Ventnor Weather Records (SF000996220)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ventnor (SF000996220), South Africa, with 81 years of record.

Key Facts for Ventnor

Ventnor (SF000996220) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.35 latitude and 26.35 longitude, 1,550 m (5,085 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 1987, 81 years of record.
0 records set at Ventnor still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ventnor set a daily record precipitation of 12.4 mm (0.5 in) on 15 April 1987.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.35 latitude, 26.35 longitude.
Elevation: 1,550 m (5,085 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 1987, 81 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 Ventnor. 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 Ventnor, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ventnor still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Ventnor between 13 September 1953 and 1 November 1956. Each dot is a new record.

When Ventnor set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1953-09-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1956-11-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 117.7 mm (4.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 117.7 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ventnor. The most was 117.7 mm (4.6 in) on 1 November 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ventnor
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	1 January 1932
Feb	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 February 1944
Mar	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 March 1918
Apr	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 April 1948
May	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 May 1944
Jun	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	18 July 1959
Aug	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	27 August 1970
Sep	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	13 September 1953
Oct	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	21 October 1953
Nov	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	1 November 1956
Dec	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	5 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Ventnor
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1987	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	0 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1987	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1986	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1986	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1986	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1986	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1986	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1986	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1986	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1986	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1986	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1985	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1985	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1985	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1985	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1985	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1985	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1985	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1985	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	9 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1907 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Ventnor: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	1956	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	1970	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	92 days	1927	34 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ventnor, 1907 to 1987. The record is 117.7 mm (4.6 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.6 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ventnor by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1914	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1916	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1921	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1922	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1923	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1924	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1925	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1926	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1927	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1928	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1932	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1933	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1935	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1938	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1940	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1941	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1945	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1946	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1948	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1950	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1951	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1952	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1954	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1956	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1957	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1958	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1959	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1960	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1961	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1963	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1964	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1966	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1967	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1969	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1970	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1973	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1975	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1976	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1977	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1978	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1979	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1982	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1983	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1985	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1986	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1987	30.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ventnor, 1907 to 1987. The record is 199.0 mm (7.8 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.4 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ventnor by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1914	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1915	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1916	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1917	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1918	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1919	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1920	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1921	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1922	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1923	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1924	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1925	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1926	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1929	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1931	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1932	171.8 mm (6.8 in)
1933	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1934	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1935	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1936	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1937	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1938	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1939	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1940	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1941	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1943	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1944	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1945	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1946	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1948	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1949	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1950	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1951	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1952	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1953	176.7 mm (7.0 in)
1954	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1955	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1956	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1957	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1958	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1959	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1960	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1961	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1962	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1963	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1964	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1965	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1966	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1967	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1968	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1969	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1970	199.0 mm (7.8 in)
1971	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1972	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1973	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1975	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1976	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1977	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1978	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1979	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1980	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1982	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1983	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1985	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1986	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1987	69.6 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ventnor, 1907 to 1987. The record is 92 days in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ventnor by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	31 days
1909	61 days
1910	31 days
1913	31 days
1914	47 days
1915	28 days
1916	46 days
1917	34 days
1918	38 days
1919	46 days
1920	27 days
1921	34 days
1922	27 days
1923	21 days
1924	34 days
1925	26 days
1926	36 days
1927	92 days
1928	46 days
1929	24 days
1930	29 days
1931	34 days
1932	48 days
1933	45 days
1934	44 days
1935	30 days
1936	28 days
1937	42 days
1938	31 days
1939	25 days
1940	65 days
1941	27 days
1942	37 days
1943	20 days
1944	45 days
1945	38 days
1946	25 days
1947	26 days
1948	33 days
1949	36 days
1950	23 days
1951	25 days
1952	27 days
1953	29 days
1954	29 days
1955	27 days
1956	29 days
1957	20 days
1958	24 days
1959	46 days
1960	29 days
1961	18 days
1962	40 days
1963	25 days
1964	42 days
1965	38 days
1966	48 days
1967	34 days
1968	48 days
1969	29 days
1970	39 days
1971	23 days
1972	35 days
1973	22 days
1974	21 days
1975	38 days
1976	27 days
1977	40 days
1978	35 days
1979	36 days
1980	36 days
1981	35 days
1982	56 days
1983	49 days
1984	41 days
1985	50 days
1986	29 days
1987	20 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

72 years, 1914 to 1986

A day with at least 46.1 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 97.8 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ventnor: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	89.3 mm (3.5 in)
100 years	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1914 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: 117.7 mm (4.6 in) in 1956; 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1932; 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1970.

Download the Data

Data for Ventnor standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ventnor 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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