Qunu (Bos) Weather Records (SF001271970)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Qunu (Bos) (SF001271970), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Qunu (Bos)

Qunu (Bos) (SF001271970) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.78 latitude and 28.62 longitude, 750 m (2,461 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1997, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Qunu (Bos) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Qunu (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 19.0 mm (0.7 in) on 16 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.78 latitude, 28.62 longitude.
Elevation: 750 m (2,461 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1997, 75 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 Qunu (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 Qunu (Bos), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Qunu (Bos) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 101.1 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Qunu (Bos). The most was 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 20 July 1923.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Qunu (Bos)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 January 1941
Feb	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	9 February 1985
Mar	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	17 March 1948
Apr	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	23 April 1978
May	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	16 May 1959
Jun	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	11 June 1997
Jul	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	20 July 1923
Aug	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	20 August 1971
Sep	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 September 1987
Oct	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	6 October 1976
Nov	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 November 1947
Dec	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Qunu (Bos)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1997	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1997	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1997	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1997	Qunu (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1997	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1997	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1997	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1997	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1996	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1996	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1995	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1995	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1995	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1995	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Qunu (Bos): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	1923	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	217.1 mm (8.5 in)	1985	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	159 days	1962	52 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Qunu (Bos), 1923 to 1997. The record is 101.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Qunu (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1924	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1925	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1926	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1928	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1929	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1934	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1936	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1937	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1939	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1940	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1942	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1944	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1949	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1950	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1951	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1954	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1955	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1960	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1964	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1967	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1968	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1970	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1971	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1972	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1974	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1975	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1981	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1982	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1984	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1986	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1987	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1992	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1994	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1995	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1996	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1997	84.0 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Qunu (Bos), 1923 to 1997. The record is 217.1 mm (8.5 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.0 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Qunu (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1924	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1925	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1926	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1927	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1928	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1929	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1930	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1931	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1932	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1933	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1934	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1935	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1936	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1938	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1939	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1940	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1941	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1942	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1943	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1944	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1945	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1946	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1947	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1948	150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1949	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1951	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1952	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1953	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1954	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1955	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1956	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1957	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1959	172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1960	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1961	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1962	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1963	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1964	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1965	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1966	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1967	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1968	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1970	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1971	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1972	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1973	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1975	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1977	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1979	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1980	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1981	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1983	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1984	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1985	217.1 mm (8.5 in)
1986	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1987	183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1988	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1992	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1994	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1995	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1996	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1997	209.5 mm (8.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Qunu (Bos), 1923 to 1997. The record is 159 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Qunu (Bos) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	40 days
1924	40 days
1925	80 days
1926	74 days
1927	80 days
1928	92 days
1929	36 days
1930	29 days
1931	44 days
1932	59 days
1933	29 days
1934	47 days
1935	25 days
1936	47 days
1937	31 days
1938	45 days
1939	45 days
1940	43 days
1941	43 days
1942	64 days
1943	57 days
1944	53 days
1945	65 days
1946	59 days
1947	27 days
1948	61 days
1949	52 days
1950	34 days
1951	60 days
1952	35 days
1953	36 days
1954	63 days
1955	91 days
1956	106 days
1957	37 days
1958	93 days
1959	51 days
1960	56 days
1961	93 days
1962	159 days
1963	78 days
1964	58 days
1965	36 days
1966	75 days
1967	64 days
1968	66 days
1969	56 days
1970	59 days
1971	33 days
1972	33 days
1973	62 days
1974	64 days
1975	67 days
1976	52 days
1977	52 days
1978	34 days
1979	39 days
1980	24 days
1981	73 days
1982	28 days
1983	55 days
1984	36 days
1985	35 days
1986	54 days
1987	35 days
1988	24 days
1989	50 days
1990	58 days
1991	82 days
1992	102 days
1993	81 days
1994	43 days
1995	30 days
1996	43 days
1997	33 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

66 years, 1924 to 1996

A day with at least 52.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 107.1 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Qunu (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	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1924 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: 100.5 mm (4.0 in) in 1985; 98.5 mm (3.9 in) in 1974; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1970.

Download the Data

Data for Qunu (Bos) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Qunu (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 2026-10-17 (17 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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