Cata (Bos) Weather Records (SF000792150)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cata (Bos) (SF000792150), South Africa, with 99 years of record.

Key Facts for Cata (Bos)

Cata (Bos) (SF000792150) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.57 latitude and 27.13 longitude, 969 m (3,179 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 1997, 99 years of record.
0 records set at Cata (Bos) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cata (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 28.5 mm (1.1 in) on 16 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.57 latitude, 27.13 longitude.
Elevation: 969 m (3,179 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 1997, 99 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 Cata (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 Cata (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 Cata (Bos) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Cata (Bos) between 17 December 1937 and 19 April 1948. Each dot is a new record.

When Cata (Bos) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1937-12-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1942-11-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1948-04-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 154.7 mm (6.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 154.7 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cata (Bos). The most was 154.7 mm (6.1 in) on 19 April 1948.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cata (Bos)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	1 January 1978
Feb	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	6 February 1994
Mar	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	20 March 1923
Apr	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	19 April 1948
May	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	17 May 1950
Jun	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	7 June 1917
Jul	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	13 July 1931
Aug	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	27 August 1970
Sep	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	21 October 1953
Nov	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	3 November 1985
Dec	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	17 December 1937

Latest Records

Latest records at Cata (Bos)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1997	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1997	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1997	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
6 April 1997	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1997	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1996	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1996	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1996	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1996	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1996	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1995	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	tie	30 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1995	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1995	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1994	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1994	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1994	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1994	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1994	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1994	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1994	Cata (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1899 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Cata (Bos): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	1948	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	99
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	346.5 mm (13.6 in)	1970	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	99
Longest dry spell (CDD)	66 days	1909	33 days	99

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cata (Bos), 1899 to 1997. The record is 154.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cata (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1900	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1901	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1902	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1903	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1904	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1905	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1906	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1907	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1908	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1909	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1910	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1911	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1912	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1913	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1914	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1916	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1918	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1919	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1920	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1921	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1922	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1923	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1924	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1926	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1927	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1928	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1929	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1930	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1931	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1932	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1934	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1935	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1937	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1938	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1940	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1943	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1945	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1947	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1948	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1949	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1950	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1951	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1952	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1953	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1954	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1957	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1958	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1962	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1964	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1968	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1969	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1970	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1971	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1979	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1980	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1982	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1985	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1986	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1988	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1989	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1992	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1994	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1995	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	80.0 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cata (Bos), 1899 to 1997. The record is 346.5 mm (13.6 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.5 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cata (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1900	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1901	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1902	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1903	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1904	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1905	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1906	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1907	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1908	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1909	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1910	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1911	168.3 mm (6.6 in)
1912	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1913	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1914	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1915	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1916	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1917	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1918	132.2 mm (5.2 in)
1919	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1920	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1921	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1922	185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1923	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1924	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1925	151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1926	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1927	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1928	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1929	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1930	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1931	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1932	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1933	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1934	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1935	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1936	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1937	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1938	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1939	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1940	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1941	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1942	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1943	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1944	172.3 mm (6.8 in)
1945	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1946	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1947	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1948	183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1949	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1950	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1951	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1953	142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1954	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1955	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1957	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1959	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1960	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1961	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1962	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1963	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1964	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1965	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1966	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1967	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1968	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1969	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1970	346.5 mm (13.6 in)
1971	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1972	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1973	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1974	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1975	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1976	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1977	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1978	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1979	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1980	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1981	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1982	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1984	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1985	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1986	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1988	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1989	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1990	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1991	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1992	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1994	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1995	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1997	175.8 mm (6.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cata (Bos), 1899 to 1997. The record is 66 days in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cata (Bos) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899	19 days
1900	48 days
1901	39 days
1902	35 days
1903	22 days
1904	32 days
1905	23 days
1906	30 days
1907	29 days
1908	26 days
1909	66 days
1910	35 days
1911	33 days
1912	36 days
1913	27 days
1914	33 days
1915	52 days
1916	47 days
1917	34 days
1918	26 days
1919	34 days
1920	38 days
1921	19 days
1922	22 days
1923	31 days
1924	36 days
1925	20 days
1926	31 days
1927	54 days
1928	26 days
1929	24 days
1930	22 days
1931	16 days
1932	28 days
1933	39 days
1934	23 days
1935	22 days
1936	33 days
1937	31 days
1938	28 days
1939	26 days
1940	32 days
1941	32 days
1942	38 days
1943	25 days
1944	20 days
1945	42 days
1946	27 days
1947	14 days
1948	30 days
1949	61 days
1950	40 days
1951	41 days
1952	21 days
1953	22 days
1954	29 days
1955	38 days
1956	55 days
1957	24 days
1958	30 days
1959	46 days
1960	30 days
1961	42 days
1962	42 days
1963	33 days
1964	52 days
1965	36 days
1966	45 days
1967	40 days
1968	29 days
1969	27 days
1970	31 days
1971	35 days
1972	56 days
1973	42 days
1974	40 days
1975	43 days
1976	44 days
1977	49 days
1978	35 days
1979	21 days
1980	36 days
1981	39 days
1982	38 days
1983	30 days
1984	31 days
1985	41 days
1986	30 days
1987	30 days
1988	39 days
1989	50 days
1990	51 days
1991	48 days
1992	26 days
1993	35 days
1994	34 days
1995	47 days
1996	28 days
1997	22 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

94 years, 1899 to 1997

A day with at least 64.4 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 155.5 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cata (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	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
25 years	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
50 years	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
100 years	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	Longer than the 94 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, 94 years of values from 1899 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: 154.7 mm (6.1 in) in 1948; 150.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1985; 140.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1942.

Download the Data

Data for Cata (Bos) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cata (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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a