Nqadu Heights (Bos) Weather Records (SF001524750)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Nqadu Heights (Bos) (SF001524750), South Africa, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Nqadu Heights (Bos)

Nqadu Heights (Bos) (SF001524750) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.42 latitude and 28.77 longitude, 1,200 m (3,937 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1997, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Nqadu Heights (Bos) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Nqadu Heights (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 16.2 mm (0.6 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.42 latitude, 28.77 longitude.
Elevation: 1,200 m (3,937 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1997, 79 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 Nqadu Heights (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 Nqadu Heights (Bos), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Nqadu Heights (Bos) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Nqadu Heights (Bos) between 19 June 1964 and 22 April 1978. Each dot is a new record.

When Nqadu Heights (Bos) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1964-06-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1978-04-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 214.0 mm (8.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 214.0 mm (8.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Nqadu Heights (Bos). The most was 214.0 mm (8.4 in) on 22 April 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Nqadu Heights (Bos)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	4 January 1921
Feb	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	6 February 1994
Mar	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	6 March 1984
Apr	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	22 April 1978
May	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	4 May 1976
Jun	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	20 July 1923
Aug	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	19 September 1944
Oct	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 October 1950
Nov	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 November 1995
Dec	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	15 December 1947

Latest Records

Latest records at Nqadu Heights (Bos)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1997	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1997	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1997	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1997	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1996	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1996	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1995	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1995	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1995	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1995	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1994	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 December 1994	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1994	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Nqadu Heights (Bos): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	1978	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	327.0 mm (12.9 in)	1978	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	91 days	1955	38 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Nqadu Heights (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 214.0 mm (8.4 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.8 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Nqadu Heights (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1920	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1921	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1922	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1923	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1924	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1926	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1927	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1928	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1930	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1931	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1932	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1933	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1935	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1936	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1937	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1938	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1940	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1944	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1945	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1946	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1947	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1948	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1949	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1951	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1953	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1955	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1956	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1964	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1965	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1968	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1971	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1972	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1973	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1974	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1977	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1978	214.0 mm (8.4 in)
1979	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1980	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1981	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1982	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1983	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1984	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1985	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1986	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1987	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1988	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1989	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1990	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1991	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1992	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1993	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1994	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1995	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1996	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	88.5 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Nqadu Heights (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 327.0 mm (12.9 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 123.3 mm (4.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Nqadu Heights (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1920	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1921	212.2 mm (8.4 in)
1922	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1923	193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1924	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1925	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1926	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1927	213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1928	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1929	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1930	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1931	207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1932	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1933	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1934	111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1935	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1936	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1937	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1938	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1939	187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1940	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1941	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1942	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1943	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1944	238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1945	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1946	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1947	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1948	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1949	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1950	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1951	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1952	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1953	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1954	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1955	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1956	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1957	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1958	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1959	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1960	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1961	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1962	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1963	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1964	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1965	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1966	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1967	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1968	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1969	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1970	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1971	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1973	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1974	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1975	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1976	223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1977	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1978	327.0 mm (12.9 in)
1979	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1980	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1981	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1982	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1983	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1984	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1985	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1986	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1987	162.7 mm (6.4 in)
1988	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1989	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1990	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1991	150.2 mm (5.9 in)
1992	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1993	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1994	181.8 mm (7.2 in)
1995	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1996	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1997	155.7 mm (6.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Nqadu Heights (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 91 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Nqadu Heights (Bos) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	19 days
1920	57 days
1921	30 days
1922	20 days
1923	33 days
1924	39 days
1925	26 days
1926	33 days
1927	53 days
1928	31 days
1929	43 days
1930	30 days
1931	22 days
1932	30 days
1933	33 days
1934	22 days
1935	38 days
1936	46 days
1937	51 days
1938	36 days
1939	33 days
1940	40 days
1941	30 days
1942	28 days
1943	35 days
1944	54 days
1945	33 days
1946	38 days
1947	28 days
1948	49 days
1949	48 days
1950	32 days
1951	38 days
1952	28 days
1953	51 days
1954	32 days
1955	91 days
1956	38 days
1957	41 days
1958	72 days
1959	51 days
1960	56 days
1961	48 days
1962	68 days
1963	43 days
1964	20 days
1965	36 days
1966	54 days
1967	57 days
1968	30 days
1969	56 days
1970	39 days
1971	22 days
1972	46 days
1973	44 days
1974	51 days
1975	58 days
1976	57 days
1977	47 days
1978	81 days
1979	22 days
1980	52 days
1981	40 days
1982	45 days
1983	39 days
1984	38 days
1985	59 days
1986	38 days
1987	38 days
1988	28 days
1989	47 days
1990	57 days
1991	34 days
1992	64 days
1993	36 days
1994	26 days
1995	38 days
1996	30 days
1997	20 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

73 years, 1920 to 1996

A day with at least 70.4 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 158.8 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Nqadu Heights (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	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
10 years	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
50 years	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
100 years	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1920 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: 214.0 mm (8.4 in) in 1978; 137.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1964; 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1931.

Download the Data

Data for Nqadu Heights (Bos) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Nqadu Heights (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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