Vondelingsfontein Weather Records (SF001095880)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vondelingsfontein (SF001095880), South Africa, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Vondelingsfontein

Vondelingsfontein (SF001095880) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.80 latitude and 19.83 longitude, 1,274 m (4,180 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1936 to 1997, 62 years of record.
0 records set at Vondelingsfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vondelingsfontein set a daily record precipitation of 17.5 mm (0.7 in) on 16 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.80 latitude, 19.83 longitude.
Elevation: 1,274 m (4,180 ft).
Period of record: 1936 to 1997, 62 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 Vondelingsfontein. 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 Vondelingsfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Vondelingsfontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Vondelingsfontein between 28 April 1990 and 8 June 1997. Each dot is a new record.

When Vondelingsfontein set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1990-04-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997-06-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 70.5 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 70.5 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vondelingsfontein. The most was 70.5 mm (2.8 in) on 8 June 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Vondelingsfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2 January 1963
Feb	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	1 February 1938
Mar	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 March 1961
Apr	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 April 1990
May	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	26 May 1967
Jun	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	8 June 1997
Jul	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 July 1961
Aug	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	11 August 1957
Sep	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 September 1996
Oct	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18 October 1996
Nov	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 November 1936
Dec	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 December 1936

Latest Records

Latest records at Vondelingsfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1997	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1997	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	all-time rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1997	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1997	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1996	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1996	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1996	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1996	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1996	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 September 1996	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1996	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1996	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1995	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1995	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1995	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1936 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Vondelingsfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	1997	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	1977	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	62
Longest dry spell (CDD)	148 days	1942	66 days	62

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Vondelingsfontein, 1936 to 1997. The record is 70.5 mm (2.8 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.8 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vondelingsfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1936	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1938	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1939	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1942	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1944	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1947	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1949	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1951	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1952	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1954	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1955	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1956	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1957	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1958	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1960	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1961	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1963	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1964	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1966	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1967	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1968	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1970	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1971	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1972	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1973	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1974	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1975	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1976	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1977	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1979	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1983	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1984	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1985	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1986	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1987	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1988	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1989	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1990	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1991	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1994	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1996	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1997	70.5 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Vondelingsfontein, 1936 to 1997. The record is 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.7 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vondelingsfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1936	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1937	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1938	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1939	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1940	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1942	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1943	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1944	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1945	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1946	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1947	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1948	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1949	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1950	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1953	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1955	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1956	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1957	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1958	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1959	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1960	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1961	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1962	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1963	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1965	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1966	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1968	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
1970	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1975	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1976	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1977	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1979	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1980	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1983	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1984	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1985	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1986	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1987	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1989	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1990	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1991	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1993	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1994	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1996	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1997	78.5 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Vondelingsfontein, 1936 to 1997. The record is 148 days in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 66 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vondelingsfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1936	18 days
1937	68 days
1938	54 days
1939	51 days
1940	43 days
1941	82 days
1942	148 days
1943	74 days
1944	65 days
1945	63 days
1946	76 days
1947	79 days
1948	66 days
1949	56 days
1950	53 days
1951	103 days
1952	38 days
1953	50 days
1954	71 days
1955	31 days
1956	32 days
1957	37 days
1958	48 days
1959	42 days
1960	58 days
1961	48 days
1962	102 days
1963	85 days
1964	84 days
1965	80 days
1966	78 days
1967	46 days
1968	96 days
1969	73 days
1970	120 days
1971	66 days
1972	85 days
1973	52 days
1974	37 days
1975	36 days
1976	49 days
1977	52 days
1978	58 days
1979	120 days
1980	43 days
1981	81 days
1982	67 days
1983	72 days
1984	68 days
1985	32 days
1986	74 days
1987	76 days
1988	66 days
1989	45 days
1990	86 days
1991	42 days
1992	60 days
1993	92 days
1994	79 days
1995	34 days
1996	64 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

59 years, 1937 to 1997

A day with at least 36.2 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 70.2 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Vondelingsfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
50 years	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
100 years	70.2 mm (2.8 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 1937 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: 70.5 mm (2.8 in) in 1997; 62.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1990; 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1961.

Download the Data

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