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Sandpan Weather Records (SF001680660)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sandpan (SF001680660), South Africa, with 60 years of record.

Key Facts for Sandpan

  • Sandpan (SF001680660) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.58 latitude and 23.05 longitude, 1,155 m (3,789 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1938 to 1997, 60 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Sandpan still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Sandpan set a daily record precipitation of 5.0 mm (0.20 in) on 26 July 1997.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -30.58 latitude, 23.05 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,155 m (3,789 ft).
  • Period of record: 1938 to 1997, 60 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Sandpan, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sandpan. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sandpan. 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 Sandpan, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Sandpan by the year they were set 0 records at Sandpan still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Sandpan still stand.
Standing records at Sandpan by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 83.8 mm (3.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sandpan The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sandpan. The most was 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 17 February 1939. 0255075100 Jan: 73.0 mm (2.9 in), 26 January 1974 Jan Feb: 83.8 mm (3.3 in), 17 February 1939 Feb Mar: 74.2 mm (2.9 in), 9 March 1944 Mar Apr: 52.5 mm (2.1 in), 8 April 1969 Apr May: 40.0 mm (1.6 in), 4 May 1995 May Jun: 28.0 mm (1.1 in), 16 June 1983 Jun Jul: 25.9 mm (1.0 in), 12 July 1945 Jul Aug: 43.0 mm (1.7 in), 26 August 1992 Aug Sep: 32.3 mm (1.3 in), 26 September 1991 Sep Oct: 52.0 mm (2.0 in), 30 October 1985 Oct Nov: 52.0 mm (2.0 in), 29 November 1985 Nov Dec: 61.5 mm (2.4 in), 14 December 1975 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sandpan. The most was 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 17 February 1939.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sandpan
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan73.0 mm (2.9 in)26 January 1974
Feb83.8 mm (3.3 in)17 February 1939
Mar74.2 mm (2.9 in)9 March 1944
Apr52.5 mm (2.1 in)8 April 1969
May40.0 mm (1.6 in)4 May 1995
Jun28.0 mm (1.1 in)16 June 1983
Jul25.9 mm (1.0 in)12 July 1945
Aug43.0 mm (1.7 in)26 August 1992
Sep32.3 mm (1.3 in)26 September 1991
Oct52.0 mm (2.0 in)30 October 1985
Nov52.0 mm (2.0 in)29 November 1985
Dec61.5 mm (2.4 in)14 December 1975

Latest Records

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Latest records at Sandpan
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 July 1997Sandpan, ZAdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)59 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1997Sandpan, ZAdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1997Sandpan, ZAdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1997Sandpan, ZAdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997Sandpan, ZAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)9.5 mm (0.37 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1997Sandpan, ZAdaily rain11.5 mm (0.5 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)2 years7 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1997Sandpan, ZAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1997Sandpan, ZAdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1996Sandpan, ZAdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996Sandpan, ZAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996Sandpan, ZAdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)35.9 mm (1.4 in)53 years60 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1996Sandpan, ZAdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996Sandpan, ZAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1996Sandpan, ZAdaily rain7.5 mm (0.30 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1996Sandpan, ZAdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)24 years26 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1996Sandpan, ZAdaily rain (Tie)11.0 mm (0.4 in)tie39 years4 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996Sandpan, ZAdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)48 years30 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995Sandpan, ZAdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995Sandpan, ZAdaily rain20.5 mm (0.8 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1995Sandpan, ZAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1938 to 1997
Yearly extremes at Sandpan: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)83.8 mm (3.3 in)193932.7 mm (1.3 in)60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)116.8 mm (4.6 in)197448.9 mm (1.9 in)60
Longest dry spell (CDD)173 days194870 days60

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sandpan by year The wettest day of the year at Sandpan, 1938 to 1997. The record is 83.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.7 mm (1.3 in). 020406080100194019501960197019801990Record: 83.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1939
The wettest day of the year at Sandpan, 1938 to 1997. The record is 83.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.7 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sandpan by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
193848.5 mm (1.9 in)
193983.8 mm (3.3 in)
194030.0 mm (1.2 in)
194133.0 mm (1.3 in)
194232.3 mm (1.3 in)
194337.8 mm (1.5 in)
194474.2 mm (2.9 in)
194525.9 mm (1.0 in)
194650.5 mm (2.0 in)
194739.4 mm (1.6 in)
194833.0 mm (1.3 in)
194935.6 mm (1.4 in)
195038.1 mm (1.5 in)
195122.9 mm (0.9 in)
195225.4 mm (1.0 in)
195313.0 mm (0.5 in)
195464.0 mm (2.5 in)
195526.5 mm (1.0 in)
195626.0 mm (1.0 in)
195734.5 mm (1.4 in)
195827.5 mm (1.1 in)
195916.5 mm (0.6 in)
196027.5 mm (1.1 in)
196129.5 mm (1.2 in)
196227.0 mm (1.1 in)
196337.5 mm (1.5 in)
196422.0 mm (0.9 in)
196541.5 mm (1.6 in)
196645.5 mm (1.8 in)
196757.0 mm (2.2 in)
196828.0 mm (1.1 in)
196952.5 mm (2.1 in)
197031.0 mm (1.2 in)
197128.0 mm (1.1 in)
197222.2 mm (0.9 in)
197348.5 mm (1.9 in)
197473.0 mm (2.9 in)
197561.5 mm (2.4 in)
197645.5 mm (1.8 in)
197746.5 mm (1.8 in)
197826.0 mm (1.0 in)
197930.5 mm (1.2 in)
198025.5 mm (1.0 in)
198129.5 mm (1.2 in)
198248.0 mm (1.9 in)
198328.0 mm (1.1 in)
198418.5 mm (0.7 in)
198552.0 mm (2.0 in)
198638.4 mm (1.5 in)
198736.5 mm (1.4 in)
198856.0 mm (2.2 in)
198920.5 mm (0.8 in)
199023.0 mm (0.9 in)
199132.3 mm (1.3 in)
199243.0 mm (1.7 in)
199323.0 mm (0.9 in)
199428.5 mm (1.1 in)
199540.0 mm (1.6 in)
199640.0 mm (1.6 in)
199721.8 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sandpan by year The wettest five days of the year at Sandpan, 1938 to 1997. The record is 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.9 mm (1.9 in). 0255075100125194019501960197019801990Record: 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1974
The wettest five days of the year at Sandpan, 1938 to 1997. The record is 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.9 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sandpan by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
193885.3 mm (3.4 in)
1939114.3 mm (4.5 in)
194035.1 mm (1.4 in)
194166.0 mm (2.6 in)
194232.3 mm (1.3 in)
194357.6 mm (2.3 in)
194495.8 mm (3.8 in)
194539.1 mm (1.5 in)
194670.8 mm (2.8 in)
194739.4 mm (1.6 in)
194853.4 mm (2.1 in)
194943.3 mm (1.7 in)
195082.5 mm (3.2 in)
195122.9 mm (0.9 in)
195240.6 mm (1.6 in)
195321.8 mm (0.9 in)
195483.7 mm (3.3 in)
195535.0 mm (1.4 in)
195634.7 mm (1.4 in)
195747.7 mm (1.9 in)
195844.7 mm (1.8 in)
195922.0 mm (0.9 in)
196027.5 mm (1.1 in)
196159.5 mm (2.3 in)
196235.6 mm (1.4 in)
196362.0 mm (2.4 in)
196429.0 mm (1.1 in)
196541.5 mm (1.6 in)
196657.8 mm (2.3 in)
196761.0 mm (2.4 in)
196832.0 mm (1.3 in)
196970.5 mm (2.8 in)
197050.5 mm (2.0 in)
197144.5 mm (1.8 in)
197265.2 mm (2.6 in)
197359.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1975101.5 mm (4.0 in)
197665.0 mm (2.6 in)
197751.5 mm (2.0 in)
197845.8 mm (1.8 in)
197932.0 mm (1.3 in)
198043.0 mm (1.7 in)
198147.0 mm (1.9 in)
198283.0 mm (3.3 in)
198328.0 mm (1.1 in)
198426.5 mm (1.0 in)
1985113.0 mm (4.4 in)
198666.9 mm (2.6 in)
198736.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988115.5 mm (4.5 in)
198939.5 mm (1.6 in)
199039.2 mm (1.5 in)
199154.8 mm (2.2 in)
199250.0 mm (2.0 in)
199323.0 mm (0.9 in)
199456.0 mm (2.2 in)
199561.3 mm (2.4 in)
199665.5 mm (2.6 in)
199726.0 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sandpan by year The longest dry spell of the year at Sandpan, 1938 to 1997. The record is 173 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days. 050100150200194019501960197019801990Record: 173 days in 1948
The longest dry spell of the year at Sandpan, 1938 to 1997. The record is 173 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sandpan by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193837 days
193969 days
194072 days
194166 days
194298 days
194377 days
194474 days
1945144 days
194688 days
1947100 days
1948173 days
1949172 days
195087 days
1951135 days
195270 days
195340 days
1954166 days
195584 days
1956101 days
195746 days
1958102 days
195982 days
196059 days
196167 days
196270 days
196368 days
196461 days
196565 days
196688 days
196767 days
196864 days
1969100 days
197067 days
197199 days
1972146 days
197371 days
197472 days
197575 days
197665 days
1977111 days
197847 days
197949 days
198072 days
198144 days
198241 days
198346 days
1984105 days
198570 days
198651 days
198749 days
198850 days
198956 days
199066 days
199196 days
199255 days
199338 days
199460 days
199567 days
199674 days
1997127 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

58 years, 1939 to 1997

A day with at least 33.3 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 91.5 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sandpan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years33.3 mm (1.3 in)
5 years46.4 mm (1.8 in)
10 years56.0 mm (2.2 in)
25 years69.2 mm (2.7 in)
50 years80.0 mm (3.1 in)
100 years91.5 mm (3.6 in)Longer than the 58 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, 58 years of values from 1939 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: 83.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1939; 74.2 mm (2.9 in) in 1944; 73.0 mm (2.9 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

  • Data for Sandpan standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Sandpan 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).