Bredasdorp Weather Records (SF000030320)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bredasdorp (SF000030320), South Africa, with 114 years of record.

Key Facts for Bredasdorp

Bredasdorp (SF000030320) is a weather station in South Africa at -34.53 latitude and 20.03 longitude, 50 m (164 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 1991, 114 years of record.
0 records set at Bredasdorp still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bredasdorp set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 28 June 1990.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -34.53 latitude, 20.03 longitude.
Elevation: 50 m (164 ft).
Period of record: 1878 to 1991, 114 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 Bredasdorp. 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 Bredasdorp, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Bredasdorp still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Bredasdorp between 16 February 1940 and 16 February 1940. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 171.2 mm (6.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bredasdorp. The most was 171.2 mm (6.7 in) on 16 February 1940.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bredasdorp
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	11 January 1922
Feb	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	16 February 1940
Mar	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	11 March 1880
Apr	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	25 April 1981
May	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	19 May 1911
Jun	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 June 1981
Jul	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	5 July 1985
Aug	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 August 1986
Sep	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 September 1951
Oct	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	11 October 1948
Nov	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	6 November 1964
Dec	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	14 December 1906

Latest Records

Latest records at Bredasdorp
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1990	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1989	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1989	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1989	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1989	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1987	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1987	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1986	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1986	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1986	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1986	Bredasdorp, ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1986	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1986	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1985	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1985	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1985	Bredasdorp, ZA	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1985	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1985	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1983	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1878 to 1991

Yearly extremes at Bredasdorp: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	1940	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	114
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	227.4 mm (9.0 in)	1948	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	114
Longest dry spell (CDD)	194 days	1960	30 days	114

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bredasdorp, 1878 to 1991. The record is 171.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.8 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bredasdorp by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1879	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1880	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1881	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1882	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1883	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1884	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1885	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1886	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1887	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1888	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1889	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1890	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1891	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1892	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1893	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1894	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1895	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1896	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1897	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1898	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1899	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1900	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1901	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1902	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1903	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1904	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1905	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1906	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1907	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1908	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1909	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1910	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1911	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1912	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1914	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1918	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1922	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1923	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1925	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1926	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1927	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1928	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1929	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1934	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1937	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1938	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1939	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1941	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1942	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1944	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1946	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1947	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1948	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1949	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1951	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1953	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1954	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1955	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1959	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1960	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1961	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1963	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1964	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1965	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1967	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1968	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1971	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1973	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1974	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1975	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1976	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1978	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1982	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1984	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1985	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1986	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1988	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1989	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	23.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bredasdorp, 1878 to 1991. The record is 227.4 mm (9.0 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.6 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bredasdorp by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1879	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1880	177.2 mm (7.0 in)
1881	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1882	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1883	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1884	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1885	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1886	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1887	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1888	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1889	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1890	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1891	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1892	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1893	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1894	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1895	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1896	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1897	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1898	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1899	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1900	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1901	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1902	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1903	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1904	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1905	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1906	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1907	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1908	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1909	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1910	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1911	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1912	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1913	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1914	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1915	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1916	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1917	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1918	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1919	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1921	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1922	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1923	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1924	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1925	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1926	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1927	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1929	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1930	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1932	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1933	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1934	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1935	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1936	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1937	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1938	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1940	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1941	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1942	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1945	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1946	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1947	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948	227.4 mm (9.0 in)
1949	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1950	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1951	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1952	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1954	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1955	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1956	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1958	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1960	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1961	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1962	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1964	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1965	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1966	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1967	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1968	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1969	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1971	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1972	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1973	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1974	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1975	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1977	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	132.2 mm (5.2 in)
1979	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1980	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1982	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1983	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1985	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1986	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1987	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1989	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1990	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1991	35.9 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bredasdorp, 1878 to 1991. The record is 194 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bredasdorp by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	47 days
1879	36 days
1880	27 days
1881	26 days
1882	26 days
1883	46 days
1884	22 days
1885	18 days
1886	20 days
1887	20 days
1888	23 days
1889	31 days
1890	21 days
1891	16 days
1892	19 days
1893	21 days
1894	15 days
1895	21 days
1896	26 days
1897	33 days
1898	18 days
1899	29 days
1900	30 days
1901	34 days
1902	24 days
1903	25 days
1904	24 days
1905	37 days
1906	55 days
1907	29 days
1908	42 days
1909	24 days
1910	17 days
1911	17 days
1912	36 days
1913	36 days
1914	31 days
1915	42 days
1916	50 days
1917	32 days
1918	33 days
1919	27 days
1920	39 days
1921	31 days
1922	21 days
1923	23 days
1924	23 days
1925	16 days
1926	21 days
1927	17 days
1928	30 days
1929	28 days
1930	37 days
1931	20 days
1932	17 days
1933	32 days
1934	43 days
1935	22 days
1936	21 days
1937	26 days
1938	33 days
1939	40 days
1940	32 days
1941	24 days
1942	26 days
1943	26 days
1944	36 days
1945	59 days
1946	69 days
1947	37 days
1948	32 days
1949	58 days
1950	33 days
1951	46 days
1952	19 days
1953	40 days
1954	36 days
1955	29 days
1956	46 days
1957	50 days
1958	47 days
1959	23 days
1960	194 days
1961	45 days
1962	25 days
1963	20 days
1964	23 days
1965	47 days
1966	33 days
1967	27 days
1968	32 days
1969	34 days
1970	24 days
1971	34 days
1972	44 days
1973	34 days
1974	36 days
1975	60 days
1976	35 days
1977	34 days
1978	25 days
1979	26 days
1980	61 days
1981	27 days
1982	27 days
1983	29 days
1984	19 days
1985	26 days
1986	25 days
1987	38 days
1988	39 days
1989	35 days
1990	26 days
1991	31 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

106 years, 1878 to 1990

A day with at least 40.7 mm (1.6 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 Bredasdorp: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	128.9 mm (5.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 106 years of values from 1878 to 1990.

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: 171.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1940; 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1948; 119.6 mm (4.7 in) in 1880.

Download the Data

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

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