Snydersfontein Weather Records (SF001146490)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Snydersfontein (SF001146490), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Snydersfontein

Snydersfontein (SF001146490) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.83 latitude and 22.35 longitude, 1,494 m (4,902 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1997, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Snydersfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Snydersfontein set a daily record precipitation of 9.0 mm (0.35 in) on 30 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.83 latitude, 22.35 longitude.
Elevation: 1,494 m (4,902 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1997, 75 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 Snydersfontein. 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 Snydersfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Snydersfontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Snydersfontein between 23 February 1974 and 20 April 1990. Each dot is a new record.

When Snydersfontein set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1974-02-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990-04-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 81.0 mm (3.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 81.0 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Snydersfontein. The most was 81.0 mm (3.2 in) on 20 April 1990.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Snydersfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 January 1974
Feb	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 February 1974
Mar	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	8 March 1944
Apr	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	20 April 1990
May	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 May 1976
Jun	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 June 1988
Jul	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 July 1945
Aug	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15 September 1964
Oct	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 October 1936
Nov	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 November 1974
Dec	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 December 1977

Latest Records

Latest records at Snydersfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1997	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1997	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1997	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1997	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1997	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1996	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	3 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1996	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1996	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1996	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	2 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1995	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	1 year	7 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1995	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1994	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1994	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1993	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1993	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1993	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Snydersfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	1990	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	1973	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	175 days	1978	82 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Snydersfontein, 1923 to 1997. The record is 81.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.0 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Snydersfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1924	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1927	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1928	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1929	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1930	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1931	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1932	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1933	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1935	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1937	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1938	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1939	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1940	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1941	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1942	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1944	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1945	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1947	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1948	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1949	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1952	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1953	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1954	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1955	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1956	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1957	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1958	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1959	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
1960	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1961	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1966	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1967	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1968	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1974	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1977	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1981	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1983	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1984	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1985	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1987	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1988	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1989	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1990	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1991	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1992	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1993	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1994	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1995	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1996	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1997	27.5 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Snydersfontein, 1923 to 1997. The record is 117.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Snydersfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1924	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1925	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1926	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1927	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1928	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1929	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1930	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1932	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1933	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1934	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1935	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1936	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1938	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1939	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1940	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1941	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1942	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1943	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1944	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1945	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1946	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1947	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1948	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1949	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1950	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1951	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1952	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1953	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1954	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1955	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1958	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1959	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
1960	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1961	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1962	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1964	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1965	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1967	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1970	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1971	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1972	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1974	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1976	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1978	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1980	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1983	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1984	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1985	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1986	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1987	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1988	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1989	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1990	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1991	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1994	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	68.0 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Snydersfontein, 1923 to 1997. The record is 175 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 82 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Snydersfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	73 days
1924	48 days
1925	49 days
1926	63 days
1927	103 days
1928	86 days
1929	70 days
1930	65 days
1931	41 days
1932	68 days
1933	172 days
1934	104 days
1935	59 days
1936	91 days
1937	103 days
1938	79 days
1939	51 days
1940	86 days
1941	65 days
1942	51 days
1943	75 days
1944	70 days
1945	87 days
1946	41 days
1947	74 days
1948	65 days
1949	134 days
1950	53 days
1951	159 days
1952	38 days
1953	36 days
1954	90 days
1955	83 days
1956	74 days
1957	54 days
1958	90 days
1959	46 days
1960	117 days
1961	98 days
1962	92 days
1963	32 days
1964	65 days
1965	74 days
1966	77 days
1967	76 days
1968	79 days
1969	154 days
1970	85 days
1971	54 days
1972	101 days
1973	63 days
1974	127 days
1975	126 days
1976	90 days
1977	99 days
1978	175 days
1979	77 days
1980	99 days
1981	101 days
1982	95 days
1983	48 days
1984	146 days
1985	119 days
1986	90 days
1987	110 days
1988	164 days
1989	115 days
1990	157 days
1991	81 days
1992	71 days
1993	67 days
1994	160 days
1995	91 days
1996	82 days
1997	120 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

70 years, 1924 to 1996

A day with at least 31.8 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 89.2 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Snydersfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
50 years	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
100 years	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1924 to 1996.

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: 81.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1990; 78.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1974; 75.4 mm (3.0 in) in 1944.

Download the Data

Data for Snydersfontein standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Snydersfontein 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 2026-10-17 (17 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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