Waterland Weather Records (SF002633730)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Waterland (SF002633730), South Africa, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Waterland

Waterland (SF002633730) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.22 latitude and 27.22 longitude, 1,590 m (5,217 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1997, 82 years of record.
0 records set at Waterland still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Waterland set a daily record precipitation of 24.1 mm (0.9 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.22 latitude, 27.22 longitude.
Elevation: 1,590 m (5,217 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 Waterland. 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 Waterland, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Waterland still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Waterland between 24 February 1972 and 28 November 1985. Each dot is a new record.

When Waterland set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1972-02-24	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1985-11-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 135.0 mm (5.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 135.0 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Waterland. The most was 135.0 mm (5.3 in) on 28 November 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Waterland
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	20 January 1966
Feb	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 February 1972
Mar	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	4 March 1977
Apr	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	2 April 1953
May	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	16 May 1968
Jun	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	3 June 1961
Jul	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 August 1981
Sep	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 September 1970
Oct	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 October 1943
Nov	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	28 November 1985
Dec	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	9 December 1978

Latest Records

Latest records at Waterland
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1997	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1996	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1996	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1996	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1996	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1995	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1995	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1995	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1994	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1994	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1994	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1993	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Waterland: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	1985	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	1966	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	146 days	1948	63 days	82

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Waterland, 1916 to 1997. The record is 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Waterland by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1917	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1918	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1919	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1921	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1922	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1924	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1925	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1926	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1927	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1928	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1929	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1932	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1933	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1934	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1935	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1936	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1938	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1939	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1940	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1941	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1944	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1947	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1948	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1949	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1952	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1954	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1955	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1956	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1957	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1959	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1965	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1966	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1968	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1969	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1971	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1973	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1978	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1979	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1980	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1985	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1986	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1987	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1988	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1991	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1995	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	41.5 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Waterland, 1916 to 1997. The record is 175.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.3 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Waterland by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1917	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1918	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1919	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1920	159.7 mm (6.3 in)
1921	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1922	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1923	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1924	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1925	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1926	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1927	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1928	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1929	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1930	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1931	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1932	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1933	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1934	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1935	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1936	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1937	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1938	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1940	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1941	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1942	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1943	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1944	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1945	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1946	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1947	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1948	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1949	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1950	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1951	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1952	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1953	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1954	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1955	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1956	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1957	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1958	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1959	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1961	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1962	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1963	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1964	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1965	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1966	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1967	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1968	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1969	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1970	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1971	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	149.5 mm (5.9 in)
1973	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1975	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1976	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1977	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1978	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1979	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1981	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1982	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1983	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1984	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1985	151.5 mm (6.0 in)
1986	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1988	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1989	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1990	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1991	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1992	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1994	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1995	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1996	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1997	52.9 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Waterland, 1916 to 1997. The record is 146 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 63 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Waterland by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	65 days
1917	22 days
1918	29 days
1919	44 days
1920	69 days
1921	122 days
1922	68 days
1923	46 days
1924	49 days
1925	29 days
1926	77 days
1927	70 days
1928	99 days
1929	43 days
1930	76 days
1931	79 days
1932	96 days
1933	43 days
1934	30 days
1935	37 days
1936	74 days
1937	71 days
1938	50 days
1939	35 days
1940	46 days
1941	72 days
1942	91 days
1943	38 days
1944	93 days
1945	81 days
1946	64 days
1947	43 days
1948	146 days
1949	28 days
1950	49 days
1951	43 days
1952	35 days
1953	54 days
1954	116 days
1955	63 days
1956	67 days
1957	83 days
1958	103 days
1959	57 days
1960	43 days
1961	65 days
1962	124 days
1963	39 days
1964	88 days
1965	48 days
1966	124 days
1967	55 days
1968	39 days
1969	67 days
1970	42 days
1971	61 days
1972	86 days
1973	59 days
1974	63 days
1975	55 days
1976	97 days
1977	74 days
1978	41 days
1979	45 days
1980	85 days
1981	77 days
1982	36 days
1983	46 days
1984	76 days
1985	102 days
1986	85 days
1987	95 days
1988	55 days
1989	28 days
1990	52 days
1991	84 days
1992	133 days
1993	50 days
1994	95 days
1995	86 days
1996	50 days
1997	29 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, 1917 to 1997

A day with at least 52.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 122.5 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Waterland: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	122.5 mm (4.8 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 1917 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: 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1985; 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1972; 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1977.

Download the Data

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

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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