Marydale (Pol) Weather Records (SF002531740)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Marydale (Pol) (SF002531740), South Africa, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Marydale (Pol)

Marydale (Pol) (SF002531740) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.42 latitude and 22.12 longitude, 978 m (3,209 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1997, 82 years of record.
0 records set at Marydale (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Marydale (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 6.0 mm (0.24 in) on 28 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.42 latitude, 22.12 longitude.
Elevation: 978 m (3,209 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1997, 82 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 Marydale (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 Marydale (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Marydale (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Marydale (Pol) between 16 March 1972 and 7 April 1974. Each dot is a new record.

When Marydale (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1972-03-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1974-04-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 138.5 mm (5.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 138.5 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Marydale (Pol). The most was 138.5 mm (5.5 in) on 7 April 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Marydale (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 January 1941
Feb	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 February 1977
Mar	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	16 March 1972
Apr	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	7 April 1974
May	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 May 1923
Jun	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	27 June 1990
Jul	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 July 1978
Aug	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	22 August 1981
Sep	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 September 1929
Oct	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 October 1985
Nov	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	1 November 1935
Dec	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 December 1916

Latest Records

Latest records at Marydale (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1997	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	3 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1997	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1996	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	5 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1996	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1996	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1996	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1996	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1995	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1995	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1995	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1994	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1994	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1994	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1994	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1994	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Marydale (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	1974	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	1941	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	224 days	1944	104 days	82

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Marydale (Pol), 1916 to 1997. The record is 138.5 mm (5.5 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Marydale (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1917	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1918	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1919	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1920	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1922	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1923	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1924	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1926	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1927	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1928	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1929	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1931	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1932	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1933	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1934	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1935	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1936	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1937	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1938	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1939	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1940	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1943	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1945	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1946	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1947	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1948	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1949	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1951	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1954	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1955	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1956	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1958	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1959	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1960	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1962	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1963	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1964	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1965	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1967	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1968	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1970	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1972	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1973	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1975	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1977	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1981	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1983	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1984	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1985	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1987	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1988	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1990	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1994	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1996	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	45.4 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Marydale (Pol), 1916 to 1997. The record is 195.6 mm (7.7 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.0 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Marydale (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1917	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1918	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1919	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1920	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1921	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1923	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1924	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1925	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1926	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1927	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1928	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1929	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1930	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1931	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1932	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1933	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1934	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1935	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1936	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1937	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1938	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1940	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1942	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1943	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1944	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1945	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
1946	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1947	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1948	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1949	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1951	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1952	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1953	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1955	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1956	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1957	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1958	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1959	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1961	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1962	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1963	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1967	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1968	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1970	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1971	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1973	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1974	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1975	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1976	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1977	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1980	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1982	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1983	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1985	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1986	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1987	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1988	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1989	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1990	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1991	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1994	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1995	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1996	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1997	50.4 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Marydale (Pol), 1916 to 1997. The record is 224 days in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 104 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Marydale (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	102 days
1917	107 days
1918	89 days
1919	145 days
1920	130 days
1921	116 days
1922	200 days
1923	122 days
1924	123 days
1925	132 days
1926	71 days
1927	110 days
1928	120 days
1929	108 days
1930	71 days
1931	172 days
1932	165 days
1933	78 days
1934	132 days
1935	83 days
1936	110 days
1937	103 days
1938	39 days
1939	51 days
1940	86 days
1941	173 days
1942	24 days
1943	83 days
1944	224 days
1945	119 days
1946	47 days
1947	79 days
1948	174 days
1949	69 days
1950	89 days
1951	116 days
1952	58 days
1953	120 days
1954	104 days
1955	87 days
1956	117 days
1957	45 days
1958	149 days
1959	53 days
1960	115 days
1961	64 days
1962	140 days
1963	73 days
1964	111 days
1965	165 days
1966	181 days
1967	67 days
1968	158 days
1969	141 days
1970	77 days
1971	112 days
1972	193 days
1973	61 days
1974	104 days
1975	67 days
1976	100 days
1977	120 days
1978	89 days
1979	80 days
1980	150 days
1981	102 days
1982	74 days
1983	112 days
1984	105 days
1985	54 days
1986	69 days
1987	69 days
1988	129 days
1989	96 days
1990	159 days
1991	90 days
1992	76 days
1993	54 days
1994	97 days
1995	83 days
1996	80 days
1997	125 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

79 years, 1916 to 1997

A day with at least 32.3 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.7 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Marydale (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	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1916 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: 138.5 mm (5.5 in) in 1974; 92.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1972; 87.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1925.

Download the Data

Data for Marydale (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Marydale (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 2026-10-13 (13 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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