Fraserburg Weather Records (SF001130250)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fraserburg (SF001130250), South Africa, with 149 years of record.

Key Facts for Fraserburg

Fraserburg (SF001130250) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.92 latitude and 21.52 longitude, 1,268 m (4,160 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 2026, 149 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fraserburg still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fraserburg set a daily record precipitation of 10.0 mm (0.4 in) on 22 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.92 latitude, 21.52 longitude.
Elevation: 1,268 m (4,160 ft).
Period of record: 1878 to 2026, 149 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

9 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fraserburg. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Fraserburg, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	42.4 C (108.3 F)	6.8 C (44.2 F)	37.9 C (100.2 F)	10.4 C (50.7 F)
Feb	42.0 C (107.6 F)	5.5 C (41.9 F)	36.6 C (97.9 F)	8.7 C (47.7 F)
Mar	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.7 C (38.7 F)	33.8 C (92.8 F)	3.7 C (38.7 F)
Apr	33.7 C (92.7 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	26.2 C (79.2 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)
May	29.6 C (85.3 F)	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.1 C (35.8 F)
Jun	25.9 C (78.6 F)	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	19.7 C (67.5 F)	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
Jul	24.9 C (76.8 F)	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	21.3 C (70.3 F)	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.8 C (33.4 F)
Sep	34.1 C (93.4 F)	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	27.6 C (81.7 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)
Oct	38.0 C (100.4 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.5 C (41.9 F)
Nov	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.5 C (36.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Fraserburg still stand. 2019 holds the most, with 89.

Standing records at Fraserburg by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1981	1
1982	4
1983	3
1988	1
1989	6
1992	3
1993	1
1994	3
1997	5
1998	1
2002	2
2003	2
2004	3
2005	3
2006	15
2007	69
2008	70
2009	47
2010	88
2011	57
2012	63
2013	72
2014	68
2015	66
2016	80
2017	69
2018	64
2019	89
2020	86
2021	57
2022	52
2023	73
2024	81
2025	85
2026	75

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 108.0 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fraserburg. The most was 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 25 January 1890.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fraserburg
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	25 January 1890
Feb	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	3 February 1976
Mar	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	26 March 1961
Apr	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 April 1907
May	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 May 1935
Jun	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 June 1912
Jul	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 July 1961
Aug	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 August 1911
Sep	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 September 1964
Oct	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	10 October 1934
Nov	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 November 1890
Dec	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	5 December 1990

Period of Record Coverage

1982 to 2026

43 years of record at Fraserburg, 1982 to 2026. 29 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others.

Days with data per year at Fraserburg
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1982	8	2%	No
1983	9	2%	No
1984	5	1%	No
1985	6	2%	No
1986	7	2%	No
1987	9	2%	No
1988	11	3%	No
1989	13	4%	No
1990	5	1%	No
1992	9	2%	No
1993	8	2%	No
1994	15	4%	No
1995	1	0%	No
1996	6	2%	No
1997	4	1%	No
1998	4	1%	No
1999	2	1%	No
2001	6	2%	No
2002	3	1%	No
2003	16	4%	No
2004	34	9%	No
2005	7	2%	No
2006	54	15%	No
2007	306	84%	No
2008	316	86%	No
2009	327	90%	No
2010	333	91%	Yes
2011	306	84%	No
2012	329	90%	No
2013	333	91%	Yes
2014	355	97%	Yes
2015	360	99%	Yes
2016	361	99%	Yes
2017	352	96%	Yes
2018	339	93%	Yes
2019	356	98%	Yes
2020	352	96%	Yes
2021	348	95%	Yes
2022	348	95%	Yes
2023	352	96%	Yes
2024	335	92%	Yes
2025	329	90%	Yes
2026	266	73%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Fraserburg
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 2026	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	137 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026	Fraserburg, ZA	all-time rain (Provisional)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	136 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2026	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	128 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 September 2026	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2024	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	tie	10 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2024	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2024	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2024	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2023	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2023	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2023	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	128 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2022	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2021	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2021	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2021	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2021	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2020	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	132 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2020	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2020	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	141 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2019	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 2007 to 2023

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Fraserburg, 2007 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.1 C (62.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2013, at 16.5 C (61.8 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 17.7 C (63.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.6 C (1.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Fraserburg as warming stripes, 2007 to 2023
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2007	16.8 C	-0.29 C
2008	17.0 C	-0.15 C
2009	17.0 C	-0.16 C
2010	17.5 C	+0.36 C
2012	16.7 C	-0.44 C
2013	16.5 C	-0.59 C
2014	17.2 C	+0.03 C
2015	17.6 C	+0.51 C
2016	17.7 C	+0.57 C
2017	17.1 C	-0.04 C
2019	17.7 C	+0.56 C
2020	17.2 C	+0.05 C
2021	17.0 C	-0.15 C
2022	17.2 C	+0.04 C
2023	16.8 C	-0.37 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1878 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Fraserburg: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.4 C (108.3 F)	2020	36.5 C (97.7 F)	43
Coldest night (TNn)	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	2014	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	46
Wettest day (Rx1day)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	2026	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	126
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	2026	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	104
Longest dry spell (CDD)	182 days	1903	51 days	120

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Fraserburg, 1878 to 2026. The record is 42.4 C (108.3 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.5 C (97.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Fraserburg by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1983	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1984	31.3 C (88.3 F)
1985	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1986	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1987	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1988	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1989	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1990	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991	n/a
1992	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993	35.9 C (96.6 F)
1994	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1995	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1996	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1997	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1998	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1999	32.5 C (90.5 F)
2001	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2002	34.5 C (94.1 F)
2003	35.2 C (95.4 F)
2004	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2005	32.5 C (90.5 F)
2006	37.6 C (99.7 F)
2007	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2009	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2010	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2011	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2012	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2013	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2014	38.6 C (101.5 F)
2015	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2016	41.2 C (106.2 F)
2017	39.7 C (103.5 F)
2018	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2019	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2020	42.4 C (108.3 F)
2021	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2022	41.4 C (106.5 F)
2023	39.8 C (103.6 F)
2024	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2025	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2026	37.9 C (100.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Fraserburg, 1878 to 2026. The record is -7.9 C (17.8 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.0 C (24.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Fraserburg by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1980	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1981	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1982	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1983	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1984	-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1985	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1986	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1987	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1988	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1989	-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1990	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1991	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1992	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1993	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1994	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1995	n/a
1996	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1997	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1998	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1999	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2001	0.5 C (32.9 F)
2002	0.5 C (32.9 F)
2003	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2004	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2005	-4.8 C (23.4 F)
2006	5.1 C (41.2 F)
2007	-4.5 C (23.9 F)
2008	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2009	-4.8 C (23.4 F)
2010	-6.3 C (20.7 F)
2011	-5.4 C (22.3 F)
2012	-5.4 C (22.3 F)
2013	-5.3 C (22.5 F)
2014	-7.9 C (17.8 F)
2015	-5.1 C (22.8 F)
2016	-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2017	-7.6 C (18.3 F)
2018	-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2019	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2020	-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2021	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
2022	-5.7 C (21.7 F)
2023	-4.7 C (23.5 F)
2024	-6.2 C (20.8 F)
2025	-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2026	-1.6 C (29.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fraserburg, 1878 to 2026. The record is 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 23.4 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fraserburg by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1879	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1880	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1881	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1882	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1883	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1884	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1885	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1886	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1887	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1888	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1889	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1890	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1891	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1892	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1893	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1894	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1895	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1896	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1897	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1898	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1899	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1900	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1901	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1902	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1903	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1904	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1905	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1906	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1907	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1908	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1909	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1911	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1912	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1913	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1914	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1916	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1917	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1918	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1919	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1922	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1923	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1924	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1925	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1926	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1927	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1928	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1929	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1930	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1932	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1933	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1934	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1935	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1938	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1939	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1940	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1942	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1959	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1960	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1962	8.8 mm (0.35 in)
1963	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1965	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1967	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1968	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1969	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1970	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1971	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1972	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
1973	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1976	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1979	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1980	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1981	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1982	n/a
1983	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1984	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1985	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1986	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1987	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1988	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1989	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1990	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1991	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1993	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1994	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1995	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2001	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2002	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2003	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
2004	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
2005	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2006	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
2007	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
2008	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
2009	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2010	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2011	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2012	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2013	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2014	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2015	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2016	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2017	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2018	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2019	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2020	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2021	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2022	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2023	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2024	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2025	n/a
2026	109.0 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fraserburg, 1878 to 2026. The record is 159.2 mm (6.3 in) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fraserburg by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1879	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1880	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1881	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1882	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1883	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1884	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1885	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1886	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1887	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1888	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1889	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1890	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1891	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1892	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1893	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1894	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1895	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1896	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1897	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1898	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1899	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1900	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1901	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1902	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1903	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1904	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1905	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1906	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1907	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1908	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1909	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1910	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1911	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1912	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1914	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1915	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1916	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1917	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1918	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1919	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1922	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1923	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1924	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1925	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1926	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1927	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1928	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1929	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1930	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1931	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1935	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1936	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1938	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1939	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1940	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1941	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1942	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1959	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1961	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1962	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1963	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1964	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1965	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1966	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1967	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1969	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1970	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1971	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1973	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1974	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1975	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1977	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1978	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1991	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1992	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
2009	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
2010	n/a
2011	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
2012	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
2013	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
2014	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2015	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
2016	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
2017	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
2018	n/a
2019	0.9 mm (0.04 in)
2020	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2021	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2022	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2023	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
2024	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
2025	n/a
2026	159.2 mm (6.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fraserburg, 1878 to 2026. The record is 182 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 51 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fraserburg by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	68 days
1879	85 days
1880	77 days
1881	92 days
1882	53 days
1883	35 days
1884	128 days
1885	77 days
1886	99 days
1887	43 days
1888	37 days
1889	64 days
1890	48 days
1891	32 days
1892	66 days
1893	42 days
1894	48 days
1895	50 days
1896	40 days
1897	64 days
1898	67 days
1899	66 days
1900	110 days
1901	49 days
1902	81 days
1903	182 days
1904	42 days
1905	48 days
1906	92 days
1907	59 days
1908	111 days
1909	45 days
1910	82 days
1911	49 days
1912	96 days
1913	84 days
1914	120 days
1915	108 days
1916	88 days
1917	155 days
1918	106 days
1919	119 days
1920	98 days
1921	85 days
1922	86 days
1923	115 days
1924	88 days
1925	71 days
1926	63 days
1927	57 days
1928	102 days
1929	83 days
1930	65 days
1931	52 days
1932	103 days
1933	146 days
1934	133 days
1935	58 days
1936	62 days
1937	51 days
1938	81 days
1939	50 days
1940	57 days
1941	50 days
1942	41 days
1959	16 days
1960	117 days
1961	67 days
1962	83 days
1963	33 days
1964	89 days
1965	48 days
1966	75 days
1967	50 days
1968	66 days
1969	112 days
1970	46 days
1971	53 days
1972	59 days
1973	80 days
1974	43 days
1975	76 days
1976	47 days
1977	41 days
1978	2 days
1979	1 day
1980	1 day
1981	2 days
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	1 day
1986	n/a
1987	1 day
1988	1 day
1989	n/a
1990	102 days
1991	51 days
1992	31 days
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	1 day
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2001	1 day
2002	1 day
2003	2 days
2004	2 days
2005	1 day
2006	1 day
2007	2 days
2008	3 days
2009	3 days
2010	3 days
2011	4 days
2012	3 days
2013	3 days
2014	4 days
2015	3 days
2016	3 days
2017	3 days
2018	4 days
2019	5 days
2020	3 days
2021	4 days
2022	4 days
2023	6 days
2024	4 days
2025	n/a
2026	15 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

80 years, 1878 to 1991

A day with at least 26.8 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 83.4 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fraserburg: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
10 years	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
25 years	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
50 years	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
100 years	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1878 to 1991.

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: 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1890; 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1905; 66.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1976.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).