Buffelsklip Weather Records (SF000296920)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buffelsklip (SF000296920), South Africa, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Buffelsklip

Buffelsklip (SF000296920) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.53 latitude and 22.90 longitude, 610 m (2,001 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1997, 85 years of record.
0 records set at Buffelsklip still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Buffelsklip set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 26 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.53 latitude, 22.90 longitude.
Elevation: 610 m (2,001 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1997, 85 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 Buffelsklip. 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 Buffelsklip, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Buffelsklip still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 180.3 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buffelsklip. The most was 180.3 mm (7.1 in) on 4 May 1916.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Buffelsklip
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	5 January 1972
Feb	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	17 February 1955
Mar	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	24 March 1981
Apr	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 April 1993
May	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	4 May 1916
Jun	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	12 June 1983
Jul	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25 July 1951
Aug	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 August 1954
Sep	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 September 1987
Oct	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 October 1953
Nov	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	21 November 1996
Dec	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 December 1943

Latest Records

Latest records at Buffelsklip
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1997	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1997	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1997	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1996	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1996	Buffelsklip, ZA	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	79 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1996	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1996	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1996	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1996	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1996	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1996	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1996	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1995	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1995	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1995	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1994	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	15 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Buffelsklip: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	1916	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	1916	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	153 days	1940	75 days	85

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Buffelsklip, 1913 to 1997. The record is 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buffelsklip by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1914	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1915	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1916	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1917	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1918	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1919	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1921	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1922	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1923	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1925	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1926	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1927	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1928	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1930	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1931	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1934	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1935	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1936	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1937	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1939	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1941	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1942	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1943	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1945	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1947	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1956	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1958	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1959	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1960	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1961	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1962	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1963	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1964	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1966	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1967	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1968	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1969	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1970	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1971	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1972	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1974	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1975	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1976	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1977	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1978	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1979	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1980	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1981	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1982	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1983	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1984	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1985	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1987	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1989	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1990	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1991	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1992	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1993	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1996	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1997	29.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Buffelsklip, 1913 to 1997. The record is 192.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.9 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buffelsklip by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1914	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1915	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1916	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1917	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1918	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1919	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1921	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1922	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1923	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1925	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1926	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1927	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1928	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1930	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1931	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1932	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1933	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1934	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1935	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1936	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1937	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1939	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1940	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1941	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1942	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1943	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1945	128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1946	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1947	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1950	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1951	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1953	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1954	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1956	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1957	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1958	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1959	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1960	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1961	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1963	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1964	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1967	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1968	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1969	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1970	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1971	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1972	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1975	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1976	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1977	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1978	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1979	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1980	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1981	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1982	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1983	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1984	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1986	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1987	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1988	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1990	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1991	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1992	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1994	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1996	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1997	73.0 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Buffelsklip, 1913 to 1997. The record is 153 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 75 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buffelsklip by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	40 days
1914	42 days
1915	49 days
1916	43 days
1917	90 days
1918	42 days
1919	46 days
1920	54 days
1921	61 days
1922	43 days
1923	60 days
1924	55 days
1925	65 days
1926	130 days
1927	111 days
1928	75 days
1929	99 days
1930	94 days
1931	77 days
1932	92 days
1933	112 days
1934	99 days
1935	127 days
1936	100 days
1937	109 days
1938	72 days
1939	130 days
1940	153 days
1941	123 days
1942	70 days
1943	101 days
1944	132 days
1945	81 days
1946	138 days
1947	97 days
1948	63 days
1949	75 days
1950	66 days
1951	93 days
1952	115 days
1953	69 days
1954	71 days
1955	89 days
1956	38 days
1957	62 days
1958	108 days
1959	49 days
1960	104 days
1961	85 days
1962	105 days
1963	98 days
1964	87 days
1965	80 days
1966	45 days
1967	79 days
1968	82 days
1969	73 days
1970	82 days
1971	132 days
1972	80 days
1973	51 days
1974	42 days
1975	58 days
1976	51 days
1977	68 days
1978	67 days
1979	75 days
1980	106 days
1981	34 days
1982	81 days
1983	71 days
1984	87 days
1985	57 days
1986	47 days
1987	63 days
1988	62 days
1989	68 days
1990	83 days
1991	70 days
1992	74 days
1993	69 days
1994	62 days
1995	31 days
1996	55 days
1997	81 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

83 years, 1913 to 1997

A day with at least 30.8 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 118.2 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Buffelsklip: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1913 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: 180.3 mm (7.1 in) in 1916; 80.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1996; 78.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1972.

Download the Data

Data for Buffelsklip standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Buffelsklip 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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