Brakfontein Weather Records (SF001160830)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brakfontein (SF001160830), South Africa, with 119 years of record.

Key Facts for Brakfontein

Brakfontein (SF001160830) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.82 latitude and 23.02 longitude, 1,185 m (3,888 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1879 to 1997, 119 years of record.
0 records set at Brakfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Brakfontein set a daily record precipitation of 18.0 mm (0.7 in) on 28 December 1996.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.82 latitude, 23.02 longitude.
Elevation: 1,185 m (3,888 ft).
Period of record: 1879 to 1997, 119 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 Brakfontein. 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 Brakfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 Brakfontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Brakfontein between 18 February 1927 and 22 October 1973. Each dot is a new record.

When Brakfontein set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1927-02-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1961-03-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1973-10-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 93.0 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 93.0 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brakfontein. The most was 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 22 October 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Brakfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 January 1981
Feb	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 February 1927
Mar	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	26 March 1961
Apr	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	4 April 1982
May	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	5 May 1995
Jun	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 June 1935
Jul	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 July 1983
Aug	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 August 1971
Sep	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 September 1911
Oct	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 October 1973
Nov	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 November 1965
Dec	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	6 December 1964

Latest Records

Latest records at Brakfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1996	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1995	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1 year	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1995	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1995	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1995	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Brakfontein, ZA	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1993	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1993	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1993	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1993	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1992	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1992	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1992	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1991	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1991	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1990	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1879 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Brakfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	1973	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	105
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	1928	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	105
Longest dry spell (CDD)	151 days	1990	70 days	105

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Brakfontein, 1879 to 1997. The record is 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.3 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brakfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1879	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1881	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1896	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1897	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1898	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1899	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1900	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1901	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1902	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1903	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1904	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1905	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1906	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1907	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1908	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1909	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1910	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1911	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1912	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1914	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1916	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1917	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1918	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1919	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1920	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1921	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1922	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1923	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1924	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1926	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1927	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1928	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1929	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1931	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1932	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1933	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1935	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1936	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1937	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1940	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1941	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1942	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1945	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1949	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1952	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1954	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1956	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1957	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1958	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1959	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1960	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1961	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1962	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1963	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1965	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1967	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1968	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1969	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1973	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1974	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1976	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1978	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1979	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1980	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1986	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1987	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1990	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1992	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1993	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1994	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1995	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1996	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1997	36.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Brakfontein, 1879 to 1997. The record is 139.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brakfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1879	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1881	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1896	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1897	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1898	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1899	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1900	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1901	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1902	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1903	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1904	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1905	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1906	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1907	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1908	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1909	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1910	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1911	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1912	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1913	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1914	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1915	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1916	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1917	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1918	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1919	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1920	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1921	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1922	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1923	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1924	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1925	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1926	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1927	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1928	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1929	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1930	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1931	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1933	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1934	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1935	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1936	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1937	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1940	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1941	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1943	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1945	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1946	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1947	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1948	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1949	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1950	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1953	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1954	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1956	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1957	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1958	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1959	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1960	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1961	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1962	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1963	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1965	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1966	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1969	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1970	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1973	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1974	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1979	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1980	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1986	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1991	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1992	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1994	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1997	84.0 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Brakfontein, 1879 to 1997. The record is 151 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brakfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1879	92 days
1880	49 days
1881	27 days
1896	31 days
1897	109 days
1898	68 days
1899	58 days
1900	50 days
1901	97 days
1902	76 days
1903	50 days
1904	40 days
1905	71 days
1906	88 days
1907	88 days
1908	57 days
1909	103 days
1910	99 days
1911	56 days
1912	89 days
1913	53 days
1914	61 days
1915	70 days
1916	137 days
1917	45 days
1918	64 days
1919	117 days
1920	33 days
1921	53 days
1922	87 days
1923	75 days
1924	87 days
1925	40 days
1926	64 days
1927	86 days
1928	116 days
1929	48 days
1930	50 days
1931	67 days
1932	62 days
1933	77 days
1934	47 days
1935	49 days
1936	58 days
1937	92 days
1938	87 days
1939	61 days
1940	86 days
1941	54 days
1942	85 days
1943	62 days
1944	71 days
1945	69 days
1946	37 days
1947	64 days
1948	75 days
1949	104 days
1950	82 days
1951	94 days
1952	52 days
1953	34 days
1954	101 days
1955	85 days
1956	93 days
1957	60 days
1958	111 days
1959	55 days
1960	134 days
1961	67 days
1962	98 days
1963	53 days
1964	55 days
1965	38 days
1966	99 days
1967	89 days
1968	64 days
1969	54 days
1970	67 days
1971	46 days
1972	63 days
1973	47 days
1974	73 days
1975	57 days
1976	102 days
1977	98 days
1978	46 days
1979	43 days
1980	89 days
1981	90 days
1982	73 days
1983	59 days
1984	72 days
1985	134 days
1986	103 days
1987	48 days
1988	61 days
1989	76 days
1990	151 days
1991	83 days
1992	62 days
1993	87 days
1994	94 days
1995	90 days
1996	82 days
1997	123 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

98 years, 1898 to 1996

A day with at least 35.3 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 83.6 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Brakfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
50 years	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
100 years	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	Longer than the 98 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, 98 years of values from 1898 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: 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1973; 74.6 mm (2.9 in) in 1961; 70.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1927.

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