Kentani (Bos) Weather Records (SF001035700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kentani (Bos) (SF001035700), South Africa, with 109 years of record.

Key Facts for Kentani (Bos)

Kentani (Bos) (SF001035700) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.50 latitude and 28.32 longitude, 480 m (1,575 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1889 to 1997, 109 years of record.
0 records set at Kentani (Bos) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kentani (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 268.0 mm (10.6 in) on 12 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.50 latitude, 28.32 longitude.
Elevation: 480 m (1,575 ft).
Period of record: 1889 to 1997, 109 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 Kentani (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 Kentani (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 Kentani (Bos) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Kentani (Bos) between 5 July 1931 and 7 March 1963. Each dot is a new record.

When Kentani (Bos) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1931-07-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1943-01-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1948-04-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 248.9 mm (9.8 in)
1963-03-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 313.5 mm (12.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 313.5 mm (12.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kentani (Bos). The most was 313.5 mm (12.3 in) on 7 March 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kentani (Bos)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	21 January 1943
Feb	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	1 February 1964
Mar	313.5 mm (12.3 in)	7 March 1963
Apr	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	19 April 1948
May	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	15 May 1959
Jun	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	12 June 1997
Jul	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	5 July 1931
Aug	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	27 August 1970
Sep	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	15 September 1964
Oct	197.5 mm (7.8 in)	21 October 1953
Nov	163.5 mm (6.4 in)	1 November 1956
Dec	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	15 December 1924

Latest Records

Latest records at Kentani (Bos)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1997	Kentani (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 June 1997	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1997	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1997	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1995	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1995	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1995	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1995	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 December 1994	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1994	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1994	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 1994	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1994	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1994	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1994	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1993	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1993	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1993	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1889 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Kentani (Bos): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	313.5 mm (12.3 in)	1963	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	109
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	501.6 mm (19.7 in)	1963	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	109
Longest dry spell (CDD)	94 days	1900	37 days	109

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kentani (Bos), 1889 to 1997. The record is 313.5 mm (12.3 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.0 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kentani (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1889	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1890	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1891	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1892	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1893	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1894	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1895	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1896	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1898	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1899	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1900	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1901	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1902	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1903	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1904	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1905	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1906	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1907	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1908	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1909	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1910	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1911	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1912	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1913	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1914	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1915	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1916	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1917	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1918	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1919	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1920	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1921	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1922	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1923	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1924	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1925	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1926	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1927	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1929	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1930	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1931	198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1932	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1933	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1934	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1935	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1936	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1937	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1939	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1940	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1941	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1943	238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1944	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1945	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1946	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1947	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1948	248.9 mm (9.8 in)
1949	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1950	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1951	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1952	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1953	197.5 mm (7.8 in)
1954	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956	163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1957	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1960	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1962	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1963	313.5 mm (12.3 in)
1964	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1965	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1966	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1967	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1968	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1971	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1973	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1976	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1977	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1978	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1979	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1980	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981	178.5 mm (7.0 in)
1982	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1984	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1985	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1986	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1987	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1988	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1989	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1990	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1992	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1993	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1994	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1995	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1996	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	268.0 mm (10.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kentani (Bos), 1889 to 1997. The record is 501.6 mm (19.7 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 152.0 mm (6.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kentani (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1889	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1890	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1891	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1892	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1893	196.6 mm (7.7 in)
1894	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1895	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1896	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1897	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1898	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1899	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1900	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1901	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1902	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1903	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1904	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1905	286.1 mm (11.3 in)
1906	187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1907	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1908	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1909	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1910	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1911	288.4 mm (11.4 in)
1912	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1913	198.4 mm (7.8 in)
1914	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1915	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1916	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1917	162.2 mm (6.4 in)
1918	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1919	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1920	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1921	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1922	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1923	223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1924	173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1925	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1926	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1927	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1928	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1929	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1930	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1931	257.3 mm (10.1 in)
1932	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1933	195.3 mm (7.7 in)
1934	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1935	186.1 mm (7.3 in)
1936	202.1 mm (8.0 in)
1937	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1938	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1939	195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1940	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1941	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1942	195.9 mm (7.7 in)
1943	264.2 mm (10.4 in)
1944	189.8 mm (7.5 in)
1945	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1946	157.9 mm (6.2 in)
1947	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1948	360.9 mm (14.2 in)
1949	224.9 mm (8.9 in)
1950	209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1951	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1952	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1953	370.9 mm (14.6 in)
1954	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1955	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1956	208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1957	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1958	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1959	338.0 mm (13.3 in)
1960	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1962	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1963	501.6 mm (19.7 in)
1964	252.0 mm (9.9 in)
1965	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1966	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1967	229.0 mm (9.0 in)
1968	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1969	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1970	401.5 mm (15.8 in)
1971	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1972	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1973	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1974	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1975	217.5 mm (8.6 in)
1976	203.5 mm (8.0 in)
1977	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1978	201.5 mm (7.9 in)
1979	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1980	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1981	283.0 mm (11.1 in)
1982	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1983	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1984	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1985	416.5 mm (16.4 in)
1986	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1987	195.7 mm (7.7 in)
1988	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1989	197.5 mm (7.8 in)
1990	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1991	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1992	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1993	198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1994	266.9 mm (10.5 in)
1995	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1996	128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1997	388.0 mm (15.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kentani (Bos), 1889 to 1997. The record is 94 days in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kentani (Bos) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1889	9 days
1890	46 days
1891	21 days
1892	63 days
1893	30 days
1894	50 days
1895	56 days
1896	28 days
1897	42 days
1898	26 days
1899	29 days
1900	94 days
1901	34 days
1902	33 days
1903	81 days
1904	64 days
1905	38 days
1906	31 days
1907	70 days
1908	19 days
1909	44 days
1910	37 days
1911	32 days
1912	36 days
1913	52 days
1914	34 days
1915	26 days
1916	87 days
1917	35 days
1918	41 days
1919	56 days
1920	42 days
1921	39 days
1922	21 days
1923	55 days
1924	30 days
1925	21 days
1926	48 days
1927	82 days
1928	39 days
1929	28 days
1930	26 days
1931	42 days
1932	31 days
1933	28 days
1934	30 days
1935	38 days
1936	46 days
1937	30 days
1938	26 days
1939	26 days
1940	76 days
1941	30 days
1942	83 days
1943	31 days
1944	21 days
1945	43 days
1946	42 days
1947	20 days
1948	34 days
1949	70 days
1950	24 days
1951	42 days
1952	26 days
1953	35 days
1954	35 days
1955	36 days
1956	38 days
1957	59 days
1958	46 days
1959	46 days
1960	32 days
1961	25 days
1962	55 days
1963	24 days
1964	45 days
1965	23 days
1966	32 days
1967	32 days
1968	29 days
1969	32 days
1970	57 days
1971	49 days
1972	30 days
1973	46 days
1974	25 days
1975	46 days
1976	47 days
1977	37 days
1978	28 days
1979	36 days
1980	45 days
1981	51 days
1982	36 days
1983	40 days
1984	37 days
1985	71 days
1986	52 days
1987	30 days
1988	29 days
1989	45 days
1990	52 days
1991	31 days
1992	64 days
1993	58 days
1994	49 days
1995	36 days
1996	42 days
1997	28 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

101 years, 1890 to 1996

A day with at least 85.6 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 278.5 mm (11.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kentani (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	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
5 years	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
10 years	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
25 years	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
50 years	238.1 mm (9.4 in)
100 years	278.5 mm (11.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1890 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: 313.5 mm (12.3 in) in 1963; 248.9 mm (9.8 in) in 1948; 238.8 mm (9.4 in) in 1943.

Download the Data

Data for Kentani (Bos) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kentani (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 2026-10-13 (13 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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