Bellrock Weather Records (SF001715460)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bellrock (SF001715460), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Bellrock

Bellrock (SF001715460) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.60 latitude and 24.83 longitude, 1,400 m (4,593 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1997, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Bellrock still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bellrock set a daily record precipitation of 6.0 mm (0.24 in) on 26 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.60 latitude, 24.83 longitude.
Elevation: 1,400 m (4,593 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 Bellrock. 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 Bellrock, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Bellrock still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 99.8 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bellrock. The most was 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 11 March 1924.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bellrock
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 January 1963
Feb	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	13 February 1939
Mar	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	11 March 1924
Apr	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	1 April 1964
May	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 May 1946
Jun	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	26 June 1957
Jul	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 July 1965
Aug	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 August 1939
Sep	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 September 1929
Oct	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	9 October 1991
Nov	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	8 November 1974
Dec	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	15 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Bellrock
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1997	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1997	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1997	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1996	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1996	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1996	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1996	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1995	Bellrock, ZA	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1995	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1994	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1994	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1994	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1994	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1994	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1993	Bellrock, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Bellrock: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	1924	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	210.5 mm (8.3 in)	1974	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	192 days	1923	66 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bellrock, 1923 to 1997. The record is 99.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bellrock by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1924	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1925	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1926	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1927	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1928	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1929	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1930	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1931	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1932	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1933	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1934	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1935	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1936	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1937	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1938	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1940	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1943	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1945	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1946	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1949	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1952	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1955	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1958	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1959	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1962	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1963	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1965	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1966	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1969	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1970	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1971	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1972	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1973	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1976	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1978	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1979	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1982	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1984	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1986	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1987	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1988	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1989	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1990	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1991	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1992	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1993	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1995	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1996	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1997	30.0 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bellrock, 1923 to 1997. The record is 210.5 mm (8.3 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bellrock by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1924	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1925	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1926	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1927	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1928	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1929	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1930	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1932	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1933	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1934	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1935	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1936	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1938	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1939	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1940	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1941	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1942	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1943	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1945	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1947	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1948	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1949	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1950	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1952	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1954	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1956	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1958	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1960	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1961	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1962	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1964	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1965	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1967	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1968	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1969	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1971	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1972	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1973	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1974	210.5 mm (8.3 in)
1975	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1976	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1977	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1978	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1982	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1987	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1990	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1991	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1993	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1994	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1995	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1996	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1997	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bellrock, 1923 to 1997. The record is 192 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 66 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bellrock by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	192 days
1924	57 days
1925	53 days
1926	63 days
1927	76 days
1928	102 days
1929	37 days
1930	66 days
1931	79 days
1932	63 days
1933	122 days
1934	77 days
1935	47 days
1936	59 days
1937	72 days
1938	89 days
1939	36 days
1940	92 days
1941	53 days
1942	66 days
1943	46 days
1944	65 days
1945	141 days
1946	40 days
1947	64 days
1948	92 days
1949	81 days
1950	37 days
1951	56 days
1952	32 days
1953	34 days
1954	164 days
1955	64 days
1956	59 days
1957	52 days
1958	111 days
1959	113 days
1960	53 days
1961	70 days
1962	83 days
1963	91 days
1964	61 days
1965	84 days
1966	86 days
1967	50 days
1968	113 days
1969	115 days
1970	126 days
1971	155 days
1972	70 days
1973	38 days
1974	111 days
1975	74 days
1976	53 days
1977	77 days
1978	50 days
1979	32 days
1980	76 days
1981	44 days
1982	39 days
1983	46 days
1984	117 days
1985	76 days
1986	61 days
1987	45 days
1988	60 days
1989	56 days
1990	70 days
1991	83 days
1992	53 days
1993	38 days
1994	74 days
1995	84 days
1996	75 days
1997	48 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

74 years, 1923 to 1996

A day with at least 37.6 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 103.7 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bellrock: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1923 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: 99.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1924; 89.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1939; 79.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

Data for Bellrock standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bellrock 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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