Vredefort (Skl) Weather Records (SF004376600)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vredefort (Skl) (SF004376600), South Africa, with 92 years of record.

Key Facts for Vredefort (Skl)

Vredefort (Skl) (SF004376600) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.00 latitude and 27.38 longitude, 1,408 m (4,619 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1906 to 1997, 92 years of record.
0 records set at Vredefort (Skl) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vredefort (Skl) set a daily record precipitation of 13.0 mm (0.5 in) on 26 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.00 latitude, 27.38 longitude.
Elevation: 1,408 m (4,619 ft).
Period of record: 1906 to 1997, 92 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 Vredefort (Skl). 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 Vredefort (Skl), 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 Vredefort (Skl) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Vredefort (Skl) between 12 December 1943 and 21 March 1976. Each dot is a new record.

When Vredefort (Skl) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1943-12-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1976-03-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 120.0 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 120.0 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vredefort (Skl). The most was 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 21 March 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Vredefort (Skl)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	1 January 1934
Feb	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	26 February 1926
Mar	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	21 March 1976
Apr	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	25 April 1962
May	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	2 May 1950
Jun	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 July 1943
Aug	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 August 1979
Sep	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	20 September 1944
Oct	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	13 October 1951
Nov	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	13 November 1920
Dec	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	12 December 1943

Latest Records

Latest records at Vredefort (Skl)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1997	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1997	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1997	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1996	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1996	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1996	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1996	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1996	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1996	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1996	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1996	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 1996	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1996	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	tie	37 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1995	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1995	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1995	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1995	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1995	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1993	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1906 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Vredefort (Skl): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	1976	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	1934	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	91
Longest dry spell (CDD)	219 days	1994	84 days	91

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Vredefort (Skl), 1906 to 1997. The record is 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vredefort (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1906	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1907	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1908	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1909	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1910	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1912	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1913	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1914	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1915	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1916	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1917	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1918	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1919	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1920	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1921	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1923	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1924	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1925	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1926	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1927	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1930	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1932	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1933	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1934	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1936	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1937	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1938	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1939	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1940	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1943	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1944	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1945	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1946	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1947	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1948	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1949	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1952	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1956	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1959	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1961	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1963	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1964	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1965	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1966	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1969	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1970	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1973	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1977	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1985	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1989	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1991	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1992	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1994	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1997	49.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Vredefort (Skl), 1906 to 1997. The record is 164.8 mm (6.5 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.5 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vredefort (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1906	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1907	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1908	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1909	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1910	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1912	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1913	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1914	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1915	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1916	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1917	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1918	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1919	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1920	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1921	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1922	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1923	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1924	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1925	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1926	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1927	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1928	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1929	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1930	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1931	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1932	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1934	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1935	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1936	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1937	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1938	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1939	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1940	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1941	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1942	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1943	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1944	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1945	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1946	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1947	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1948	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1949	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1950	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1951	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1952	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1953	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1957	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1958	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1960	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1961	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1962	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1963	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1966	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1967	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1968	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1969	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1970	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1973	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1974	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1975	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1976	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1977	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1978	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1979	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1981	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1982	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1985	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1986	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1989	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1990	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1993	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1995	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1996	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1997	94.0 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Vredefort (Skl), 1906 to 1997. The record is 219 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 84 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vredefort (Skl) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1906	134 days
1907	104 days
1908	81 days
1909	23 days
1910	19 days
1912	34 days
1913	97 days
1914	29 days
1915	67 days
1916	166 days
1917	30 days
1918	61 days
1919	126 days
1920	98 days
1921	93 days
1922	70 days
1923	38 days
1924	84 days
1925	95 days
1926	53 days
1927	96 days
1928	66 days
1929	43 days
1930	51 days
1931	91 days
1932	104 days
1933	71 days
1934	42 days
1935	116 days
1936	140 days
1937	178 days
1938	60 days
1939	30 days
1940	67 days
1941	175 days
1942	111 days
1943	47 days
1944	97 days
1945	116 days
1946	130 days
1947	125 days
1948	124 days
1949	35 days
1950	101 days
1951	52 days
1952	73 days
1953	143 days
1954	93 days
1955	133 days
1956	109 days
1957	50 days
1958	123 days
1959	96 days
1960	95 days
1961	115 days
1962	123 days
1963	92 days
1964	114 days
1965	80 days
1966	84 days
1967	63 days
1968	98 days
1969	42 days
1970	72 days
1971	45 days
1972	59 days
1973	67 days
1974	117 days
1975	76 days
1976	106 days
1977	146 days
1978	75 days
1979	31 days
1980	139 days
1981	77 days
1982	37 days
1983	57 days
1984	49 days
1985	116 days
1986	52 days
1987	131 days
1988	61 days
1989	66 days
1990	71 days
1991	116 days
1992	57 days
1993	167 days
1994	219 days
1995	102 days
1996	40 days
1997	59 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

85 years, 1907 to 1997

A day with at least 54.1 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.0 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Vredefort (Skl): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1907 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: 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1976; 117.3 mm (4.6 in) in 1943; 100.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1988.

Download the Data

Data for Vredefort (Skl) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Vredefort (Skl) 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 2026-10-12 (12 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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