Fredrikstad (Sar) Weather Records (SF004742700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fredrikstad (Sar) (SF004742700), South Africa, with 88 years of record.

Key Facts for Fredrikstad (Sar)

Fredrikstad (Sar) (SF004742700) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.50 latitude and 27.15 longitude, 1,450 m (4,757 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1997, 88 years of record.
0 records set at Fredrikstad (Sar) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fredrikstad (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 13 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.50 latitude, 27.15 longitude.
Elevation: 1,450 m (4,757 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1997, 88 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 Fredrikstad (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 Fredrikstad (Sar), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Fredrikstad (Sar) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Fredrikstad (Sar) between 20 October 1951 and 21 November 1981. Each dot is a new record.

When Fredrikstad (Sar) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1951-10-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1981-11-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 92.0 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 92.0 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fredrikstad (Sar). The most was 92.0 mm (3.6 in) on 21 November 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fredrikstad (Sar)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	31 January 1955
Feb	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	21 February 1934
Mar	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	11 March 1988
Apr	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 April 1962
May	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 May 1997
Jun	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10 June 1957
Jul	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 August 1986
Sep	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	20 October 1951
Nov	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	21 November 1981
Dec	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	18 December 1949

Latest Records

Latest records at Fredrikstad (Sar)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1997	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1997	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1997	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1997	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1997	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1997	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1997	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1996	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 1996	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1996	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1996	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1995	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1995	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1995	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1994	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1993	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1993	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Fredrikstad (Sar): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	1981	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	1944	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	88
Longest dry spell (CDD)	176 days	1941	101 days	88

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fredrikstad (Sar), 1910 to 1997. The record is 92.0 mm (3.6 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fredrikstad (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1911	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1912	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1913	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1914	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1915	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1916	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1918	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1919	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1920	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1923	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1924	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1927	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1929	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1930	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1931	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1932	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1933	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1934	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1935	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1937	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1938	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1939	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1940	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1941	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1942	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1944	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1945	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1948	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1950	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1951	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1952	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1956	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1957	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1959	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1960	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1964	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1965	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1968	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1969	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1974	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1977	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1981	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1982	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1986	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1987	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1988	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1989	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1990	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1992	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1993	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1994	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	41.0 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fredrikstad (Sar), 1910 to 1997. The record is 198.6 mm (7.8 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.2 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fredrikstad (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1911	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1912	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1913	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1914	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1915	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1916	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1917	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1918	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1919	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1920	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1921	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1922	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1923	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1924	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1925	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1926	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1929	126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1930	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1931	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1933	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1934	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1935	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1936	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1937	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1938	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1939	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1940	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1941	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1944	198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1945	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1946	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1947	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1948	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1949	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1951	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1952	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1953	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1954	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1955	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1956	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1957	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1960	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1961	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1962	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1963	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1964	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1965	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1967	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1968	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1971	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1972	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1973	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1974	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1975	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1976	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1977	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1978	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1979	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1981	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1982	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1983	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1985	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1986	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1987	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1988	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1989	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1990	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1991	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1992	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1993	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1994	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1995	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1997	84.0 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fredrikstad (Sar), 1910 to 1997. The record is 176 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 101 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fredrikstad (Sar) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	144 days
1911	96 days
1912	174 days
1913	107 days
1914	52 days
1915	103 days
1916	138 days
1917	61 days
1918	93 days
1919	134 days
1920	175 days
1921	156 days
1922	70 days
1923	75 days
1924	131 days
1925	99 days
1926	143 days
1927	112 days
1928	69 days
1929	73 days
1930	58 days
1931	171 days
1932	147 days
1933	71 days
1934	102 days
1935	134 days
1936	142 days
1937	142 days
1938	100 days
1939	93 days
1940	63 days
1941	176 days
1942	94 days
1943	56 days
1944	95 days
1945	139 days
1946	130 days
1947	159 days
1948	143 days
1949	106 days
1950	127 days
1951	52 days
1952	73 days
1953	143 days
1954	99 days
1955	124 days
1956	144 days
1957	53 days
1958	101 days
1959	92 days
1960	168 days
1961	160 days
1962	158 days
1963	100 days
1964	122 days
1965	71 days
1966	105 days
1967	76 days
1968	90 days
1969	68 days
1970	48 days
1971	72 days
1972	115 days
1973	106 days
1974	93 days
1975	61 days
1976	121 days
1977	149 days
1978	140 days
1979	50 days
1980	112 days
1981	115 days
1982	65 days
1983	57 days
1984	35 days
1985	77 days
1986	50 days
1987	140 days
1988	42 days
1989	69 days
1990	72 days
1991	94 days
1992	54 days
1993	130 days
1994	110 days
1995	126 days
1996	54 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

84 years, 1911 to 1996

A day with at least 50.4 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 88.1 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fredrikstad (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	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1911 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: 92.0 mm (3.6 in) in 1981; 87.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1951; 85.2 mm (3.4 in) in 1955.

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Data for Fredrikstad (Sar) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fredrikstad (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 2026-10-14 (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).

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