Vryburg Weather Records (SF004322370)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vryburg (SF004322370), South Africa, with 106 years of record.

Key Facts for Vryburg

Vryburg (SF004322370) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.95 latitude and 24.63 longitude, 1,234 m (4,049 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 2025, 106 years of record.
1,464 records set at Vryburg still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vryburg set a daily record precipitation of 5.1 mm (0.20 in) on 7 August 2025.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.95 latitude, 24.63 longitude.
Elevation: 1,234 m (4,049 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 2025, 106 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

14 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Vryburg. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 14 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Vryburg, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	43.7 C (110.7 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39.0 C (102.2 F)	10.9 C (51.6 F)
Feb	40.5 C (104.9 F)	6.8 C (44.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.4 C (104.7 F)	5.1 C (41.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.2 C (97.2 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
May	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Jun	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	25.3 C (77.5 F)	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
Jul	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	30.4 C (86.7 F)	-5.9 C (21.4 F)
Sep	36.5 C (97.7 F)	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.7 C (105.3 F)	1.3 C (34.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	42.3 C (108.1 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Vryburg still stand. 2016 holds the most, with 166.

Standing records at Vryburg by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1980	1
1981	1
1982	4
1983	2
1984	3
1985	1
1986	2
1987	1
1988	7
1989	1
1990	2
1992	3
1993	4
1994	7
1995	3
2003	2
2005	2
2007	49
2008	69
2009	58
2010	78
2011	70
2012	77
2013	40
2014	72
2015	153
2016	166
2017	104
2018	78
2019	38
2020	23
2021	75
2022	37
2023	85
2024	117
2025	29

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Vryburg between 26 December 1954 and 30 January 1967. Each dot is a new record.

When Vryburg set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1954-12-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1967-01-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 129.0 mm (5.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 129.0 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vryburg. The most was 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 30 January 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Vryburg
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	30 January 1967
Feb	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	21 February 1988
Mar	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	13 March 1978
Apr	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	9 April 1961
May	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	16 May 1968
Jun	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 July 1961
Aug	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 August 1979
Sep	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	17 September 1966
Oct	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2 October 1976
Nov	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	5 November 1986
Dec	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	26 December 1954

Period of Record Coverage

1976 to 2025

39 years of record at Vryburg, 1976 to 2025. 37 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and others.

Days with data per year at Vryburg
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1976	1	0%	No
1982	8	2%	No
1983	9	2%	No
1984	12	3%	No
1985	8	2%	No
1986	8	2%	No
1987	4	1%	No
1988	15	4%	No
1989	6	2%	No
1990	9	2%	No
1991	3	1%	No
1992	5	1%	No
1993	13	4%	No
1994	23	6%	No
1995	10	3%	No
1996	1	0%	No
1998	3	1%	No
2003	6	2%	No
2004	3	1%	No
2005	4	1%	No
2007	181	50%	No
2008	276	75%	No
2009	255	70%	No
2010	283	78%	No
2011	263	72%	No
2012	208	57%	No
2013	98	27%	No
2014	296	81%	No
2015	317	87%	No
2016	352	96%	Yes
2017	347	95%	Yes
2018	250	68%	No
2019	107	29%	No
2020	82	22%	No
2021	236	65%	No
2022	169	46%	No
2023	290	79%	No
2024	318	87%	No
2025	135	37%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Vryburg
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 2025	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2023	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2022	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2022	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2022	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2022	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 2021	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2018	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	tie	68 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2018	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2018	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2018	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2017	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2017	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2017	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	tie	3 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2017	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 2015	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2015	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2014	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Vryburg: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.7 C (110.7 F)	2016	37.4 C (99.3 F)	39
Coldest night (TNn)	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	2024	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	42
Wettest day (Rx1day)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	1967	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	99
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	1967	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	213 days	1933	72 days	98

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Vryburg, 1920 to 2025. The record is 43.7 C (110.7 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.4 C (99.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Vryburg by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	16.0 C (60.8 F)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1983	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1984	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1985	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1986	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1987	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1989	33.2 C (91.8 F)
1990	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1991	30.1 C (86.2 F)
1992	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1993	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1994	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1995	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1996	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1998	30.5 C (86.9 F)
2001	n/a
2003	33.2 C (91.8 F)
2004	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2005	33.6 C (92.5 F)
2007	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008	37.9 C (100.2 F)
2009	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2010	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2011	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2012	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2013	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2014	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2015	42.3 C (108.1 F)
2016	43.7 C (110.7 F)
2017	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2018	39.8 C (103.6 F)
2019	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2020	39.1 C (102.4 F)
2021	39.3 C (102.7 F)
2022	35.7 C (96.3 F)
2023	39.2 C (102.6 F)
2024	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2025	39.0 C (102.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Vryburg, 1920 to 2025. The record is -9.5 C (14.9 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.9 C (26.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Vryburg by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1980	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1981	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1982	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1983	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1984	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1985	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1986	2.9 C (37.2 F)
1987	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1988	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1989	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1990	8.4 C (47.1 F)
1991	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1992	9.3 C (48.7 F)
1993	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1994	-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1995	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1996	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1998	3.0 C (37.4 F)
2001	14.9 C (58.8 F)
2003	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2004	13.5 C (56.3 F)
2005	10.1 C (50.2 F)
2007	-8.2 C (17.2 F)
2008	-7.4 C (18.7 F)
2009	-8.1 C (17.4 F)
2010	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2011	-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2012	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2013	-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2014	-7.9 C (17.8 F)
2015	-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2016	-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2017	-6.3 C (20.7 F)
2018	-8.2 C (17.2 F)
2019	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2020	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
2021	-8.7 C (16.3 F)
2022	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2023	-6.9 C (19.6 F)
2024	-9.5 C (14.9 F)
2025	-6.7 C (19.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Vryburg, 1920 to 2025. The record is 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.8 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vryburg by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1921	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1922	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1923	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1928	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1929	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1931	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1934	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1935	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1937	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1939	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1940	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1942	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1943	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1945	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1951	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1953	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1954	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1955	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1956	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1958	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1959	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1961	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1962	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1964	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1965	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1966	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1967	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1968	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1969	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1970	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1971	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1972	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1973	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1975	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1976	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1977	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1979	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1980	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1981	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1982	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1987	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1989	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1990	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1991	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1993	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1994	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1995	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1996	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
1998	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2001	n/a
2003	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2004	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2005	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2007	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2008	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2009	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2010	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2011	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2012	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2013	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2014	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2015	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2016	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2017	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2018	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2019	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
2020	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2021	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2022	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2023	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2024	n/a
2025	5.1 mm (0.20 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Vryburg, 1920 to 2025. The record is 159.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.8 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vryburg by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	157.9 mm (6.2 in)
1921	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1922	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1923	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1924	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1925	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1926	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1927	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1928	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1929	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1930	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1931	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1932	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1933	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1934	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1935	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1936	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1937	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1939	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1940	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1942	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1945	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1946	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1947	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1948	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1949	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1950	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1951	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1953	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1954	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1955	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1956	156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1957	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1958	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1959	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1960	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1961	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1962	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1963	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1965	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1966	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1967	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1968	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1969	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1970	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1971	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1973	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1974	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1975	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1976	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1977	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1978	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1979	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1980	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1981	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1984	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1985	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1987	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1988	128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1989	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1990	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1991	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1998	n/a
2001	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2007	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
2008	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2009	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
2010	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
2011	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2015	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2016	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2017	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2018	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
2019	n/a
2020	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
2021	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2022	n/a
2023	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
2024	n/a
2025	1.8 mm (0.07 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Vryburg, 1920 to 2025. The record is 213 days in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 72 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vryburg by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	145 days
1921	157 days
1922	72 days
1923	115 days
1924	113 days
1925	105 days
1926	71 days
1927	88 days
1928	116 days
1929	68 days
1930	67 days
1931	173 days
1932	100 days
1933	213 days
1934	57 days
1935	120 days
1936	123 days
1937	119 days
1938	54 days
1939	47 days
1940	132 days
1941	172 days
1942	89 days
1943	98 days
1944	128 days
1945	87 days
1946	127 days
1947	125 days
1948	148 days
1949	81 days
1950	53 days
1951	112 days
1952	41 days
1953	91 days
1954	88 days
1955	115 days
1956	110 days
1957	48 days
1958	104 days
1959	78 days
1960	53 days
1961	70 days
1962	178 days
1963	112 days
1964	107 days
1965	61 days
1966	102 days
1967	76 days
1968	59 days
1969	59 days
1970	41 days
1971	119 days
1972	139 days
1973	86 days
1974	85 days
1975	65 days
1976	104 days
1977	123 days
1978	71 days
1979	42 days
1980	122 days
1981	78 days
1982	65 days
1983	74 days
1984	56 days
1985	149 days
1986	86 days
1987	140 days
1988	136 days
1989	21 days
1990	66 days
1991	71 days
1992	1 day
1993	1 day
1994	1 day
1995	1 day
1996	n/a
1998	1 day
2001	n/a
2003	1 day
2004	1 day
2005	1 day
2007	3 days
2008	3 days
2009	3 days
2010	2 days
2011	4 days
2012	2 days
2013	2 days
2014	4 days
2015	5 days
2016	4 days
2017	2 days
2018	4 days
2019	3 days
2020	4 days
2021	2 days
2022	2 days
2023	8 days
2024	n/a
2025	4 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, 1920 to 1990

A day with at least 47.9 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.1 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Vryburg: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	123.1 mm (4.8 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 1920 to 1990.

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: 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1967; 112.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1988; 93.4 mm (3.7 in) in 1954.

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