Vanrhysdorp Weather Records (SF001073960)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vanrhysdorp (SF001073960), South Africa, with 113 years of record.

Key Facts for Vanrhysdorp

Vanrhysdorp (SF001073960) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.60 latitude and 18.75 longitude, 147 m (482 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1885 to 1997, 113 years of record.
0 records set at Vanrhysdorp still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vanrhysdorp set a daily record precipitation of 10.0 mm (0.4 in) on 15 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.60 latitude, 18.75 longitude.
Elevation: 147 m (482 ft).
Period of record: 1885 to 1997, 113 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 Vanrhysdorp. 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 Vanrhysdorp, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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 Vanrhysdorp still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Vanrhysdorp between 31 October 1949 and 17 December 1995. Each dot is a new record.

When Vanrhysdorp set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1949-10-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1995-12-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 60.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 60.0 mm (2.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vanrhysdorp. The most was 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 17 December 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Vanrhysdorp
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 January 1982
Feb	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 February 1894
Mar	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 March 1909
Apr	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 April 1931
May	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 May 1890
Jun	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 June 1997
Jul	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 July 1899
Aug	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 August 1978
Sep	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	1 September 1946
Oct	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 October 1949
Nov	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	7 November 1996
Dec	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Vanrhysdorp
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1997	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1997	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1997	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 May 1997	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1997	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1996	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1996	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	tie	7 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1996	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	106 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1996	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1996	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	7 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1996	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1995	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	all-time rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 September 1995	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1995	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1995	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1995	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	tie	80 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1885 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Vanrhysdorp: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	1995	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	109
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	1961	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	109
Longest dry spell (CDD)	254 days	1903	77 days	109

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Vanrhysdorp, 1885 to 1997. The record is 60.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.8 mm (0.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vanrhysdorp by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1885	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1886	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1887	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1888	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1889	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1890	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1891	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1892	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1893	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1894	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1895	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1896	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1897	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1898	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1899	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1900	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1901	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1904	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1905	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1906	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1907	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1908	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1909	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1910	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1911	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1912	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1913	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1914	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1915	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1916	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1918	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1922	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1923	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1924	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1925	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1926	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1927	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1928	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1929	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1930	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1931	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1932	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1933	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1934	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1935	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1936	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1938	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1939	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1940	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1941	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1942	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1943	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1944	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1946	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1947	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1948	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1951	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1952	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1953	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1954	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1955	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1956	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1957	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1958	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1959	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1960	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1961	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1963	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1964	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1966	6.5 mm (0.26 in)
1967	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1968	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1969	10.3 mm (0.4 in)
1970	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1971	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
1972	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1973	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1974	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1975	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1977	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1978	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1979	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1980	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1981	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1982	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1983	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1984	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1985	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1986	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1988	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1989	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1990	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1991	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1992	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1993	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1994	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1997	52.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Vanrhysdorp, 1885 to 1997. The record is 60.2 mm (2.4 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.6 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vanrhysdorp by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1885	9.2 mm (0.36 in)
1886	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1887	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1888	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1889	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1890	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1891	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1892	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1893	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1894	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1895	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1896	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1897	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1898	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1899	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1900	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1901	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1904	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1905	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1906	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1907	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1908	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1909	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1910	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1911	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1912	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1913	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1914	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1915	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1916	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1918	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1922	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1923	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1924	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1926	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1927	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1928	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1930	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1931	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1932	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1933	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1934	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1935	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1936	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1938	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1939	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1941	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1942	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1943	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1946	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1947	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1948	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1951	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1952	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1955	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1956	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1957	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1959	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1960	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1961	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1962	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1964	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1966	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1967	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1969	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
1970	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1971	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1972	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1973	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1974	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1975	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1976	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1979	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1980	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1981	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1982	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1984	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1985	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1987	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1988	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1989	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1990	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1991	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1993	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1994	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1995	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1997	60.0 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Vanrhysdorp, 1885 to 1997. The record is 254 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vanrhysdorp by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1885	39 days
1886	98 days
1887	67 days
1888	45 days
1889	57 days
1890	45 days
1891	79 days
1892	34 days
1893	48 days
1894	56 days
1895	59 days
1896	42 days
1897	71 days
1898	49 days
1899	50 days
1900	73 days
1901	31 days
1902	92 days
1903	254 days
1904	83 days
1905	121 days
1906	84 days
1907	80 days
1908	58 days
1909	49 days
1910	110 days
1911	57 days
1912	73 days
1913	102 days
1914	70 days
1915	85 days
1916	73 days
1918	20 days
1922	96 days
1923	108 days
1924	85 days
1925	94 days
1926	122 days
1927	63 days
1928	101 days
1929	89 days
1930	62 days
1931	72 days
1932	87 days
1933	77 days
1934	56 days
1935	116 days
1936	66 days
1937	77 days
1938	104 days
1939	63 days
1940	58 days
1941	93 days
1942	99 days
1943	42 days
1944	84 days
1945	167 days
1946	44 days
1947	81 days
1948	47 days
1949	87 days
1950	84 days
1951	78 days
1952	49 days
1953	97 days
1954	81 days
1955	47 days
1956	75 days
1957	65 days
1958	59 days
1959	66 days
1960	103 days
1961	95 days
1962	110 days
1963	100 days
1964	54 days
1965	80 days
1966	102 days
1967	45 days
1968	101 days
1969	72 days
1970	120 days
1971	129 days
1972	88 days
1973	72 days
1974	72 days
1975	67 days
1976	40 days
1977	49 days
1978	89 days
1979	82 days
1980	98 days
1981	82 days
1982	72 days
1983	58 days
1984	59 days
1985	37 days
1986	86 days
1987	78 days
1988	96 days
1989	58 days
1990	120 days
1991	95 days
1992	112 days
1993	92 days
1994	160 days
1995	47 days
1996	108 days
1997	76 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

96 years, 1886 to 1997

A day with at least 18.4 mm (0.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 57.4 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Vanrhysdorp: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
5 years	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
10 years	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
25 years	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
50 years	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
100 years	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	Longer than the 96 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, 96 years of values from 1886 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: 60.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1995; 52.0 mm (2.0 in) in 1997; 43.2 mm (1.7 in) in 1949.

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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 2026-10-15 (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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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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