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Vastrap Weather Records (SF006334630)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Vastrap (SF006334630), South Africa, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Vastrap

  • Vastrap (SF006334630) is a weather station in South Africa at -24.22 latitude and 28.77 longitude, 1,130 m (3,707 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1926 to 1984, 59 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Vastrap still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Vastrap set a daily record precipitation of 22.5 mm (0.9 in) on 24 March 1984.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -24.22 latitude, 28.77 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,130 m (3,707 ft).
  • Period of record: 1926 to 1984, 59 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Vastrap, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Vastrap. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Vastrap. 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 Vastrap, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Vastrap by the year they were set 0 records at Vastrap still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Vastrap still stand.
Standing records at Vastrap by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 130.8 mm (5.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Vastrap The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vastrap. The most was 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 17 January 1928. 050100150 Jan: 130.8 mm (5.1 in), 17 January 1928 Jan Feb: 129.8 mm (5.1 in), 2 February 1953 Feb Mar: 76.1 mm (3.0 in), 17 March 1953 Mar Apr: 71.4 mm (2.8 in), 7 April 1941 Apr May: 40.9 mm (1.6 in), 31 May 1942 May Jun: 63.0 mm (2.5 in), 17 June 1940 Jun Jul: 35.1 mm (1.4 in), 7 July 1931 Jul Aug: 35.8 mm (1.4 in), 21 August 1951 Aug Sep: 59.4 mm (2.3 in), 21 September 1950 Sep Oct: 57.4 mm (2.3 in), 28 October 1927 Oct Nov: 68.5 mm (2.7 in), 5 November 1961 Nov Dec: 74.0 mm (2.9 in), 12 December 1955 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Vastrap. The most was 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 17 January 1928.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Vastrap
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan130.8 mm (5.1 in)17 January 1928
Feb129.8 mm (5.1 in)2 February 1953
Mar76.1 mm (3.0 in)17 March 1953
Apr71.4 mm (2.8 in)7 April 1941
May40.9 mm (1.6 in)31 May 1942
Jun63.0 mm (2.5 in)17 June 1940
Jul35.1 mm (1.4 in)7 July 1931
Aug35.8 mm (1.4 in)21 August 1951
Sep59.4 mm (2.3 in)21 September 1950
Oct57.4 mm (2.3 in)28 October 1927
Nov68.5 mm (2.7 in)5 November 1961
Dec74.0 mm (2.9 in)12 December 1955

Latest Records

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Latest records at Vastrap
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 March 1984Vastrap, ZAdaily rain22.5 mm (0.9 in)10.8 mm (0.4 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1984Vastrap, ZAdaily rain42.0 mm (1.7 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)57 years37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1983Vastrap, ZAdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)17.9 mm (0.7 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1983Vastrap, ZAdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1983Vastrap, ZAdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)52 years22 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1983Vastrap, ZAdaily rain37.0 mm (1.5 in)22.3 mm (0.9 in)36 years32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1982Vastrap, ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)53 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1981Vastrap, ZAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1981Vastrap, ZAdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1981Vastrap, ZAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1980Vastrap, ZAdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1980Vastrap, ZAdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)31 years29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1980Vastrap, ZAdaily rain45.5 mm (1.8 in)27.0 mm (1.1 in)30 years31 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1979Vastrap, ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)9 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1979Vastrap, ZAdaily rain52.0 mm (2.0 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)44 years24 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1979Vastrap, ZAdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1979Vastrap, ZAdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1979Vastrap, ZAdaily rain19.5 mm (0.8 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1979Vastrap, ZAdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1979Vastrap, ZAdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1926 to 1984
Yearly extremes at Vastrap: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)130.8 mm (5.1 in)192853.5 mm (2.1 in)59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)235.5 mm (9.3 in)195392.2 mm (3.6 in)59
Longest dry spell (CDD)166 days1965104 days59

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vastrap by year The wettest day of the year at Vastrap, 1926 to 1984. The record is 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.5 mm (2.1 in). 050100150193019401950196019701980Record: 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1928
The wettest day of the year at Vastrap, 1926 to 1984. The record is 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.5 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Vastrap by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
192650.8 mm (2.0 in)
192757.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928130.8 mm (5.1 in)
192953.3 mm (2.1 in)
193048.0 mm (1.9 in)
193194.7 mm (3.7 in)
193294.0 mm (3.7 in)
193342.2 mm (1.7 in)
193453.6 mm (2.1 in)
193549.5 mm (1.9 in)
193652.8 mm (2.1 in)
193745.0 mm (1.8 in)
193861.0 mm (2.4 in)
193944.7 mm (1.8 in)
194074.4 mm (2.9 in)
194171.4 mm (2.8 in)
194271.4 mm (2.8 in)
194349.8 mm (2.0 in)
194457.9 mm (2.3 in)
194533.0 mm (1.3 in)
194673.2 mm (2.9 in)
194755.4 mm (2.2 in)
194846.7 mm (1.8 in)
194959.2 mm (2.3 in)
195064.8 mm (2.6 in)
195153.8 mm (2.1 in)
195267.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953129.8 mm (5.1 in)
195458.5 mm (2.3 in)
195574.0 mm (2.9 in)
195662.0 mm (2.4 in)
195735.0 mm (1.4 in)
195850.5 mm (2.0 in)
195983.5 mm (3.3 in)
196030.0 mm (1.2 in)
196168.5 mm (2.7 in)
196240.0 mm (1.6 in)
196350.5 mm (2.0 in)
196465.0 mm (2.6 in)
196555.0 mm (2.2 in)
196666.5 mm (2.6 in)
196753.0 mm (2.1 in)
196846.2 mm (1.8 in)
196953.5 mm (2.1 in)
197037.0 mm (1.5 in)
197127.0 mm (1.1 in)
197244.5 mm (1.8 in)
197345.5 mm (1.8 in)
197463.5 mm (2.5 in)
197549.0 mm (1.9 in)
197660.5 mm (2.4 in)
197733.5 mm (1.3 in)
1978102.0 mm (4.0 in)
197955.3 mm (2.2 in)
198045.5 mm (1.8 in)
198123.0 mm (0.9 in)
198218.5 mm (0.7 in)
198349.0 mm (1.9 in)
198442.0 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vastrap by year The wettest five days of the year at Vastrap, 1926 to 1984. The record is 235.5 mm (9.3 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.2 mm (3.6 in). 0100200300193019401950196019701980Record: 235.5 mm (9.3 in) in 1953
The wettest five days of the year at Vastrap, 1926 to 1984. The record is 235.5 mm (9.3 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.2 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Vastrap by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
192677.2 mm (3.0 in)
192761.2 mm (2.4 in)
1928140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1929116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1930102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1931136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1932116.6 mm (4.6 in)
193395.8 mm (3.8 in)
1934119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1935108.4 mm (4.3 in)
193674.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937125.7 mm (4.9 in)
193880.8 mm (3.2 in)
1939109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1940105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1941160.8 mm (6.3 in)
194289.6 mm (3.5 in)
1943119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1944110.7 mm (4.4 in)
194546.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946140.9 mm (5.5 in)
194788.4 mm (3.5 in)
194892.2 mm (3.6 in)
1949101.1 mm (4.0 in)
195071.9 mm (2.8 in)
195186.3 mm (3.4 in)
1952101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1953235.5 mm (9.3 in)
195490.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1956128.0 mm (5.0 in)
195755.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1959106.5 mm (4.2 in)
196062.0 mm (2.4 in)
196168.5 mm (2.7 in)
196273.5 mm (2.9 in)
196371.5 mm (2.8 in)
196487.5 mm (3.4 in)
196587.5 mm (3.4 in)
1966114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1967116.1 mm (4.6 in)
196880.5 mm (3.2 in)
196983.0 mm (3.3 in)
197054.5 mm (2.1 in)
197179.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1973104.5 mm (4.1 in)
197486.0 mm (3.4 in)
1975101.0 mm (4.0 in)
197690.5 mm (3.6 in)
197774.5 mm (2.9 in)
1978136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1979108.5 mm (4.3 in)
198069.5 mm (2.7 in)
198149.5 mm (1.9 in)
198232.0 mm (1.3 in)
198374.0 mm (2.9 in)
198485.5 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vastrap by year The longest dry spell of the year at Vastrap, 1926 to 1984. The record is 166 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 104 days. 050100150200193019401950196019701980Record: 166 days in 1965
The longest dry spell of the year at Vastrap, 1926 to 1984. The record is 166 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 104 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Vastrap by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192622 days
192796 days
192894 days
192981 days
193067 days
193194 days
1932128 days
193379 days
193463 days
1935144 days
1936142 days
1937139 days
193870 days
193938 days
194079 days
194169 days
194254 days
194346 days
194495 days
1945110 days
1946163 days
194794 days
1948128 days
1949148 days
1950125 days
195150 days
1952118 days
1953159 days
1954151 days
195570 days
195692 days
195752 days
1958106 days
195985 days
1960154 days
1961151 days
1962122 days
1963117 days
1964160 days
1965166 days
1966102 days
196774 days
1968104 days
1969129 days
197083 days
1971118 days
1972144 days
1973147 days
197458 days
1975141 days
1976148 days
1977138 days
1978130 days
197959 days
1980142 days
198177 days
1982149 days
198378 days
198468 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

56 years, 1927 to 1983

A day with at least 53.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.2 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Vastrap: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years53.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years71.8 mm (2.8 in)
10 years84.6 mm (3.3 in)
25 years101.6 mm (4.0 in)
50 years114.7 mm (4.5 in)
100 years128.2 mm (5.0 in)Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1927 to 1983.

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: 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1928; 129.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1953; 102.0 mm (4.0 in) in 1978.

Download the Data

  • Data for Vastrap standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Vastrap 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).