Val (Sar) Weather Records (SF004407670)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Val (Sar) (SF004407670), South Africa, with 84 years of record.

Key Facts for Val (Sar)

Val (Sar) (SF004407670) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.80 latitude and 28.93 longitude, 1,570 m (5,151 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1988, 84 years of record.
0 records set at Val (Sar) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Val (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 2.0 mm (0.08 in) on 19 May 1988.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.80 latitude, 28.93 longitude.
Elevation: 1,570 m (5,151 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 1988, 84 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 Val (Sar). 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 Val (Sar), 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 Val (Sar) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Val (Sar) between 29 March 1936 and 29 March 1936. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 132.6 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Val (Sar). The most was 132.6 mm (5.2 in) on 29 March 1936.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Val (Sar)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 January 1977
Feb	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	5 February 1981
Mar	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	29 March 1936
Apr	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	27 April 1964
May	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 June 1940
Jul	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	3 July 1957
Aug	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2 August 1918
Sep	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 September 1920
Oct	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	12 October 1932
Nov	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 November 1917
Dec	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 December 1950

Latest Records

Latest records at Val (Sar)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 May 1988	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1987	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 1987	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1987	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 1987	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1986	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1986	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1986	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 1985	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1985	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1985	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1985	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1984	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	78 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1984	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1984	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1984	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1983	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1983	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1983	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1983	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Val (Sar): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	1936	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	1918	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	192 days	1916	92 days	84

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Val (Sar), 1905 to 1988. The record is 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.8 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Val (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1906	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1908	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1909	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1910	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1911	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1912	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1913	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1914	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1915	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1916	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1918	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1919	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1921	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1922	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1924	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1925	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1926	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1929	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1930	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1931	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1933	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1934	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1937	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1938	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1942	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1946	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1947	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1949	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1950	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1951	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1952	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1954	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1956	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1960	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1963	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1965	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1967	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1971	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1976	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1977	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1979	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1981	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1982	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1983	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1984	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1985	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1986	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1987	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1988	29.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Val (Sar), 1905 to 1988. The record is 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.2 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Val (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1906	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1907	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1908	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1909	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1910	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1911	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1912	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1913	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1914	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1915	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1916	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1917	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1918	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1919	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1920	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1921	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1922	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1923	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1924	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1925	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1926	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1927	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1928	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1929	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1930	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1931	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1932	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1933	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1934	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1935	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1936	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1937	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1938	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1939	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1940	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1941	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1944	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1945	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1946	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1947	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1948	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1950	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1951	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1952	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1953	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1954	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1955	150.5 mm (5.9 in)
1956	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1958	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1959	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1961	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1962	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1964	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1965	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1966	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1967	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1968	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1969	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1971	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1972	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1973	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1976	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1977	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1979	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1980	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1981	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1982	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1983	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1984	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1985	134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1986	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1987	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1988	58.2 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Val (Sar), 1905 to 1988. The record is 192 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 92 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Val (Sar) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	37 days
1906	126 days
1907	104 days
1908	150 days
1909	90 days
1910	68 days
1911	51 days
1912	74 days
1913	77 days
1914	53 days
1915	103 days
1916	192 days
1917	43 days
1918	123 days
1919	163 days
1920	129 days
1921	154 days
1922	69 days
1923	110 days
1924	47 days
1925	77 days
1926	53 days
1927	79 days
1928	94 days
1929	94 days
1930	105 days
1931	87 days
1932	127 days
1933	131 days
1934	56 days
1935	130 days
1936	110 days
1937	121 days
1938	71 days
1939	54 days
1940	77 days
1941	182 days
1942	68 days
1943	46 days
1944	93 days
1945	140 days
1946	128 days
1947	80 days
1948	126 days
1949	119 days
1950	84 days
1951	100 days
1952	90 days
1953	111 days
1954	112 days
1955	124 days
1956	58 days
1957	46 days
1958	99 days
1959	154 days
1960	52 days
1961	93 days
1962	139 days
1963	91 days
1964	98 days
1965	85 days
1966	82 days
1967	74 days
1968	109 days
1969	126 days
1970	35 days
1971	44 days
1972	84 days
1973	114 days
1974	105 days
1975	108 days
1976	145 days
1977	166 days
1978	118 days
1979	33 days
1980	138 days
1981	77 days
1982	66 days
1983	43 days
1984	72 days
1985	60 days
1986	57 days
1987	60 days
1988	78 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

77 years, 1906 to 1985

A day with at least 54.8 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 117.4 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Val (Sar): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
100 years	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1906 to 1985.

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: 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1936; 100.7 mm (4.0 in) in 1964; 100.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1981.

Download the Data

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