Zaaiplaats Weather Records (SF004087980)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Zaaiplaats (SF004087980), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Zaaiplaats

Zaaiplaats (SF004087980) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.30 latitude and 30.95 longitude, 1,042 m (3,419 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1997, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Zaaiplaats still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Zaaiplaats set a daily record precipitation of 24.0 mm (0.9 in) on 5 August 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.30 latitude, 30.95 longitude.
Elevation: 1,042 m (3,419 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1997, 74 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 Zaaiplaats. 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 Zaaiplaats, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Zaaiplaats still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Zaaiplaats between 29 January 1984 and 30 January 1984. Each dot is a new record.

When Zaaiplaats set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1984-01-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1984-01-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 325.0 mm (12.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 325.0 mm (12.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Zaaiplaats. The most was 325.0 mm (12.8 in) on 30 January 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Zaaiplaats
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	325.0 mm (12.8 in)	30 January 1984
Feb	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	1 February 1944
Mar	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	6 March 1997
Apr	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	22 April 1958
May	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 May 1942
Jun	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 June 1963
Jul	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	3 July 1963
Aug	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 August 1987
Sep	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	22 October 1996
Nov	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 November 1989
Dec	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	13 December 1933

Latest Records

Latest records at Zaaiplaats
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 1997	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1997	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1997	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1997	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1997	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1997	Zaaiplaats, ZA	monthly rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1997	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Zaaiplaats, ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1996	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1996	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1996	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1996	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1996	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1995	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1995	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1995	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Zaaiplaats: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	325.0 mm (12.8 in)	1984	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	673.0 mm (26.5 in)	1984	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	162 days	1985	70 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Zaaiplaats, 1924 to 1997. The record is 325.0 mm (12.8 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.5 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Zaaiplaats by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1925	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1927	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1928	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1929	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1931	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1932	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1933	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1934	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1937	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1940	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1941	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1944	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1945	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1947	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1950	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1952	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1954	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1955	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1956	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1957	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1959	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1960	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1962	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1964	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1965	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1967	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1971	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1972	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1973	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1974	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1978	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1979	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	325.0 mm (12.8 in)
1985	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1990	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1991	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1992	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1994	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1997	146.0 mm (5.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Zaaiplaats, 1924 to 1997. The record is 673.0 mm (26.5 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.5 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Zaaiplaats by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1925	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1926	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1927	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1928	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1929	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1930	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1931	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1932	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1933	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1934	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1935	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1936	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1937	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1938	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1939	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1940	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1941	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1942	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1943	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1944	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1945	128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1946	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1947	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1948	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1949	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1950	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1951	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1952	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1953	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1954	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1955	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1956	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1957	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1958	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1959	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1961	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1962	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1963	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1964	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1965	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1967	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1968	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1970	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1971	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1972	197.0 mm (7.8 in)
1973	200.5 mm (7.9 in)
1974	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1975	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1976	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1979	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1980	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1981	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1982	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1983	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1984	673.0 mm (26.5 in)
1985	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1986	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1987	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1988	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1989	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1990	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1991	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1992	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1993	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1994	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1995	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1996	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1997	256.5 mm (10.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Zaaiplaats, 1924 to 1997. The record is 162 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Zaaiplaats by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	24 days
1925	39 days
1926	92 days
1927	98 days
1928	123 days
1929	63 days
1930	104 days
1931	86 days
1932	92 days
1933	95 days
1934	54 days
1935	55 days
1936	108 days
1937	60 days
1938	56 days
1939	52 days
1940	91 days
1941	90 days
1942	85 days
1943	45 days
1944	90 days
1945	109 days
1946	128 days
1947	44 days
1948	126 days
1949	73 days
1950	32 days
1951	40 days
1952	38 days
1953	27 days
1954	82 days
1955	93 days
1956	45 days
1957	44 days
1958	59 days
1959	60 days
1960	106 days
1961	42 days
1962	121 days
1963	93 days
1964	51 days
1965	39 days
1966	102 days
1967	52 days
1968	63 days
1969	69 days
1970	67 days
1971	65 days
1972	83 days
1973	109 days
1974	51 days
1975	96 days
1976	89 days
1977	147 days
1978	69 days
1979	61 days
1980	76 days
1981	60 days
1982	62 days
1983	56 days
1984	64 days
1985	162 days
1986	111 days
1987	57 days
1988	52 days
1989	70 days
1990	112 days
1991	75 days
1992	162 days
1993	88 days
1994	114 days
1995	108 days
1996	49 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

70 years, 1925 to 1996

A day with at least 56.5 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 208.3 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Zaaiplaats: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
50 years	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
100 years	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1925 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: 325.0 mm (12.8 in) in 1984; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1944; 132.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1933.

Download the Data

Data for Zaaiplaats standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Zaaiplaats 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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