Sandbaken Weather Records (SF004408850)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sandbaken (SF004408850), South Africa, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for Sandbaken

Sandbaken (SF004408850) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.75 latitude and 28.98 longitude, 1,545 m (5,069 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1997, 89 years of record.
0 records set at Sandbaken still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sandbaken set a daily record precipitation of 17.0 mm (0.7 in) on 10 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.75 latitude, 28.98 longitude.
Elevation: 1,545 m (5,069 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1997, 89 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 Sandbaken. 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 Sandbaken, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Sandbaken still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 139.7 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sandbaken. The most was 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 29 March 1936.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sandbaken
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	18 January 1914
Feb	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	9 February 1955
Mar	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	29 March 1936
Apr	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 April 1990
May	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	3 July 1957
Aug	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 August 1922
Sep	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 September 1993
Oct	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	3 October 1920
Nov	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	7 November 1992
Dec	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 December 1950

Latest Records

Latest records at Sandbaken
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 June 1997	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1997	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1996	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1996	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1996	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1995	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1995	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1995	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1994	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1993	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1993	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1993	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1993	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1993	Sandbaken, ZA	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1993	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1992	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1992	Sandbaken, ZA	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 June 1991	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1909 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Sandbaken: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	1936	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	1937	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	89
Longest dry spell (CDD)	196 days	1992	79 days	89

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sandbaken, 1909 to 1997. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.6 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sandbaken by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1910	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1911	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1912	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1913	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1914	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1915	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1916	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1918	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1919	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1920	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1921	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1922	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1925	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1926	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1929	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1934	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1935	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1937	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1938	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1940	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1942	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1943	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1944	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1945	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1946	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1948	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1949	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1950	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1953	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1954	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1955	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1956	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1957	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1958	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1960	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1961	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1963	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1965	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1966	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1970	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1973	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1974	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1975	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1976	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1983	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1984	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1987	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1989	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1990	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1991	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1993	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1996	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1997	52.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sandbaken, 1909 to 1997. The record is 173.7 mm (6.8 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.5 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sandbaken by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1910	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1911	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1912	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1913	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1914	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1915	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1916	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1917	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1918	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1919	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1920	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1921	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1922	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1923	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1924	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1925	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1926	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1927	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1928	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1929	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1930	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1931	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1932	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1933	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1934	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1937	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1938	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1939	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1940	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1941	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1942	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1943	128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1944	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1945	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1946	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1947	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1948	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1950	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1951	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1952	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1953	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1956	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1957	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1958	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1959	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1960	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1961	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1962	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1963	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1965	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1966	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1967	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1968	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1970	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1971	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1972	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1973	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1974	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1976	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1977	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1981	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1982	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1983	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1984	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1985	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1986	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1987	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1989	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1991	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1992	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1993	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1994	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1995	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1997	133.5 mm (5.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sandbaken, 1909 to 1997. The record is 196 days in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 79 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sandbaken by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909	6 days
1910	68 days
1911	43 days
1912	82 days
1913	79 days
1914	52 days
1915	67 days
1916	177 days
1917	22 days
1918	77 days
1919	51 days
1920	101 days
1921	93 days
1922	69 days
1923	76 days
1924	52 days
1925	77 days
1926	53 days
1927	76 days
1928	95 days
1929	76 days
1930	57 days
1931	80 days
1932	103 days
1933	59 days
1934	58 days
1935	108 days
1936	109 days
1937	80 days
1938	55 days
1939	56 days
1940	77 days
1941	180 days
1942	61 days
1943	46 days
1944	93 days
1945	109 days
1946	129 days
1947	80 days
1948	126 days
1949	119 days
1950	47 days
1951	99 days
1952	40 days
1953	116 days
1954	88 days
1955	124 days
1956	51 days
1957	93 days
1958	28 days
1959	61 days
1960	70 days
1961	93 days
1962	123 days
1963	73 days
1964	44 days
1965	49 days
1966	83 days
1967	76 days
1968	111 days
1969	127 days
1970	42 days
1971	54 days
1972	83 days
1973	63 days
1974	91 days
1975	64 days
1976	145 days
1977	136 days
1978	118 days
1979	31 days
1980	112 days
1981	79 days
1982	65 days
1983	43 days
1984	48 days
1985	59 days
1986	85 days
1987	115 days
1988	64 days
1989	90 days
1990	129 days
1991	97 days
1992	196 days
1993	149 days
1994	181 days
1995	116 days
1996	114 days
1997	82 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

83 years, 1910 to 1996

A day with at least 54.5 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 137.3 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sandbaken: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	137.3 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1910 to 1996.

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: 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1936; 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1992; 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1933.

Download the Data

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