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Jonkersberg (Bos) Weather Records (SF000284150)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Jonkersberg (Bos) (SF000284150), South Africa, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Jonkersberg (Bos)

  • Jonkersberg (Bos) (SF000284150) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.92 latitude and 22.23 longitude, 457 m (1,499 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1919 to 1997, 79 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Jonkersberg (Bos) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Jonkersberg (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 6 April 1997.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -33.92 latitude, 22.23 longitude.
  • Elevation: 457 m (1,499 ft).
  • Period of record: 1919 to 1997, 79 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Jonkersberg (Bos), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Jonkersberg (Bos). 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 Jonkersberg (Bos). 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 Jonkersberg (Bos), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Jonkersberg (Bos) by the year they were set 0 records at Jonkersberg (Bos) still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Jonkersberg (Bos) still stand.
Standing records at Jonkersberg (Bos) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 238.8 mm (9.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Jonkersberg (Bos) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Jonkersberg (Bos). The most was 238.8 mm (9.4 in) on 31 December 1931. 0100200300 Jan: 184.5 mm (7.3 in), 26 January 1955 Jan Feb: 97.3 mm (3.8 in), 27 February 1940 Feb Mar: 234.2 mm (9.2 in), 13 March 1939 Mar Apr: 92.5 mm (3.6 in), 14 April 1987 Apr May: 108.5 mm (4.3 in), 20 May 1954 May Jun: 62.0 mm (2.4 in), 17 June 1926 Jun Jul: 85.9 mm (3.4 in), 24 July 1951 Jul Aug: 204.0 mm (8.0 in), 26 August 1954 Aug Sep: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 20 September 1925 Sep Oct: 120.0 mm (4.7 in), 20 October 1953 Oct Nov: 155.2 mm (6.1 in), 23 November 1928 Nov Dec: 238.8 mm (9.4 in), 31 December 1931 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Jonkersberg (Bos). The most was 238.8 mm (9.4 in) on 31 December 1931.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Jonkersberg (Bos)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan184.5 mm (7.3 in)26 January 1955
Feb97.3 mm (3.8 in)27 February 1940
Mar234.2 mm (9.2 in)13 March 1939
Apr92.5 mm (3.6 in)14 April 1987
May108.5 mm (4.3 in)20 May 1954
Jun62.0 mm (2.4 in)17 June 1926
Jul85.9 mm (3.4 in)24 July 1951
Aug204.0 mm (8.0 in)26 August 1954
Sep114.3 mm (4.5 in)20 September 1925
Oct120.0 mm (4.7 in)20 October 1953
Nov155.2 mm (6.1 in)23 November 1928
Dec238.8 mm (9.4 in)31 December 1931

Latest Records

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Latest records at Jonkersberg (Bos)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
6 April 1997Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain54.0 mm (2.1 in)20.5 mm (0.8 in)56 years38 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 1997Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain58.5 mm (2.3 in)20.9 mm (0.8 in)67 years42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain108.0 mm (4.3 in)73.0 mm (2.9 in)42 years59 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1996Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain40.5 mm (1.6 in)18.9 mm (0.7 in)50 years33 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain71.5 mm (2.8 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)67 years34 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1996Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain90.0 mm (3.5 in)32.6 mm (1.3 in)64 years49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1995Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain99.0 mm (3.9 in)67.0 mm (2.6 in)4 years48 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1995Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)31.0 mm (1.2 in)40 years38 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1995Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)49 years21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1995Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1995Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain87.0 mm (3.4 in)55.5 mm (2.2 in)28 years55 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1995Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain43.5 mm (1.7 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1995Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)61 years27 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1995Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)64 years31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1995Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain45.5 mm (1.8 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)68 years36 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1994Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain136.5 mm (5.4 in)101.7 mm (4.0 in)12 years50 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1994Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain37.5 mm (1.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1994Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain56.0 mm (2.2 in)43.0 mm (1.7 in)63 years51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1994Jonkersberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1997
Yearly extremes at Jonkersberg (Bos): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)238.8 mm (9.4 in)193176.2 mm (3.0 in)79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)551.2 mm (21.7 in)1932120.0 mm (4.7 in)79
Longest dry spell (CDD)34 days198718 days79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Jonkersberg (Bos) by year The wettest day of the year at Jonkersberg (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 238.8 mm (9.4 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in). 01002003001920194019601980Record: 238.8 mm (9.4 in) in 1931
The wettest day of the year at Jonkersberg (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 238.8 mm (9.4 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Jonkersberg (Bos) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191911.2 mm (0.4 in)
192056.4 mm (2.2 in)
192145.7 mm (1.8 in)
192257.7 mm (2.3 in)
192347.2 mm (1.9 in)
192427.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925114.3 mm (4.5 in)
192662.0 mm (2.4 in)
192779.5 mm (3.1 in)
1928155.2 mm (6.1 in)
192976.2 mm (3.0 in)
1930111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1931238.8 mm (9.4 in)
193276.2 mm (3.0 in)
193387.1 mm (3.4 in)
193474.2 mm (2.9 in)
193594.0 mm (3.7 in)
193685.3 mm (3.4 in)
193763.8 mm (2.5 in)
193851.1 mm (2.0 in)
1939234.2 mm (9.2 in)
194097.3 mm (3.8 in)
194182.3 mm (3.2 in)
194248.8 mm (1.9 in)
194380.3 mm (3.2 in)
194464.8 mm (2.6 in)
194589.4 mm (3.5 in)
194672.4 mm (2.9 in)
194798.8 mm (3.9 in)
194896.0 mm (3.8 in)
194965.0 mm (2.6 in)
1950115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1951151.1 mm (5.9 in)
195283.3 mm (3.3 in)
1953120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1954204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1955184.5 mm (7.3 in)
195661.5 mm (2.4 in)
195776.5 mm (3.0 in)
195857.8 mm (2.3 in)
195982.0 mm (3.2 in)
196065.5 mm (2.6 in)
196173.0 mm (2.9 in)
1962141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1963102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1964108.5 mm (4.3 in)
196591.0 mm (3.6 in)
196646.0 mm (1.8 in)
196779.5 mm (3.1 in)
196840.8 mm (1.6 in)
196960.0 mm (2.4 in)
197075.5 mm (3.0 in)
197157.2 mm (2.3 in)
197260.8 mm (2.4 in)
197341.4 mm (1.6 in)
197445.5 mm (1.8 in)
197561.2 mm (2.4 in)
197633.5 mm (1.3 in)
197773.0 mm (2.9 in)
197872.0 mm (2.8 in)
197961.5 mm (2.4 in)
198076.5 mm (3.0 in)
1981112.0 mm (4.4 in)
198249.3 mm (1.9 in)
198383.1 mm (3.3 in)
198452.8 mm (2.1 in)
198556.9 mm (2.2 in)
198665.0 mm (2.6 in)
198792.5 mm (3.6 in)
198847.0 mm (1.9 in)
198967.5 mm (2.7 in)
199072.5 mm (2.9 in)
1991102.0 mm (4.0 in)
199290.0 mm (3.5 in)
1993103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1994136.5 mm (5.4 in)
199599.0 mm (3.9 in)
1996108.0 mm (4.3 in)
199758.5 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Jonkersberg (Bos) by year The wettest five days of the year at Jonkersberg (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 551.2 mm (21.7 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.0 mm (4.7 in). 02004006001920194019601980Record: 551.2 mm (21.7 in) in 1932
The wettest five days of the year at Jonkersberg (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 551.2 mm (21.7 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.0 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Jonkersberg (Bos) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
191923.6 mm (0.9 in)
1920129.2 mm (5.1 in)
192191.9 mm (3.6 in)
1922156.5 mm (6.2 in)
192350.6 mm (2.0 in)
192448.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925251.1 mm (9.9 in)
192695.5 mm (3.8 in)
1927110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1928283.2 mm (11.1 in)
1929178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1930178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1931484.4 mm (19.1 in)
1932551.2 mm (21.7 in)
1933179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1934130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1935158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1936130.3 mm (5.1 in)
193781.3 mm (3.2 in)
193864.2 mm (2.5 in)
1939241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1940158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1941166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1942113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1943154.3 mm (6.1 in)
194495.0 mm (3.7 in)
1945117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1946124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1947114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1948114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1949175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1950155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1951151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1952139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1953239.8 mm (9.4 in)
1954390.0 mm (15.4 in)
1955190.5 mm (7.5 in)
195681.5 mm (3.2 in)
1957120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1958129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1959107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1960120.1 mm (4.7 in)
196183.8 mm (3.3 in)
1962216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1963198.5 mm (7.8 in)
1964203.5 mm (8.0 in)
1965205.8 mm (8.1 in)
196663.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967119.5 mm (4.7 in)
196879.3 mm (3.1 in)
196967.7 mm (2.7 in)
197093.0 mm (3.7 in)
1971109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1972109.3 mm (4.3 in)
197346.0 mm (1.8 in)
197456.5 mm (2.2 in)
197581.0 mm (3.2 in)
197659.5 mm (2.3 in)
1977219.0 mm (8.6 in)
197889.5 mm (3.5 in)
197993.5 mm (3.7 in)
198093.0 mm (3.7 in)
1981161.0 mm (6.3 in)
198290.3 mm (3.6 in)
1983108.9 mm (4.3 in)
198481.0 mm (3.2 in)
1985102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1986118.5 mm (4.7 in)
198795.0 mm (3.7 in)
198853.0 mm (2.1 in)
1989127.5 mm (5.0 in)
199083.5 mm (3.3 in)
1991134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1992120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1993161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1994153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1995168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1996197.5 mm (7.8 in)
199776.2 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Jonkersberg (Bos) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Jonkersberg (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 34 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days. 0102030401920194019601980Record: 34 days in 1987
The longest dry spell of the year at Jonkersberg (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 34 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Jonkersberg (Bos) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
19197 days
192019 days
192115 days
192218 days
192317 days
192432 days
192521 days
192619 days
192717 days
192815 days
192919 days
193017 days
193115 days
193215 days
193325 days
193420 days
193514 days
193617 days
193718 days
193814 days
193925 days
194023 days
194124 days
194210 days
194315 days
194414 days
194519 days
194621 days
194722 days
194812 days
194920 days
195017 days
195112 days
195211 days
195316 days
195419 days
195517 days
195619 days
195712 days
195829 days
195914 days
196021 days
196117 days
196219 days
196319 days
196430 days
196526 days
196625 days
196727 days
196818 days
196920 days
197021 days
197117 days
197218 days
197317 days
197429 days
197513 days
197614 days
197717 days
197821 days
197923 days
198026 days
198119 days
198224 days
198319 days
198432 days
198533 days
198623 days
198734 days
198811 days
198913 days
199017 days
199117 days
199214 days
199317 days
199425 days
199513 days
199627 days
199714 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

78 years, 1920 to 1997

A day with at least 74.9 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 240.3 mm (9.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Jonkersberg (Bos): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years74.9 mm (2.9 in)
5 years107.0 mm (4.2 in)
10 years132.4 mm (5.2 in)
25 years170.2 mm (6.7 in)
50 years203.0 mm (8.0 in)
100 years240.3 mm (9.5 in)Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1920 to 1997.

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: 238.8 mm (9.4 in) in 1931; 234.2 mm (9.2 in) in 1939; 204.0 mm (8.0 in) in 1954.

Download the Data

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