Cookhouse (Sar) Weather Records (SF000765550)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cookhouse (Sar) (SF000765550), South Africa, with 90 years of record.

Key Facts for Cookhouse (Sar)

Cookhouse (Sar) (SF000765550) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.75 latitude and 25.82 longitude, 579 m (1,900 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 1987, 90 years of record.
0 records set at Cookhouse (Sar) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cookhouse (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 20.5 mm (0.8 in) on 26 November 1986.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.75 latitude, 25.82 longitude.
Elevation: 579 m (1,900 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 1987, 90 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 Cookhouse (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 Cookhouse (Sar), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Cookhouse (Sar) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Cookhouse (Sar) between 30 October 1941 and 30 October 1941. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 131.6 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cookhouse (Sar). The most was 131.6 mm (5.2 in) on 30 October 1941.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cookhouse (Sar)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	1 January 1932
Feb	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	11 February 1975
Mar	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 March 1928
Apr	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	3 April 1933
May	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	27 May 1944
Jun	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	17 June 1964
Jul	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	26 July 1983
Aug	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	21 August 1971
Sep	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 September 1953
Oct	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	30 October 1941
Nov	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	13 November 1923
Dec	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 December 1903

Latest Records

Latest records at Cookhouse (Sar)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1986	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1986	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1986	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1986	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1985	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1985	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1985	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1985	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1985	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1985	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1984	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1984	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1983	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1983	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1983	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1983	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1983	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1983	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1983	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	6 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1898 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Cookhouse (Sar): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	1941	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	188.9 mm (7.4 in)	1953	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	89
Longest dry spell (CDD)	115 days	1966	48 days	89

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cookhouse (Sar), 1898 to 1987. The record is 131.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.2 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cookhouse (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1899	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1900	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1901	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1902	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1903	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1904	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1905	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1906	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1907	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1908	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1909	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1910	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1912	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1914	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1915	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1916	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1918	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1922	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1923	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1924	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1926	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1927	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1929	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1930	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1932	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1934	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1935	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1936	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1940	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1941	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1942	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1943	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1945	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1947	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1948	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1949	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1950	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1954	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1955	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1956	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1958	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1959	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1961	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1963	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1967	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1969	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1971	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1972	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1974	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1975	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1976	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1977	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1979	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1980	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1983	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1984	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1985	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1986	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987	16.0 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cookhouse (Sar), 1898 to 1987. The record is 188.9 mm (7.4 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.0 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cookhouse (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1899	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1900	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1901	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1902	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1903	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1904	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1906	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1907	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1908	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1909	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1910	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1912	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1913	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1914	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1915	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1916	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1917	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1918	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1919	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1920	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1921	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1922	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1923	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1924	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1925	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1926	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1927	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1929	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1930	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1931	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1933	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1934	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1935	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1936	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1937	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1938	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1939	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1940	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1941	176.1 mm (6.9 in)
1942	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1943	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1944	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1945	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1946	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1947	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1948	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1949	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1950	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1951	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1953	188.9 mm (7.4 in)
1954	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1955	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1957	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1958	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1959	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1963	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1964	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1965	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1971	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1972	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1973	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1974	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1975	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1976	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1977	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1978	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1979	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1980	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1981	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1982	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1983	157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1984	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1985	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1986	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	26.5 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cookhouse (Sar), 1898 to 1987. The record is 115 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cookhouse (Sar) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	32 days
1899	31 days
1900	54 days
1901	40 days
1902	20 days
1903	114 days
1904	73 days
1905	53 days
1906	84 days
1907	27 days
1908	41 days
1909	110 days
1910	67 days
1912	34 days
1913	35 days
1914	56 days
1915	69 days
1916	40 days
1917	26 days
1918	44 days
1919	69 days
1920	41 days
1921	21 days
1922	26 days
1923	47 days
1924	46 days
1925	48 days
1926	77 days
1927	73 days
1928	62 days
1929	33 days
1930	36 days
1931	70 days
1932	49 days
1933	106 days
1934	43 days
1935	43 days
1936	46 days
1937	50 days
1938	62 days
1939	25 days
1940	47 days
1941	48 days
1942	46 days
1943	59 days
1944	55 days
1945	63 days
1946	60 days
1947	30 days
1948	69 days
1949	105 days
1950	47 days
1951	75 days
1952	54 days
1953	41 days
1954	28 days
1955	51 days
1956	36 days
1957	43 days
1958	45 days
1959	42 days
1960	53 days
1961	61 days
1962	38 days
1963	36 days
1964	43 days
1965	34 days
1966	115 days
1967	71 days
1968	49 days
1969	75 days
1970	61 days
1971	35 days
1972	48 days
1973	60 days
1974	49 days
1975	47 days
1976	41 days
1977	85 days
1978	68 days
1979	34 days
1980	39 days
1981	56 days
1982	26 days
1983	28 days
1984	49 days
1985	74 days
1986	72 days
1987	45 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

77 years, 1898 to 1986

A day with at least 45.5 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 148.3 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cookhouse (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	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1898 to 1986.

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: 131.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1941; 118.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1944; 118.2 mm (4.7 in) in 1975.

Download the Data

Data for Cookhouse (Sar) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cookhouse (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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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