Buffelsfontein 14 Weather Records (SF001483520)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buffelsfontein 14 (SF001483520), South Africa, with 107 years of record.

Key Facts for Buffelsfontein 14

Buffelsfontein 14 (SF001483520) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.37 latitude and 26.70 longitude, 1,770 m (5,807 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1885 to 1991, 107 years of record.
0 records set at Buffelsfontein 14 still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Buffelsfontein 14 set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 20 January 1991.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.37 latitude, 26.70 longitude.
Elevation: 1,770 m (5,807 ft).
Period of record: 1885 to 1991, 107 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 Buffelsfontein 14. 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 Buffelsfontein 14, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Buffelsfontein 14 still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Buffelsfontein 14 between 6 April 1942 and 6 April 1942. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 88.9 mm (3.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buffelsfontein 14. The most was 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 6 April 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Buffelsfontein 14
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	1 January 1925
Feb	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	22 February 1972
Mar	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 March 1940
Apr	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	6 April 1942
May	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 May 1891
Jun	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 June 1965
Jul	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	4 October 1976
Nov	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 November 1898
Dec	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	5 December 1900

Latest Records

Latest records at Buffelsfontein 14
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 1991	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1991	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1990	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1990	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1990	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1989	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1989	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1988	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1988	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1988	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1988	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1988	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1988	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1988	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1987	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1987	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1987	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1987	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1987	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1987	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1885 to 1991

Yearly extremes at Buffelsfontein 14: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	1942	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	212.5 mm (8.4 in)	1988	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	106
Longest dry spell (CDD)	152 days	1903	48 days	106

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Buffelsfontein 14, 1885 to 1991. The record is 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buffelsfontein 14 by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1885	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1886	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1887	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1888	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1889	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1890	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1891	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1892	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1893	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1894	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1895	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1896	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1897	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1898	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1899	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1901	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1902	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1903	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1904	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1905	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1906	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1907	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1908	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1909	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1911	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1914	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1915	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1916	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1917	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1918	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1920	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1921	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1924	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1925	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1928	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1929	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1936	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1939	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1940	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1946	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1950	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1955	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1956	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1958	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1959	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1965	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1967	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1968	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1973	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1974	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1977	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1978	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1981	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1982	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1984	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1985	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1990	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	56.5 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Buffelsfontein 14, 1885 to 1991. The record is 212.5 mm (8.4 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.2 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buffelsfontein 14 by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1885	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1886	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1887	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1888	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1889	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1890	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1891	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1892	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1893	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1894	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1895	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1896	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1897	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1898	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1899	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1900	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1901	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1902	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1904	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1905	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1906	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1907	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1908	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1909	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1911	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1912	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1913	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1914	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1915	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1916	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1917	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1918	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1919	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1920	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1922	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1923	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1925	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1926	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1927	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1928	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1929	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1930	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1932	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1933	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1936	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1937	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1938	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1939	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1940	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1941	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1942	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1943	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1944	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1945	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1950	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1953	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1954	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1955	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1957	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1958	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1959	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1963	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1964	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1966	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1968	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1970	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1971	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	184.5 mm (7.3 in)
1973	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1975	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1976	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1977	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1979	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1980	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1984	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1985	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1986	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1987	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1988	212.5 mm (8.4 in)
1989	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1991	98.5 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Buffelsfontein 14, 1885 to 1991. The record is 152 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buffelsfontein 14 by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1885	50 days
1886	31 days
1887	41 days
1888	60 days
1889	73 days
1890	42 days
1891	27 days
1892	35 days
1893	47 days
1894	67 days
1895	48 days
1896	39 days
1897	73 days
1898	91 days
1899	51 days
1900	57 days
1901	61 days
1902	56 days
1903	152 days
1904	81 days
1905	52 days
1906	102 days
1907	107 days
1908	34 days
1909	101 days
1911	52 days
1912	88 days
1913	42 days
1914	51 days
1915	69 days
1916	65 days
1917	35 days
1918	44 days
1919	46 days
1920	78 days
1921	77 days
1922	34 days
1923	46 days
1924	35 days
1925	34 days
1926	76 days
1927	93 days
1928	142 days
1929	42 days
1930	49 days
1931	68 days
1932	60 days
1933	76 days
1934	61 days
1935	47 days
1936	58 days
1937	59 days
1938	30 days
1939	51 days
1940	82 days
1941	48 days
1942	66 days
1943	27 days
1944	59 days
1945	99 days
1946	99 days
1947	43 days
1948	83 days
1949	100 days
1950	47 days
1951	67 days
1952	71 days
1953	71 days
1954	65 days
1955	61 days
1956	59 days
1957	39 days
1958	54 days
1959	29 days
1960	30 days
1961	33 days
1962	49 days
1963	36 days
1964	34 days
1965	49 days
1966	33 days
1967	44 days
1968	29 days
1969	33 days
1970	27 days
1971	26 days
1972	28 days
1973	27 days
1974	36 days
1975	31 days
1976	29 days
1977	32 days
1978	35 days
1979	25 days
1980	42 days
1981	36 days
1982	24 days
1983	39 days
1984	37 days
1985	53 days
1986	35 days
1987	22 days
1988	45 days
1989	31 days
1990	23 days
1991	21 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

93 years, 1886 to 1990

A day with at least 44.3 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 88.1 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Buffelsfontein 14: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	Longer than the 93 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, 93 years of values from 1886 to 1990.

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: 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1942; 83.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1900; 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1925.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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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