Buxton (Bos) Weather Records (SF000781530)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buxton (Bos) (SF000781530), South Africa, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Buxton (Bos)

Buxton (Bos) (SF000781530) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.55 latitude and 26.60 longitude, 914 m (2,999 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 1996, 85 years of record.
0 records set at Buxton (Bos) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Buxton (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 61.4 mm (2.4 in) on 18 January 1996.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.55 latitude, 26.60 longitude.
Elevation: 914 m (2,999 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 1996, 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 Buxton (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 Buxton (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 Buxton (Bos) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Buxton (Bos) between 1 February 1964 and 6 December 1993. Each dot is a new record.

When Buxton (Bos) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1964-02-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1993-12-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 136.0 mm (5.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 136.0 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buxton (Bos). The most was 136.0 mm (5.4 in) on 6 December 1993.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Buxton (Bos)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	10 January 1993
Feb	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	1 February 1964
Mar	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 March 1937
Apr	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	19 April 1948
May	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	17 May 1950
Jun	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 June 1917
Jul	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 July 1979
Aug	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 August 1979
Sep	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	13 September 1953
Oct	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	23 October 1950
Nov	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	10 November 1940
Dec	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	6 December 1993

Latest Records

Latest records at Buxton (Bos)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 1996	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 1994	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 December 1994	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1994	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1994	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1993	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1993	Buxton (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1993	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1993	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1993	Buxton (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1992	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1987	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1987	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	11 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1987	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1986	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1986	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1986	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1985	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1985	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1985	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 1996

Yearly extremes at Buxton (Bos): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	1993	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	1970	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	96 days	1987	26 days	81

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Buxton (Bos), 1912 to 1996. The record is 136.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.6 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buxton (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1913	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1914	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1916	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1917	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1918	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1920	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1921	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1922	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1923	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1924	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1927	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1928	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1929	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1930	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1931	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1932	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1934	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1935	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1938	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1940	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1941	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1943	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1949	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1950	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1951	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1952	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1954	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1955	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1957	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1958	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1963	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1964	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1965	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1968	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1970	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1971	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1974	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1976	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1977	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1985	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1987	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1994	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1995	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	61.4 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Buxton (Bos), 1912 to 1996. The record is 193.5 mm (7.6 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.7 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buxton (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1913	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1915	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1916	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1917	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1918	177.2 mm (7.0 in)
1919	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1920	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1921	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1922	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1923	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1924	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1925	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1926	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1927	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1928	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1929	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1930	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1931	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1932	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1933	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1934	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1935	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1936	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1937	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1938	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1940	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1941	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1943	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1944	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1945	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1947	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1949	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1950	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1951	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1953	170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1954	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1955	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1957	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1958	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1959	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1961	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1963	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1964	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1965	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1966	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1967	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1968	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1970	193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1971	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1972	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1973	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1974	160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1975	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1976	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1977	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1978	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1979	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1980	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1981	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1982	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1983	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1984	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1985	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1986	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1987	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1992	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1993	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1994	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1995	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1996	82.4 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Buxton (Bos), 1912 to 1996. The record is 96 days in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buxton (Bos) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	11 days
1913	25 days
1914	24 days
1915	28 days
1916	36 days
1917	29 days
1918	31 days
1919	26 days
1920	22 days
1921	12 days
1922	20 days
1923	40 days
1924	30 days
1925	13 days
1926	21 days
1927	37 days
1928	18 days
1929	18 days
1930	22 days
1931	27 days
1932	35 days
1933	24 days
1934	28 days
1935	23 days
1936	27 days
1937	41 days
1938	17 days
1939	24 days
1940	56 days
1941	27 days
1942	27 days
1943	18 days
1944	17 days
1945	41 days
1946	27 days
1947	14 days
1948	20 days
1949	47 days
1950	22 days
1951	24 days
1952	26 days
1953	26 days
1954	28 days
1955	32 days
1956	55 days
1957	18 days
1958	24 days
1959	51 days
1960	18 days
1961	27 days
1962	67 days
1963	26 days
1964	23 days
1965	25 days
1966	60 days
1967	23 days
1968	29 days
1969	26 days
1970	17 days
1971	32 days
1972	23 days
1973	60 days
1974	21 days
1975	27 days
1976	22 days
1977	33 days
1978	27 days
1979	22 days
1980	21 days
1981	46 days
1982	49 days
1983	35 days
1984	30 days
1985	25 days
1986	45 days
1987	96 days
1992	22 days
1993	17 days
1994	39 days
1995	91 days
1996	34 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

74 years, 1913 to 1995

A day with at least 53.7 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 142.8 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Buxton (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	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1913 to 1995.

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: 131.0 mm (5.2 in) in 1964; 126.7 mm (5.0 in) in 1940; 123.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1937.

Download the Data

Data for Buxton (Bos) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Buxton (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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