Wargundy Weather Records (SF002633160)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wargundy (SF002633160), South Africa, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Wargundy

Wargundy (SF002633160) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.25 latitude and 27.18 longitude, 1,554 m (5,098 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1980, 68 years of record.
0 records set at Wargundy still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wargundy tied a daily record precipitation of 6.0 mm (0.24 in) on 29 February 1980.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.25 latitude, 27.18 longitude.
Elevation: 1,554 m (5,098 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1980, 68 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 Wargundy. 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 Wargundy, 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 Wargundy still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Wargundy between 3 April 1953 and 3 April 1953. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 115.6 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wargundy. The most was 115.6 mm (4.6 in) on 3 April 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wargundy
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	20 January 1966
Feb	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	4 February 1941
Mar	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	16 March 1927
Apr	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	3 April 1953
May	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 May 1968
Jun	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18 June 1964
Jul	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 July 1959
Aug	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 August 1918
Sep	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 September 1973
Oct	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 October 1925
Nov	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	1 November 1931
Dec	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	9 December 1978

Latest Records

Latest records at Wargundy
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 1980	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1979	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1979	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1979	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1979	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1979	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	2 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1979	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1979	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1978	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1978	Wargundy, ZA	monthly rain	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1978	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1978	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1978	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1978	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1977	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1977	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1977	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1977	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1977	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1977	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	11 years	9 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Wargundy: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	1953	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	180.5 mm (7.1 in)	1966	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	150 days	1920	63 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wargundy, 1913 to 1980. The record is 115.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wargundy by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1914	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1915	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1916	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1917	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1918	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1919	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1920	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1921	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1923	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1924	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1925	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1926	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1927	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1928	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1931	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1932	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1935	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1939	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1940	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1942	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1943	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1947	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1951	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1954	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1958	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1963	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1964	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1966	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1967	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1968	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1972	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1973	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1976	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1979	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1980	32.4 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wargundy, 1913 to 1980. The record is 180.5 mm (7.1 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.8 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wargundy by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1914	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1915	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1916	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1917	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1918	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1919	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1921	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1922	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1923	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1924	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1925	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1926	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1928	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1929	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1930	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1931	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1932	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1933	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1934	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1935	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1936	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1937	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1940	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1942	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1944	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1945	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1947	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1948	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1949	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1951	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1952	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1954	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1955	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1956	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1957	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1958	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1959	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1960	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1961	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1963	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1964	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1965	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	180.5 mm (7.1 in)
1967	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1968	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1969	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1973	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1974	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1976	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1978	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1979	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1980	48.7 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wargundy, 1913 to 1980. The record is 150 days in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 63 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wargundy by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	36 days
1914	50 days
1915	36 days
1916	68 days
1917	35 days
1918	71 days
1919	44 days
1920	150 days
1921	23 days
1922	61 days
1923	62 days
1924	84 days
1925	48 days
1926	84 days
1927	110 days
1928	67 days
1929	39 days
1930	30 days
1931	78 days
1932	61 days
1933	42 days
1934	50 days
1935	65 days
1936	60 days
1937	69 days
1938	25 days
1939	63 days
1940	43 days
1941	52 days
1942	93 days
1943	39 days
1944	94 days
1945	82 days
1946	66 days
1947	34 days
1948	146 days
1949	28 days
1950	32 days
1951	83 days
1952	37 days
1953	53 days
1954	93 days
1955	55 days
1956	80 days
1957	69 days
1958	108 days
1959	57 days
1960	42 days
1961	125 days
1962	125 days
1963	73 days
1964	46 days
1965	48 days
1966	129 days
1967	77 days
1968	38 days
1969	68 days
1970	72 days
1971	73 days
1972	85 days
1973	109 days
1974	62 days
1975	74 days
1976	94 days
1977	89 days
1978	41 days
1979	37 days
1980	17 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, 1914 to 1979

A day with at least 48.5 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 129.4 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wargundy: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	113.7 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	129.4 mm (5.1 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 1914 to 1979.

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: 115.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1953; 112.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1941; 99.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1966.

Download the Data

Data for Wargundy standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wargundy 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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