Emgcewe (Bos) Weather Records (SF001033970)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Emgcewe (Bos) (SF001033970), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Emgcewe (Bos)

Emgcewe (Bos) (SF001033970) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.12 latitude and 28.25 longitude, 930 m (3,051 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1997, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Emgcewe (Bos) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Emgcewe (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 21.2 mm (0.8 in) on 16 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.12 latitude, 28.25 longitude.
Elevation: 930 m (3,051 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1997, 74 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 Emgcewe (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 Emgcewe (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
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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 Emgcewe (Bos) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Emgcewe (Bos) between 1 November 1956 and 16 May 1959. Each dot is a new record.

When Emgcewe (Bos) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1956-11-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1959-05-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 145.0 mm (5.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 145.0 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Emgcewe (Bos). The most was 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 16 May 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Emgcewe (Bos)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 January 1940
Feb	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	18 February 1973
Mar	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	5 March 1961
Apr	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	18 April 1948
May	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	16 May 1959
Jun	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	12 June 1997
Jul	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	5 July 1931
Aug	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 August 1970
Sep	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	20 October 1991
Nov	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	1 November 1978
Dec	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	16 December 1983

Latest Records

Latest records at Emgcewe (Bos)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1997	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1997	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1997	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1997	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1997	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1997	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1997	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1997	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1997	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1997	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1996	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1996	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1996	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1995	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1995	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1995	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Emgcewe (Bos): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	1959	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	207.2 mm (8.2 in)	1959	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	172 days	1985	43 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Emgcewe (Bos), 1924 to 1997. The record is 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.0 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Emgcewe (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1925	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1926	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1927	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1928	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1933	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1934	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1935	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1936	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1937	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1938	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1940	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1943	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1945	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1949	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1950	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1951	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1952	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1954	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1957	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1960	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1963	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1967	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1969	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1974	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1975	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1976	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1977	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1979	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1982	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1984	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1986	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1987	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1989	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1990	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1991	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1992	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1994	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1995	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1996	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1997	96.5 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Emgcewe (Bos), 1924 to 1997. The record is 207.2 mm (8.2 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.5 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Emgcewe (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1925	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1926	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1928	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1929	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1930	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1931	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1932	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1933	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1934	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1935	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1936	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1937	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1938	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1939	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1940	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1941	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1942	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1944	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1945	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1946	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1947	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1948	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1949	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1950	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1951	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1952	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1953	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1954	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1955	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956	163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1957	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1959	207.2 mm (8.2 in)
1960	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1961	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1964	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1965	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1966	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1967	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1970	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1971	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1973	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1974	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1976	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1977	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1979	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1980	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1982	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1984	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1986	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1987	139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1988	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1989	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1990	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1992	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1993	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1994	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1995	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1996	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1997	189.0 mm (7.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Emgcewe (Bos), 1924 to 1997. The record is 172 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Emgcewe (Bos) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	46 days
1925	31 days
1926	67 days
1927	45 days
1928	41 days
1929	29 days
1930	48 days
1931	77 days
1932	41 days
1933	44 days
1934	35 days
1935	25 days
1936	47 days
1937	30 days
1938	27 days
1939	45 days
1940	47 days
1941	45 days
1942	82 days
1943	43 days
1944	36 days
1945	44 days
1946	25 days
1947	21 days
1948	53 days
1949	56 days
1950	23 days
1951	26 days
1952	28 days
1953	29 days
1954	34 days
1955	36 days
1956	31 days
1957	27 days
1958	43 days
1959	45 days
1960	29 days
1961	42 days
1962	68 days
1963	61 days
1964	34 days
1965	33 days
1966	56 days
1967	38 days
1968	29 days
1969	31 days
1970	37 days
1971	32 days
1972	40 days
1973	63 days
1974	46 days
1975	45 days
1976	138 days
1977	53 days
1978	51 days
1979	55 days
1980	81 days
1981	74 days
1982	51 days
1983	48 days
1984	72 days
1985	172 days
1986	56 days
1987	86 days
1988	24 days
1989	29 days
1990	49 days
1991	37 days
1992	66 days
1993	34 days
1994	35 days
1995	65 days
1996	43 days
1997	26 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

73 years, 1924 to 1997

A day with at least 50.9 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 145.8 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Emgcewe (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	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1924 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: 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1959; 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1978; 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1973.

Download the Data

Data for Emgcewe (Bos) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Emgcewe (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 2026-10-12 (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
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

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
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