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Buffelsvlei Weather Records (SF000460580)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buffelsvlei (SF000460580), South Africa, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Buffelsvlei

  • Buffelsvlei (SF000460580) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.48 latitude and 21.02 longitude, 411 m (1,348 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1920 to 1986, 67 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Buffelsvlei still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Buffelsvlei set a daily record precipitation of 19.0 mm (0.7 in) on 5 December 1985.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -33.48 latitude, 21.02 longitude.
  • Elevation: 411 m (1,348 ft).
  • Period of record: 1920 to 1986, 67 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

0 standing records
Standing records at Buffelsvlei by the year they were set 0 records at Buffelsvlei still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Buffelsvlei still stand.
Standing records at Buffelsvlei by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Buffelsvlei set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Buffelsvlei between 24 January 1981 and 24 January 1981. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation24 January 1981: Record daily precipitation 74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1 all-time records were set at Buffelsvlei between 24 January 1981 and 24 January 1981. Each dot is a new record.
When Buffelsvlei set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1981-01-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 74.9 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 74.9 mm (2.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Buffelsvlei The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buffelsvlei. The most was 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 24 January 1981. 020406080 Jan: 74.9 mm (2.9 in), 24 January 1981 Jan Feb: 49.0 mm (1.9 in), 4 February 1976 Feb Mar: 34.3 mm (1.4 in), 11 March 1950 Mar Apr: 38.0 mm (1.5 in), 29 April 1976 Apr May: 49.0 mm (1.9 in), 1 May 1954 May Jun: 26.7 mm (1.1 in), 18 June 1925 Jun Jul: 38.3 mm (1.5 in), 21 July 1953 Jul Aug: 60.0 mm (2.4 in), 22 August 1954 Aug Sep: 39.1 mm (1.5 in), 11 September 1944 Sep Oct: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 11 October 1948 Oct Nov: 58.0 mm (2.3 in), 2 November 1974 Nov Dec: 62.0 mm (2.4 in), 20 December 1953 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buffelsvlei. The most was 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 24 January 1981.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Buffelsvlei
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan74.9 mm (2.9 in)24 January 1981
Feb49.0 mm (1.9 in)4 February 1976
Mar34.3 mm (1.4 in)11 March 1950
Apr38.0 mm (1.5 in)29 April 1976
May49.0 mm (1.9 in)1 May 1954
Jun26.7 mm (1.1 in)18 June 1925
Jul38.3 mm (1.5 in)21 July 1953
Aug60.0 mm (2.4 in)22 August 1954
Sep39.1 mm (1.5 in)11 September 1944
Oct66.0 mm (2.6 in)11 October 1948
Nov58.0 mm (2.3 in)2 November 1974
Dec62.0 mm (2.4 in)20 December 1953

Latest Records

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Latest records at Buffelsvlei
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 December 1985Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1985Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)27.0 mm (1.1 in)16 years41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1985Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1985Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain26.5 mm (1.0 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)30 years34 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1985Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1985Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain3.5 mm (0.14 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)65 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1985Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain27.5 mm (1.1 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)3 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1984Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1984Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1984Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1984Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)46 years19 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1984Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1983Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)62 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1983Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1983Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1983Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1983Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1982Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1982Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain35.0 mm (1.4 in)25.1 mm (1.0 in)51 years43 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1982Buffelsvlei, ZAdaily rain8.5 mm (0.33 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 1986
Yearly extremes at Buffelsvlei: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)74.9 mm (2.9 in)198127.9 mm (1.1 in)67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)110.4 mm (4.3 in)198136.8 mm (1.4 in)67
Longest dry spell (CDD)165 days194666 days67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buffelsvlei by year The wettest day of the year at Buffelsvlei, 1920 to 1986. The record is 74.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.9 mm (1.1 in). 0204060801920194019601980Record: 74.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1981
The wettest day of the year at Buffelsvlei, 1920 to 1986. The record is 74.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.9 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buffelsvlei by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
192028.7 mm (1.1 in)
192150.5 mm (2.0 in)
192236.8 mm (1.4 in)
192332.5 mm (1.3 in)
192414.5 mm (0.6 in)
192526.7 mm (1.1 in)
192620.6 mm (0.8 in)
192715.0 mm (0.6 in)
192844.7 mm (1.8 in)
192929.7 mm (1.2 in)
193035.3 mm (1.4 in)
193132.3 mm (1.3 in)
193222.9 mm (0.9 in)
193327.9 mm (1.1 in)
193436.8 mm (1.4 in)
193526.7 mm (1.1 in)
193642.2 mm (1.7 in)
193711.4 mm (0.4 in)
193820.8 mm (0.8 in)
193933.8 mm (1.3 in)
194045.0 mm (1.8 in)
194127.2 mm (1.1 in)
194212.7 mm (0.5 in)
194346.5 mm (1.8 in)
194439.1 mm (1.5 in)
194525.1 mm (1.0 in)
194625.4 mm (1.0 in)
194722.4 mm (0.9 in)
194866.0 mm (2.6 in)
194912.7 mm (0.5 in)
195034.3 mm (1.4 in)
195157.2 mm (2.3 in)
195230.2 mm (1.2 in)
195362.0 mm (2.4 in)
195460.0 mm (2.4 in)
195522.5 mm (0.9 in)
195666.0 mm (2.6 in)
195744.0 mm (1.7 in)
195823.6 mm (0.9 in)
195940.0 mm (1.6 in)
196030.0 mm (1.2 in)
196119.5 mm (0.8 in)
196238.5 mm (1.5 in)
196351.5 mm (2.0 in)
196428.0 mm (1.1 in)
196518.0 mm (0.7 in)
196616.0 mm (0.6 in)
196721.5 mm (0.8 in)
196818.5 mm (0.7 in)
196914.5 mm (0.6 in)
197018.0 mm (0.7 in)
197121.0 mm (0.8 in)
197218.0 mm (0.7 in)
197314.0 mm (0.6 in)
197458.0 mm (2.3 in)
197515.7 mm (0.6 in)
197649.0 mm (1.9 in)
197737.5 mm (1.5 in)
197814.5 mm (0.6 in)
197927.5 mm (1.1 in)
198021.5 mm (0.8 in)
198174.9 mm (2.9 in)
198235.0 mm (1.4 in)
198318.5 mm (0.7 in)
198422.0 mm (0.9 in)
198534.5 mm (1.4 in)
19863.0 mm (0.12 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buffelsvlei by year The wettest five days of the year at Buffelsvlei, 1920 to 1986. The record is 110.4 mm (4.3 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.8 mm (1.4 in). 0501001501920194019601980Record: 110.4 mm (4.3 in) in 1981
The wettest five days of the year at Buffelsvlei, 1920 to 1986. The record is 110.4 mm (4.3 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.8 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buffelsvlei by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
192034.3 mm (1.4 in)
192179.0 mm (3.1 in)
192273.9 mm (2.9 in)
192332.5 mm (1.3 in)
192414.5 mm (0.6 in)
192526.7 mm (1.1 in)
192623.1 mm (0.9 in)
192716.6 mm (0.7 in)
192851.8 mm (2.0 in)
192957.4 mm (2.3 in)
193035.3 mm (1.4 in)
193195.0 mm (3.7 in)
193295.0 mm (3.7 in)
193345.2 mm (1.8 in)
193436.8 mm (1.4 in)
193536.9 mm (1.5 in)
193655.7 mm (2.2 in)
193717.8 mm (0.7 in)
193826.4 mm (1.0 in)
193933.8 mm (1.3 in)
194062.0 mm (2.4 in)
194161.5 mm (2.4 in)
194223.4 mm (0.9 in)
194346.5 mm (1.8 in)
194439.1 mm (1.5 in)
194525.9 mm (1.0 in)
194625.4 mm (1.0 in)
194722.4 mm (0.9 in)
194876.7 mm (3.0 in)
194918.3 mm (0.7 in)
195041.4 mm (1.6 in)
195157.2 mm (2.3 in)
195230.2 mm (1.2 in)
195362.0 mm (2.4 in)
195460.0 mm (2.4 in)
195536.0 mm (1.4 in)
195666.0 mm (2.6 in)
195744.0 mm (1.7 in)
195834.7 mm (1.4 in)
195942.5 mm (1.7 in)
196030.0 mm (1.2 in)
196167.0 mm (2.6 in)
196252.7 mm (2.1 in)
196387.0 mm (3.4 in)
196445.9 mm (1.8 in)
196528.0 mm (1.1 in)
196623.0 mm (0.9 in)
196735.0 mm (1.4 in)
196818.5 mm (0.7 in)
196915.3 mm (0.6 in)
197022.7 mm (0.9 in)
197138.5 mm (1.5 in)
197220.2 mm (0.8 in)
197318.0 mm (0.7 in)
197458.0 mm (2.3 in)
197519.2 mm (0.8 in)
197657.8 mm (2.3 in)
197754.5 mm (2.1 in)
197854.0 mm (2.1 in)
197927.5 mm (1.1 in)
198034.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981110.4 mm (4.3 in)
198247.5 mm (1.9 in)
198322.0 mm (0.9 in)
198434.0 mm (1.3 in)
198543.0 mm (1.7 in)
19864.0 mm (0.16 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buffelsvlei by year The longest dry spell of the year at Buffelsvlei, 1920 to 1986. The record is 165 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 66 days. 0501001502001920194019601980Record: 165 days in 1946
The longest dry spell of the year at Buffelsvlei, 1920 to 1986. The record is 165 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 66 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buffelsvlei by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192087 days
192164 days
192261 days
192362 days
1924110 days
192570 days
192661 days
192781 days
192857 days
192955 days
193059 days
193171 days
193288 days
193395 days
1934101 days
1935114 days
1936120 days
1937157 days
193845 days
193954 days
194071 days
1941137 days
1942138 days
194388 days
194477 days
194565 days
1946165 days
194790 days
1948149 days
1949151 days
195068 days
1951131 days
195281 days
195338 days
195497 days
1955124 days
1956150 days
195751 days
195854 days
195961 days
196077 days
196149 days
196242 days
196379 days
196452 days
196542 days
196682 days
196738 days
196892 days
196963 days
197066 days
197147 days
197247 days
197346 days
197455 days
197566 days
197685 days
197738 days
197849 days
197982 days
198034 days
198138 days
198246 days
198340 days
198458 days
198533 days
198655 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

64 years, 1920 to 1985

A day with at least 27.8 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 86.7 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Buffelsvlei: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years27.8 mm (1.1 in)
5 years41.3 mm (1.6 in)
10 years51.1 mm (2.0 in)
25 years64.5 mm (2.5 in)
50 years75.3 mm (3.0 in)
100 years86.7 mm (3.4 in)Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1920 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: 74.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1981; 66.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1948; 66.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1956.

Download the Data

  • Data for Buffelsvlei standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Buffelsvlei 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).