Bethesdaweg (Sar) Weather Records (SF001194440)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bethesdaweg (Sar) (SF001194440), South Africa, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for Bethesdaweg (Sar)

Bethesdaweg (Sar) (SF001194440) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.90 latitude and 24.77 longitude, 1,402 m (4,600 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1900 to 1988, 89 years of record.
0 records set at Bethesdaweg (Sar) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bethesdaweg (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 12.0 mm (0.5 in) on 12 June 1987.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.90 latitude, 24.77 longitude.
Elevation: 1,402 m (4,600 ft).
Period of record: 1900 to 1988, 89 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 Bethesdaweg (Sar). 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 Bethesdaweg (Sar), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Bethesdaweg (Sar) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Bethesdaweg (Sar) between 3 March 1974 and 3 March 1974. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 120.0 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bethesdaweg (Sar). The most was 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 3 March 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bethesdaweg (Sar)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 January 1979
Feb	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	9 February 1967
Mar	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	3 March 1974
Apr	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 April 1969
May	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	4 May 1916
Jun	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 June 1964
Jul	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 July 1983
Aug	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	15 September 1901
Oct	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 October 1901
Nov	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 November 1946
Dec	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 December 1931

Latest Records

Latest records at Bethesdaweg (Sar)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1987	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1987	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1 year	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1986	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1986	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1986	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1986	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1986	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1985	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1985	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1985	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1985	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1985	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1985	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1984	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 1984	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1983	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	tie	9 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1983	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1983	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1983	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1983	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1900 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Bethesdaweg (Sar): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	1974	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	189.3 mm (7.5 in)	1932	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	251 days	1903	63 days	87

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bethesdaweg (Sar), 1900 to 1988. The record is 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bethesdaweg (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1900	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1901	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1903	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1904	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1905	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1906	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1907	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1908	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1909	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1910	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1911	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1912	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1913	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1914	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1915	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1916	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1917	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1918	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1920	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1921	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1922	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1923	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1924	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1925	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1926	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1929	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1931	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1934	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1938	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1939	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1942	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1943	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1944	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1945	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1950	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1954	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1955	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1956	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1957	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1958	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1959	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1961	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1962	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1963	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1965	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1967	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1968	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1973	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1975	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1977	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1986	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1988	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bethesdaweg (Sar), 1900 to 1988. The record is 189.3 mm (7.5 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bethesdaweg (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1900	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1901	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1903	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1905	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1906	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1907	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1908	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1909	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1910	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1911	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1912	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1913	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1914	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1915	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1916	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1917	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1918	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1919	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1920	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1921	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1922	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1923	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1926	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1931	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1932	189.3 mm (7.5 in)
1933	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1934	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1935	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1936	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1939	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1942	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1943	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1944	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1945	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1946	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1949	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1950	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1951	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1953	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1954	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1955	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1956	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1958	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1959	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1960	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1961	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1962	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1963	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1964	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1967	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1970	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1971	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1972	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1973	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1975	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1977	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1978	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1979	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1980	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1982	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1984	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1985	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1986	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1987	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1988	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bethesdaweg (Sar), 1900 to 1988. The record is 251 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 63 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bethesdaweg (Sar) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1900	45 days
1901	123 days
1903	251 days
1904	104 days
1905	62 days
1906	39 days
1907	116 days
1908	98 days
1909	186 days
1910	32 days
1911	28 days
1912	106 days
1913	28 days
1914	68 days
1915	69 days
1916	122 days
1917	55 days
1918	51 days
1919	117 days
1920	52 days
1921	56 days
1922	51 days
1923	57 days
1924	91 days
1925	39 days
1926	33 days
1927	30 days
1929	36 days
1930	37 days
1931	67 days
1932	48 days
1933	63 days
1934	82 days
1935	46 days
1936	38 days
1937	42 days
1938	69 days
1939	32 days
1940	50 days
1941	51 days
1942	31 days
1943	57 days
1944	64 days
1945	69 days
1946	28 days
1947	82 days
1948	142 days
1949	144 days
1950	61 days
1951	112 days
1952	55 days
1953	56 days
1954	65 days
1955	101 days
1956	76 days
1957	56 days
1958	52 days
1959	54 days
1960	35 days
1961	49 days
1962	64 days
1963	36 days
1964	49 days
1965	64 days
1966	146 days
1967	109 days
1968	81 days
1969	68 days
1970	79 days
1971	81 days
1972	232 days
1973	103 days
1974	93 days
1975	135 days
1976	168 days
1977	164 days
1978	163 days
1979	74 days
1980	176 days
1981	46 days
1982	45 days
1983	45 days
1984	39 days
1985	78 days
1986	33 days
1987	164 days
1988	31 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

75 years, 1901 to 1987

A day with at least 37.7 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.3 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bethesdaweg (Sar): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1901 to 1987.

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: 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1974; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1901; 82.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1916.

Download the Data

Data for Bethesdaweg (Sar) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bethesdaweg (Sar) 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).

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