1967	44 days
1968	49 days
1969	62 days
1970	54 days
1971	46 days
1972	41 days
1973	38 days
1974	22 days
1975	43 days
1976	34 days
1977	53 days
1978	81 days
1979	65 days
1980	88 days
1981	58 days
1982	61 days
1983	37 days
1984	43 days
1985	30 days
1986	35 days
1987	45 days
1988	48 days
1989	30 days
1990	44 days
1991	47 days
1992	37 days
1993	24 days
1994	42 days
1995	26 days
1996	26 days
1997	73 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

79 years, 1915 to 1996

A day with at least 34.5 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 126.4 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at De Rust (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1915 to 1996.

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: 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1916; 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1924; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1917.

Download the Data

Data for De Rust (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for De Rust (Pol) 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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