N'Dabakazi (Sar) Weather Records (SF001030810)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for N'Dabakazi (Sar) (SF001030810), South Africa, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for N'Dabakazi (Sar)

N'Dabakazi (Sar) (SF001030810) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.35 latitude and 28.03 longitude, 770 m (2,526 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1978, 68 years of record.
0 records set at N'Dabakazi (Sar) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
N'Dabakazi (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 4.0 mm (0.16 in) on 1 May 1978.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.35 latitude, 28.03 longitude.
Elevation: 770 m (2,526 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1978, 68 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 N'Dabakazi (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 N'Dabakazi (Sar), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at N'Dabakazi (Sar) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at N'Dabakazi (Sar) between 21 October 1953 and 18 May 1959. Each dot is a new record.

When N'Dabakazi (Sar) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1953-10-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1959-05-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 160.3 mm (6.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 160.3 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at N'Dabakazi (Sar). The most was 160.3 mm (6.3 in) on 18 May 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at N'Dabakazi (Sar)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 January 1939
Feb	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	3 February 1964
Mar	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	22 March 1925
Apr	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	21 April 1978
May	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	18 May 1959
Jun	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	5 July 1931
Aug	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	28 August 1970
Sep	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 September 1964
Oct	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	21 October 1953
Nov	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	1 November 1956
Dec	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 December 1926

Latest Records

Latest records at N'Dabakazi (Sar)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1978	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1978	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1978	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1978	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1978	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1977	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1977	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	2 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1977	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1977	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1977	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1977	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1976	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1976	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1976	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1976	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1975	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1975	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1975	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1975	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1978

Yearly extremes at N'Dabakazi (Sar): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	1959	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	278.8 mm (11.0 in)	1970	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	219 days	1919	49 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at N'Dabakazi (Sar), 1911 to 1978. The record is 160.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.7 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at N'Dabakazi (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1913	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1915	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1916	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1917	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1918	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1921	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1922	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1924	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1925	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1926	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1927	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1928	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1929	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1931	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1932	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1933	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1934	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1937	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1941	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1945	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1949	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1950	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1951	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1953	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1954	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1955	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1957	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1958	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1959	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1960	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1963	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1964	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1965	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1967	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1969	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1971	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1975	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1976	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	110.5 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at N'Dabakazi (Sar), 1911 to 1978. The record is 278.8 mm (11.0 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.4 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at N'Dabakazi (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1912	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1913	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1914	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1915	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1916	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1917	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1918	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1919	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1920	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1922	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1923	141.1 mm (5.6 in)
1924	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1925	205.4 mm (8.1 in)
1926	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1927	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1928	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1929	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1930	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1931	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1932	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1933	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1934	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1935	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1936	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1937	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1938	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1939	143.4 mm (5.6 in)
1940	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1941	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1942	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1943	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1944	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1945	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1946	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1947	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	188.8 mm (7.4 in)
1949	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1951	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1953	197.0 mm (7.8 in)
1954	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1955	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1956	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1957	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1959	200.3 mm (7.9 in)
1960	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1961	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1962	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1963	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1964	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1965	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1966	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1967	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1968	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1969	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1970	278.8 mm (11.0 in)
1971	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1972	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1973	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1975	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1976	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1977	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1978	140.0 mm (5.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at N'Dabakazi (Sar), 1911 to 1978. The record is 219 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at N'Dabakazi (Sar) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	90 days
1912	72 days
1913	56 days
1914	111 days
1915	98 days
1916	103 days
1917	36 days
1918	35 days
1919	219 days
1920	33 days
1921	64 days
1922	17 days
1923	45 days
1924	21 days
1925	42 days
1926	22 days
1927	65 days
1928	41 days
1929	43 days
1930	56 days
1931	82 days
1932	75 days
1933	30 days
1934	55 days
1935	30 days
1936	48 days
1937	57 days
1938	43 days
1939	45 days
1940	84 days
1941	44 days
1942	81 days
1943	60 days
1944	26 days
1945	113 days
1946	114 days
1947	30 days
1948	125 days
1949	65 days
1950	26 days
1951	48 days
1952	28 days
1953	29 days
1954	97 days
1955	41 days
1956	54 days
1957	50 days
1958	46 days
1959	49 days
1960	45 days
1961	36 days
1962	77 days
1963	79 days
1964	87 days
1965	37 days
1966	45 days
1967	37 days
1968	29 days
1969	41 days
1970	58 days
1971	34 days
1972	69 days
1973	108 days
1974	14 days
1975	70 days
1976	94 days
1977	63 days
1978	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

58 years, 1911 to 1977

A day with at least 54.8 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 159.6 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at N'Dabakazi (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	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	137.6 mm (5.4 in)
100 years	159.6 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 58 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, 58 years of values from 1911 to 1977.

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: 160.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1959; 116.5 mm (4.6 in) in 1953; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1925.

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Data for N'Dabakazi (Sar) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for N'Dabakazi (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).

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