Blikana Weather Records (SF001771840)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Blikana (SF001771840), South Africa, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Blikana

Blikana (SF001771840) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.57 latitude and 27.62 longitude, 1,596 m (5,236 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 1976, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Blikana still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Blikana tied a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 29 November 1975.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.57 latitude, 27.62 longitude.
Elevation: 1,596 m (5,236 ft).
Period of record: 1899 to 1976, 78 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 Blikana. 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 Blikana, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Blikana still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Blikana between 2 January 1951 and 9 February 1959. Each dot is a new record.

When Blikana set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1951-01-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1957-12-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1959-02-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 97.5 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 97.5 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Blikana. The most was 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 9 February 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Blikana
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	19 January 1966
Feb	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	9 February 1959
Mar	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	15 March 1921
Apr	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	23 April 1965
May	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 May 1943
Jun	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	11 June 1902
Jul	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 July 1952
Aug	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 August 1935
Sep	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	19 September 1975
Oct	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 October 1930
Nov	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	9 November 1958
Dec	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	5 December 1957

Latest Records

Latest records at Blikana
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1975	Blikana, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	tie	0 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1975	Blikana, ZA	monthly rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1975	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1975	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1975	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1975	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1975	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1975	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1974	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1974	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1974	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1972	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1972	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1972	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1972	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1972	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1972	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1971	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1971	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1971	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1899 to 1976

Yearly extremes at Blikana: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	1959	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	1966	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	141 days	1962	46 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Blikana, 1899 to 1976. The record is 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Blikana by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1900	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1901	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1902	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1903	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1904	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1905	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1906	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1907	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1908	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1909	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1910	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1911	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1913	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1914	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1915	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1916	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1917	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1918	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1919	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1920	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1922	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1923	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1924	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1925	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1926	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1927	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1929	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1930	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1934	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1935	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1936	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1937	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1938	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1939	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1940	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1948	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1957	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1958	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1959	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1960	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1964	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1966	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1967	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1968	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1973	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1974	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1975	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	32.5 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Blikana, 1899 to 1976. The record is 174.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.1 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Blikana by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1900	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1901	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1902	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1903	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1904	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1905	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1906	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1907	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1908	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1909	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1910	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1911	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1912	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1913	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1914	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1915	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1916	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1917	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1918	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1919	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1920	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1921	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1922	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1923	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1924	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1925	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1926	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1927	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1928	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1929	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1930	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1931	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1932	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1933	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1934	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1935	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1936	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1937	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1938	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1939	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1940	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1941	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1942	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1943	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1944	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1945	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1946	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1948	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1952	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1953	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1955	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1956	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1958	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1959	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1960	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1961	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1962	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1963	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1965	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1966	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1967	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1968	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1970	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1971	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1973	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1975	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1976	75.5 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Blikana, 1899 to 1976. The record is 141 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Blikana by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899	20 days
1900	35 days
1901	34 days
1902	46 days
1903	53 days
1904	60 days
1905	53 days
1906	79 days
1907	42 days
1908	25 days
1909	48 days
1910	37 days
1911	21 days
1912	41 days
1913	48 days
1914	30 days
1915	33 days
1916	125 days
1917	23 days
1918	33 days
1919	75 days
1920	69 days
1921	121 days
1922	64 days
1923	46 days
1924	78 days
1925	21 days
1926	42 days
1927	68 days
1928	58 days
1929	34 days
1930	50 days
1931	60 days
1932	48 days
1933	36 days
1934	25 days
1935	28 days
1936	58 days
1937	57 days
1938	48 days
1939	24 days
1940	36 days
1941	30 days
1942	56 days
1943	39 days
1944	70 days
1945	81 days
1946	39 days
1947	40 days
1948	60 days
1949	29 days
1950	34 days
1951	43 days
1952	44 days
1953	37 days
1954	54 days
1955	51 days
1956	78 days
1957	50 days
1958	135 days
1959	20 days
1960	59 days
1961	80 days
1962	141 days
1963	54 days
1964	44 days
1965	49 days
1966	79 days
1967	56 days
1968	33 days
1969	33 days
1970	43 days
1971	59 days
1972	85 days
1973	24 days
1974	45 days
1975	37 days
1976	6 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

68 years, 1900 to 1972

A day with at least 47.3 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.3 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Blikana: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
100 years	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1900 to 1972.

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: 83.5 mm (3.3 in) in 1966; 82.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1967; 81.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1957.

Download the Data

Data for Blikana standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Blikana 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 2026-10-14 (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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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