Parys (Mun) Weather Records (SF004378340)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Parys (Mun) (SF004378340), South Africa, with 94 years of record.

Key Facts for Parys (Mun)

Parys (Mun) (SF004378340) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.90 latitude and 27.47 longitude, 1,403 m (4,603 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1997, 94 years of record.
0 records set at Parys (Mun) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Parys (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 9 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.90 latitude, 27.47 longitude.
Elevation: 1,403 m (4,603 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1997, 94 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 Parys (Mun). 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 Parys (Mun), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Parys (Mun) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Parys (Mun) between 20 February 1950 and 1 April 1950. Each dot is a new record.

When Parys (Mun) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1950-02-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1950-04-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 116.1 mm (4.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 116.1 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Parys (Mun). The most was 116.1 mm (4.6 in) on 1 April 1950.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Parys (Mun)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	29 January 1958
Feb	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	20 February 1950
Mar	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	12 March 1978
Apr	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	1 April 1950
May	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	25 May 1997
Jun	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 June 1929
Jul	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 July 1951
Aug	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 August 1986
Sep	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	19 October 1959
Nov	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 November 1936
Dec	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	9 December 1953

Latest Records

Latest records at Parys (Mun)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1997	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1997	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Parys (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1997	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1996	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1996	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1996	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1996	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1995	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1995	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1995	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1994	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1994	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	87 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1993	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1993	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 November 1992	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1992	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1991	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Parys (Mun): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	1950	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	1944	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	94
Longest dry spell (CDD)	233 days	1932	73 days	94

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Parys (Mun), 1904 to 1997. The record is 116.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.4 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Parys (Mun) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1905	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1906	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1907	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1908	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1909	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1910	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1911	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1912	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1913	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1914	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1915	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1916	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1917	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1918	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1919	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1922	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1923	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1924	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1925	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1926	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1928	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1930	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1932	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1933	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1934	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1935	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1936	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1938	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1944	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1945	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1948	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1951	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1952	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1954	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1959	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1960	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1961	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1962	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1966	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1968	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1969	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1970	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1971	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1974	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1975	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1979	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1981	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1982	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1983	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1986	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1989	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1992	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1994	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	70.5 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Parys (Mun), 1904 to 1997. The record is 154.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.2 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Parys (Mun) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1905	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1906	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1907	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1908	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1909	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1910	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1911	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1912	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1914	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1915	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1916	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1917	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1918	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1919	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1920	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1921	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1922	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1923	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1924	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1925	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1926	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1928	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1929	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1930	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1931	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1932	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1933	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1934	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1935	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1936	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1937	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1939	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1942	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1943	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1944	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1945	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1946	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1947	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1948	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1949	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1950	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1951	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1953	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1954	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1955	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1956	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1957	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1958	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1959	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1960	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1961	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1962	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1963	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1964	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1965	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1966	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1967	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1968	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1969	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1970	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1971	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1972	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1973	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1974	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1975	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1976	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1977	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1978	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1979	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1980	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1981	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1982	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1983	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1984	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1985	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1987	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1989	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1992	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1993	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1995	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1996	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1997	103.0 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Parys (Mun), 1904 to 1997. The record is 233 days in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 73 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Parys (Mun) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	11 days
1905	33 days
1906	37 days
1907	103 days
1908	64 days
1909	33 days
1910	73 days
1911	53 days
1912	110 days
1913	159 days
1914	52 days
1915	54 days
1916	210 days
1917	39 days
1918	61 days
1919	207 days
1920	120 days
1921	93 days
1922	61 days
1923	63 days
1924	50 days
1925	183 days
1926	85 days
1927	95 days
1928	57 days
1929	60 days
1930	73 days
1931	171 days
1932	233 days
1933	72 days
1934	30 days
1935	109 days
1936	140 days
1937	175 days
1938	57 days
1939	49 days
1940	67 days
1941	164 days
1942	68 days
1943	37 days
1944	94 days
1945	115 days
1946	127 days
1947	125 days
1948	70 days
1949	35 days
1950	48 days
1951	52 days
1952	81 days
1953	40 days
1954	85 days
1955	147 days
1956	111 days
1957	48 days
1958	96 days
1959	57 days
1960	52 days
1961	105 days
1962	123 days
1963	73 days
1964	45 days
1965	48 days
1966	83 days
1967	58 days
1968	91 days
1969	51 days
1970	73 days
1971	44 days
1972	84 days
1973	112 days
1974	94 days
1975	69 days
1976	102 days
1977	133 days
1978	116 days
1979	30 days
1980	112 days
1981	77 days
1982	66 days
1983	57 days
1984	32 days
1985	139 days
1986	50 days
1987	111 days
1988	51 days
1989	67 days
1990	72 days
1991	96 days
1992	53 days
1993	132 days
1994	153 days
1995	101 days
1996	45 days
1997	60 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

87 years, 1907 to 1997

A day with at least 48.6 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 110.6 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Parys (Mun): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 87 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, 87 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: 116.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1950; 101.5 mm (4.0 in) in 1970; 90.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1987.

Download the Data

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