Vlakplaats Weather Records (SF005181860)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vlakplaats (SF005181860), South Africa, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Vlakplaats

Vlakplaats (SF005181860) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.60 latitude and 30.60 longitude, 961 m (3,153 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1922 to 1997, 76 years of record.
0 records set at Vlakplaats still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Vlakplaats set a daily record precipitation of 22.5 mm (0.9 in) on 18 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.60 latitude, 30.60 longitude.
Elevation: 961 m (3,153 ft).
Period of record: 1922 to 1997, 76 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 Vlakplaats. 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 Vlakplaats, 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 Vlakplaats still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Vlakplaats between 6 February 1974 and 6 February 1974. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 167.0 mm (6.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vlakplaats. The most was 167.0 mm (6.6 in) on 6 February 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Vlakplaats
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	5 January 1958
Feb	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	6 February 1974
Mar	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	31 March 1950
Apr	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	8 April 1977
May	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 May 1926
Jun	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 June 1963
Jul	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 July 1927
Aug	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 August 1951
Sep	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 September 1969
Oct	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 October 1938
Nov	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	17 November 1967
Dec	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	1 December 1951

Latest Records

Latest records at Vlakplaats
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1997	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1997	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1997	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1997	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1997	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1997	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1997	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1996	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1996	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1996	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1996	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1996	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1996	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1996	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1996	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1996	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1922 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Vlakplaats: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	1974	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	200.5 mm (7.9 in)	1974	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	76
Longest dry spell (CDD)	165 days	1975	70 days	76

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Vlakplaats, 1922 to 1997. The record is 167.0 mm (6.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.6 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vlakplaats by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1922	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1923	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1925	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1926	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1927	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1933	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1934	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1935	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1936	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1937	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1938	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1940	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1942	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1943	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1945	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1951	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1952	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1954	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1955	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1956	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1957	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1959	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1960	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1961	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1962	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1963	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1965	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1966	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1971	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1973	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1975	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1976	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1978	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1980	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1981	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1982	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1984	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1985	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1988	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1989	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1990	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1992	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1993	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1995	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1996	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1997	45.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Vlakplaats, 1922 to 1997. The record is 200.5 mm (7.9 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.0 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vlakplaats by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1922	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1923	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1924	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1925	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1926	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1927	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1928	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1929	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1930	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1931	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1932	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1933	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1934	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1935	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1936	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1937	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1938	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939	198.3 mm (7.8 in)
1940	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1941	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1943	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1944	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1945	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1946	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1947	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1948	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1949	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1950	192.6 mm (7.6 in)
1951	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1952	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1953	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1954	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1955	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1956	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1957	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1958	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1959	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1960	164.2 mm (6.5 in)
1961	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1962	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1963	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1964	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1965	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1968	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1969	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1970	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1972	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1973	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1974	200.5 mm (7.9 in)
1975	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1976	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1977	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1979	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1980	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1981	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1982	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1983	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1984	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1985	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1987	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1988	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1989	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1990	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1991	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1992	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1993	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1994	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1995	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1996	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1997	90.4 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Vlakplaats, 1922 to 1997. The record is 165 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vlakplaats by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1922	15 days
1923	68 days
1924	69 days
1925	55 days
1926	68 days
1927	41 days
1928	135 days
1929	58 days
1930	29 days
1931	64 days
1932	99 days
1933	71 days
1934	31 days
1935	79 days
1936	56 days
1937	135 days
1938	25 days
1939	31 days
1940	51 days
1941	85 days
1942	66 days
1943	26 days
1944	94 days
1945	108 days
1946	104 days
1947	97 days
1948	119 days
1949	72 days
1950	49 days
1951	41 days
1952	65 days
1953	68 days
1954	62 days
1955	96 days
1956	59 days
1957	44 days
1958	84 days
1959	118 days
1960	95 days
1961	47 days
1962	76 days
1963	90 days
1964	124 days
1965	88 days
1966	81 days
1967	44 days
1968	52 days
1969	56 days
1970	83 days
1971	43 days
1972	95 days
1973	162 days
1974	50 days
1975	165 days
1976	146 days
1977	114 days
1978	70 days
1979	73 days
1980	120 days
1981	116 days
1982	99 days
1983	35 days
1984	6 days
1985	27 days
1986	111 days
1987	71 days
1988	38 days
1989	45 days
1990	63 days
1991	55 days
1992	111 days
1993	84 days
1994	119 days
1995	101 days
1996	30 days
1997	30 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

67 years, 1923 to 1996

A day with at least 59.0 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 151.9 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Vlakplaats: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
100 years	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1923 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: 167.0 mm (6.6 in) in 1974; 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1939; 112.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1960.

Download the Data

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