Bencuti (Bos) Weather Records (SF001527920)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bencuti (Bos) (SF001527920), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Bencuti (Bos)

Bencuti (Bos) (SF001527920) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.20 latitude and 28.92 longitude, 991 m (3,251 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1997, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Bencuti (Bos) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bencuti (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 15.0 mm (0.6 in) on 29 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.20 latitude, 28.92 longitude.
Elevation: 991 m (3,251 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 Bencuti (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 Bencuti (Bos), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Bencuti (Bos) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Bencuti (Bos) between 21 April 1978 and 29 August 1981. Each dot is a new record.

When Bencuti (Bos) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1978-04-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1981-08-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 140.5 mm (5.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 140.5 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bencuti (Bos). The most was 140.5 mm (5.5 in) on 29 August 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bencuti (Bos)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	15 January 1985
Feb	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	6 February 1994
Mar	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	19 March 1948
Apr	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	21 April 1978
May	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 May 1954
Jun	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	12 June 1997
Jul	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	20 July 1923
Aug	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	29 August 1981
Sep	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 September 1981
Oct	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	8 October 1971
Nov	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	11 November 1942
Dec	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	17 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Bencuti (Bos)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1997	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1997	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1997	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1997	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1997	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1997	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1996	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1996	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1996	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1996	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1996	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1995	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1995	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1995	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1995	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1995	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1995	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Bencuti (Bos): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	1981	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	280.2 mm (11.0 in)	1987	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	127 days	1953	48 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bencuti (Bos), 1923 to 1997. The record is 140.5 mm (5.5 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bencuti (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1924	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1925	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1927	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1929	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1930	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1931	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1935	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1940	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1942	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1943	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1946	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1947	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1948	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1949	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1950	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1951	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1952	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1953	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1954	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1956	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1957	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1960	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1961	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1963	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1965	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1967	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1968	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1972	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1979	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1982	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1983	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1985	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1986	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1988	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1989	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1991	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1992	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1994	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1995	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1996	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1997	140.0 mm (5.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bencuti (Bos), 1923 to 1997. The record is 280.2 mm (11.0 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.8 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bencuti (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1924	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1925	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1926	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1927	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1928	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1929	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1930	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1931	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1932	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1933	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1934	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1935	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1936	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1937	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1938	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1940	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1941	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1943	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1944	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1945	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1946	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1947	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1948	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1949	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1950	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1951	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1952	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1953	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1954	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1956	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1957	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1958	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1959	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1960	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1961	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1962	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1963	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1964	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1965	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1966	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1967	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1968	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1970	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1971	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1972	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1973	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1974	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1975	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1976	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1977	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	261.0 mm (10.3 in)
1979	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1981	181.0 mm (7.1 in)
1982	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1983	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1984	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1985	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1986	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1987	280.2 mm (11.0 in)
1988	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1989	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1990	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1992	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1993	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1994	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1995	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1996	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1997	225.0 mm (8.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bencuti (Bos), 1923 to 1997. The record is 127 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bencuti (Bos) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	30 days
1924	57 days
1925	122 days
1926	32 days
1927	75 days
1928	49 days
1929	24 days
1930	50 days
1931	76 days
1932	53 days
1933	77 days
1934	44 days
1935	48 days
1936	47 days
1937	29 days
1938	24 days
1939	16 days
1940	42 days
1941	28 days
1942	82 days
1943	44 days
1944	28 days
1945	42 days
1946	46 days
1947	33 days
1948	47 days
1949	56 days
1950	25 days
1951	88 days
1952	28 days
1953	127 days
1954	65 days
1955	89 days
1956	105 days
1957	41 days
1958	46 days
1959	49 days
1960	55 days
1961	108 days
1962	109 days
1963	64 days
1964	51 days
1965	36 days
1966	79 days
1967	46 days
1968	48 days
1969	48 days
1970	53 days
1971	23 days
1972	42 days
1973	101 days
1974	64 days
1975	45 days
1976	36 days
1977	66 days
1978	106 days
1979	45 days
1980	49 days
1981	32 days
1982	35 days
1983	40 days
1984	35 days
1985	72 days
1986	55 days
1987	40 days
1988	34 days
1989	55 days
1990	36 days
1991	97 days
1992	79 days
1993	70 days
1994	69 days
1995	38 days
1996	52 days
1997	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

70 years, 1924 to 1996

A day with at least 53.8 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 131.3 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bencuti (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	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 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: 140.5 mm (5.5 in) in 1981; 131.0 mm (5.2 in) in 1978; 99.5 mm (3.9 in) in 1995.

Download the Data

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