Nieu-Bethesda (Pol) Weather Records (SF001190820)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nieu-Bethesda (Pol) (SF001190820), South Africa, with 113 years of record.

Key Facts for Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)

Nieu-Bethesda (Pol) (SF001190820) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.87 latitude and 24.55 longitude, 1,315 m (4,314 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1885 to 1997, 113 years of record.
0 records set at Nieu-Bethesda (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 16 November 1996.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.87 latitude, 24.55 longitude.
Elevation: 1,315 m (4,314 ft).
Period of record: 1885 to 1997, 113 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 Nieu-Bethesda (Pol). 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 Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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 Nieu-Bethesda (Pol) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 100.3 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nieu-Bethesda (Pol). The most was 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 16 September 1901.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	13 January 1944
Feb	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 February 1887
Mar	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	3 March 1974
Apr	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	8 April 1969
May	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 May 1916
Jun	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	17 June 1964
Jul	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	13 July 1886
Aug	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 August 1970
Sep	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	16 September 1901
Oct	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2 October 1917
Nov	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 November 1894
Dec	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	2 December 1985

Latest Records

Latest records at Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1996	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1996	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1996	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1996	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1993	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	106 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1993	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1993	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1992	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1991	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1991	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1991	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1990	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1989	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1989	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1989	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1989	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1885 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Nieu-Bethesda (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	1901	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	113
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	1900	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	113
Longest dry spell (CDD)	171 days	1949	56 days	113

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), 1885 to 1997. The record is 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.8 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nieu-Bethesda (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1885	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1886	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1887	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1888	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1889	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1890	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1891	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1892	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1893	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1894	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1895	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1896	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1897	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1898	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1899	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1900	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1901	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1902	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1903	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1904	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1905	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1906	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1907	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1908	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1909	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1910	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1911	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1912	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1913	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1914	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1915	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1916	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1917	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1918	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1919	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1920	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1921	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1922	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1923	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1924	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1925	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1926	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1927	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1928	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1929	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1930	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1931	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1932	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1933	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1934	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1937	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1938	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1941	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1942	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1943	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1946	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1947	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1951	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1953	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1955	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1959	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1960	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1962	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1963	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1964	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1965	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1967	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1968	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1969	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1970	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1971	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1981	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1982	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1986	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1990	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1991	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1994	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1995	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1997	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), 1885 to 1997. The record is 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nieu-Bethesda (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1885	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1886	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1887	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1888	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1889	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1890	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1891	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1892	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1893	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1894	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1895	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1896	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1897	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1898	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1899	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1900	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1901	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1902	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1903	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1904	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1905	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1906	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1907	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1908	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1909	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1910	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1912	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1913	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1914	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1915	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1916	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1917	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1918	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1919	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1921	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1922	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1923	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1924	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1925	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1926	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1927	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1928	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1929	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1930	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1931	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1932	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1933	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1934	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1935	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1936	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1937	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1938	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1941	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1943	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1947	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1949	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1950	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1951	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1953	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1954	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1955	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1956	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1961	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1962	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1964	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1966	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1967	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1969	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1970	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1971	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1972	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1973	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1974	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1975	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1978	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1979	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1980	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1986	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1987	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1989	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1990	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1991	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1997	46.0 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), 1885 to 1997. The record is 171 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 56 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nieu-Bethesda (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1885	22 days
1886	37 days
1887	46 days
1888	36 days
1889	110 days
1890	50 days
1891	56 days
1892	55 days
1893	137 days
1894	38 days
1895	145 days
1896	59 days
1897	87 days
1898	84 days
1899	80 days
1900	56 days
1901	124 days
1902	74 days
1903	68 days
1904	60 days
1905	42 days
1906	33 days
1907	88 days
1908	35 days
1909	96 days
1910	60 days
1911	56 days
1912	112 days
1913	30 days
1914	55 days
1915	70 days
1916	54 days
1917	44 days
1918	44 days
1919	62 days
1920	33 days
1921	47 days
1922	48 days
1923	48 days
1924	87 days
1925	39 days
1926	64 days
1927	68 days
1928	115 days
1929	48 days
1930	50 days
1931	69 days
1932	53 days
1933	64 days
1934	79 days
1935	46 days
1936	58 days
1937	48 days
1938	57 days
1939	28 days
1940	86 days
1941	69 days
1942	67 days
1943	34 days
1944	65 days
1945	69 days
1946	53 days
1947	59 days
1948	52 days
1949	171 days
1950	42 days
1951	71 days
1952	39 days
1953	31 days
1954	70 days
1955	80 days
1956	77 days
1957	52 days
1958	65 days
1959	46 days
1960	50 days
1961	57 days
1962	46 days
1963	36 days
1964	54 days
1965	36 days
1966	78 days
1967	50 days
1968	66 days
1969	53 days
1970	37 days
1971	46 days
1972	48 days
1973	38 days
1974	46 days
1975	58 days
1976	60 days
1977	92 days
1978	74 days
1979	35 days
1980	48 days
1981	58 days
1982	37 days
1983	45 days
1984	71 days
1985	92 days
1986	51 days
1987	39 days
1988	39 days
1989	35 days
1990	42 days
1991	96 days
1992	73 days
1993	40 days
1994	85 days
1995	66 days
1996	95 days
1997	84 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

106 years, 1886 to 1996

A day with at least 37.1 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.2 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Nieu-Bethesda (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	96.2 mm (3.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 106 years of values from 1886 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: 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1901; 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1970; 84.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1974.

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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 2026-10-12 (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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