Werk-Met-Lus Weather Records (SF004354000)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Werk-Met-Lus (SF004354000), South Africa, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Werk-Met-Lus

Werk-Met-Lus (SF004354000) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.67 latitude and 26.23 longitude, 1,542 m (5,059 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1929 to 1997, 69 years of record.
0 records set at Werk-Met-Lus still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Werk-Met-Lus set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 13 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.67 latitude, 26.23 longitude.
Elevation: 1,542 m (5,059 ft).
Period of record: 1929 to 1997, 69 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 Werk-Met-Lus. 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 Werk-Met-Lus, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Werk-Met-Lus still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Werk-Met-Lus between 9 April 1961 and 11 March 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Werk-Met-Lus set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1961-04-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1988-03-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 122.0 mm (4.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 122.0 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Werk-Met-Lus. The most was 122.0 mm (4.8 in) on 11 March 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Werk-Met-Lus
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 January 1955
Feb	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	12 February 1930
Mar	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	11 March 1988
Apr	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	9 April 1961
May	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 May 1997
Jun	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 July 1983
Aug	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	19 August 1979
Sep	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 September 1987
Oct	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	5 October 1993
Nov	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	10 November 1974
Dec	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 December 1980

Latest Records

Latest records at Werk-Met-Lus
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1997	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1997	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1997	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1997	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	7 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1997	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1997	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1997	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1997	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1997	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1997	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1996	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1996	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1996	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1995	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1995	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1994	Werk-Met-Lus, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1929 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Werk-Met-Lus: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	1988	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	197.7 mm (7.8 in)	1944	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	188 days	1974	99 days	69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Werk-Met-Lus, 1929 to 1997. The record is 122.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Werk-Met-Lus by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1930	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1931	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1933	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1934	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1936	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1937	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1938	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1940	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1943	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1944	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1945	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1951	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1954	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1956	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1957	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1961	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1962	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1964	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1968	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1969	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1970	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1976	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1980	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1982	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1983	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1988	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1989	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1990	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1991	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1993	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1994	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997	48.5 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Werk-Met-Lus, 1929 to 1997. The record is 197.7 mm (7.8 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.0 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Werk-Met-Lus by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1930	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1931	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1932	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1934	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1935	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1936	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1937	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1938	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1939	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1940	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1941	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1942	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1943	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1944	197.7 mm (7.8 in)
1945	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1946	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1948	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1949	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1950	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1952	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1953	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1954	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1955	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1956	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1957	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1959	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1961	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1962	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1964	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1965	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1966	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1967	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1968	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1969	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1970	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1971	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1972	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1973	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1974	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1976	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1977	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1979	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1980	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1981	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1982	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1983	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1985	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1987	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1988	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1989	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1990	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1992	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1994	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1995	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1996	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1997	109.0 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Werk-Met-Lus, 1929 to 1997. The record is 188 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 99 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Werk-Met-Lus by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929	42 days
1930	88 days
1931	165 days
1932	115 days
1933	184 days
1934	53 days
1935	158 days
1936	140 days
1937	146 days
1938	60 days
1939	46 days
1940	135 days
1941	170 days
1942	90 days
1943	55 days
1944	95 days
1945	99 days
1946	129 days
1947	138 days
1948	126 days
1949	80 days
1950	98 days
1951	52 days
1952	81 days
1953	153 days
1954	77 days
1955	160 days
1956	112 days
1957	51 days
1958	144 days
1959	94 days
1960	76 days
1961	88 days
1962	122 days
1963	114 days
1964	106 days
1965	85 days
1966	104 days
1967	99 days
1968	93 days
1969	123 days
1970	74 days
1971	119 days
1972	139 days
1973	105 days
1974	188 days
1975	172 days
1976	129 days
1977	137 days
1978	71 days
1979	39 days
1980	123 days
1981	117 days
1982	76 days
1983	75 days
1984	49 days
1985	66 days
1986	85 days
1987	82 days
1988	76 days
1989	105 days
1990	70 days
1991	79 days
1992	98 days
1993	138 days
1994	123 days
1995	134 days
1996	79 days
1997	61 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

66 years, 1930 to 1997

A day with at least 50.1 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 131.6 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Werk-Met-Lus: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1930 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: 122.0 mm (4.8 in) in 1988; 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1961; 104.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1930.

Download the Data

Data for Werk-Met-Lus standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Werk-Met-Lus 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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