Prince Albert Road (Sar) Weather Records (SF000683290)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Prince Albert Road (Sar) (SF000683290), South Africa, with 110 years of record.

Key Facts for Prince Albert Road (Sar)

Prince Albert Road (Sar) (SF000683290) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.98 latitude and 21.68 longitude, 616 m (2,021 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1880 to 1989, 110 years of record.
0 records set at Prince Albert Road (Sar) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Prince Albert Road (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 13.0 mm (0.5 in) on 30 January 1989.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.98 latitude, 21.68 longitude.
Elevation: 616 m (2,021 ft).
Period of record: 1880 to 1989, 110 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 Prince Albert Road (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 Prince Albert Road (Sar), 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 Prince Albert Road (Sar) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Prince Albert Road (Sar) between 17 February 1919 and 17 February 1919. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 73.7 mm (2.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Prince Albert Road (Sar). The most was 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 17 February 1919.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Prince Albert Road (Sar)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 January 1956
Feb	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	17 February 1919
Mar	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 March 1981
Apr	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 April 1987
May	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 May 1930
Jun	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 June 1935
Jul	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 July 1961
Aug	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 August 1954
Sep	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 September 1952
Oct	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 October 1905
Nov	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 November 1890
Dec	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 December 1921

Latest Records

Latest records at Prince Albert Road (Sar)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 January 1989	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	106 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1988	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1988	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	tie	10 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1988	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1988	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1988	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1987	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1987	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1987	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1987	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1985	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 January 1985	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1984	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1984	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1984	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1983	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1983	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1983	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1983	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1983	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1880 to 1989

Yearly extremes at Prince Albert Road (Sar): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	1919	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	104
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	1976	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	104
Longest dry spell (CDD)	214 days	1984	100 days	104

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Prince Albert Road (Sar), 1880 to 1989. The record is 73.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 21.7 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Prince Albert Road (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1880	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1881	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1882	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1883	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1884	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1885	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1886	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1887	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1888	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1889	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1890	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1891	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1892	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1893	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1894	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1895	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1896	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1897	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1898	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1899	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1900	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1901	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1902	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1903	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1904	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1905	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1912	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1913	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1915	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1916	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1917	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1918	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1919	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1920	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1921	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1922	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1923	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1924	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1925	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1926	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1927	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1928	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1930	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1931	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1932	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1933	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1934	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1935	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1936	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1937	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1938	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1940	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1942	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1943	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1944	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1945	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1946	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1947	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1948	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1950	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1951	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1953	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1954	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1955	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1956	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1959	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1960	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1961	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1962	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1964	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1965	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1966	5.0 mm (0.20 in)
1967	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1968	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1969	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1970	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1971	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1972	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1973	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1975	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1976	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1977	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1978	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1979	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1980	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1982	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1984	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1985	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1989	13.0 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Prince Albert Road (Sar), 1880 to 1989. The record is 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.1 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Prince Albert Road (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1880	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1881	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1882	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1883	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1884	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1885	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1886	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1887	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1888	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1889	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1890	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1891	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1892	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1893	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1894	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1895	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1896	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1897	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1898	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1899	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1900	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1901	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1902	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1903	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1904	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1905	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1906	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1912	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1913	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1916	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1917	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1918	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1919	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1920	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1921	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1922	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1923	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1924	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1925	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1926	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1927	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1928	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1931	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1932	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1933	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1934	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1935	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1936	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1937	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1938	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1941	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1942	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1943	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1944	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1946	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1947	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1948	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1950	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1951	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1953	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1954	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1955	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1956	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1959	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1960	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1961	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1962	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1963	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1964	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	5.0 mm (0.20 in)
1967	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1968	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1969	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1970	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1971	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1972	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1973	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1975	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1976	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1977	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1978	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1979	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1981	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1982	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1983	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1984	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1985	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1987	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1989	13.0 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Prince Albert Road (Sar), 1880 to 1989. The record is 214 days in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 100 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Prince Albert Road (Sar) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1880	50 days
1881	189 days
1882	159 days
1883	66 days
1884	111 days
1885	80 days
1886	75 days
1887	76 days
1888	45 days
1889	116 days
1890	50 days
1891	84 days
1892	114 days
1893	69 days
1894	62 days
1895	74 days
1896	27 days
1897	100 days
1898	213 days
1899	147 days
1900	60 days
1901	105 days
1902	163 days
1903	186 days
1904	61 days
1905	110 days
1906	43 days
1908	152 days
1910	53 days
1912	158 days
1913	178 days
1915	17 days
1916	206 days
1917	168 days
1918	109 days
1919	47 days
1920	84 days
1921	26 days
1922	154 days
1923	160 days
1924	90 days
1925	52 days
1926	205 days
1927	110 days
1928	13 days
1930	164 days
1931	174 days
1932	86 days
1933	94 days
1934	73 days
1935	59 days
1936	68 days
1937	40 days
1938	183 days
1939	163 days
1940	169 days
1941	103 days
1942	136 days
1943	185 days
1944	184 days
1945	103 days
1946	74 days
1947	95 days
1948	65 days
1949	144 days
1950	54 days
1951	92 days
1952	81 days
1953	88 days
1954	73 days
1955	164 days
1956	104 days
1957	82 days
1958	104 days
1959	87 days
1960	204 days
1961	153 days
1962	132 days
1963	130 days
1964	64 days
1965	91 days
1966	100 days
1967	67 days
1968	107 days
1969	180 days
1970	115 days
1971	110 days
1972	167 days
1973	112 days
1974	183 days
1975	52 days
1976	67 days
1977	98 days
1978	98 days
1979	127 days
1980	104 days
1981	64 days
1982	70 days
1983	132 days
1984	214 days
1985	123 days
1987	87 days
1988	62 days
1989	29 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

81 years, 1881 to 1988

A day with at least 21.9 mm (0.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 62.7 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Prince Albert Road (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	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
5 years	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
10 years	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
25 years	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
50 years	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
100 years	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1881 to 1988.

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: 63.0 mm (2.5 in) in 1956; 62.7 mm (2.5 in) in 1981; 54.0 mm (2.1 in) in 1976.

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Data for Prince Albert Road (Sar) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Prince Albert Road (Sar) 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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