Rabula (Bos) Weather Records (SF000793160)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rabula (Bos) (SF000793160), South Africa, with 84 years of record.

Key Facts for Rabula (Bos)

Rabula (Bos) (SF000793160) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.77 latitude and 27.17 longitude, 700 m (2,297 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1997, 84 years of record.
0 records set at Rabula (Bos) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rabula (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 15.5 mm (0.6 in) on 17 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.77 latitude, 27.17 longitude.
Elevation: 700 m (2,297 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1997, 84 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 Rabula (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 Rabula (Bos), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Rabula (Bos) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 256.5 mm (10.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rabula (Bos). The most was 256.5 mm (10.1 in) on 4 November 1922.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rabula (Bos)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	12 January 1953
Feb	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	1 February 1964
Mar	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	28 March 1928
Apr	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	19 April 1948
May	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	18 May 1950
Jun	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	7 June 1917
Jul	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	13 July 1931
Aug	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	19 August 1979
Sep	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	22 September 1993
Oct	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	21 October 1953
Nov	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	4 November 1922
Dec	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	9 December 1996

Latest Records

Latest records at Rabula (Bos)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1997	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1997	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1997	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1997	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1997	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1997	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1997	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1997	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1997	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1997	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1997	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1996	Rabula (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1996	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1996	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1996	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1996	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 January 1996	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1995	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Rabula (Bos): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	1922	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	458.7 mm (18.1 in)	1970	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	76 days	1956	34 days	84

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rabula (Bos), 1914 to 1997. The record is 256.5 mm (10.1 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.9 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rabula (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1915	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1918	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1920	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1922	256.5 mm (10.1 in)
1923	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1924	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1925	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1926	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1929	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1931	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1932	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1933	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1934	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1936	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1937	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1938	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1940	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1942	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1943	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1946	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1947	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1948	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1949	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1954	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1956	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1957	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1958	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1959	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1960	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1961	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1963	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1964	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1965	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1967	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1968	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1970	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1971	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1972	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1973	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1974	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1980	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1982	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1983	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1984	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1985	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1986	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1989	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1990	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1992	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1993	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1994	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1996	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997	90.0 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rabula (Bos), 1914 to 1997. The record is 458.7 mm (18.1 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.4 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rabula (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1915	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1916	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1917	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1918	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1919	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1920	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1921	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1922	390.6 mm (15.4 in)
1923	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1924	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1925	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1926	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1927	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1928	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1929	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1930	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1931	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1932	205.2 mm (8.1 in)
1933	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1934	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1935	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1936	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1937	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1938	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1939	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1940	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1941	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1942	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1943	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1944	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1945	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1947	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1948	223.3 mm (8.8 in)
1949	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1950	183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1951	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1952	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1953	199.5 mm (7.9 in)
1954	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1955	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1956	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1957	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1958	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1959	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1960	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1962	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1963	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1964	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1965	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1966	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1967	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1968	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1969	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1970	458.7 mm (18.1 in)
1971	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1972	171.3 mm (6.7 in)
1973	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1974	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1975	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1976	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1977	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1979	232.5 mm (9.2 in)
1980	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1982	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1984	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1985	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1986	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1987	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1988	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1989	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1990	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1992	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1993	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1994	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1995	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1996	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1997	170.0 mm (6.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rabula (Bos), 1914 to 1997. The record is 76 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rabula (Bos) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	32 days
1915	31 days
1916	46 days
1917	31 days
1918	24 days
1919	36 days
1920	29 days
1921	15 days
1922	20 days
1923	28 days
1924	30 days
1925	23 days
1926	33 days
1927	62 days
1928	20 days
1929	19 days
1930	26 days
1931	45 days
1932	47 days
1933	31 days
1934	24 days
1935	32 days
1936	46 days
1937	30 days
1938	18 days
1939	15 days
1940	57 days
1941	27 days
1942	23 days
1943	21 days
1944	20 days
1945	48 days
1946	31 days
1947	39 days
1948	53 days
1949	57 days
1950	37 days
1951	46 days
1952	30 days
1953	26 days
1954	53 days
1955	49 days
1956	76 days
1957	60 days
1958	25 days
1959	43 days
1960	27 days
1961	20 days
1962	34 days
1963	26 days
1964	28 days
1965	34 days
1966	44 days
1967	32 days
1968	49 days
1969	42 days
1970	47 days
1971	31 days
1972	39 days
1973	46 days
1974	47 days
1975	50 days
1976	44 days
1977	40 days
1978	45 days
1979	33 days
1980	44 days
1981	70 days
1982	39 days
1983	29 days
1984	32 days
1985	70 days
1986	44 days
1987	36 days
1988	34 days
1989	53 days
1990	50 days
1991	54 days
1992	31 days
1993	33 days
1994	45 days
1995	52 days
1996	42 days
1997	12 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

81 years, 1915 to 1996

A day with at least 63.0 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 210.2 mm (8.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rabula (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	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
10 years	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
50 years	178.4 mm (7.0 in)
100 years	210.2 mm (8.3 in)	Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1915 to 1996.

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: 256.5 mm (10.1 in) in 1922; 174.5 mm (6.9 in) in 1948; 144.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1979.

Download the Data

Data for Rabula (Bos) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rabula (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 2026-10-14 (14 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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