Vaalbank Weather Records (SF003312710)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vaalbank (SF003312710), South Africa, with 84 years of record.

Key Facts for Vaalbank

Vaalbank (SF003312710) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.03 latitude and 28.17 longitude, 1,676 m (5,499 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1996, 84 years of record.
0 records set at Vaalbank still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vaalbank set a daily record precipitation of 12.0 mm (0.5 in) on 5 May 1996.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.03 latitude, 28.17 longitude.
Elevation: 1,676 m (5,499 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1996, 84 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 Vaalbank. 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 Vaalbank, 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 Vaalbank still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 135.1 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vaalbank. The most was 135.1 mm (5.3 in) on 28 February 1918.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Vaalbank
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	15 January 1940
Feb	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	28 February 1918
Mar	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	11 March 1988
Apr	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 April 1962
May	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 May 1969
Jun	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	20 June 1964
Jul	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	1 August 1938
Sep	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	26 October 1915
Nov	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 November 1917
Dec	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	12 December 1936

Latest Records

Latest records at Vaalbank
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1996	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1996	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	tie	38 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1996	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 January 1996	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 1995	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1995	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1995	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	9 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1994	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1994	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1993	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1993	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1993	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1993	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1993	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1993	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1993	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1992	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1992	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1992	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1996

Yearly extremes at Vaalbank: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	1918	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	1918	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	176 days	1924	74 days	84

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Vaalbank, 1913 to 1996. The record is 135.1 mm (5.3 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.2 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vaalbank by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1914	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1915	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1916	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1917	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1918	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1919	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1920	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1921	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1922	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1923	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1924	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1926	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1927	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1928	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1929	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1930	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1934	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1935	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1937	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1938	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1939	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1940	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1941	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1942	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1944	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1945	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1946	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1947	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1954	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1955	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1956	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1957	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1959	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1962	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1964	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1965	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1966	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1967	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1970	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1971	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1972	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1975	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1978	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1979	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1980	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1982	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1983	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1987	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1990	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1991	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1994	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1996	100.0 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Vaalbank, 1913 to 1996. The record is 168.9 mm (6.6 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.8 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vaalbank by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1914	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1915	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1916	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1917	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1918	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1919	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1920	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1921	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1922	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1923	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1924	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1925	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1926	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1927	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1928	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1929	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1930	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1932	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1933	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1934	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1935	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1937	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1938	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1939	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1940	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1941	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1942	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1943	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1944	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1945	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1946	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1947	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1949	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1950	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1951	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1952	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1953	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1954	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1955	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1956	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1957	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1958	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1959	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1960	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1962	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1964	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1965	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1966	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1967	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1968	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1969	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1970	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1971	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1973	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1976	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1977	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1978	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1979	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1980	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1981	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1983	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1984	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1985	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1986	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1987	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1988	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1989	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1991	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1992	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1993	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1994	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1995	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1996	155.0 mm (6.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Vaalbank, 1913 to 1996. The record is 176 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 74 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vaalbank by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	61 days
1914	51 days
1915	48 days
1916	131 days
1917	27 days
1918	70 days
1919	73 days
1920	165 days
1921	122 days
1922	80 days
1923	41 days
1924	176 days
1925	95 days
1926	93 days
1927	95 days
1928	66 days
1929	29 days
1930	81 days
1931	100 days
1932	137 days
1933	70 days
1934	52 days
1935	124 days
1936	117 days
1937	170 days
1938	33 days
1939	50 days
1940	86 days
1941	79 days
1942	55 days
1943	37 days
1944	90 days
1945	56 days
1946	65 days
1947	77 days
1948	126 days
1949	32 days
1950	53 days
1951	52 days
1952	69 days
1953	53 days
1954	98 days
1955	56 days
1956	46 days
1957	52 days
1958	134 days
1959	54 days
1960	36 days
1961	52 days
1962	138 days
1963	82 days
1964	43 days
1965	49 days
1966	84 days
1967	87 days
1968	54 days
1969	74 days
1970	40 days
1971	101 days
1972	116 days
1973	94 days
1974	71 days
1975	62 days
1976	102 days
1977	138 days
1978	119 days
1979	50 days
1980	123 days
1981	73 days
1982	76 days
1983	46 days
1984	67 days
1985	134 days
1986	115 days
1987	76 days
1988	62 days
1989	104 days
1990	78 days
1991	74 days
1992	105 days
1993	42 days
1994	151 days
1995	104 days
1996	46 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

82 years, 1913 to 1995

A day with at least 54.9 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 137.2 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Vaalbank: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
100 years	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1913 to 1995.

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: 135.1 mm (5.3 in) in 1918; 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1915; 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1940.

Download the Data

Data for Vaalbank standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Vaalbank 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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