Verkykerskop (Pol) Weather Records (SF003695050)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Verkykerskop (Pol) (SF003695050), South Africa, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for Verkykerskop (Pol)

Verkykerskop (Pol) (SF003695050) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.92 latitude and 29.28 longitude, 1,830 m (6,004 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1915 to 1997, 83 years of record.
0 records set at Verkykerskop (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Verkykerskop (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 10.0 mm (0.4 in) on 10 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.92 latitude, 29.28 longitude.
Elevation: 1,830 m (6,004 ft).
Period of record: 1915 to 1997, 83 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 Verkykerskop (Pol). 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 Verkykerskop (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Verkykerskop (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Verkykerskop (Pol) between 5 November 1982 and 5 November 1982. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 135.0 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Verkykerskop (Pol). The most was 135.0 mm (5.3 in) on 5 November 1982.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Verkykerskop (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	2 January 1934
Feb	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	8 February 1921
Mar	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	18 March 1987
Apr	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 April 1942
May	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	14 May 1932
Jun	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 July 1957
Aug	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 August 1973
Sep	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	14 September 1928
Oct	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	2 October 1976
Nov	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	5 November 1982
Dec	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	19 December 1960

Latest Records

Latest records at Verkykerskop (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 September 1997	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1997	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1997	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1997	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1997	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1996	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	79 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1996	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	tie	11 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1996	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1995	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1995	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	5 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1995	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1994	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1993	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1993	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1993	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1993	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1993	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1991	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1915 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Verkykerskop (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	1982	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	1964	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	83
Longest dry spell (CDD)	173 days	1937	85 days	83

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Verkykerskop (Pol), 1915 to 1997. The record is 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Verkykerskop (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1916	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1917	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1918	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1919	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1920	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1922	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1925	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1926	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1927	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1929	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1933	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1935	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1939	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1940	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1941	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1944	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1947	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1948	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1951	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1952	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1953	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1956	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1959	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1961	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1963	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1966	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1967	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1971	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1974	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1975	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1977	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1978	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1979	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1981	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1982	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1983	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1984	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1985	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1986	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1988	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1992	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1993	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1995	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1997	39.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Verkykerskop (Pol), 1915 to 1997. The record is 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.8 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Verkykerskop (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1916	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1917	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1918	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1919	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1920	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1921	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1922	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1923	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1924	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1925	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1926	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1927	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1928	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1929	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1930	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1932	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1933	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1934	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1935	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1937	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1938	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1939	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1940	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1942	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1943	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1944	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1945	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1946	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1947	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1948	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1949	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1950	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1951	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1952	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1953	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1954	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1955	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1956	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1957	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1958	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1959	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1960	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1961	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1962	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1964	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1965	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1966	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1967	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1968	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1971	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1972	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1974	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1975	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1976	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1977	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1978	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1979	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1980	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1982	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1983	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1984	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1985	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1986	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1988	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1989	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1990	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1991	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1992	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1993	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1994	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1996	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1997	66.0 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Verkykerskop (Pol), 1915 to 1997. The record is 173 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 85 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Verkykerskop (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915	47 days
1916	131 days
1917	19 days
1918	109 days
1919	50 days
1920	76 days
1921	38 days
1922	49 days
1923	39 days
1924	124 days
1925	33 days
1926	84 days
1927	78 days
1928	120 days
1929	85 days
1930	108 days
1931	166 days
1932	122 days
1933	95 days
1934	52 days
1935	125 days
1936	110 days
1937	173 days
1938	72 days
1939	53 days
1940	86 days
1941	85 days
1942	68 days
1943	37 days
1944	90 days
1945	109 days
1946	129 days
1947	43 days
1948	126 days
1949	107 days
1950	49 days
1951	63 days
1952	91 days
1953	72 days
1954	150 days
1955	101 days
1956	49 days
1957	28 days
1958	129 days
1959	60 days
1960	52 days
1961	96 days
1962	137 days
1963	96 days
1964	46 days
1965	52 days
1966	82 days
1967	87 days
1968	84 days
1969	129 days
1970	40 days
1971	39 days
1972	85 days
1973	67 days
1974	62 days
1975	136 days
1976	102 days
1977	114 days
1978	119 days
1979	57 days
1980	112 days
1981	71 days
1982	87 days
1983	37 days
1984	75 days
1985	88 days
1986	130 days
1987	76 days
1988	107 days
1989	54 days
1990	99 days
1991	83 days
1992	105 days
1993	86 days
1994	110 days
1995	150 days
1996	50 days
1997	62 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

79 years, 1915 to 1997

A day with at least 50.5 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 125.6 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Verkykerskop (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1915 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: 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1982; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1934; 102.5 mm (4.0 in) in 1960.

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

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