Zaaiplaats Weather Records (SF006333930)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Zaaiplaats (SF006333930), South Africa, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Zaaiplaats

Zaaiplaats (SF006333930) is a weather station in South Africa at -24.07 latitude and 28.70 longitude, 1,204 m (3,950 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1994, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Zaaiplaats still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Zaaiplaats set a daily record precipitation of 17.1 mm (0.7 in) on 20 April 1994.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -24.07 latitude, 28.70 longitude.
Elevation: 1,204 m (3,950 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1994, 79 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 Zaaiplaats. 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 Zaaiplaats, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Zaaiplaats still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 159.5 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Zaaiplaats. The most was 159.5 mm (6.3 in) on 13 January 1923.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Zaaiplaats
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	13 January 1923
Feb	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	1 February 1949
Mar	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 March 1931
Apr	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	7 April 1941
May	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3 May 1925
Jun	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 June 1963
Jul	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 July 1939
Aug	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 August 1979
Sep	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 September 1972
Oct	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 October 1920
Nov	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	27 November 1939
Dec	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	27 December 1949

Latest Records

Latest records at Zaaiplaats
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1994	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1993	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1992	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1992	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1992	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	6 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1992	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1991	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1991	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1991	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	9 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1990	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1989	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1989	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1989	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1989	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1989	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1989	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1989	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1988	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1988	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1988	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 1994

Yearly extremes at Zaaiplaats: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	1923	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	292.4 mm (11.5 in)	1923	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	178 days	1993	99 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Zaaiplaats, 1916 to 1994. The record is 159.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.1 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Zaaiplaats by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1918	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1919	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1920	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1921	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1922	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1923	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1924	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1925	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1926	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1927	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1928	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1929	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1930	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1931	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1932	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1933	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1934	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1938	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1939	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1940	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1941	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1942	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1944	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1945	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1946	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1950	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1951	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1954	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1955	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1956	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1957	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1958	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1959	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1960	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1962	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1966	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1967	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1968	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1970	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1973	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1975	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1976	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1981	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1982	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1983	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1984	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1985	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1986	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1987	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1988	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1989	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1991	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1993	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	17.1 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Zaaiplaats, 1916 to 1994. The record is 292.4 mm (11.5 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.0 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Zaaiplaats by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1918	171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1919	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1920	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1921	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1922	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923	292.4 mm (11.5 in)
1924	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1925	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1926	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1927	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1928	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1929	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1930	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1931	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1932	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1933	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1934	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1935	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1936	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1937	160.4 mm (6.3 in)
1938	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1939	159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1940	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1941	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1942	112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1943	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1945	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	226.1 mm (8.9 in)
1947	183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1948	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1949	165.3 mm (6.5 in)
1950	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1951	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1952	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1953	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1954	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1955	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1956	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1957	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1959	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1960	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1961	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1962	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1963	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1964	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1965	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1966	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1967	121.3 mm (4.8 in)
1968	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1970	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1971	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1972	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1973	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1974	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1975	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1976	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1977	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1978	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1979	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1980	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1981	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1982	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1983	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1984	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1985	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1986	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1987	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1988	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1989	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1990	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1991	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1992	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1993	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	17.1 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Zaaiplaats, 1916 to 1994. The record is 178 days in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 99 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Zaaiplaats by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	16 days
1918	91 days
1919	85 days
1920	141 days
1921	158 days
1922	71 days
1923	109 days
1924	88 days
1925	60 days
1926	93 days
1927	79 days
1928	99 days
1929	80 days
1930	47 days
1931	94 days
1932	165 days
1933	71 days
1934	54 days
1935	150 days
1936	107 days
1937	139 days
1938	71 days
1939	55 days
1940	90 days
1941	117 days
1942	54 days
1943	47 days
1944	99 days
1945	165 days
1946	166 days
1947	88 days
1948	88 days
1949	116 days
1950	125 days
1951	50 days
1952	115 days
1953	150 days
1954	150 days
1955	122 days
1956	91 days
1957	51 days
1958	106 days
1959	64 days
1960	94 days
1961	36 days
1962	107 days
1963	100 days
1964	134 days
1965	98 days
1966	100 days
1967	84 days
1968	78 days
1969	105 days
1970	43 days
1971	119 days
1972	143 days
1973	148 days
1974	52 days
1975	107 days
1976	118 days
1977	135 days
1978	89 days
1979	56 days
1980	124 days
1981	75 days
1982	151 days
1983	64 days
1984	72 days
1985	109 days
1986	106 days
1987	95 days
1988	63 days
1989	67 days
1990	108 days
1991	106 days
1992	127 days
1993	178 days
1994	133 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

73 years, 1919 to 1993

A day with at least 59.6 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.8 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Zaaiplaats: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1919 to 1993.

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: 159.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1923; 120.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1946; 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1928.

Download the Data

Data for Zaaiplaats standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Zaaiplaats 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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