Ventersburg (Mag) Weather Records (SF003292150)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ventersburg (Mag) (SF003292150), South Africa, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Ventersburg (Mag)

Ventersburg (Mag) (SF003292150) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.08 latitude and 27.13 longitude, 1,417 m (4,649 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 1997, 91 years of record.
0 records set at Ventersburg (Mag) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ventersburg (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 22.5 mm (0.9 in) on 10 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.08 latitude, 27.13 longitude.
Elevation: 1,417 m (4,649 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 1997, 91 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 Ventersburg (Mag). 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 Ventersburg (Mag), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ventersburg (Mag) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Ventersburg (Mag) between 13 March 1948 and 11 March 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Ventersburg (Mag) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1948-03-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1988-03-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 109.5 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 109.5 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ventersburg (Mag). The most was 109.5 mm (4.3 in) on 11 March 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ventersburg (Mag)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	28 January 1991
Feb	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	7 February 1952
Mar	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	11 March 1988
Apr	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 April 1997
May	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	24 May 1997
Jun	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	10 June 1978
Jul	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 July 1927
Aug	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	19 August 1979
Sep	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 September 1929
Oct	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	4 October 1976
Nov	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	8 November 1940
Dec	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	6 December 1934

Latest Records

Latest records at Ventersburg (Mag)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1997	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1997	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1997	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1997	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 1997	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1997	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1996	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1996	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1996	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1996	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1996	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1996	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1996	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1996	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1996	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1907 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Ventersburg (Mag): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	1988	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	1988	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	89
Longest dry spell (CDD)	207 days	1994	81 days	89

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ventersburg (Mag), 1907 to 1997. The record is 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ventersburg (Mag) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1910	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1911	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1913	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1915	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1916	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1918	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1919	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1920	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1921	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1923	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1926	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1928	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1931	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1932	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1935	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1936	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1937	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1938	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1949	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1951	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1953	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1954	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1955	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1958	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1959	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1960	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1962	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1963	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1968	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1969	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1970	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1973	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1976	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1979	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1981	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1982	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1983	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1984	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1986	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1987	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1989	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1990	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1992	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1994	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1996	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1997	64.0 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ventersburg (Mag), 1907 to 1997. The record is 187.0 mm (7.4 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.0 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ventersburg (Mag) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1910	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1911	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1912	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1913	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1914	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1915	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1916	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1917	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1918	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1919	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1920	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1921	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1922	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1923	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1924	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1925	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1926	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1927	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1928	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1929	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1930	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1931	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1932	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1934	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1935	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1936	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1937	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1938	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1939	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1940	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1941	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1943	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1944	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1945	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1946	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1948	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1949	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1950	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1951	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1952	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1953	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1954	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1955	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1956	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1957	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1958	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1965	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1967	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1968	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1969	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1973	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1975	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1976	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1977	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1978	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1980	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1982	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1986	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1987	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1988	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1989	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1990	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1991	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1992	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1993	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1994	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1995	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1996	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1997	68.6 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ventersburg (Mag), 1907 to 1997. The record is 207 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 81 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ventersburg (Mag) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	21 days
1910	81 days
1911	35 days
1912	66 days
1913	14 days
1914	52 days
1915	69 days
1916	65 days
1917	19 days
1918	83 days
1919	99 days
1920	97 days
1921	147 days
1922	112 days
1923	68 days
1924	144 days
1925	130 days
1926	170 days
1927	115 days
1928	156 days
1929	43 days
1930	58 days
1931	100 days
1932	116 days
1933	70 days
1934	30 days
1935	107 days
1936	140 days
1937	125 days
1938	29 days
1939	58 days
1940	84 days
1941	73 days
1942	92 days
1943	39 days
1944	94 days
1945	83 days
1946	127 days
1947	68 days
1948	128 days
1949	37 days
1950	55 days
1951	52 days
1952	70 days
1953	143 days
1954	99 days
1955	57 days
1956	114 days
1957	75 days
1958	86 days
1959	57 days
1960	42 days
1961	92 days
1962	137 days
1963	91 days
1964	71 days
1965	60 days
1966	78 days
1967	132 days
1968	43 days
1969	39 days
1970	72 days
1971	133 days
1972	121 days
1973	98 days
1974	105 days
1975	58 days
1976	102 days
1977	100 days
1978	46 days
1979	37 days
1980	125 days
1981	77 days
1982	73 days
1983	73 days
1984	43 days
1985	102 days
1986	87 days
1987	82 days
1988	48 days
1989	54 days
1990	65 days
1991	87 days
1992	96 days
1993	158 days
1994	207 days
1995	102 days
1996	67 days
1997	45 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

80 years, 1911 to 1996

A day with at least 49.8 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 105.9 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ventersburg (Mag): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1911 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: 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1988; 94.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1948; 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1940.

Download the Data

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