Alexandria (Bos) Weather Records (SF000366420)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Alexandria (Bos) (SF000366420), South Africa, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Alexandria (Bos)

Alexandria (Bos) (SF000366420) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.70 latitude and 26.37 longitude, 191 m (627 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1997, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Alexandria (Bos) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Alexandria (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 10 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.70 latitude, 26.37 longitude.
Elevation: 191 m (627 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1997, 79 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 Alexandria (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 Alexandria (Bos), 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 Alexandria (Bos) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Alexandria (Bos) between 25 September 1952 and 25 September 1952. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 287.5 mm (11.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Alexandria (Bos). The most was 287.5 mm (11.3 in) on 25 September 1952.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Alexandria (Bos)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	1 January 1932
Feb	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	20 February 1990
Mar	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	27 March 1928
Apr	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	3 April 1933
May	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	16 May 1935
Jun	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	20 June 1925
Jul	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	20 July 1979
Aug	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	7 August 1992
Sep	287.5 mm (11.3 in)	25 September 1952
Oct	212.5 mm (8.4 in)	2 October 1989
Nov	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	15 November 1989
Dec	154.3 mm (6.1 in)	6 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Alexandria (Bos)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 June 1997	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1997	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1996	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1996	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1996	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1996	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1995	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1994	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 December 1994	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1994	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1994	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1994	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1994	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1994	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1994	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	tie	0 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1993	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1993	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1993	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1993	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Alexandria (Bos): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	287.5 mm (11.3 in)	1952	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	334.0 mm (13.1 in)	1935	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	47 days	1975	25 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Alexandria (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 287.5 mm (11.3 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.0 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Alexandria (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1920	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1921	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1922	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1923	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1924	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1926	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1929	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1930	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1932	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1933	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1934	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1936	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1937	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1939	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1942	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1943	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1946	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1948	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1949	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1950	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1951	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	287.5 mm (11.3 in)
1953	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1954	172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1955	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1956	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1957	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1959	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1960	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1963	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1964	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1965	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1966	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1968	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1969	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	154.3 mm (6.1 in)
1971	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1975	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1979	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1980	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1981	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1982	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1984	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1985	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1986	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1987	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1988	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1989	212.5 mm (8.4 in)
1990	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1991	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1992	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1993	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1995	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1996	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	40.0 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Alexandria (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 334.0 mm (13.1 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.5 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Alexandria (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1920	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1921	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1922	211.8 mm (8.3 in)
1923	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1924	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1925	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1926	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1927	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1928	206.1 mm (8.1 in)
1929	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1930	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1931	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1932	298.8 mm (11.8 in)
1933	189.4 mm (7.5 in)
1934	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1935	334.0 mm (13.1 in)
1936	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1937	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1938	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1940	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1941	197.8 mm (7.8 in)
1942	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1943	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1944	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1945	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1946	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1947	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1948	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1949	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1950	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1951	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1952	307.6 mm (12.1 in)
1953	225.5 mm (8.9 in)
1954	185.5 mm (7.3 in)
1955	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1956	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1957	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1959	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1960	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1962	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1963	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1964	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1965	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1966	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967	195.0 mm (7.7 in)
1968	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1969	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1970	262.9 mm (10.4 in)
1971	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1972	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1973	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1975	211.5 mm (8.3 in)
1976	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1977	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1979	282.0 mm (11.1 in)
1980	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1981	218.0 mm (8.6 in)
1982	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	247.0 mm (9.7 in)
1984	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1986	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1987	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1988	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1989	275.5 mm (10.8 in)
1990	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1991	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1992	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1993	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1994	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1995	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1996	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1997	74.5 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Alexandria (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 47 days in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Alexandria (Bos) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	17 days
1920	20 days
1921	16 days
1922	15 days
1923	18 days
1924	23 days
1925	16 days
1926	17 days
1927	44 days
1928	18 days
1929	20 days
1930	13 days
1931	26 days
1932	25 days
1933	22 days
1934	13 days
1935	13 days
1936	25 days
1937	16 days
1938	16 days
1939	22 days
1940	26 days
1941	17 days
1942	12 days
1943	19 days
1944	14 days
1945	33 days
1946	30 days
1947	13 days
1948	18 days
1949	44 days
1950	30 days
1951	20 days
1952	19 days
1953	35 days
1954	25 days
1955	25 days
1956	32 days
1957	25 days
1958	23 days
1959	23 days
1960	24 days
1961	41 days
1962	33 days
1963	18 days
1964	21 days
1965	31 days
1966	22 days
1967	21 days
1968	26 days
1969	31 days
1970	29 days
1971	37 days
1972	35 days
1973	35 days
1974	37 days
1975	47 days
1976	28 days
1977	27 days
1978	17 days
1979	21 days
1980	28 days
1981	25 days
1982	25 days
1983	17 days
1984	30 days
1985	24 days
1986	20 days
1987	27 days
1988	19 days
1989	24 days
1990	27 days
1991	25 days
1992	33 days
1993	26 days
1994	30 days
1995	28 days
1996	38 days
1997	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

75 years, 1921 to 1996

A day with at least 75.1 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 270.5 mm (10.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Alexandria (Bos): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
10 years	140.3 mm (5.5 in)
25 years	184.8 mm (7.3 in)
50 years	224.5 mm (8.8 in)
100 years	270.5 mm (10.6 in)	Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1921 to 1996.

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: 287.5 mm (11.3 in) in 1952; 212.5 mm (8.4 in) in 1989; 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1935.

Download the Data

Data for Alexandria (Bos) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Alexandria (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 2026-10-16 (16 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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