Mahlabatini (Mag) Weather Records (SF003377950)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mahlabatini (Mag) (SF003377950), South Africa, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Mahlabatini (Mag)

Mahlabatini (Mag) (SF003377950) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.23 latitude and 31.47 longitude, 777 m (2,549 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1997, 82 years of record.
0 records set at Mahlabatini (Mag) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mahlabatini (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 30 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.23 latitude, 31.47 longitude.
Elevation: 777 m (2,549 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 Mahlabatini (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 Mahlabatini (Mag), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Mahlabatini (Mag) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Mahlabatini (Mag) between 29 October 1985 and 29 October 1985. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 280.0 mm (11.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mahlabatini (Mag). The most was 280.0 mm (11.0 in) on 29 October 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mahlabatini (Mag)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	29 January 1920
Feb	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	21 February 1932
Mar	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	29 March 1936
Apr	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	3 April 1976
May	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	17 May 1981
Jun	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11 June 1997
Jul	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	3 July 1963
Aug	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 August 1981
Sep	215.5 mm (8.5 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	29 October 1985
Nov	180.5 mm (7.1 in)	29 November 1989
Dec	180.5 mm (7.1 in)	26 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Mahlabatini (Mag)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	6 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1997	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1996	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1996	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	3 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Mahlabatini (Mag): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	1985	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	431.6 mm (17.0 in)	1925	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	194 days	1992	57 days	82

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mahlabatini (Mag), 1916 to 1997. The record is 280.0 mm (11.0 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.2 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mahlabatini (Mag) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1917	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1918	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1919	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1920	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1921	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1922	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1923	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1924	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1925	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1926	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1931	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1932	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1933	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1934	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1935	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1936	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1937	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1943	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1944	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1945	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1946	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1954	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1957	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1958	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1962	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1963	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1964	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1965	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1966	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1967	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1969	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1970	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1972	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1973	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1974	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1976	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1977	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1978	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1979	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1981	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1982	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1985	280.0 mm (11.0 in)
1986	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1987	215.5 mm (8.5 in)
1988	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1989	180.5 mm (7.1 in)
1990	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1991	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1993	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1994	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995	180.5 mm (7.1 in)
1996	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1997	87.0 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mahlabatini (Mag), 1916 to 1997. The record is 431.6 mm (17.0 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.7 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mahlabatini (Mag) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1917	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1918	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1919	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1920	406.5 mm (16.0 in)
1921	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1922	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1923	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1924	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925	431.6 mm (17.0 in)
1926	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1927	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1928	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1929	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1930	273.2 mm (10.8 in)
1931	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1932	217.5 mm (8.6 in)
1933	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1934	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1935	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1936	288.5 mm (11.4 in)
1937	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1938	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1939	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1940	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1941	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1943	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1944	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1945	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1946	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1947	154.8 mm (6.1 in)
1948	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1949	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1950	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1951	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1952	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1953	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1954	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1955	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1956	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1957	163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1958	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1959	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1960	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1961	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1962	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1963	230.0 mm (9.1 in)
1964	171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1965	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1966	161.1 mm (6.3 in)
1967	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1968	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1969	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1970	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1971	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1972	212.5 mm (8.4 in)
1973	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1974	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1975	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1976	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1977	199.6 mm (7.9 in)
1978	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1979	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1981	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1982	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1983	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1984	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1985	421.0 mm (16.6 in)
1986	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1987	363.5 mm (14.3 in)
1988	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1989	349.5 mm (13.8 in)
1990	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1991	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1993	270.0 mm (10.6 in)
1994	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1995	194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1996	162.7 mm (6.4 in)
1997	185.3 mm (7.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mahlabatini (Mag), 1916 to 1997. The record is 194 days in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mahlabatini (Mag) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	87 days
1917	19 days
1918	77 days
1919	72 days
1920	34 days
1921	90 days
1922	33 days
1923	63 days
1924	48 days
1925	43 days
1926	58 days
1927	53 days
1928	64 days
1929	45 days
1930	55 days
1931	50 days
1932	30 days
1933	81 days
1934	34 days
1935	38 days
1936	34 days
1937	39 days
1938	54 days
1939	33 days
1940	48 days
1941	43 days
1942	50 days
1943	46 days
1944	88 days
1945	77 days
1946	59 days
1947	82 days
1948	88 days
1949	51 days
1950	51 days
1951	67 days
1952	43 days
1953	40 days
1954	53 days
1955	77 days
1956	25 days
1957	43 days
1958	85 days
1959	90 days
1960	118 days
1961	44 days
1962	123 days
1963	59 days
1964	36 days
1965	39 days
1966	43 days
1967	63 days
1968	129 days
1969	31 days
1970	67 days
1971	52 days
1972	56 days
1973	46 days
1974	72 days
1975	57 days
1976	75 days
1977	103 days
1978	35 days
1979	54 days
1980	55 days
1981	61 days
1982	93 days
1983	63 days
1984	76 days
1985	75 days
1986	95 days
1987	42 days
1988	97 days
1989	174 days
1990	96 days
1991	122 days
1992	194 days
1993	37 days
1994	112 days
1995	58 days
1996	59 days
1997	35 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, 1916 to 1997

A day with at least 75.0 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 268.1 mm (10.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mahlabatini (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	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
10 years	144.4 mm (5.7 in)
25 years	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
50 years	226.1 mm (8.9 in)
100 years	268.1 mm (10.6 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 1916 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: 280.0 mm (11.0 in) in 1985; 215.5 mm (8.5 in) in 1987; 187.5 mm (7.4 in) in 1920.

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