Katberg (Bos) Weather Records (SF001003290)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Katberg (Bos) (SF001003290), South Africa, with 116 years of record.

Key Facts for Katberg (Bos)

Katberg (Bos) (SF001003290) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.48 latitude and 26.68 longitude, 945 m (3,100 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 1997, 116 years of record.
0 records set at Katberg (Bos) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Katberg (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 14.0 mm (0.6 in) on 28 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.48 latitude, 26.68 longitude.
Elevation: 945 m (3,100 ft).
Period of record: 1882 to 1997, 116 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 Katberg (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 Katberg (Bos), with 2026 drawn through them
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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May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Katberg (Bos) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Katberg (Bos) between 12 February 1934 and 1 November 1956. Each dot is a new record.

When Katberg (Bos) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1934-02-12	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1937-12-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1956-11-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 135.0 mm (5.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 135.0 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Katberg (Bos). The most was 135.0 mm (5.3 in) on 1 November 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Katberg (Bos)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	25 January 1976
Feb	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	12 February 1934
Mar	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	25 March 1979
Apr	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	1 April 1962
May	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	17 May 1950
Jun	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 June 1902
Jul	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	14 July 1886
Aug	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 August 1966
Sep	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	13 September 1953
Oct	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	10 October 1905
Nov	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	1 November 1956
Dec	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	17 December 1937

Latest Records

Latest records at Katberg (Bos)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1997	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1997	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1996	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1996	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	tie	2 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1996	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 December 1995	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1995	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1995	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1994	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	98 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1994	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1994	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1994	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1994	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1994	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1994	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1993	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1993	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1993	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1993	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1882 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Katberg (Bos): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	1956	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	116
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	231.7 mm (9.1 in)	1896	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	116
Longest dry spell (CDD)	83 days	1907	28 days	116

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Katberg (Bos), 1882 to 1997. The record is 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.4 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Katberg (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1883	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1884	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1885	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1886	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1887	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1888	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1889	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1890	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1891	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1892	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1893	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1894	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1895	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1896	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1897	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1898	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1899	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1900	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1901	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1902	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1903	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1904	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1905	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1906	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1908	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1909	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1910	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1911	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1912	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1913	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1914	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1915	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1916	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1918	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1919	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1920	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1921	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1922	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1923	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1924	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1925	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1926	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1928	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1930	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1931	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1932	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1934	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1935	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1936	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1937	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1938	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1940	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1942	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1943	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1944	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1945	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1947	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1948	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1949	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1951	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1952	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1954	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1955	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1957	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1958	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1960	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1963	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1964	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1965	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1968	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1970	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1971	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1972	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1975	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1977	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1978	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1979	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1983	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1984	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1987	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1989	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1990	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1993	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1994	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1995	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1996	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1997	46.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Katberg (Bos), 1882 to 1997. The record is 231.7 mm (9.1 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.5 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Katberg (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1883	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1884	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1885	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1886	174.9 mm (6.9 in)
1887	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1888	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1889	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1890	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1891	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1892	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1893	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1894	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1895	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1896	231.7 mm (9.1 in)
1897	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1898	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1899	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1900	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1901	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1902	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1903	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1904	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1905	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1906	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1907	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1908	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1909	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1910	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1911	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1912	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1913	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1914	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1915	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1916	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1917	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1918	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1919	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1920	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1921	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1922	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1923	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1924	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1925	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1926	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1927	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1928	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1929	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1930	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1931	158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1932	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1933	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1934	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1935	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1936	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937	173.9 mm (6.8 in)
1938	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1939	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1940	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1941	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1942	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1943	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1944	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1945	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1948	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1949	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1950	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1951	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1952	171.1 mm (6.7 in)
1953	185.5 mm (7.3 in)
1954	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1955	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1956	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1957	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1958	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1959	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1960	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1961	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1962	139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1963	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1964	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1965	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1966	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1967	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1968	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1969	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1970	201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1971	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1973	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1974	197.5 mm (7.8 in)
1975	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1976	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1977	127.9 mm (5.0 in)
1978	127.9 mm (5.0 in)
1979	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1980	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1981	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1984	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1985	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1986	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1987	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1988	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1989	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1990	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1991	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1992	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1993	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1994	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1995	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1997	101.5 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Katberg (Bos), 1882 to 1997. The record is 83 days in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Katberg (Bos) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	20 days
1883	18 days
1884	35 days
1885	28 days
1886	45 days
1887	22 days
1888	24 days
1889	23 days
1890	24 days
1891	16 days
1892	32 days
1893	19 days
1894	30 days
1895	40 days
1896	22 days
1897	19 days
1898	27 days
1899	19 days
1900	21 days
1901	36 days
1902	33 days
1903	19 days
1904	31 days
1905	29 days
1906	44 days
1907	83 days
1908	43 days
1909	51 days
1910	38 days
1911	29 days
1912	26 days
1913	25 days
1914	22 days
1915	27 days
1916	47 days
1917	29 days
1918	31 days
1919	34 days
1920	30 days
1921	18 days
1922	21 days
1923	21 days
1924	31 days
1925	14 days
1926	32 days
1927	37 days
1928	27 days
1929	24 days
1930	22 days
1931	27 days
1932	27 days
1933	28 days
1934	43 days
1935	25 days
1936	33 days
1937	30 days
1938	17 days
1939	25 days
1940	31 days
1941	21 days
1942	22 days
1943	18 days
1944	17 days
1945	30 days
1946	27 days
1947	14 days
1948	20 days
1949	43 days
1950	41 days
1951	20 days
1952	23 days
1953	19 days
1954	28 days
1955	33 days
1956	23 days
1957	15 days
1958	24 days
1959	50 days
1960	16 days
1961	24 days
1962	43 days
1963	33 days
1964	24 days
1965	25 days
1966	58 days
1967	21 days
1968	29 days
1969	34 days
1970	17 days
1971	24 days
1972	23 days
1973	60 days
1974	21 days
1975	31 days
1976	19 days
1977	33 days
1978	24 days
1979	23 days
1980	44 days
1981	40 days
1982	26 days
1983	24 days
1984	31 days
1985	27 days
1986	45 days
1987	76 days
1988	43 days
1989	50 days
1990	61 days
1991	54 days
1992	58 days
1993	33 days
1994	48 days
1995	60 days
1996	34 days
1997	29 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

107 years, 1883 to 1997

A day with at least 62.3 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 134.8 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Katberg (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	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
100 years	134.8 mm (5.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 107 years of values from 1883 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: 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1956; 125.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1962; 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1937.

Download the Data

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