Sutherland Weather Records (SF003017510)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sutherland (SF003017510), South Africa, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Sutherland

Sutherland (SF003017510) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.52 latitude and 30.43 longitude, 1,250 m (4,101 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1997, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Sutherland still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sutherland set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 14 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.52 latitude, 30.43 longitude.
Elevation: 1,250 m (4,101 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1997, 79 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 Sutherland. 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 Sutherland, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Sutherland still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 138.4 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sutherland. The most was 138.4 mm (5.4 in) on 3 May 1940.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sutherland
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	30 January 1984
Feb	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	15 February 1959
Mar	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	14 March 1925
Apr	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 April 1935
May	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	3 May 1940
Jun	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 June 1938
Jul	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	4 July 1943
Aug	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	8 September 1921
Oct	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	15 October 1978
Nov	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	3 November 1924
Dec	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	7 December 1989

Latest Records

Latest records at Sutherland
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1997	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1997	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1997	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1997	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1996	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1996	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1996	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1996	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1995	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	tie	20 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1995	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1995	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1995	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	11 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1994	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Sutherland: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	1940	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	1996	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	199 days	1985	76 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sutherland, 1919 to 1997. The record is 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.0 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sutherland by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1920	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1921	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1922	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1923	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1924	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1925	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1926	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1927	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1928	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1929	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1930	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1931	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1932	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1934	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1935	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1937	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1938	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1939	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1940	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1941	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1943	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1944	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1946	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1947	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1948	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1950	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1952	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1953	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1956	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1957	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1958	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1960	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1962	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1964	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1965	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1966	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1967	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1968	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1970	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1971	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1973	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1975	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1979	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1984	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1985	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1986	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1989	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1990	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1993	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1994	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1995	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1997	37.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sutherland, 1919 to 1997. The record is 252.0 mm (9.9 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.5 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sutherland by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1920	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1921	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1922	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1923	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1924	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1925	200.4 mm (7.9 in)
1926	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1927	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1928	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1929	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1930	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1932	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1933	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1934	120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1935	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1936	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1937	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1938	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1939	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1940	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1941	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1942	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1943	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1944	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1945	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1946	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1947	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1948	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1949	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1950	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1951	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1952	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1953	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1954	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1955	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1956	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1957	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1958	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1959	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1960	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1961	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1962	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1963	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1964	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1965	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1967	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1968	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1970	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1971	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1972	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1973	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1974	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1975	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1976	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1977	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1979	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1981	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1982	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1983	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1984	250.0 mm (9.8 in)
1985	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1986	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1987	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1988	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1989	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1990	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1991	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1993	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1994	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1995	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1996	252.0 mm (9.9 in)
1997	110.0 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sutherland, 1919 to 1997. The record is 199 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 76 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sutherland by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	15 days
1920	108 days
1921	22 days
1922	33 days
1923	83 days
1924	83 days
1925	82 days
1926	76 days
1927	116 days
1928	98 days
1929	43 days
1930	84 days
1931	81 days
1932	50 days
1933	78 days
1934	49 days
1935	87 days
1936	107 days
1937	92 days
1938	72 days
1939	62 days
1940	78 days
1941	89 days
1942	67 days
1943	33 days
1944	88 days
1945	96 days
1946	88 days
1947	74 days
1948	77 days
1949	49 days
1950	57 days
1951	66 days
1952	34 days
1953	74 days
1954	60 days
1955	135 days
1956	93 days
1957	26 days
1958	133 days
1959	51 days
1960	102 days
1961	88 days
1962	116 days
1963	90 days
1964	44 days
1965	43 days
1966	73 days
1967	52 days
1968	90 days
1969	47 days
1970	40 days
1971	49 days
1972	42 days
1973	110 days
1974	47 days
1975	122 days
1976	88 days
1977	95 days
1978	122 days
1979	54 days
1980	156 days
1981	45 days
1982	94 days
1983	45 days
1984	63 days
1985	199 days
1986	68 days
1987	77 days
1988	53 days
1989	113 days
1990	111 days
1991	72 days
1992	132 days
1993	71 days
1994	105 days
1995	47 days
1996	62 days
1997	26 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

75 years, 1920 to 1996

A day with at least 63.0 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 133.5 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sutherland: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1920 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: 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1940; 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1989; 102.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1924.

Download the Data

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

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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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