Fort Beaufort Weather Records (SF000782270)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fort Beaufort (SF000782270), South Africa, with 150 years of record.

Key Facts for Fort Beaufort

Fort Beaufort (SF000782270) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.78 latitude and 26.63 longitude, 455 m (1,493 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1877 to 2026, 150 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fort Beaufort still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fort Beaufort set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 14 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.78 latitude, 26.63 longitude.
Elevation: 455 m (1,493 ft).
Period of record: 1877 to 2026, 150 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

9 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fort Beaufort. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Fort Beaufort, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	45.8 C (114.4 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)
Feb	43.6 C (110.5 F)	8.4 C (47.1 F)	36.6 C (97.9 F)	14.3 C (57.7 F)
Mar	42.9 C (109.2 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	8.7 C (47.7 F)
Apr	39.8 C (103.6 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32.1 C (89.8 F)	5.2 C (41.4 F)
May	37.4 C (99.3 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	32.3 C (90.1 F)	4.9 C (40.8 F)
Jun	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	28.0 C (82.4 F)	4.7 C (40.5 F)
Jul	33.1 C (91.6 F)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	23.6 C (74.5 F)	2.1 C (35.8 F)
Aug	36.8 C (98.2 F)	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	31.9 C (89.4 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)
Sep	41.5 C (106.7 F)	0.2 C (32.4 F)	31.8 C (89.2 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)
Oct	43.6 C (110.5 F)	3.5 C (38.3 F)	30.8 C (87.4 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)
Nov	43.8 C (110.8 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	43.0 C (109.4 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fort Beaufort still stand. 2020 holds the most, with 71.

Standing records at Fort Beaufort by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1998	45
1999	60
2000	39
2001	31
2002	62
2003	19
2004	60
2005	44
2006	47
2007	48
2008	39
2009	26
2010	58
2011	28
2012	35
2013	63
2014	56
2015	53
2016	64
2017	59
2018	50
2019	58
2020	71
2021	50
2022	52
2023	63
2024	66
2025	66
2026	52

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Fort Beaufort between 28 February 1977 and 5 February 1991. Each dot is a new record.

When Fort Beaufort set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1977-02-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1991-02-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 123.5 mm (4.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 123.5 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fort Beaufort. The most was 123.5 mm (4.9 in) on 5 February 1991.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fort Beaufort
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	2 January 1986
Feb	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	5 February 1991
Mar	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	21 March 1976
Apr	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	19 April 1948
May	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 May 1910
Jun	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	7 June 1917
Jul	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 July 1886
Aug	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	27 August 1953
Sep	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	11 September 1984
Oct	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	10 October 1905
Nov	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	15 November 1989
Dec	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	6 December 1970

Period of Record Coverage

1997 to 2026

30 years of record at Fort Beaufort, 1997 to 2026. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and others.

Days with data per year at Fort Beaufort
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1997	1	0%	No
1998	253	69%	No
1999	296	81%	No
2000	279	76%	No
2001	238	65%	No
2002	266	73%	No
2003	83	23%	No
2004	297	81%	No
2005	313	86%	No
2006	294	81%	No
2007	308	84%	No
2008	254	69%	No
2009	272	75%	No
2010	279	76%	No
2011	289	79%	No
2012	236	64%	No
2013	331	91%	Yes
2014	351	96%	Yes
2015	340	93%	Yes
2016	350	96%	Yes
2017	333	91%	Yes
2018	344	94%	Yes
2019	335	92%	Yes
2020	336	92%	Yes
2021	336	92%	Yes
2022	344	94%	Yes
2023	330	90%	Yes
2024	325	89%	No
2025	304	83%	No
2026	238	65%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Fort Beaufort
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 2026	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2026	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2026	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	124 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2024	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2023	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2022	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2022	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2022	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	115 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2021	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2021	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2021	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2021	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2021	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2020	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2020	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	133 years	78 of 100 (Major)
9 October 2017	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2017	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2016	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 July 2015	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2015	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1999 to 2024

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Fort Beaufort, 1999 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.0 C (68.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2013, at 19.1 C (66.4 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 21.0 C (69.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Fort Beaufort as warming stripes, 1999 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1999	21.0 C	+0.99 C
2005	19.5 C	-0.45 C
2007	19.8 C	-0.21 C
2013	19.1 C	-0.87 C
2014	19.7 C	-0.25 C
2015	19.7 C	-0.33 C
2016	20.7 C	+0.70 C
2018	19.7 C	-0.25 C
2019	20.8 C	+0.81 C
2020	19.9 C	-0.11 C
2021	19.8 C	-0.14 C
2022	20.0 C	+0.04 C
2023	19.6 C	-0.38 C
2024	20.4 C	+0.42 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1877 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Fort Beaufort: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.8 C (114.4 F)	2024	42.0 C (107.6 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	2014	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	1991	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	149
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	1970	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	148
Longest dry spell (CDD)	104 days	1889	35 days	149

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fort Beaufort, 1877 to 2026. The record is 45.8 C (114.4 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.0 C (107.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fort Beaufort by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1998	41.9 C (107.4 F)
1999	43.6 C (110.5 F)
2000	39.2 C (102.6 F)
2001	44.5 C (112.1 F)
2002	42.7 C (108.9 F)
2003	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2004	43.8 C (110.8 F)
2005	39.7 C (103.5 F)
2006	39.2 C (102.6 F)
2007	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2008	40.8 C (105.4 F)
2009	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2010	41.5 C (106.7 F)
2011	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2012	39.7 C (103.5 F)
2013	41.6 C (106.9 F)
2014	41.4 C (106.5 F)
2015	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2016	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2017	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2018	43.6 C (110.5 F)
2019	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2020	42.1 C (107.8 F)
2021	43.1 C (109.6 F)
2022	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2023	42.4 C (108.3 F)
2024	45.8 C (114.4 F)
2025	41.8 C (107.2 F)
2026	41.1 C (106.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fort Beaufort, 1877 to 2026. The record is -2.6 C (27.3 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is -0.4 C (31.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fort Beaufort by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
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1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
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1951	n/a
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1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
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1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	8.1 C (46.6 F)
1998	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1999	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2000	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2001	0.1 C (32.2 F)
2002	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2003	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2004	0.2 C (32.4 F)
2005	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2006	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2007	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2008	0.2 C (32.4 F)
2009	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2010	0.7 C (33.3 F)
2011	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2012	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2013	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2014	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2015	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
2016	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2017	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2018	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2019	0.7 C (33.3 F)
2020	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2021	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2022	0.1 C (32.2 F)
2023	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
2024	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2025	1.3 C (34.3 F)
2026	2.1 C (35.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fort Beaufort, 1877 to 2026. The record is 123.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fort Beaufort by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1877	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1878	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1879	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1880	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1881	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1882	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1883	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1884	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1885	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1886	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1887	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1888	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1889	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1890	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1891	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1892	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1893	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1894	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1895	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1896	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1897	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1898	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1899	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1900	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1901	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1902	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1903	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1904	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1905	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1906	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1907	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1909	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1910	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1911	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1913	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1914	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1915	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1916	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1917	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1918	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1920	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1923	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1924	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1925	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1926	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1928	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1929	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1930	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1932	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1935	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1936	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1938	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1939	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1942	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1943	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1946	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1948	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1949	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1950	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1954	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1955	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1956	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1959	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1961	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1964	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1966	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1970	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1973	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1974	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1980	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1982	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1984	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1985	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1986	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1987	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1990	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1991	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1992	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1995	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1997	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1998	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1999	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2000	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2001	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2002	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2003	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2004	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2005	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2006	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2007	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2008	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2009	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2010	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2011	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2012	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2013	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2014	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2015	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2016	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2017	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2018	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2019	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2020	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2021	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2022	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2023	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2024	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2025	n/a
2026	58.0 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fort Beaufort, 1877 to 2026. The record is 217.0 mm (8.5 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.5 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fort Beaufort by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1877	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1878	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1879	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1880	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1881	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1882	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1883	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1884	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1885	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1886	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1887	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1888	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1889	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1890	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1891	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1892	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1893	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1894	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1895	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1896	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1897	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1898	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1899	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1900	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1901	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1902	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1903	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1904	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1905	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1906	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1907	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1908	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1909	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1910	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1911	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1912	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1913	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1914	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1915	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1916	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1917	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1918	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1919	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1920	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1921	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1922	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1923	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1924	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1926	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1928	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1929	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1930	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1931	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1932	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1933	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1935	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1936	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1937	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1938	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1939	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1940	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1941	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1942	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1943	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1944	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1945	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1947	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1949	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1951	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1953	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1954	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1955	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1957	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1962	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1963	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1965	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1966	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1967	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1970	217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1971	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1972	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1973	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1975	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1976	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1977	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1978	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1979	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1981	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1982	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1985	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1986	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1987	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1988	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1990	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1991	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1992	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1993	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1994	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1995	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1996	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1999	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2000	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2002	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
2003	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2004	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2005	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2006	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2007	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
2008	n/a
2009	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
2010	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
2011	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2012	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
2013	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2014	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2015	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
2016	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2017	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2018	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2019	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
2020	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2021	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2022	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2023	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2024	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
2025	n/a
2026	88.2 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fort Beaufort, 1877 to 2026. The record is 104 days in 1889, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fort Beaufort by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1877	23 days
1878	28 days
1879	59 days
1880	84 days
1881	39 days
1882	56 days
1883	47 days
1884	41 days
1885	56 days
1886	62 days
1887	24 days
1888	52 days
1889	104 days
1890	29 days
1891	23 days
1892	49 days
1893	33 days
1894	72 days
1895	42 days
1896	29 days
1897	69 days
1898	53 days
1899	20 days
1900	53 days
1901	55 days
1902	41 days
1903	30 days
1904	28 days
1905	38 days
1906	43 days
1907	92 days
1908	45 days
1909	47 days
1910	29 days
1911	42 days
1912	26 days
1913	32 days
1914	33 days
1915	31 days
1916	48 days
1917	29 days
1918	25 days
1919	75 days
1920	24 days
1921	23 days
1922	27 days
1923	68 days
1924	30 days
1925	32 days
1926	34 days
1927	69 days
1928	51 days
1929	23 days
1930	29 days
1931	28 days
1932	72 days
1933	62 days
1934	32 days
1935	32 days
1936	34 days
1937	30 days
1938	18 days
1939	25 days
1940	57 days
1941	32 days
1942	42 days
1943	58 days
1944	35 days
1945	58 days
1946	50 days
1947	37 days
1948	67 days
1949	48 days
1950	81 days
1951	51 days
1952	55 days
1953	42 days
1954	31 days
1955	33 days
1956	76 days
1957	51 days
1958	33 days
1959	50 days
1960	30 days
1961	23 days
1962	36 days
1963	37 days
1964	34 days
1965	31 days
1966	61 days
1967	38 days
1968	29 days
1969	31 days
1970	37 days
1971	44 days
1972	30 days
1973	59 days
1974	46 days
1975	46 days
1976	41 days
1977	51 days
1978	30 days
1979	29 days
1980	40 days
1981	46 days
1982	38 days
1983	35 days
1984	37 days
1985	51 days
1986	46 days
1987	36 days
1988	44 days
1989	51 days
1990	51 days
1991	34 days
1992	52 days
1993	43 days
1994	48 days
1995	91 days
1996	50 days
1997	50 days
1998	32 days
1999	12 days
2000	2 days
2001	4 days
2002	11 days
2003	6 days
2004	17 days
2005	15 days
2006	3 days
2007	3 days
2008	3 days
2009	4 days
2010	3 days
2011	4 days
2012	4 days
2013	5 days
2014	3 days
2015	6 days
2016	4 days
2017	4 days
2018	3 days
2019	2 days
2020	3 days
2021	3 days
2022	3 days
2023	4 days
2024	3 days
2025	n/a
2026	15 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

116 years, 1879 to 1997

A day with at least 46.0 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.5 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fort Beaufort: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
100 years	120.5 mm (4.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 116 years of values from 1879 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: 123.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1991; 112.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1977; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1905.

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).