Great Brak River Weather Records (SF000123930)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Great Brak River (SF000123930), South Africa, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Great Brak River

Great Brak River (SF000123930) is a weather station in South Africa at -34.07 latitude and 22.22 longitude, 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1900 to 1985, 86 years of record.
0 records set at Great Brak River still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Great Brak River set a daily record precipitation of 24.0 mm (0.9 in) on 13 October 1985.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -34.07 latitude, 22.22 longitude.
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft).
Period of record: 1900 to 1985, 86 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 Great Brak River. 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 Great Brak River, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Great Brak River still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 158.8 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Great Brak River. The most was 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 23 November 1928.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Great Brak River
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	11 January 1951
Feb	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 February 1940
Mar	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	13 March 1939
Apr	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	9 April 1905
May	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	8 May 1977
Jun	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	15 June 1908
Jul	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	11 July 1936
Aug	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	20 August 1962
Sep	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 September 1905
Oct	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	8 October 1962
Nov	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	23 November 1928
Dec	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 December 1931

Latest Records

Latest records at Great Brak River
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1985	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1985	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1984	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1984	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1984	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1983	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1983	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1983	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1983	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1983	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1983	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1982	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1982	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1982	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1982	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1982	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1981	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1981	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1981	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1981	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1900 to 1985

Yearly extremes at Great Brak River: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	1928	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	227.0 mm (8.9 in)	1928	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	64 days	1957	28 days	86

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Great Brak River, 1900 to 1985. The record is 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Great Brak River by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1900	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1901	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1902	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1903	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1904	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1905	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1906	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1907	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1908	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1909	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1910	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1911	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1912	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1913	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1916	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1917	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1918	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1919	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1920	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1923	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1924	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1925	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1926	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1928	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1929	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1931	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1932	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1936	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1937	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1938	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1939	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1940	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1942	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1945	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1946	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1947	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1948	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1950	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1951	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1952	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
1953	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1954	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1955	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1956	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1957	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1960	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1961	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1962	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1963	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1964	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1965	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1966	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1967	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1969	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1976	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1978	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1980	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1982	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1984	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	40.3 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Great Brak River, 1900 to 1985. The record is 227.0 mm (8.9 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.7 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Great Brak River by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1900	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1901	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1902	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1903	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1904	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1905	169.3 mm (6.7 in)
1906	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1907	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1908	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1909	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1910	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1911	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1912	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1913	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1915	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1916	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1917	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1918	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1919	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1920	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1921	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1922	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1923	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1924	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1925	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1926	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1927	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	227.0 mm (8.9 in)
1929	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1930	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1931	220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1932	226.3 mm (8.9 in)
1933	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1934	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1936	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1938	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1939	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1940	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1941	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1942	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1943	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1944	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1945	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1946	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1948	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1950	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1951	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1952	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1953	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1954	132.7 mm (5.2 in)
1955	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1958	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1959	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1960	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1961	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1962	168.6 mm (6.6 in)
1963	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1964	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1965	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1966	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1967	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1969	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1972	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1976	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1977	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1978	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1979	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1981	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1982	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1983	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1984	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1985	57.3 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Great Brak River, 1900 to 1985. The record is 64 days in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Great Brak River by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1900	23 days
1901	17 days
1902	29 days
1903	40 days
1904	25 days
1905	29 days
1906	20 days
1907	25 days
1908	23 days
1909	22 days
1910	27 days
1911	34 days
1912	25 days
1913	23 days
1914	20 days
1915	32 days
1916	31 days
1917	21 days
1918	34 days
1919	27 days
1920	34 days
1921	16 days
1922	25 days
1923	26 days
1924	23 days
1925	34 days
1926	22 days
1927	28 days
1928	29 days
1929	24 days
1930	21 days
1931	39 days
1932	37 days
1933	30 days
1934	26 days
1935	26 days
1936	27 days
1937	26 days
1938	28 days
1939	45 days
1940	39 days
1941	30 days
1942	19 days
1943	49 days
1944	30 days
1945	39 days
1946	50 days
1947	37 days
1948	43 days
1949	31 days
1950	38 days
1951	40 days
1952	28 days
1953	24 days
1954	28 days
1955	24 days
1956	24 days
1957	64 days
1958	30 days
1959	21 days
1960	28 days
1961	30 days
1962	27 days
1963	35 days
1964	36 days
1965	30 days
1966	25 days
1967	21 days
1968	48 days
1969	37 days
1970	24 days
1971	43 days
1972	41 days
1973	24 days
1974	29 days
1975	29 days
1976	21 days
1977	27 days
1978	43 days
1979	29 days
1980	28 days
1981	24 days
1982	59 days
1983	21 days
1984	34 days
1985	25 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

84 years, 1901 to 1985

A day with at least 49.7 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 156.0 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Great Brak River: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	112.9 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1901 to 1985.

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: 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1928; 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1939; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1951.

Download the Data

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

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