Balfour (Pol) Weather Records (SF000782720)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Balfour (Pol) (SF000782720), South Africa, with 102 years of record.

Key Facts for Balfour (Pol)

Balfour (Pol) (SF000782720) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.53 latitude and 26.68 longitude, 640 m (2,100 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1886 to 1987, 102 years of record.
0 records set at Balfour (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Balfour (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 20.0 mm (0.8 in) on 15 January 1987.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.53 latitude, 26.68 longitude.
Elevation: 640 m (2,100 ft).
Period of record: 1886 to 1987, 102 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 Balfour (Pol). 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 Balfour (Pol), 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 Balfour (Pol) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 143.5 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Balfour (Pol). The most was 143.5 mm (5.6 in) on 31 December 1896.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Balfour (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	25 January 1976
Feb	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	25 February 1969
Mar	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	4 March 1937
Apr	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	18 April 1948
May	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 May 1944
Jun	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 June 1975
Jul	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 July 1979
Aug	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	20 August 1978
Sep	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	13 September 1953
Oct	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	10 October 1905
Nov	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	10 November 1940
Dec	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	31 December 1896

Latest Records

Latest records at Balfour (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1987	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1986	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1985	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1985	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1985	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1985	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1985	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1985	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1985	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1985	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1985	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1984	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1984	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1984	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1984	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1984	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	5 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1984	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1984	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1984	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1886 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Balfour (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	1896	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	99
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	1985	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	99
Longest dry spell (CDD)	128 days	1986	41 days	99

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Balfour (Pol), 1886 to 1987. The record is 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Balfour (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1886	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1887	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1888	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1889	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1890	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1891	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1892	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1893	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1894	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1895	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1896	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1897	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1898	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1899	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1900	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1901	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1902	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1903	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1906	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1907	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1908	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1910	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1914	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1918	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1919	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1920	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1921	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1922	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1923	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1924	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1925	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1926	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1927	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1928	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1929	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1932	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1933	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1934	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1935	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1936	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1938	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1942	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1945	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1947	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1949	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1950	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1951	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1952	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1954	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1955	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1956	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1957	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1958	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1959	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1963	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1967	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1968	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1970	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1975	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1977	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1979	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1984	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1985	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1986	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	34.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Balfour (Pol), 1886 to 1987. The record is 222.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Balfour (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1886	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1887	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1888	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1889	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1890	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1891	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1892	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1893	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1894	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1895	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1896	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1897	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1898	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1899	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1900	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1901	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1902	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1903	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1904	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1906	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1907	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1908	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1909	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1910	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1914	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1917	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1919	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1921	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1922	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1923	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1924	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1925	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1926	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1927	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1928	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1929	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1930	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1931	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1932	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1933	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1934	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1935	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1936	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1938	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1939	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1940	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1941	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1943	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1944	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1945	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1948	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1949	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1950	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1951	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1952	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1953	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1954	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1955	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1959	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1960	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1961	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1963	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1964	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1965	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1967	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1969	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1970	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1971	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1972	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1973	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1974	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1975	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1976	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1977	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1978	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1979	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1980	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1984	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1985	222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1986	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1987	88.0 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Balfour (Pol), 1886 to 1987. The record is 128 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Balfour (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1886	57 days
1887	40 days
1888	36 days
1889	57 days
1890	54 days
1891	63 days
1892	45 days
1893	34 days
1894	36 days
1895	91 days
1896	60 days
1897	83 days
1898	74 days
1899	47 days
1900	40 days
1901	99 days
1902	109 days
1903	25 days
1904	53 days
1905	39 days
1906	40 days
1907	62 days
1908	48 days
1909	59 days
1910	28 days
1914	48 days
1915	28 days
1916	47 days
1917	39 days
1918	31 days
1919	44 days
1920	32 days
1921	62 days
1922	22 days
1923	39 days
1924	38 days
1925	27 days
1926	32 days
1927	55 days
1928	28 days
1929	23 days
1930	28 days
1931	25 days
1932	41 days
1933	28 days
1934	31 days
1935	41 days
1936	64 days
1937	37 days
1938	18 days
1939	24 days
1940	84 days
1941	27 days
1942	34 days
1943	21 days
1944	23 days
1945	56 days
1946	27 days
1947	39 days
1948	43 days
1949	48 days
1950	70 days
1951	23 days
1952	29 days
1953	41 days
1954	34 days
1955	53 days
1956	31 days
1957	42 days
1958	61 days
1959	50 days
1960	29 days
1961	20 days
1962	61 days
1963	52 days
1964	54 days
1965	35 days
1966	60 days
1967	64 days
1968	50 days
1969	57 days
1970	38 days
1971	44 days
1972	40 days
1973	60 days
1974	47 days
1975	51 days
1976	44 days
1977	52 days
1978	39 days
1979	37 days
1980	41 days
1981	79 days
1982	37 days
1983	25 days
1984	38 days
1985	23 days
1986	128 days
1987	20 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

89 years, 1887 to 1986

A day with at least 47.6 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 105.8 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Balfour (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 89 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, 89 years of values from 1887 to 1986.

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: 106.5 mm (4.2 in) in 1969; 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1964; 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1937.

Download the Data

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