Yardley Chase Weather Records (SF001233040)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Yardley Chase (SF001233040), South Africa, with 96 years of record.

Key Facts for Yardley Chase

Yardley Chase (SF001233040) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.58 latitude and 26.68 longitude, 1,612 m (5,289 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1880 to 1975, 96 years of record.
0 records set at Yardley Chase still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Yardley Chase set a daily record precipitation of 4.0 mm (0.16 in) on 8 August 1975.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.58 latitude, 26.68 longitude.
Elevation: 1,612 m (5,289 ft).
Period of record: 1880 to 1975, 96 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 Yardley Chase. 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 Yardley Chase, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Yardley Chase still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Yardley Chase between 6 February 1917 and 29 January 1967. Each dot is a new record.

When Yardley Chase set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1917-02-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1967-01-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 91.5 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 91.5 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Yardley Chase. The most was 91.5 mm (3.6 in) on 29 January 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Yardley Chase
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	29 January 1967
Feb	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	6 February 1917
Mar	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 March 1918
Apr	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	23 April 1965
May	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 May 1891
Jun	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	17 June 1964
Jul	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	13 July 1886
Aug	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	13 September 1953
Oct	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 October 1953
Nov	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 November 1943
Dec	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 December 1889

Latest Records

Latest records at Yardley Chase
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1975	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1975	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1974	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1974	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 August 1974	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1974	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1974	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1974	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1974	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1973	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1973	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1973	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1972	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1972	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1972	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1972	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1972	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1972	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 January 1972	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1972	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1880 to 1975

Yearly extremes at Yardley Chase: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	1967	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	95
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	1972	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	95
Longest dry spell (CDD)	85 days	1912	42 days	95

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Yardley Chase, 1880 to 1975. The record is 91.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Yardley Chase by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1880	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1881	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1882	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1883	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1884	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1885	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1886	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1887	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1888	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1889	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1890	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1891	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1892	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1893	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1894	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1895	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1896	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1897	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1898	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1899	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1900	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1901	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1902	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1903	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1904	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1905	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1906	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1907	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1908	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1909	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1910	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1911	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1913	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1914	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1915	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1916	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1917	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1918	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1919	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1920	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1921	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1922	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1925	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1927	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1928	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1929	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1930	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1931	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1935	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1937	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1938	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1939	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1940	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1944	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1945	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1948	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1950	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1951	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1953	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1954	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1955	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1956	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1957	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1960	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1961	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1962	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1963	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1964	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1965	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1966	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1968	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1969	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1970	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1971	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1975	31.5 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Yardley Chase, 1880 to 1975. The record is 150.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.4 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Yardley Chase by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1880	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1881	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1882	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1883	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1884	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1885	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1886	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1887	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1888	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1889	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1890	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1891	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1892	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1893	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1894	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1895	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1896	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1897	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1898	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1899	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1900	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1901	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1902	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1903	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1904	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1905	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1906	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1907	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1908	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1909	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1910	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1911	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1912	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1913	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1914	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1915	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1916	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1917	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1918	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1919	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1920	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1923	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1925	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1926	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1927	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1928	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1931	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1932	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1933	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1934	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1935	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1936	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1937	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1940	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1941	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1942	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1943	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1944	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1945	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1946	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1947	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1948	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1949	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1951	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1952	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1953	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1954	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1955	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1956	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1958	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1959	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1960	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1961	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1962	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1963	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1964	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1965	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1966	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1967	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1968	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1969	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1970	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1971	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1972	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1973	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1975	58.4 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Yardley Chase, 1880 to 1975. The record is 85 days in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Yardley Chase by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1880	9 days
1881	27 days
1882	56 days
1883	40 days
1884	53 days
1885	31 days
1886	42 days
1887	42 days
1888	29 days
1889	83 days
1890	40 days
1891	34 days
1892	47 days
1893	38 days
1894	64 days
1895	47 days
1896	22 days
1897	72 days
1898	55 days
1899	48 days
1900	59 days
1901	35 days
1902	41 days
1903	59 days
1904	80 days
1905	51 days
1906	45 days
1907	56 days
1908	27 days
1909	77 days
1910	48 days
1911	50 days
1912	85 days
1913	33 days
1914	50 days
1915	67 days
1916	10 days
1917	31 days
1918	25 days
1919	38 days
1920	32 days
1921	63 days
1922	23 days
1923	40 days
1925	28 days
1926	42 days
1927	69 days
1928	56 days
1929	28 days
1930	44 days
1931	67 days
1932	60 days
1933	33 days
1934	63 days
1935	35 days
1936	40 days
1937	51 days
1938	50 days
1939	50 days
1940	43 days
1941	64 days
1942	60 days
1943	24 days
1944	36 days
1945	63 days
1946	29 days
1947	23 days
1948	45 days
1949	66 days
1950	45 days
1951	40 days
1952	29 days
1953	35 days
1954	52 days
1955	52 days
1956	37 days
1957	26 days
1958	68 days
1959	29 days
1960	30 days
1961	40 days
1962	34 days
1963	27 days
1964	34 days
1965	50 days
1966	57 days
1967	49 days
1968	40 days
1969	24 days
1970	34 days
1971	46 days
1972	32 days
1973	51 days
1974	46 days
1975	41 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

83 years, 1881 to 1974

A day with at least 39.7 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 79.2 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Yardley Chase: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
50 years	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
100 years	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1881 to 1974.

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: 91.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1967; 72.0 mm (2.8 in) in 1972; 63.8 mm (2.5 in) in 1953.

Download the Data

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

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

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