Warden (Mag) Weather Records (SF003688310)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Warden (Mag) (SF003688310), South Africa, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Warden (Mag)

Warden (Mag) (SF003688310) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.85 latitude and 28.97 longitude, 1,625 m (5,331 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1997, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Warden (Mag) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Warden (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 12 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.85 latitude, 28.97 longitude.
Elevation: 1,625 m (5,331 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1997, 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 Warden (Mag). 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 Warden (Mag), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Warden (Mag) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 179.1 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Warden (Mag). The most was 179.1 mm (7.1 in) on 1 January 1934.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Warden (Mag)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	1 January 1934
Feb	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 February 1953
Mar	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	5 March 1945
Apr	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 April 1943
May	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	9 May 1956
Jun	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	3 June 1981
Jul	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 July 1933
Aug	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	5 August 1973
Sep	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	2 October 1976
Nov	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 November 1983
Dec	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	20 December 1966

Latest Records

Latest records at Warden (Mag)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1997	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1997	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 1997	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1997	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1997	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1996	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	tie	7 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1996	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1996	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1996	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1996	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1996	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1995	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1995	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1995	Warden (Mag), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Warden (Mag): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	1934	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	1934	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	192 days	1923	86 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Warden (Mag), 1919 to 1997. The record is 179.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Warden (Mag) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1920	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1921	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1924	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1927	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1928	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1929	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1931	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1934	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1935	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1936	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1937	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1941	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1943	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1944	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1945	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1946	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1948	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1956	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1957	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1959	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1960	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1961	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1963	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1967	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1969	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1970	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1973	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1974	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1976	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1979	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1980	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1981	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1984	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1996	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1997	59.5 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Warden (Mag), 1919 to 1997. The record is 215.1 mm (8.5 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.9 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Warden (Mag) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1920	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1921	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1922	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1923	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1924	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1925	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1927	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1928	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1929	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1930	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1931	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1932	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1934	215.1 mm (8.5 in)
1935	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1937	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1938	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1939	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1940	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1941	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1942	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1943	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1944	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1945	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1946	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1947	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1948	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1949	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1951	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1952	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1953	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1954	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1955	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1956	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1957	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1958	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1959	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1960	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1961	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1965	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1966	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1967	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1968	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1970	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1973	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1976	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1978	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1979	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1981	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1983	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1984	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1985	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1986	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1987	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1989	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1990	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1993	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1994	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1995	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1996	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1997	95.5 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Warden (Mag), 1919 to 1997. The record is 192 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 86 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Warden (Mag) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	13 days
1920	21 days
1921	121 days
1922	158 days
1923	192 days
1924	133 days
1925	99 days
1926	90 days
1927	98 days
1928	82 days
1929	43 days
1930	88 days
1931	85 days
1932	92 days
1933	77 days
1934	31 days
1935	89 days
1936	110 days
1937	168 days
1938	47 days
1939	52 days
1940	86 days
1941	86 days
1942	69 days
1943	48 days
1944	93 days
1945	138 days
1946	67 days
1947	102 days
1948	125 days
1949	83 days
1950	46 days
1951	40 days
1952	89 days
1953	78 days
1954	86 days
1955	58 days
1956	54 days
1957	43 days
1958	138 days
1959	57 days
1960	52 days
1961	97 days
1962	125 days
1963	91 days
1964	42 days
1965	50 days
1966	107 days
1967	87 days
1968	86 days
1969	52 days
1970	40 days
1971	71 days
1972	118 days
1973	67 days
1974	71 days
1975	131 days
1976	102 days
1977	143 days
1978	126 days
1979	46 days
1980	112 days
1981	73 days
1982	36 days
1983	63 days
1984	55 days
1985	135 days
1986	88 days
1987	98 days
1988	56 days
1989	54 days
1990	89 days
1991	160 days
1992	112 days
1993	114 days
1994	150 days
1995	111 days
1996	47 days
1997	44 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

71 years, 1921 to 1996

A day with at least 55.3 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.9 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Warden (Mag): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	128.9 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1921 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: 179.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1934; 90.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1966; 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1942.

Download the Data

Data for Warden (Mag) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Warden (Mag) 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).

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