Inchanga (Sar) Weather Records (SF002402840)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Inchanga (Sar) (SF002402840), South Africa, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Inchanga (Sar)

Inchanga (Sar) (SF002402840) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.73 latitude and 30.67 longitude, 620 m (2,034 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1928 to 1997, 70 years of record.
0 records set at Inchanga (Sar) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Inchanga (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 14.5 mm (0.6 in) on 26 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.73 latitude, 30.67 longitude.
Elevation: 620 m (2,034 ft).
Period of record: 1928 to 1997, 70 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 Inchanga (Sar). 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 Inchanga (Sar), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Inchanga (Sar) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Inchanga (Sar) between 17 May 1959 and 7 February 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Inchanga (Sar) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1959-05-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 257.0 mm (10.1 in)
1988-02-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 283.9 mm (11.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 283.9 mm (11.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Inchanga (Sar). The most was 283.9 mm (11.2 in) on 7 February 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Inchanga (Sar)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	18 January 1978
Feb	283.9 mm (11.2 in)	7 February 1988
Mar	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	2 March 1969
Apr	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 April 1943
May	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	17 May 1959
Jun	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	2 June 1947
Jul	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 July 1994
Aug	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	29 August 1973
Sep	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	7 September 1980
Oct	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	3 October 1945
Nov	187.3 mm (7.4 in)	28 November 1989
Dec	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	28 December 1977

Latest Records

Latest records at Inchanga (Sar)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1997	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1997	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1997	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1997	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	3 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	10 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1997	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1997	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1996	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1996	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1996	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1996	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1996	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1996	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 January 1996	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1995	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1995	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1995	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1928 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Inchanga (Sar): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	283.9 mm (11.2 in)	1988	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	376.9 mm (14.8 in)	1988	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	127 days	1985	41 days	70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Inchanga (Sar), 1928 to 1997. The record is 283.9 mm (11.2 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.5 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Inchanga (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1928	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1929	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1932	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1934	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1935	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1936	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1937	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1938	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1940	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1941	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1944	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1945	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1946	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1948	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1953	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1957	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1958	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	257.0 mm (10.1 in)
1960	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1962	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1964	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1965	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1967	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1968	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1970	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1972	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1974	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1975	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1978	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1979	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1985	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1986	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1987	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1988	283.9 mm (11.2 in)
1989	187.3 mm (7.4 in)
1990	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1991	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1992	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1993	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1994	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1995	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1996	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1997	38.4 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Inchanga (Sar), 1928 to 1997. The record is 376.9 mm (14.8 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.7 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Inchanga (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1928	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1929	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1930	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1932	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1934	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1935	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1936	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1937	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1938	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1939	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1940	230.4 mm (9.1 in)
1941	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1942	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1943	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1944	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1945	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1946	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1948	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1950	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1951	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1952	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1953	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1954	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1955	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1956	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1957	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1958	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1959	285.0 mm (11.2 in)
1960	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1961	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1962	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1963	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1964	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1965	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1966	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1967	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1968	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1970	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1971	128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1972	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1973	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1974	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1975	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1976	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1977	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1978	166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1979	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1980	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1981	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1982	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1985	197.5 mm (7.8 in)
1986	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1987	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1988	376.9 mm (14.8 in)
1989	272.3 mm (10.7 in)
1990	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1991	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1992	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1994	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1995	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1996	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1997	73.6 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Inchanga (Sar), 1928 to 1997. The record is 127 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Inchanga (Sar) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1928	38 days
1929	20 days
1930	49 days
1931	41 days
1932	78 days
1933	47 days
1934	35 days
1935	20 days
1936	52 days
1937	75 days
1938	49 days
1939	39 days
1940	41 days
1941	112 days
1942	46 days
1943	23 days
1944	42 days
1945	108 days
1946	50 days
1947	27 days
1948	84 days
1949	43 days
1950	26 days
1951	47 days
1952	27 days
1953	51 days
1954	26 days
1955	44 days
1956	43 days
1957	48 days
1958	32 days
1959	50 days
1960	45 days
1961	40 days
1962	116 days
1963	59 days
1964	32 days
1965	36 days
1966	35 days
1967	32 days
1968	80 days
1969	24 days
1970	39 days
1971	33 days
1972	27 days
1973	46 days
1974	41 days
1975	72 days
1976	41 days
1977	52 days
1978	26 days
1979	40 days
1980	56 days
1981	32 days
1982	37 days
1983	38 days
1984	56 days
1985	127 days
1986	85 days
1987	35 days
1988	37 days
1989	76 days
1990	30 days
1991	76 days
1992	51 days
1993	69 days
1994	36 days
1995	31 days
1996	32 days
1997	22 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

61 years, 1928 to 1996

A day with at least 57.4 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 278.7 mm (11.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Inchanga (Sar): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
25 years	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
50 years	213.8 mm (8.4 in)
100 years	278.7 mm (11.0 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1928 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: 283.9 mm (11.2 in) in 1988; 257.0 mm (10.1 in) in 1959; 187.3 mm (7.4 in) in 1989.

Download the Data

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