De Wagendrift Weather Records (SF005511200)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for De Wagendrift (SF005511200), South Africa, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for De Wagendrift

De Wagendrift (SF005511200) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.52 latitude and 28.57 longitude, 1,237 m (4,058 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1985, 83 years of record.
0 records set at De Wagendrift still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
De Wagendrift set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 31 October 1985.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.52 latitude, 28.57 longitude.
Elevation: 1,237 m (4,058 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1985, 83 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 De Wagendrift. 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 De Wagendrift, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at De Wagendrift still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 127.3 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at De Wagendrift. The most was 127.3 mm (5.0 in) on 31 December 1933.

Record daily precipitation for each month at De Wagendrift
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	24 January 1975
Feb	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	10 February 1937
Mar	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	11 March 1969
Apr	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	13 April 1943
May	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	6 May 1956
Jun	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 June 1940
Jul	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	3 July 1957
Aug	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	1 August 1918
Sep	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 September 1925
Oct	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 October 1920
Nov	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	9 November 1940
Dec	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	31 December 1933

Latest Records

Latest records at De Wagendrift
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1985	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1985	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1985	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1985	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1984	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1984	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 1984	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1984	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1983	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1983	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1983	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1983	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1983	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1983	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1983	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1983	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1982	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1982	De Wagendrift, ZA	monthly rain (Tie)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	tie	25 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1982	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1982	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 1985

Yearly extremes at De Wagendrift: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	1933	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	257.2 mm (10.1 in)	1975	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	180 days	1946	81 days	81

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at De Wagendrift, 1903 to 1985. The record is 127.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.4 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at De Wagendrift by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1904	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1905	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1906	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1907	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1908	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1909	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1910	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1911	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1912	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1913	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1914	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1915	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1916	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1917	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1918	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1919	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1920	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1921	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1922	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1923	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1924	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1925	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1927	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1929	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1931	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1932	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1933	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1934	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1937	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1938	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1939	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1940	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1943	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1944	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1945	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1946	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1948	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1949	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1951	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1953	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1955	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1956	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1958	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1959	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1961	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1962	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1965	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1967	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1968	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1969	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1970	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1974	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1975	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1976	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1977	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1978	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1980	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1984	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	49.5 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at De Wagendrift, 1903 to 1985. The record is 257.2 mm (10.1 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.5 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at De Wagendrift by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1904	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1905	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1906	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1907	157.1 mm (6.2 in)
1908	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1909	176.2 mm (6.9 in)
1910	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1911	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1912	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1913	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1914	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1915	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1916	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1918	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1919	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1920	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1921	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1922	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1923	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1924	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1925	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1926	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1928	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1929	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1930	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1931	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1932	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1933	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1934	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1935	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1936	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1937	177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1938	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1939	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1940	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1943	128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1944	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1945	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1946	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1947	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1948	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1949	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1950	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1951	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1952	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1953	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1954	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1955	215.6 mm (8.5 in)
1956	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1957	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1958	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1959	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1960	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1961	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1962	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1963	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1964	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1965	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1966	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1967	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1968	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1969	145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1970	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1971	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1972	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1973	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1974	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1975	257.2 mm (10.1 in)
1976	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1977	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1979	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1980	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1981	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1982	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1983	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1984	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1985	77.0 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at De Wagendrift, 1903 to 1985. The record is 180 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 81 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at De Wagendrift by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	31 days
1904	119 days
1905	35 days
1906	20 days
1907	34 days
1908	99 days
1909	31 days
1910	90 days
1911	81 days
1912	115 days
1913	55 days
1914	71 days
1915	47 days
1916	170 days
1917	59 days
1918	114 days
1919	129 days
1920	74 days
1921	122 days
1922	70 days
1923	75 days
1924	88 days
1925	76 days
1926	75 days
1927	110 days
1928	95 days
1929	79 days
1930	104 days
1931	80 days
1932	92 days
1933	76 days
1934	61 days
1935	120 days
1936	40 days
1937	136 days
1938	52 days
1939	45 days
1940	42 days
1943	47 days
1944	96 days
1945	134 days
1946	180 days
1947	52 days
1948	123 days
1949	83 days
1950	155 days
1951	83 days
1952	73 days
1953	117 days
1954	117 days
1955	121 days
1956	52 days
1957	51 days
1958	99 days
1959	140 days
1960	56 days
1961	96 days
1962	158 days
1963	100 days
1964	88 days
1965	68 days
1966	83 days
1967	75 days
1968	105 days
1969	78 days
1970	44 days
1971	73 days
1972	108 days
1973	110 days
1974	58 days
1975	135 days
1976	129 days
1977	107 days
1978	124 days
1979	45 days
1980	81 days
1981	49 days
1982	62 days
1983	43 days
1984	70 days
1985	69 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

68 years, 1910 to 1985

A day with at least 55.8 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 145.8 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at De Wagendrift: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	127.9 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1910 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: 127.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1933; 112.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1975; 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1937.

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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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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