Vlaklaagte Weather Records (SF004792250)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vlaklaagte (SF004792250), South Africa, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Vlaklaagte

Vlaklaagte (SF004792250) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.25 latitude and 29.63 longitude, 1,652 m (5,420 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1906 to 1975, 70 years of record.
0 records set at Vlaklaagte still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vlaklaagte set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 15 January 1975.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.25 latitude, 29.63 longitude.
Elevation: 1,652 m (5,420 ft).
Period of record: 1906 to 1975, 70 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 Vlaklaagte. 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 Vlaklaagte, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Vlaklaagte still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Vlaklaagte between 29 December 1955 and 29 December 1955. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 300.0 mm (11.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vlaklaagte. The most was 300.0 mm (11.8 in) on 29 December 1955.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Vlaklaagte
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	11 January 1936
Feb	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	20 February 1921
Mar	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	1 March 1969
Apr	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	12 April 1958
May	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 May 1936
Jun	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 June 1925
Jul	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 August 1909
Sep	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	4 September 1926
Oct	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	5 October 1955
Nov	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	21 November 1955
Dec	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	29 December 1955

Latest Records

Latest records at Vlaklaagte
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1975	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1974	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1974	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1974	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1974	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1973	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1973	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1973	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1973	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1973	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1972	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1972	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1972	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1972	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1972	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1972	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1971	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1971	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1971	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1971	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1906 to 1975

Yearly extremes at Vlaklaagte: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	1955	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	357.5 mm (14.1 in)	1955	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	174 days	1923	81 days	70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Vlaklaagte, 1906 to 1975. The record is 300.0 mm (11.8 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vlaklaagte by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1906	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1907	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1908	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1909	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1910	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1911	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1912	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1913	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1915	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1916	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1917	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1918	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1919	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1922	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1924	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1926	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1928	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1929	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1930	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1932	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1936	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1938	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1942	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1945	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1946	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1950	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1951	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1954	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	300.0 mm (11.8 in)
1956	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1957	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1958	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1959	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1963	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1965	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1966	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1967	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1968	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1970	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975	75.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Vlaklaagte, 1906 to 1975. The record is 357.5 mm (14.1 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.7 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vlaklaagte by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1906	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1907	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1908	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1909	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1910	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1911	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1912	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1913	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1914	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1915	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1916	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1917	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1918	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1919	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1920	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1921	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1922	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1923	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1924	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1926	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1927	209.9 mm (8.3 in)
1928	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1929	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1930	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1931	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1932	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1933	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1934	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1935	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1937	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1938	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1939	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1940	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1941	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1942	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1943	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1944	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1945	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1946	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1947	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1948	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1949	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1950	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1951	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1952	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1954	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955	357.5 mm (14.1 in)
1956	337.5 mm (13.3 in)
1957	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1959	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1961	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1962	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1963	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1965	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1966	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1967	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1968	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1969	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1970	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1972	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1973	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1974	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975	112.0 mm (4.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Vlaklaagte, 1906 to 1975. The record is 174 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 81 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vlaklaagte by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1906	82 days
1907	116 days
1908	85 days
1909	75 days
1910	58 days
1911	64 days
1912	157 days
1913	78 days
1914	76 days
1915	56 days
1916	126 days
1917	21 days
1918	94 days
1919	14 days
1920	148 days
1921	154 days
1922	70 days
1923	174 days
1924	129 days
1925	79 days
1926	117 days
1927	99 days
1928	125 days
1929	153 days
1930	61 days
1931	76 days
1932	102 days
1933	58 days
1934	57 days
1935	163 days
1936	110 days
1937	121 days
1938	50 days
1939	53 days
1940	90 days
1941	84 days
1942	67 days
1943	37 days
1944	95 days
1945	139 days
1946	156 days
1947	51 days
1948	121 days
1949	87 days
1950	125 days
1951	41 days
1952	73 days
1953	97 days
1954	112 days
1955	84 days
1956	50 days
1957	44 days
1958	83 days
1959	55 days
1960	54 days
1961	102 days
1962	74 days
1963	91 days
1964	63 days
1965	48 days
1966	72 days
1967	43 days
1968	33 days
1969	59 days
1970	41 days
1971	127 days
1972	83 days
1973	91 days
1974	58 days
1975	18 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

59 years, 1907 to 1974

A day with at least 49.5 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 180.9 mm (7.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Vlaklaagte: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	144.9 mm (5.7 in)
100 years	180.9 mm (7.1 in)	Longer than the 59 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, 59 years of values from 1907 to 1974.

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: 300.0 mm (11.8 in) in 1955; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1921; 101.0 mm (4.0 in) in 1969.

Download the Data

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