Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bethal (SF000068370), South Africa, with 51 years of record.
Key Facts for Bethal
Bethal (SF000068370) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.47 latitude and 29.45 longitude, 838 m (2,749 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1964 to 2014, 51 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bethal still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bethal tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.4 C (86.7 F) on 18 February 2014.
About the Station
Location: South Africa, -26.47 latitude, 29.45 longitude.
Elevation: 838 m (2,749 ft).
Period of record: 1964 to 2014, 51 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bethal. 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 Bethal, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
33.7 C (92.7 F)
4.0 C (39.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
34.4 C (93.9 F)
6.0 C (42.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
0.5 C (32.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
n/a
n/a
May
27.4 C (81.3 F)
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
25.2 C (77.4 F)
-9.2 C (15.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
24.6 C (76.3 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
28.1 C (82.6 F)
-12.5 C (9.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.0 C (89.6 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.0 C (91.4 F)
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1.0 C (33.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bethal still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at Bethal by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1964
41
1965
55
1966
48
1967
33
1968
65
1969
35
1970
37
1971
25
1972
51
1973
42
1974
34
1975
27
1976
29
1977
33
1978
35
1979
40
1980
24
1981
30
1982
24
1983
58
1984
32
1985
30
1986
17
1987
54
1988
18
1989
48
1990
26
1991
28
1992
62
1993
26
1994
46
1995
38
1996
37
1997
57
1998
78
1999
33
2000
44
2001
16
2002
1
2003
1
2004
4
2005
2
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Bethal between 25 March 1995 and 30 March 2000. Each dot is a new record.
When Bethal set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1995-03-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1996-07-07
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 2.4 C (36.3 F)
2000-03-30
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 97.0 mm (3.8 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 97.0 mm (3.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bethal. The most was 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 30 March 2000.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bethal
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
8 January 1987
Feb
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
27 February 1981
Mar
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
30 March 2000
Apr
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1 April 1964
May
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
3 May 1976
Jun
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
4 June 1989
Jul
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1 July 1974
Aug
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
8 August 1983
Sep
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
30 September 1993
Oct
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
18 October 1969
Nov
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
12 November 1997
Dec
87.0 mm (3.4 in)
8 December 1964
Period of Record Coverage
1964 to 2014
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at Bethal, 1964 to 2014. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2003 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Bethal, 1965 to 2000. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.3 C (59.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1967, at 14.7 C (58.4 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 16.2 C (61.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bethal as warming stripes, 1965 to 2000
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1965
15.1 C
-0.26 C
1966
15.4 C
+0.13 C
1967
14.7 C
-0.65 C
1968
15.1 C
-0.21 C
1969
15.4 C
+0.10 C
1972
15.2 C
-0.16 C
1974
14.8 C
-0.47 C
1978
15.3 C
0.00 C
1979
15.5 C
+0.20 C
1980
15.0 C
-0.34 C
1982
15.6 C
+0.28 C
1983
16.2 C
+0.84 C
1984
15.3 C
-0.01 C
1985
15.6 C
+0.30 C
1990
15.0 C
-0.28 C
1992
15.9 C
+0.61 C
1993
15.6 C
+0.33 C
1994
14.8 C
-0.53 C
1996
15.0 C
-0.27 C
1997
15.2 C
-0.13 C
1998
15.9 C
+0.59 C
1999
15.7 C
+0.43 C
2000
14.9 C
-0.42 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1964 to 2014
Yearly extremes at Bethal: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983
31.4 C (88.5 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1976
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
44
Wettest day (Rx1day)
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2000
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
43
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1975
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
38
Longest dry spell (CDD)
151 days
1994
50 days
41
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bethal, 1964 to 2014. The record is 34.4 C (93.9 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.4 C (88.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bethal by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1964
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1965
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1966
32.4 C (90.3 F)
1967
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1968
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1969
33.7 C (92.7 F)
1970
31.3 C (88.3 F)
1971
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1972
32.3 C (90.1 F)
1973
32.6 C (90.7 F)
1974
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1975
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1976
29.3 C (84.7 F)
1977
30.7 C (87.3 F)
1978
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1979
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1980
30.7 C (87.3 F)
1981
32.0 C (89.6 F)
1982
31.6 C (88.9 F)
1983
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1985
31.2 C (88.2 F)
1986
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1987
30.5 C (86.9 F)
1988
32.1 C (89.8 F)
1989
31.4 C (88.5 F)
1990
31.3 C (88.3 F)
1991
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1992
32.9 C (91.2 F)
1993
32.9 C (91.2 F)
1994
31.4 C (88.5 F)
1995
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1996
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1997
31.9 C (89.4 F)
1998
31.8 C (89.2 F)
1999
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2000
30.3 C (86.5 F)
2001
32.6 C (90.7 F)
2002
29.0 C (84.2 F)
2003
30.3 C (86.5 F)
2004
31.6 C (88.9 F)
2005
29.3 C (84.7 F)
2006
27.0 C (80.6 F)
2014
30.4 C (86.7 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bethal, 1964 to 2014. The record is -12.5 C (9.5 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.5 C (22.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bethal by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1964
-9.2 C (15.4 F)
1965
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1966
-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1967
-7.4 C (18.7 F)
1968
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1969
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1970
-2.9 C (26.8 F)
1971
-5.9 C (21.4 F)
1972
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1973
-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1974
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1975
-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1976
-12.5 C (9.5 F)
1977
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1978
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1979
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1980
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981
-4.7 C (23.5 F)
1982
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1983
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1984
-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1985
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1986
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1987
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1988
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1989
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
1990
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1991
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
1992
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1993
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1994
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1995
-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1996
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
1997
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1998
-6.9 C (19.6 F)
1999
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2000
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2001
-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2002
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2003
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2004
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
2005
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2006
13.9 C (57.0 F)
2014
10.1 C (50.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bethal, 1964 to 2014. The record is 97.0 mm (3.8 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.0 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bethal by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1964
87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1965
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1966
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1968
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1969
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1975
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1977
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1981
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1986
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1989
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1992
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1993
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1994
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1996
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1998
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1999
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2000
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2001
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2002
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2003
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2004
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2005
2.8 mm (0.11 in)
2006
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2014
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bethal, 1964 to 2014. The record is 152.0 mm (6.0 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.5 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bethal by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1964
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1965
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1967
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1968
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1970
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1971
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1972
137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1973
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1974
87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1975
152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1976
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1978
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1979
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1980
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1981
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1982
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1984
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1986
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987
103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1988
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1989
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1990
121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1991
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1992
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1994
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1995
135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1996
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1997
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1998
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1999
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2000
119.0 mm (4.7 in)
2001
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2014
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bethal, 1964 to 2014. The record is 151 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bethal by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1964
46 days
1965
48 days
1966
72 days
1967
43 days
1968
49 days
1969
67 days
1970
39 days
1971
81 days
1972
83 days
1973
91 days
1974
43 days
1975
45 days
1976
46 days
1977
71 days
1978
88 days
1979
31 days
1980
112 days
1981
54 days
1982
48 days
1983
43 days
1984
38 days
1985
59 days
1986
86 days
1987
50 days
1988
89 days
1989
49 days
1990
39 days
1991
94 days
1992
106 days
1993
84 days
1994
151 days
1995
54 days
1996
42 days
1997
26 days
1998
146 days
1999
110 days
2000
67 days
2001
28 days
2002
n/a
2003
1 day
2004
1 day
2005
1 day
2006
n/a
2014
n/a
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
23 years with a frost
Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bethal falls on 27 August and the median first autumn frost on 15 May, which leaves a median of 261 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Bethal
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1965 to 2000)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 August
n/a
27 August
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
15 May
n/a
15 May
n/a
n/a
Growing days
261 days
n/a
261 days
n/a
n/a
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
36 years, 1964 to 2000
A day with at least 54.7 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 109.3 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bethal: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
5 years
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
10 years
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
50 years
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1964 to 2000.
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: 97.0 mm (3.8 in) in 2000; 91.0 mm (3.6 in) in 1995; 88.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1981.
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Data for Bethal 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.