Bakensrug Weather Records (SF000933140)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bakensrug (SF000933140), South Africa, with 108 years of record.

Key Facts for Bakensrug

Bakensrug (SF000933140) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.23 latitude and 23.18 longitude, 1,003 m (3,291 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1890 to 1997, 108 years of record.
0 records set at Bakensrug still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bakensrug set a daily record precipitation of 5.0 mm (0.20 in) on 28 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.23 latitude, 23.18 longitude.
Elevation: 1,003 m (3,291 ft).
Period of record: 1890 to 1997, 108 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 Bakensrug. 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 Bakensrug, 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 Bakensrug still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 85.9 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bakensrug. The most was 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 12 September 1905.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bakensrug
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	24 January 1981
Feb	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	2 February 1974
Mar	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 March 1961
Apr	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 April 1982
May	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	5 May 1995
Jun	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 June 1997
Jul	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 July 1983
Aug	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 August 1939
Sep	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	12 September 1905
Oct	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 October 1941
Nov	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	22 November 1956
Dec	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 December 1921

Latest Records

Latest records at Bakensrug
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1997	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1997	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Bakensrug, ZA	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1997	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1996	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 November 1996	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1996	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1995	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Bakensrug, ZA	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1995	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1994	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	tie	38 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1994	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1993	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1993	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1993	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1890 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Bakensrug: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	1905	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	108
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	1905	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	108
Longest dry spell (CDD)	144 days	1912	69 days	108

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bakensrug, 1890 to 1997. The record is 85.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.0 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bakensrug by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1890	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1891	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1892	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1893	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1894	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1895	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1896	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1897	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1898	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1899	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1900	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1901	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1902	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1904	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1905	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1906	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1907	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1908	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1909	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1910	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1911	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1913	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1914	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1915	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1916	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1917	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1918	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1919	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1920	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1921	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1922	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1923	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1924	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1925	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1926	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1927	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1928	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1929	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1930	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1931	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1932	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1933	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1934	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1935	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1936	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1938	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1940	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1945	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1947	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1948	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1950	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1951	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1953	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1954	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1955	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1956	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1957	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1959	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1960	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1963	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1964	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1965	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1966	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1967	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1968	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1969	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1971	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1973	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1974	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1976	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1977	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1978	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1979	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1981	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1982	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1985	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1986	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1988	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1989	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1990	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1992	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1993	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1995	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1997	28.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bakensrug, 1890 to 1997. The record is 134.1 mm (5.3 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bakensrug by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1890	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1891	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1892	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1893	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1894	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1895	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1896	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1897	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1898	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1899	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1901	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1902	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1904	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1905	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1906	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1907	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1908	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1909	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1910	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1911	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1912	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1913	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1914	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1915	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1916	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1917	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1918	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1919	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1920	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1921	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1922	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1923	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1924	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1925	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1927	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1928	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1929	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1930	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1931	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1932	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1933	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1934	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1935	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1936	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1938	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1939	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1940	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1945	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1946	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1947	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1948	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1949	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1950	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1951	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1956	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1957	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1960	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1962	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1964	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
1965	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1966	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1967	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1969	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1970	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1971	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1973	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1974	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1975	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1976	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1977	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1978	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1979	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1980	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1981	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1982	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1984	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1985	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1986	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1987	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1990	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1994	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	43.0 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bakensrug, 1890 to 1997. The record is 144 days in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 69 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bakensrug by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1890	35 days
1891	32 days
1892	34 days
1893	78 days
1894	62 days
1895	74 days
1896	70 days
1897	66 days
1898	60 days
1899	85 days
1900	40 days
1901	55 days
1902	75 days
1903	52 days
1904	39 days
1905	53 days
1906	42 days
1907	88 days
1908	62 days
1909	67 days
1910	62 days
1911	56 days
1912	144 days
1913	46 days
1914	69 days
1915	67 days
1916	113 days
1917	45 days
1918	100 days
1919	124 days
1920	71 days
1921	48 days
1922	117 days
1923	75 days
1924	88 days
1925	40 days
1926	65 days
1927	109 days
1928	142 days
1929	56 days
1930	81 days
1931	69 days
1932	104 days
1933	92 days
1934	72 days
1935	49 days
1936	62 days
1937	76 days
1938	89 days
1939	56 days
1940	86 days
1941	96 days
1942	52 days
1943	93 days
1944	65 days
1945	69 days
1946	72 days
1947	74 days
1948	130 days
1949	55 days
1950	84 days
1951	94 days
1952	54 days
1953	63 days
1954	72 days
1955	83 days
1956	58 days
1957	106 days
1958	122 days
1959	62 days
1960	85 days
1961	68 days
1962	86 days
1963	55 days
1964	76 days
1965	63 days
1966	89 days
1967	61 days
1968	72 days
1969	54 days
1970	68 days
1971	52 days
1972	95 days
1973	61 days
1974	72 days
1975	136 days
1976	66 days
1977	79 days
1978	52 days
1979	45 days
1980	82 days
1981	46 days
1982	50 days
1983	68 days
1984	71 days
1985	57 days
1986	68 days
1987	130 days
1988	63 days
1989	76 days
1990	99 days
1991	90 days
1992	62 days
1993	63 days
1994	85 days
1995	85 days
1996	93 days
1997	86 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

106 years, 1890 to 1997

A day with at least 31.4 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 91.8 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bakensrug: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
50 years	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
100 years	91.8 mm (3.6 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 106 years of values from 1890 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: 85.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1905; 74.7 mm (2.9 in) in 1941; 71.5 mm (2.8 in) in 1981.

Download the Data

Data for Bakensrug standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bakensrug 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
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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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