Biesjiesfontein Weather Records (SF000750900)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Biesjiesfontein (SF000750900), South Africa, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Biesjiesfontein

Biesjiesfontein (SF000750900) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.00 latitude and 25.05 longitude, 320 m (1,050 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1927 to 1997, 71 years of record.
0 records set at Biesjiesfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Biesjiesfontein set a daily record precipitation of 5.0 mm (0.20 in) on 29 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.00 latitude, 25.05 longitude.
Elevation: 320 m (1,050 ft).
Period of record: 1927 to 1997, 71 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 Biesjiesfontein. 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 Biesjiesfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Biesjiesfontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Biesjiesfontein between 21 August 1971 and 14 January 1995. Each dot is a new record.

When Biesjiesfontein set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1971-08-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983-07-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1995-01-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 108.0 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 108.0 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Biesjiesfontein. The most was 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 14 January 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Biesjiesfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	14 January 1995
Feb	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	5 February 1948
Mar	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 March 1928
Apr	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 April 1948
May	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 May 1940
Jun	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17 June 1964
Jul	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	25 July 1983
Aug	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	21 August 1971
Sep	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 September 1968
Oct	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 October 1941
Nov	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 November 1943
Dec	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	2 December 1985

Latest Records

Latest records at Biesjiesfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1997	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1997	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1997	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1997	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1996	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1996	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1996	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1996	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1996	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1995	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1995	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1995	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1995	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1927 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Biesjiesfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	1995	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	71
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	1928	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	71
Longest dry spell (CDD)	166 days	1949	59 days	71

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Biesjiesfontein, 1927 to 1997. The record is 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Biesjiesfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1927	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1928	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1929	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1931	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1933	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1935	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1938	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1940	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1942	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1944	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1946	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1948	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1950	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1951	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1957	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
1958	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1959	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1960	5.0 mm (0.20 in)
1961	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1963	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
1967	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1968	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1970	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1971	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1972	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1973	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1974	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1976	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1977	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1983	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1984	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1985	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1986	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1988	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1989	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1991	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1993	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1994	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1996	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	34.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Biesjiesfontein, 1927 to 1997. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.7 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Biesjiesfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1927	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1928	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1929	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1930	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1931	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1932	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1933	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1934	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1935	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1936	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1938	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1939	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1940	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1941	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1942	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1945	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1947	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1948	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1949	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1950	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1952	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1953	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1954	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1955	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1957	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1958	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1960	7.3 mm (0.29 in)
1961	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1962	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
1963	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1965	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1966	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1967	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1968	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1970	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1972	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1973	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1974	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1975	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1976	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1977	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1978	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1980	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1981	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1982	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1984	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1985	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1986	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1987	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1988	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1990	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1991	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1992	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1993	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1995	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1996	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1997	62.0 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Biesjiesfontein, 1927 to 1997. The record is 166 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Biesjiesfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1927	54 days
1928	74 days
1929	41 days
1930	43 days
1931	71 days
1932	59 days
1933	40 days
1934	88 days
1935	39 days
1936	36 days
1937	51 days
1938	81 days
1939	43 days
1940	75 days
1941	50 days
1942	38 days
1943	41 days
1944	33 days
1945	80 days
1946	123 days
1947	79 days
1948	69 days
1949	166 days
1950	48 days
1951	71 days
1952	47 days
1953	119 days
1954	73 days
1955	54 days
1956	78 days
1957	71 days
1958	115 days
1959	73 days
1960	58 days
1961	94 days
1962	114 days
1963	83 days
1964	75 days
1965	57 days
1966	56 days
1967	78 days
1968	80 days
1969	75 days
1970	39 days
1971	51 days
1972	101 days
1973	68 days
1974	52 days
1975	55 days
1976	56 days
1977	111 days
1978	74 days
1979	82 days
1980	36 days
1981	32 days
1982	36 days
1983	44 days
1984	41 days
1985	74 days
1986	71 days
1987	46 days
1988	48 days
1989	75 days
1990	42 days
1991	61 days
1992	49 days
1993	38 days
1994	48 days
1995	65 days
1996	30 days
1997	86 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

68 years, 1929 to 1997

A day with at least 34.9 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.6 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Biesjiesfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1929 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: 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1995; 90.5 mm (3.6 in) in 1983; 84.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1971.

Download the Data

Data for Biesjiesfontein standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Biesjiesfontein 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 2026-10-15 (15 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).

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