Waverley Weather Records (SF001228060)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Waverley (SF001228060), South Africa, with 101 years of record.

Key Facts for Waverley

Waverley (SF001228060) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.93 latitude and 26.45 longitude, 1,227 m (4,026 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1885 to 1985, 101 years of record.
0 records set at Waverley still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Waverley set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 24 June 1985.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.93 latitude, 26.45 longitude.
Elevation: 1,227 m (4,026 ft).
Period of record: 1885 to 1985, 101 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 Waverley. 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 Waverley, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 Waverley still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Waverley between 23 February 1925 and 13 September 1953. Each dot is a new record.

When Waverley set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1925-02-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1953-09-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 128.3 mm (5.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 128.3 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Waverley. The most was 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 13 September 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Waverley
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	16 January 1974
Feb	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	23 February 1925
Mar	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	5 March 1930
Apr	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 April 1891
May	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	1 May 1903
Jun	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 June 1964
Jul	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 August 1953
Sep	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	13 September 1953
Oct	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	10 October 1905
Nov	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	1 November 1956
Dec	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 December 1900

Latest Records

Latest records at Waverley
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 June 1985	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1985	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1985	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1984	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1984	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1983	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1983	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1983	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1983	Waverley, ZA	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1983	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1982	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1982	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1982	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1982	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1982	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1981	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1981	Waverley, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1981	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1981	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1981	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1885 to 1985

Yearly extremes at Waverley: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	1953	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	101
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	1953	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	101
Longest dry spell (CDD)	128 days	1898	49 days	101

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Waverley, 1885 to 1985. The record is 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Waverley by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1885	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1886	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1887	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1888	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1889	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1890	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1891	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1892	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1893	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1894	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1895	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1896	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1897	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1898	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1899	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1900	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1901	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1902	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1903	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1904	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1905	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1906	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1907	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1908	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1909	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1910	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1911	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1912	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1913	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1914	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1916	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1917	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1920	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1921	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1923	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1924	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1926	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1927	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1928	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1929	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1931	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1932	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1933	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1934	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1940	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1942	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1943	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1944	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1945	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1946	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1948	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1952	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1954	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1955	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1956	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1957	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1960	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1961	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1964	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1966	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1967	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1968	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1969	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1972	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1975	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1976	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1981	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1982	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1983	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	33.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Waverley, 1885 to 1985. The record is 188.8 mm (7.4 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.5 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Waverley by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1885	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1886	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1887	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1888	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1889	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1890	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1891	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1892	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1893	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1894	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1895	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1896	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1897	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1898	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1899	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1900	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1901	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1902	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1903	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1904	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1905	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1906	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1907	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1908	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1909	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1910	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1911	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1912	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1913	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1914	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1915	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1917	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1918	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1919	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1920	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1921	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1922	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1923	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1924	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1926	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1927	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1928	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1929	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1930	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1931	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1932	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1933	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1934	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1936	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1938	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1939	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1940	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1941	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1942	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1943	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1944	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1945	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1946	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1949	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1950	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1952	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	188.8 mm (7.4 in)
1954	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1955	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1956	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1957	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1959	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1960	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1962	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1963	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1964	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1965	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1967	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1968	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1971	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1973	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1975	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1976	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1977	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1978	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1982	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1983	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	59.5 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Waverley, 1885 to 1985. The record is 128 days in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Waverley by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1885	30 days
1886	46 days
1887	42 days
1888	49 days
1889	110 days
1890	48 days
1891	29 days
1892	75 days
1893	45 days
1894	65 days
1895	62 days
1896	69 days
1897	97 days
1898	128 days
1899	40 days
1900	37 days
1901	54 days
1902	46 days
1903	46 days
1904	48 days
1905	38 days
1906	57 days
1907	38 days
1908	24 days
1909	43 days
1910	36 days
1911	55 days
1912	38 days
1913	41 days
1914	51 days
1915	37 days
1916	48 days
1917	31 days
1918	29 days
1919	49 days
1920	27 days
1921	34 days
1922	51 days
1923	44 days
1924	71 days
1925	29 days
1926	43 days
1927	69 days
1928	94 days
1929	35 days
1930	65 days
1931	59 days
1932	48 days
1933	40 days
1934	60 days
1935	36 days
1936	33 days
1937	59 days
1938	67 days
1939	52 days
1940	44 days
1941	51 days
1942	59 days
1943	86 days
1944	36 days
1945	59 days
1946	53 days
1947	41 days
1948	87 days
1949	71 days
1950	45 days
1951	55 days
1952	28 days
1953	43 days
1954	51 days
1955	33 days
1956	46 days
1957	37 days
1958	104 days
1959	55 days
1960	61 days
1961	44 days
1962	63 days
1963	53 days
1964	54 days
1965	50 days
1966	85 days
1967	61 days
1968	41 days
1969	56 days
1970	36 days
1971	40 days
1972	70 days
1973	63 days
1974	46 days
1975	49 days
1976	66 days
1977	50 days
1978	64 days
1979	52 days
1980	44 days
1981	77 days
1982	58 days
1983	45 days
1984	58 days
1985	101 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

98 years, 1886 to 1984

A day with at least 40.1 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 101.7 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Waverley: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
100 years	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	Longer than the 98 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, 98 years of values from 1886 to 1984.

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: 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1953; 111.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1974; 88.6 mm (3.5 in) in 1925.

Download the Data

Data for Waverley standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Waverley 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 2026-10-12 (12 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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a