Waterfall Weather Records (SF000956350)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Waterfall (SF000956350), South Africa, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Waterfall

Waterfall (SF000956350) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.08 latitude and 24.38 longitude, 1,196 m (3,924 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1976, 64 years of record.
0 records set at Waterfall still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Waterfall set a daily record precipitation of 19.0 mm (0.7 in) on 14 January 1976.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.08 latitude, 24.38 longitude.
Elevation: 1,196 m (3,924 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1976, 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 Waterfall. 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 Waterfall, 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 Waterfall still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Waterfall between 26 August 1970 and 26 August 1970. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 145.0 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Waterfall. The most was 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 26 August 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Waterfall
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	26 January 1963
Feb	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2 February 1913
Mar	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	8 March 1925
Apr	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	19 April 1948
May	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	4 May 1940
Jun	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 June 1917
Jul	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9 July 1929
Aug	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	13 September 1953
Oct	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	2 October 1917
Nov	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 November 1947
Dec	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 December 1931

Latest Records

Latest records at Waterfall
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 1976	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1975	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1975	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1975	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1975	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1975	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 1975	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1975	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1974	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1974	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	9 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1974	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1974	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	11 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1974	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1974	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1974	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1973	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1973	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1973	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1973	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	8 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1976

Yearly extremes at Waterfall: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	1970	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	198.5 mm (7.8 in)	1970	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	180 days	1974	52 days	64

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Waterfall, 1913 to 1976. The record is 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.6 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Waterfall by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1914	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1916	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1917	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1918	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1919	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1920	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1921	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1922	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1923	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1924	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1926	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1929	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1931	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1935	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1938	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1940	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1941	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1943	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1946	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1951	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1953	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1956	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1957	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1961	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1964	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1967	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1969	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1970	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1971	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1972	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1973	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1975	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	23.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Waterfall, 1913 to 1976. The record is 198.5 mm (7.8 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.2 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Waterfall by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1914	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1915	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1916	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1917	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1918	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1919	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1920	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1921	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1922	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1923	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1926	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1928	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1929	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1930	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1932	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1933	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1934	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1935	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1936	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1938	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1940	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1941	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1942	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1946	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1947	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1949	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1950	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1951	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1952	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1954	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1955	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1957	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1961	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1964	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1966	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1967	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1968	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	198.5 mm (7.8 in)
1971	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1972	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1973	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1974	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1975	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1976	28.5 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Waterfall, 1913 to 1976. The record is 180 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Waterfall by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	41 days
1914	42 days
1915	27 days
1916	73 days
1917	43 days
1918	43 days
1919	64 days
1920	40 days
1921	32 days
1922	34 days
1923	60 days
1924	48 days
1925	29 days
1926	37 days
1927	68 days
1928	33 days
1929	32 days
1930	45 days
1931	67 days
1932	47 days
1933	76 days
1934	43 days
1935	18 days
1936	32 days
1937	52 days
1938	30 days
1939	25 days
1940	30 days
1941	54 days
1942	8 days
1943	40 days
1944	71 days
1945	68 days
1946	53 days
1947	58 days
1948	68 days
1949	64 days
1950	44 days
1951	71 days
1952	31 days
1953	34 days
1954	29 days
1955	55 days
1956	115 days
1957	65 days
1958	91 days
1959	50 days
1960	80 days
1961	83 days
1962	116 days
1963	64 days
1964	52 days
1965	37 days
1966	85 days
1967	74 days
1968	72 days
1969	91 days
1970	59 days
1971	53 days
1972	50 days
1973	62 days
1974	180 days
1975	66 days
1976	5 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

59 years, 1913 to 1975

A day with at least 46.7 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 Waterfall: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	Longer than the 59 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, 59 years of values from 1913 to 1975.

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: 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1970; 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1917; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1913.

Download the Data

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

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