Wanda (Pol) Weather Records (SF002277560)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wanda (Pol) (SF002277560), South Africa, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Wanda (Pol)

Wanda (Pol) (SF002277560) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.60 latitude and 24.43 longitude, 1,113 m (3,652 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1931 to 1997, 67 years of record.
0 records set at Wanda (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wanda (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 10.0 mm (0.4 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.60 latitude, 24.43 longitude.
Elevation: 1,113 m (3,652 ft).
Period of record: 1931 to 1997, 67 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 Wanda (Pol). 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 Wanda (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Wanda (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Wanda (Pol) between 21 January 1974 and 21 January 1974. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 97.5 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wanda (Pol). The most was 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 21 January 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wanda (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	21 January 1974
Feb	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	10 February 1976
Mar	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	6 March 1943
Apr	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 April 1943
May	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	5 May 1995
Jun	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	17 July 1965
Aug	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	13 September 1988
Oct	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	18 October 1942
Nov	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	17 November 1962
Dec	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 December 1988

Latest Records

Latest records at Wanda (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1997	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1997	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1996	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1996	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1996	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Wanda (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1995	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1993	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1993	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1993	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1931 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Wanda (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	1974	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	219.0 mm (8.6 in)	1988	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	227 days	1994	101 days	67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wanda (Pol), 1931 to 1997. The record is 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wanda (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1931	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1936	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1937	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1938	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1939	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1942	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1943	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1944	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1945	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1947	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1948	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1949	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1950	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1951	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1955	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1957	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1958	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1960	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1961	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1962	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1963	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1964	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1965	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1967	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1971	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1973	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1975	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1976	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1978	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1981	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1989	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1990	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1996	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1997	32.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wanda (Pol), 1931 to 1997. The record is 219.0 mm (8.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.7 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wanda (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1931	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1932	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1934	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1935	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1936	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1937	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1939	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1940	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1941	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1942	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1943	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1944	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1945	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1946	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1948	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1949	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1950	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1951	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1952	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1955	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1956	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1958	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1959	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1960	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1961	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1962	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1963	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1964	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1965	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1966	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1967	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1968	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1970	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	218.5 mm (8.6 in)
1975	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1976	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1977	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1981	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1982	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1983	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1984	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1986	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1987	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1988	219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1989	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1990	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1991	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1992	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1993	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1995	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1996	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1997	46.0 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wanda (Pol), 1931 to 1997. The record is 227 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 101 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wanda (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1931	101 days
1932	136 days
1933	219 days
1934	183 days
1935	94 days
1936	108 days
1937	167 days
1938	47 days
1939	35 days
1940	43 days
1941	52 days
1942	110 days
1943	52 days
1944	94 days
1945	118 days
1946	68 days
1947	53 days
1948	86 days
1949	85 days
1950	73 days
1951	135 days
1952	37 days
1953	117 days
1954	177 days
1955	88 days
1956	115 days
1957	38 days
1958	148 days
1959	107 days
1960	35 days
1961	71 days
1962	180 days
1963	73 days
1964	109 days
1965	82 days
1966	134 days
1967	132 days
1968	74 days
1969	113 days
1970	85 days
1971	67 days
1972	125 days
1973	81 days
1974	134 days
1975	126 days
1976	88 days
1977	85 days
1978	128 days
1979	57 days
1980	124 days
1981	78 days
1982	49 days
1983	52 days
1984	60 days
1985	193 days
1986	116 days
1987	110 days
1988	85 days
1989	105 days
1990	156 days
1991	104 days
1992	125 days
1993	119 days
1994	227 days
1995	137 days
1996	95 days
1997	78 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

64 years, 1931 to 1997

A day with at least 39.8 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 110.7 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wanda (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1931 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: 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1974; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1943; 85.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1948.

Download the Data

Data for Wanda (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wanda (Pol) 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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