Beaufort West (Met) Weather Records (SF000921410)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Beaufort West (Met) (SF000921410), South Africa, with 101 years of record.

Key Facts for Beaufort West (Met)

Beaufort West (Met) (SF000921410) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.35 latitude and 22.58 longitude, 857 m (2,812 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 1978, 101 years of record.
0 records set at Beaufort West (Met) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Beaufort West (Met) set a daily record precipitation of 12.6 mm (0.5 in) on 5 October 1978.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.35 latitude, 22.58 longitude.
Elevation: 857 m (2,812 ft).
Period of record: 1878 to 1978, 101 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 Beaufort West (Met). 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 Beaufort West (Met), with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Beaufort West (Met) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Beaufort West (Met) between 14 March 1918 and 14 March 1918. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 205.2 mm (8.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Beaufort West (Met). The most was 205.2 mm (8.1 in) on 14 March 1918.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Beaufort West (Met)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	3 January 1895
Feb	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	7 February 1890
Mar	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	14 March 1918
Apr	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 April 1946
May	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 May 1906
Jun	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	21 June 1953
Jul	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 July 1971
Aug	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	20 August 1971
Sep	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	12 September 1905
Oct	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	20 October 1953
Nov	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 November 1911
Dec	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	11 December 1953

Latest Records

Latest records at Beaufort West (Met)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 October 1978	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1978	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1977	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1977	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1977	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1977	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1976	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1976	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	5 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1976	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1976	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1976	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1976	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1976	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1976	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1976	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1976	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1976	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1975	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	16 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1975	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1975	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	4 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1878 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Beaufort West (Met): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	1918	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	98
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	232.8 mm (9.2 in)	1918	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	98
Longest dry spell (CDD)	115 days	1928	53 days	98

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Beaufort West (Met), 1878 to 1978. The record is 205.2 mm (8.1 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Beaufort West (Met) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1879	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1880	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1881	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1882	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1883	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1884	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1885	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1886	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1887	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1888	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1889	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1890	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1891	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1892	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1893	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1894	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1895	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1896	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1897	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1898	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1899	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1900	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1901	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1902	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1903	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1904	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1905	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1906	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1907	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1908	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1909	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1910	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1911	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1912	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1913	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1914	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1916	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1917	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1918	205.2 mm (8.1 in)
1919	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1920	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1921	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1923	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1924	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1925	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1926	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1927	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1932	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1934	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1935	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1936	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1937	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1938	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1939	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1942	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1943	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1944	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1945	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1946	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1948	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1949	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1950	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1952	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1953	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1954	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1956	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1960	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1962	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1963	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1965	5.0 mm (0.20 in)
1969	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1972	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1973	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1974	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1975	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1976	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	18.4 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Beaufort West (Met), 1878 to 1978. The record is 232.8 mm (9.2 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.7 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Beaufort West (Met) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1879	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1880	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1881	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1882	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1883	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1884	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1885	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1886	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1887	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1888	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1889	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1890	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1891	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1892	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1893	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1894	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1895	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1896	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1897	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1898	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
1899	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1901	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1902	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1903	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1904	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1905	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1906	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1907	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1908	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1909	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1910	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1912	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1915	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1916	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1917	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1918	232.8 mm (9.2 in)
1919	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1921	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1922	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1923	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1924	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1925	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1926	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1927	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1928	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1929	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1932	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1934	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1936	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1938	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1943	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1944	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1945	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1946	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1948	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1949	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1951	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1952	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1954	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1957	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1960	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1961	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1962	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1963	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1964	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1965	5.0 mm (0.20 in)
1969	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1970	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1971	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1972	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1974	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1975	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1976	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1977	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1978	21.9 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Beaufort West (Met), 1878 to 1978. The record is 115 days in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Beaufort West (Met) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	42 days
1879	86 days
1880	51 days
1881	57 days
1882	78 days
1883	35 days
1884	75 days
1885	90 days
1886	39 days
1887	35 days
1888	41 days
1889	66 days
1890	35 days
1891	37 days
1892	40 days
1893	69 days
1894	53 days
1895	67 days
1896	42 days
1897	66 days
1898	60 days
1899	48 days
1900	44 days
1901	42 days
1902	113 days
1903	67 days
1904	47 days
1905	84 days
1906	40 days
1907	48 days
1908	43 days
1909	110 days
1910	73 days
1911	57 days
1912	59 days
1913	41 days
1914	41 days
1915	69 days
1916	40 days
1917	43 days
1918	62 days
1919	38 days
1920	37 days
1921	49 days
1922	40 days
1923	60 days
1924	65 days
1925	39 days
1926	74 days
1927	74 days
1928	115 days
1929	45 days
1930	66 days
1931	43 days
1932	49 days
1933	77 days
1934	72 days
1935	60 days
1936	38 days
1937	64 days
1938	69 days
1939	67 days
1940	87 days
1941	66 days
1942	32 days
1943	30 days
1944	37 days
1945	59 days
1946	36 days
1947	52 days
1948	59 days
1949	86 days
1950	42 days
1951	71 days
1952	36 days
1953	31 days
1954	53 days
1955	111 days
1956	44 days
1957	80 days
1958	76 days
1959	69 days
1960	84 days
1961	69 days
1962	48 days
1963	54 days
1964	61 days
1965	47 days
1969	53 days
1970	46 days
1971	53 days
1972	48 days
1973	42 days
1974	51 days
1975	68 days
1976	43 days
1977	34 days
1978	69 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

95 years, 1878 to 1978

A day with at least 33.9 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 146.7 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Beaufort West (Met): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	146.7 mm (5.8 in)	Longer than the 95 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, 95 years of values from 1878 to 1978.

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: 205.2 mm (8.1 in) in 1918; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1953; 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1879.

Download the Data

Data for Beaufort West (Met) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Beaufort West (Met) 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 2026-10-12 (12 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
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jun	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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a