Plooysburg S.A.P. Weather Records (SF002573910)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Plooysburg S.A.P. (SF002573910), South Africa, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Plooysburg S.A.P.

Plooysburg S.A.P. (SF002573910) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.02 latitude and 24.23 longitude, 1,051 m (3,448 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1929 to 1991, 63 years of record.
0 records set at Plooysburg S.A.P. still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Plooysburg S.A.P. set a daily record precipitation of 6.0 mm (0.24 in) on 17 June 1991.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.02 latitude, 24.23 longitude.
Elevation: 1,051 m (3,448 ft).
Period of record: 1929 to 1991, 63 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 Plooysburg S.A.P.. 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 Plooysburg S.A.P., with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Plooysburg S.A.P. still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Plooysburg S.A.P. between 18 March 1961 and 19 February 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Plooysburg S.A.P. set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1961-03-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967-10-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1974-02-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1988-02-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 167.0 mm (6.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 167.0 mm (6.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Plooysburg S.A.P.. The most was 167.0 mm (6.6 in) on 19 February 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Plooysburg S.A.P.
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 January 1965
Feb	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	19 February 1988
Mar	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	1 March 1974
Apr	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10 April 1969
May	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	14 May 1970
Jun	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 July 1961
Aug	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 September 1929
Oct	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 October 1967
Nov	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 November 1983
Dec	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 December 1952

Latest Records

Latest records at Plooysburg S.A.P.
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1991	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1991	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1991	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1991	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1991	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1991	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1991	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1990	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1990	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1990	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1990	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1990	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1989	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1989	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	10 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1989	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	9 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1989	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 September 1988	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1988	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1988	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	6 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1929 to 1991

Yearly extremes at Plooysburg S.A.P.: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	1988	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	439.5 mm (17.3 in)	1988	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63
Longest dry spell (CDD)	217 days	1933	85 days	63

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Plooysburg S.A.P., 1929 to 1991. The record is 167.0 mm (6.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.0 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Plooysburg S.A.P. by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1930	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1936	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1940	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1941	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1942	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1945	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1947	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1949	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1950	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1952	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1953	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1954	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1955	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1956	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1958	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1959	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1961	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1963	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1965	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1968	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1969	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1971	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973	14.1 mm (0.6 in)
1974	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1975	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1978	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1979	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1984	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1986	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1987	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1988	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1989	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1990	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	38.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Plooysburg S.A.P., 1929 to 1991. The record is 439.5 mm (17.3 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Plooysburg S.A.P. by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1930	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1931	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1934	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1935	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1936	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1937	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1938	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1940	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1942	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1943	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1944	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1945	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1946	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1950	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1953	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1954	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1956	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1957	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1958	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1959	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1961	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1962	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1963	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1964	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1965	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1966	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1967	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1968	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1969	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1970	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1973	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1974	285.5 mm (11.2 in)
1975	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1976	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1977	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1981	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1982	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1984	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1986	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1987	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1988	439.5 mm (17.3 in)
1989	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1990	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1991	88.0 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Plooysburg S.A.P., 1929 to 1991. The record is 217 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 85 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Plooysburg S.A.P. by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929	29 days
1930	118 days
1931	87 days
1932	120 days
1933	217 days
1934	133 days
1935	106 days
1936	75 days
1937	162 days
1938	52 days
1939	42 days
1940	49 days
1941	56 days
1942	143 days
1943	66 days
1944	96 days
1945	83 days
1946	8 days
1947	55 days
1948	174 days
1949	83 days
1950	74 days
1951	111 days
1952	94 days
1953	135 days
1954	131 days
1955	87 days
1956	79 days
1957	33 days
1958	108 days
1959	91 days
1960	62 days
1961	69 days
1962	196 days
1963	92 days
1964	67 days
1965	53 days
1966	149 days
1967	98 days
1968	115 days
1969	143 days
1970	86 days
1971	141 days
1972	195 days
1973	125 days
1974	83 days
1975	81 days
1976	67 days
1977	41 days
1978	52 days
1979	44 days
1980	123 days
1981	79 days
1982	84 days
1983	57 days
1984	100 days
1985	134 days
1986	85 days
1987	94 days
1988	69 days
1989	26 days
1990	56 days
1991	62 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

57 years, 1930 to 1990

A day with at least 43.7 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.6 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Plooysburg S.A.P.: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1930 to 1990.

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: 167.0 mm (6.6 in) in 1988; 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1974; 81.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1967.

Download the Data

Data for Plooysburg S.A.P. standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Plooysburg S.A.P. 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

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