Rustplaats Weather Records (SF005941410)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rustplaats (SF005941410), South Africa, with 94 years of record.

Key Facts for Rustplaats

Rustplaats (SF005941410) is a weather station in South Africa at -24.85 latitude and 30.58 longitude, 1,341 m (4,400 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1997, 94 years of record.
0 records set at Rustplaats still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rustplaats set a daily record precipitation of 21.0 mm (0.8 in) on 7 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -24.85 latitude, 30.58 longitude.
Elevation: 1,341 m (4,400 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1997, 94 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 Rustplaats. 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 Rustplaats, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Rustplaats still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 142.0 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rustplaats. The most was 142.0 mm (5.6 in) on 22 January 1915.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rustplaats
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	22 January 1915
Feb	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	2 February 1960
Mar	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	2 March 1983
Apr	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	20 April 1979
May	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	5 May 1956
Jun	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 June 1963
Jul	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	1 July 1974
Aug	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 August 1988
Sep	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	13 September 1959
Oct	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	21 October 1955
Nov	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	29 November 1987
Dec	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 December 1938

Latest Records

Latest records at Rustplaats
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 September 1997	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1997	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1997	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1997	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1997	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1997	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1996	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1996	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1996	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	tie	31 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1996	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1996	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1996	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1996	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1996	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	tie	6 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1996	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1996	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1995	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1995	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Rustplaats: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	1915	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	77
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	1915	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	77
Longest dry spell (CDD)	195 days	1916	78 days	77

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rustplaats, 1904 to 1997. The record is 142.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.2 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rustplaats by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1905	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1906	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1907	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1908	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1909	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1910	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1911	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1912	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1913	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1914	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1915	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1916	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1917	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1936	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1942	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1943	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1945	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1947	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1949	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1950	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1951	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1953	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1955	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1956	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1957	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1958	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1959	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1961	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1963	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1967	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1971	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1972	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1973	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1975	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1977	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1979	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1980	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1981	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1982	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1984	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1985	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1986	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1988	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1990	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1991	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1996	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1997	34.5 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rustplaats, 1904 to 1997. The record is 243.8 mm (9.6 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.5 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rustplaats by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1905	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1906	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1908	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1909	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1910	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1911	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1912	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1913	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1914	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1915	243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1916	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1917	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1936	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1937	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1938	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1939	185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1940	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1941	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1943	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1944	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1945	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1949	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1950	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1951	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1952	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1953	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1954	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1955	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1956	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1957	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1958	140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1959	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1961	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1963	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1964	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1965	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1966	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1968	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1970	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1971	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1972	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1973	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1974	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1975	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1976	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1977	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1978	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1979	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1980	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1981	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1982	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1983	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1984	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1985	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1986	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1987	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1988	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1989	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1990	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1991	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1992	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1993	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1996	200.5 mm (7.9 in)
1997	67.5 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rustplaats, 1904 to 1997. The record is 195 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 78 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rustplaats by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	81 days
1905	93 days
1906	170 days
1907	115 days
1908	113 days
1909	18 days
1910	136 days
1911	82 days
1912	170 days
1913	45 days
1914	80 days
1915	72 days
1916	195 days
1917	59 days
1918	122 days
1936	57 days
1937	135 days
1938	47 days
1939	55 days
1940	76 days
1941	57 days
1942	97 days
1943	31 days
1944	95 days
1945	134 days
1946	125 days
1947	51 days
1948	62 days
1949	119 days
1950	97 days
1951	40 days
1952	58 days
1953	84 days
1954	140 days
1955	120 days
1956	57 days
1957	30 days
1958	84 days
1959	56 days
1960	94 days
1961	59 days
1962	68 days
1963	96 days
1964	83 days
1965	115 days
1966	100 days
1967	43 days
1968	55 days
1969	66 days
1970	63 days
1971	73 days
1972	94 days
1973	66 days
1974	49 days
1975	80 days
1976	101 days
1977	105 days
1978	71 days
1979	72 days
1980	124 days
1981	76 days
1982	124 days
1983	64 days
1984	49 days
1985	42 days
1986	102 days
1987	57 days
1988	64 days
1989	54 days
1990	78 days
1991	92 days
1992	69 days
1993	46 days
1994	121 days
1995	96 days
1996	48 days
1997	101 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, 1905 to 1996

A day with at least 45.8 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 137.0 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rustplaats: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	137.0 mm (5.4 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 1905 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: 142.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1915; 118.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1960; 100.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1985.

Download the Data

Data for Rustplaats standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rustplaats 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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