Vergelegen Weather Records (SF001186400)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vergelegen (SF001186400), South Africa, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Vergelegen

Vergelegen (SF001186400) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.67 latitude and 24.37 longitude, 1,622 m (5,322 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 1997, 86 years of record.
0 records set at Vergelegen still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vergelegen set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 19 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.67 latitude, 24.37 longitude.
Elevation: 1,622 m (5,322 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 1997, 86 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 Vergelegen. 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 Vergelegen, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Vergelegen still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Vergelegen between 18 February 1988 and 18 February 1988. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 90.5 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vergelegen. The most was 90.5 mm (3.6 in) on 18 February 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Vergelegen
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 January 1985
Feb	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	18 February 1988
Mar	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2 March 1974
Apr	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	23 April 1955
May	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	9 May 1995
Jun	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 June 1913
Jul	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 July 1965
Aug	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18 August 1974
Sep	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 September 1987
Oct	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18 October 1979
Nov	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 November 1974
Dec	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	3 December 1947

Latest Records

Latest records at Vergelegen
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1997	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1997	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1997	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1996	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1996	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1996	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1996	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1996	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1996	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1996	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	9 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1995	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1995	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1995	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1995	Vergelegen, ZA	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1995	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1994	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1994	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1994	Vergelegen, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Vergelegen: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	1988	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	1988	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	196 days	1912	66 days	86

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Vergelegen, 1912 to 1997. The record is 90.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vergelegen by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1913	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1914	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1915	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1916	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1917	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1918	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1919	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1920	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1921	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1923	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1924	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1926	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1927	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1928	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1929	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1932	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1933	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1934	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1935	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1936	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1937	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1938	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1940	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1947	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1951	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1952	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1954	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1955	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1956	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1957	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1958	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1959	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1960	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1961	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1962	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1963	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1964	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1967	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1968	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1969	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1970	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1971	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1972	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1973	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1974	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1979	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1981	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1984	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1985	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1988	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1989	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1990	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1995	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1997	45.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Vergelegen, 1912 to 1997. The record is 161.5 mm (6.4 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.4 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vergelegen by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1913	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1914	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1915	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1916	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1917	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1918	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1919	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1920	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1921	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1922	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1923	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1925	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1926	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1927	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1928	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1930	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1931	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1933	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1934	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1935	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1936	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1938	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1939	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1940	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1941	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1942	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1943	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1944	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1948	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1949	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1950	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1951	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1953	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1954	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1955	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1957	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1958	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1959	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1960	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1961	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1962	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1963	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1964	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1965	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1967	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1968	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1969	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1971	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1972	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1973	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1974	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1975	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1978	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1979	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1981	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1982	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1983	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1987	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1988	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1989	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1991	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1992	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1993	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1994	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1995	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	60.0 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Vergelegen, 1912 to 1997. The record is 196 days in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 66 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vergelegen by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	196 days
1913	58 days
1914	76 days
1915	120 days
1916	101 days
1917	46 days
1918	116 days
1919	108 days
1920	81 days
1921	119 days
1922	106 days
1923	100 days
1924	96 days
1925	39 days
1926	97 days
1927	88 days
1928	83 days
1929	47 days
1930	67 days
1931	69 days
1932	61 days
1933	76 days
1934	94 days
1935	58 days
1936	58 days
1937	92 days
1938	89 days
1939	61 days
1940	86 days
1941	123 days
1942	33 days
1943	43 days
1944	65 days
1945	81 days
1946	28 days
1947	58 days
1948	64 days
1949	65 days
1950	43 days
1951	70 days
1952	30 days
1953	32 days
1954	75 days
1955	53 days
1956	68 days
1957	37 days
1958	52 days
1959	45 days
1960	36 days
1961	49 days
1962	43 days
1963	35 days
1964	60 days
1965	36 days
1966	90 days
1967	50 days
1968	61 days
1969	54 days
1970	58 days
1971	78 days
1972	165 days
1973	62 days
1974	92 days
1975	58 days
1976	66 days
1977	74 days
1978	100 days
1979	49 days
1980	95 days
1981	43 days
1982	50 days
1983	53 days
1984	106 days
1985	88 days
1986	50 days
1987	45 days
1988	50 days
1989	29 days
1990	70 days
1991	82 days
1992	73 days
1993	41 days
1994	99 days
1995	92 days
1996	98 days
1997	104 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

79 years, 1913 to 1996

A day with at least 33.1 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 82.9 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Vergelegen: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
50 years	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
100 years	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1913 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: 90.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1988; 69.3 mm (2.7 in) in 1937; 64.8 mm (2.6 in) in 1947.

Download the Data

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