Fort Fordyce (Bos) Weather Records (SF000778810)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fort Fordyce (Bos) (SF000778810), South Africa, with 93 years of record.

Key Facts for Fort Fordyce (Bos)

Fort Fordyce (Bos) (SF000778810) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.68 latitude and 26.50 longitude, 1,143 m (3,750 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 1990, 93 years of record.
0 records set at Fort Fordyce (Bos) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fort Fordyce (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 38.5 mm (1.5 in) on 24 January 1990.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.68 latitude, 26.50 longitude.
Elevation: 1,143 m (3,750 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 1990, 93 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 Fort Fordyce (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 Fort Fordyce (Bos), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Fort Fordyce (Bos) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Fort Fordyce (Bos) between 17 December 1937 and 17 December 1937. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 179.6 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort Fordyce (Bos). The most was 179.6 mm (7.1 in) on 17 December 1937.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort Fordyce (Bos)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	12 January 1931
Feb	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	1 February 1964
Mar	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	18 March 1967
Apr	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	19 April 1948
May	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	17 May 1950
Jun	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	7 June 1917
Jul	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	20 July 1979
Aug	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	20 August 1979
Sep	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	1 September 1902
Oct	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	30 October 1941
Nov	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	30 November 1943
Dec	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	17 December 1937

Latest Records

Latest records at Fort Fordyce (Bos)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 1990	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1989	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1989	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1989	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1989	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1989	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1989	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1989	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1988	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1988	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1988	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1988	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1988	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1987	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1987	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1987	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1986	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1986	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1986	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1985	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1898 to 1990

Yearly extremes at Fort Fordyce (Bos): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	1937	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	1970	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	92
Longest dry spell (CDD)	85 days	1973	30 days	92

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fort Fordyce (Bos), 1898 to 1990. The record is 179.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort Fordyce (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1899	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1900	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1901	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1902	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1903	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1904	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1906	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1907	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1908	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1909	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1910	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1911	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1915	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1916	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1917	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1918	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1919	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1920	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1921	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1922	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1923	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1924	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1925	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1927	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1928	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1929	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1930	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1932	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1933	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1934	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1938	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1939	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1940	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1941	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1942	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1944	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1945	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1946	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1949	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1951	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1953	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1954	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1956	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1957	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1958	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1960	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1962	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1963	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1964	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1965	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1966	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1967	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1968	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1970	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1971	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1972	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1973	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1974	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1977	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1980	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1986	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1987	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1989	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1990	38.5 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fort Fordyce (Bos), 1898 to 1990. The record is 256.5 mm (10.1 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.2 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort Fordyce (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1899	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1900	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1901	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1902	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1903	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1904	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1905	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1906	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1907	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1908	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1909	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1910	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1911	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1912	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1913	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1914	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1915	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1916	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1917	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1918	144.9 mm (5.7 in)
1919	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1920	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1921	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1922	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1923	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1924	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1925	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1926	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1927	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1928	145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1929	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1930	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1931	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1932	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
1933	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1934	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1935	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1936	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1937	211.4 mm (8.3 in)
1938	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1939	139.8 mm (5.5 in)
1940	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1941	217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1942	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1943	165.3 mm (6.5 in)
1944	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1945	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1946	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1947	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1948	244.8 mm (9.6 in)
1949	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1950	229.4 mm (9.0 in)
1951	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1953	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1954	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1955	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1956	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1957	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1958	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1959	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1960	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1961	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1962	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1963	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1964	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1965	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1966	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1967	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1968	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1969	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1970	256.5 mm (10.1 in)
1971	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1972	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1973	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1974	227.0 mm (8.9 in)
1975	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1976	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1977	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1978	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1979	151.5 mm (6.0 in)
1980	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1981	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1984	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1985	177.4 mm (7.0 in)
1986	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1987	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1988	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989	185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1990	44.5 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fort Fordyce (Bos), 1898 to 1990. The record is 85 days in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort Fordyce (Bos) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	27 days
1899	23 days
1900	33 days
1901	35 days
1902	35 days
1903	22 days
1904	32 days
1905	37 days
1906	30 days
1907	34 days
1908	21 days
1909	54 days
1910	47 days
1911	29 days
1912	26 days
1913	25 days
1914	33 days
1915	29 days
1916	24 days
1917	29 days
1918	23 days
1919	37 days
1920	21 days
1921	23 days
1922	21 days
1923	27 days
1924	27 days
1925	13 days
1926	21 days
1927	62 days
1928	40 days
1929	18 days
1930	27 days
1931	23 days
1932	47 days
1933	31 days
1934	20 days
1935	24 days
1936	45 days
1937	37 days
1938	20 days
1939	52 days
1940	48 days
1941	28 days
1942	23 days
1943	25 days
1944	19 days
1945	30 days
1946	28 days
1947	18 days
1948	21 days
1949	48 days
1950	40 days
1951	23 days
1953	27 days
1954	27 days
1955	24 days
1956	68 days
1957	18 days
1958	24 days
1959	50 days
1960	27 days
1961	44 days
1962	60 days
1963	45 days
1964	34 days
1965	36 days
1966	60 days
1967	34 days
1968	54 days
1969	42 days
1970	26 days
1971	45 days
1972	38 days
1973	85 days
1974	39 days
1975	29 days
1976	29 days
1977	37 days
1978	28 days
1979	25 days
1980	41 days
1981	74 days
1982	36 days
1983	25 days
1984	39 days
1985	36 days
1986	30 days
1987	40 days
1988	28 days
1989	36 days
1990	8 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

90 years, 1899 to 1989

A day with at least 62.8 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 174.9 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fort Fordyce (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	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
50 years	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
100 years	174.9 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 90 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, 90 years of values from 1899 to 1989.

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: 179.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1937; 170.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1948; 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1941.

Download the Data

Data for Fort Fordyce (Bos) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Fort Fordyce (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 2026-10-13 (13 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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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a