Rhenostervlei Weather Records (SF000893850)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rhenostervlei (SF000893850), South Africa, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Rhenostervlei

Rhenostervlei (SF000893850) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.42 latitude and 21.22 longitude, 1,650 m (5,413 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1934 to 1997, 64 years of record.
0 records set at Rhenostervlei still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rhenostervlei set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 27 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.42 latitude, 21.22 longitude.
Elevation: 1,650 m (5,413 ft).
Period of record: 1934 to 1997, 64 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 Rhenostervlei. 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 Rhenostervlei, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Rhenostervlei still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Rhenostervlei between 26 May 1967 and 20 July 1979. Each dot is a new record.

When Rhenostervlei set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1967-05-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1979-07-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 110.0 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 110.0 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rhenostervlei. The most was 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 20 July 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rhenostervlei
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 January 1948
Feb	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	3 February 1990
Mar	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	25 March 1981
Apr	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	6 April 1941
May	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	26 May 1967
Jun	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 June 1935
Jul	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	20 July 1979
Aug	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 August 1971
Sep	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 September 1953
Oct	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 October 1956
Nov	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 November 1955
Dec	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	12 December 1953

Latest Records

Latest records at Rhenostervlei
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 June 1997	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1997	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1996	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1996	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1996	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	tie	28 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1996	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	5 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1996	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1996	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1996	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1995	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 year	7 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1995	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1995	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1995	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1995	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1934 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Rhenostervlei: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	1979	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	1971	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	120 days	1997	48 days	64

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rhenostervlei, 1934 to 1997. The record is 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.5 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rhenostervlei by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1934	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1935	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1936	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1938	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1939	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1940	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1941	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1942	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1943	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1945	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1946	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1948	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1949	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1952	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1953	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1954	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1955	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1957	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1959	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1960	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1961	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1962	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1963	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1964	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1966	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1967	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1968	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1969	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1973	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1974	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1975	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1977	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1978	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1979	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1980	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1982	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1983	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1984	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1987	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1988	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1989	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1992	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1993	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1994	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1995	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1996	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1997	38.5 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rhenostervlei, 1934 to 1997. The record is 152.0 mm (6.0 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.9 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rhenostervlei by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1934	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1936	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1937	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1938	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1940	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1941	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1942	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1943	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1944	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1946	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1947	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1948	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1954	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1957	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1959	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1960	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1961	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1962	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1964	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1965	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1966	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1967	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1968	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1971	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1972	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1975	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1978	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1979	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1980	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1982	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1984	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1986	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1989	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1990	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1991	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1992	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1993	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1995	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1996	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1997	65.5 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rhenostervlei, 1934 to 1997. The record is 120 days in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rhenostervlei by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1934	35 days
1935	52 days
1936	47 days
1937	38 days
1938	39 days
1939	41 days
1940	51 days
1941	59 days
1942	51 days
1943	53 days
1944	70 days
1945	51 days
1946	95 days
1947	43 days
1948	59 days
1949	55 days
1950	53 days
1951	88 days
1952	37 days
1953	33 days
1954	46 days
1955	93 days
1956	40 days
1957	81 days
1958	52 days
1959	42 days
1960	52 days
1961	39 days
1962	46 days
1963	34 days
1964	66 days
1965	41 days
1966	45 days
1967	44 days
1968	62 days
1969	73 days
1970	65 days
1971	60 days
1972	79 days
1973	48 days
1974	37 days
1975	51 days
1976	48 days
1977	37 days
1978	69 days
1979	42 days
1980	53 days
1981	42 days
1982	45 days
1983	46 days
1984	57 days
1985	35 days
1986	35 days
1987	63 days
1988	55 days
1989	27 days
1990	48 days
1991	48 days
1992	59 days
1993	40 days
1994	40 days
1995	38 days
1996	89 days
1997	120 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

63 years, 1935 to 1997

A day with at least 40.3 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 131.6 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rhenostervlei: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1935 to 1997.

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: 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1979; 106.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1967; 103.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1941.

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Data for Rhenostervlei standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).

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