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Vrouenspan Weather Records (SF003517080)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vrouenspan (SF003517080), South Africa, with 44 years of record.

Key Facts for Vrouenspan

  • Vrouenspan (SF003517080) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.82 latitude and 20.42 longitude, 810 m (2,657 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1949 to 1992, 44 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Vrouenspan still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Vrouenspan set a daily record precipitation of 2.0 mm (0.08 in) on 5 January 1992.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -27.82 latitude, 20.42 longitude.
  • Elevation: 810 m (2,657 ft).
  • Period of record: 1949 to 1992, 44 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Vrouenspan, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Vrouenspan. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Vrouenspan. 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 Vrouenspan, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Vrouenspan by the year they were set 0 records at Vrouenspan still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Vrouenspan still stand.
Standing records at Vrouenspan by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 197.0 mm (7.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Vrouenspan The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vrouenspan. The most was 197.0 mm (7.8 in) on 29 January 1955. 050100150200 Jan: 197.0 mm (7.8 in), 29 January 1955 Jan Feb: 67.5 mm (2.7 in), 21 February 1974 Feb Mar: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 27 March 1950 Mar Apr: 56.0 mm (2.2 in), 9 April 1969 Apr May: 46.0 mm (1.8 in), 12 May 1950 May Jun: 15.5 mm (0.6 in), 9 June 1961 Jun Jul: 9.3 mm (0.37 in), 10 July 1979 Jul Aug: 20.4 mm (0.8 in), 21 August 1981 Aug Sep: 21.7 mm (0.9 in), 11 September 1962 Sep Oct: 49.3 mm (1.9 in), 22 October 1950 Oct Nov: 33.0 mm (1.3 in), 1 November 1952 Nov Dec: 117.0 mm (4.6 in), 14 December 1975 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vrouenspan. The most was 197.0 mm (7.8 in) on 29 January 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Vrouenspan
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan197.0 mm (7.8 in)29 January 1955
Feb67.5 mm (2.7 in)21 February 1974
Mar63.5 mm (2.5 in)27 March 1950
Apr56.0 mm (2.2 in)9 April 1969
May46.0 mm (1.8 in)12 May 1950
Jun15.5 mm (0.6 in)9 June 1961
Jul9.3 mm (0.37 in)10 July 1979
Aug20.4 mm (0.8 in)21 August 1981
Sep21.7 mm (0.9 in)11 September 1962
Oct49.3 mm (1.9 in)22 October 1950
Nov33.0 mm (1.3 in)1 November 1952
Dec117.0 mm (4.6 in)14 December 1975

Latest Records

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Latest records at Vrouenspan
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 January 1992Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)41 years16 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1991Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1991Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1991Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain3.5 mm (0.14 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1991Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1991Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1991Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)10.3 mm (0.4 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1991Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain38.2 mm (1.5 in)38.2 mm (1.5 in)40 years29 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1991Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain3.5 mm (0.14 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1991Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)24.5 mm (1.0 in)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1990Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1990Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain14.3 mm (0.6 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1990Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1990Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1990Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1990Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain (Tie)7.0 mm (0.28 in)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1990Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1984Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1984Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain14.1 mm (0.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1984Vrouenspan, ZAdaily rain11.5 mm (0.5 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1949 to 1992
Yearly extremes at Vrouenspan: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)197.0 mm (7.8 in)195530.0 mm (1.2 in)39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)199.5 mm (7.9 in)195535.3 mm (1.4 in)39
Longest dry spell (CDD)219 days1990122 days39

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vrouenspan by year The wettest day of the year at Vrouenspan, 1949 to 1992. The record is 197.0 mm (7.8 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in). 05010015020019501960197019801990Record: 197.0 mm (7.8 in) in 1955
The wettest day of the year at Vrouenspan, 1949 to 1992. The record is 197.0 mm (7.8 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.0 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vrouenspan by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194921.8 mm (0.9 in)
195063.5 mm (2.5 in)
195111.9 mm (0.5 in)
195233.0 mm (1.3 in)
195328.4 mm (1.1 in)
195451.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955197.0 mm (7.8 in)
195661.5 mm (2.4 in)
195714.0 mm (0.6 in)
195837.0 mm (1.5 in)
195918.0 mm (0.7 in)
196052.0 mm (2.0 in)
196115.5 mm (0.6 in)
196221.7 mm (0.9 in)
196330.0 mm (1.2 in)
196411.0 mm (0.4 in)
196552.5 mm (2.1 in)
196617.5 mm (0.7 in)
196728.0 mm (1.1 in)
196832.5 mm (1.3 in)
196956.0 mm (2.2 in)
197022.0 mm (0.9 in)
197118.0 mm (0.7 in)
197234.0 mm (1.3 in)
197350.0 mm (2.0 in)
197467.5 mm (2.7 in)
1975117.0 mm (4.6 in)
197651.0 mm (2.0 in)
197754.5 mm (2.1 in)
197829.6 mm (1.2 in)
197924.0 mm (0.9 in)
198040.5 mm (1.6 in)
198128.0 mm (1.1 in)
198220.0 mm (0.8 in)
198333.0 mm (1.3 in)
198416.0 mm (0.6 in)
199018.0 mm (0.7 in)
199138.2 mm (1.5 in)
19922.0 mm (0.08 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vrouenspan by year The wettest five days of the year at Vrouenspan, 1949 to 1992. The record is 199.5 mm (7.9 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.3 mm (1.4 in). 05010015020019501960197019801990Record: 199.5 mm (7.9 in) in 1955
The wettest five days of the year at Vrouenspan, 1949 to 1992. The record is 199.5 mm (7.9 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.3 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vrouenspan by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194922.8 mm (0.9 in)
195089.1 mm (3.5 in)
195111.9 mm (0.5 in)
195233.0 mm (1.3 in)
195335.3 mm (1.4 in)
195469.0 mm (2.7 in)
1955199.5 mm (7.9 in)
195681.7 mm (3.2 in)
195716.5 mm (0.6 in)
195847.2 mm (1.9 in)
195919.5 mm (0.8 in)
196052.0 mm (2.0 in)
196127.5 mm (1.1 in)
196227.0 mm (1.1 in)
196352.5 mm (2.1 in)
196414.2 mm (0.6 in)
196572.0 mm (2.8 in)
196617.5 mm (0.7 in)
196728.0 mm (1.1 in)
196835.0 mm (1.4 in)
196978.0 mm (3.1 in)
197022.0 mm (0.9 in)
197126.0 mm (1.0 in)
197234.0 mm (1.3 in)
197350.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1975125.5 mm (4.9 in)
197663.0 mm (2.5 in)
197759.0 mm (2.3 in)
197829.6 mm (1.2 in)
197927.5 mm (1.1 in)
198040.5 mm (1.6 in)
198136.0 mm (1.4 in)
198225.0 mm (1.0 in)
198342.1 mm (1.7 in)
198430.5 mm (1.2 in)
199047.3 mm (1.9 in)
199169.7 mm (2.7 in)
19922.0 mm (0.08 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vrouenspan by year The longest dry spell of the year at Vrouenspan, 1949 to 1992. The record is 219 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 122 days. 05010015020025019501960197019801990Record: 219 days in 1990
The longest dry spell of the year at Vrouenspan, 1949 to 1992. The record is 219 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 122 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vrouenspan by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194958 days
195073 days
1951168 days
195283 days
195382 days
1954163 days
1955103 days
1956150 days
1957201 days
1958109 days
1959122 days
1960217 days
1961168 days
1962147 days
1963155 days
1964122 days
196592 days
1966166 days
1967178 days
1968150 days
1969129 days
197067 days
1971154 days
1972139 days
1973217 days
197490 days
197599 days
1976120 days
1977152 days
1978135 days
197988 days
1980138 days
198185 days
198266 days
1983122 days
198472 days
1990219 days
199198 days
199226 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

36 years, 1950 to 1991

A day with at least 31.6 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 179.9 mm (7.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Vrouenspan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years31.6 mm (1.2 in)
5 years53.8 mm (2.1 in)
10 years73.8 mm (2.9 in)
25 years107.2 mm (4.2 in)
50 years139.5 mm (5.5 in)Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years179.9 mm (7.1 in)Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1950 to 1991.

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: 197.0 mm (7.8 in) in 1955; 117.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1975; 67.5 mm (2.7 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

  • Data for Vrouenspan standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Vrouenspan 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).