Basberg Weather Records (SF001985240)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Basberg (SF001985240), South Africa, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Basberg

Basberg (SF001985240) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.25 latitude and 24.33 longitude, 1,323 m (4,341 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1996, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Basberg still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Basberg set a daily record precipitation of 17.5 mm (0.7 in) on 22 January 1996.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.25 latitude, 24.33 longitude.
Elevation: 1,323 m (4,341 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1996, 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 Basberg. 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 Basberg, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Basberg still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Basberg between 1 March 1969 and 1 March 1974. Each dot is a new record.

When Basberg set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1969-03-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974-03-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 166.5 mm (6.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 166.5 mm (6.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Basberg. The most was 166.5 mm (6.6 in) on 1 March 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Basberg
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 January 1967
Feb	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	4 February 1920
Mar	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	1 March 1974
Apr	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	9 April 1969
May	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 May 1946
Jun	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 July 1965
Aug	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 August 1984
Sep	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 September 1932
Oct	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	5 October 1993
Nov	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 November 1931
Dec	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 December 1955

Latest Records

Latest records at Basberg
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1996	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1995	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1995	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1995	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1995	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Basberg, ZA	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1993	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1992	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1992	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1992	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1992	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1991	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1991	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1991	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1991	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1991	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1991	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1991	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1991	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1996

Yearly extremes at Basberg: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	1974	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	197.5 mm (7.8 in)	1974	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	186 days	1954	76 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Basberg, 1919 to 1996. The record is 166.5 mm (6.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.0 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Basberg by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1920	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1921	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1923	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1924	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1925	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1926	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1927	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1928	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1929	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1931	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1932	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1933	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1934	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1936	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1937	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1938	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1940	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1942	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1943	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1944	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1946	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1948	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1949	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1950	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1951	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1952	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1958	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1959	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1961	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1962	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1963	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1965	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1967	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1968	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1969	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1970	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1971	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1973	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1974	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1975	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1976	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1980	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1981	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1984	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1985	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1986	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1987	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1988	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1989	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1990	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1992	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1993	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1995	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	17.5 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Basberg, 1919 to 1996. The record is 197.5 mm (7.8 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.7 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Basberg by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1920	197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1921	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1922	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1923	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1924	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1925	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1926	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1927	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1928	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1929	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1930	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1931	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1934	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1935	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1936	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1937	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1938	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1939	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1940	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1942	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1943	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1944	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1945	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1946	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1948	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1949	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1950	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1953	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1954	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1955	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1956	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1957	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1960	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1962	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1963	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1964	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1968	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1970	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1971	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1972	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974	197.5 mm (7.8 in)
1975	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1976	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1977	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1978	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1980	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1982	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1984	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1985	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1987	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1989	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1990	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1992	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1994	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1995	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1996	26.3 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Basberg, 1919 to 1996. The record is 186 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 76 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Basberg by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	69 days
1920	76 days
1921	118 days
1922	68 days
1923	102 days
1924	92 days
1925	31 days
1926	98 days
1927	99 days
1928	122 days
1929	40 days
1930	70 days
1931	69 days
1932	100 days
1933	68 days
1934	77 days
1935	47 days
1936	74 days
1937	82 days
1938	89 days
1939	42 days
1940	87 days
1941	59 days
1942	96 days
1943	68 days
1944	80 days
1945	103 days
1946	34 days
1947	64 days
1948	92 days
1949	122 days
1950	36 days
1951	91 days
1952	35 days
1953	52 days
1954	186 days
1955	84 days
1956	58 days
1957	55 days
1958	107 days
1959	107 days
1960	36 days
1961	75 days
1962	105 days
1963	73 days
1964	60 days
1965	84 days
1966	125 days
1967	74 days
1968	148 days
1969	74 days
1970	51 days
1971	46 days
1972	92 days
1973	78 days
1974	64 days
1975	63 days
1976	78 days
1977	82 days
1978	123 days
1979	33 days
1980	82 days
1981	78 days
1982	77 days
1983	49 days
1984	105 days
1985	71 days
1986	68 days
1987	48 days
1988	62 days
1989	56 days
1990	94 days
1991	81 days
1992	125 days
1993	45 days
1994	99 days
1995	68 days
1996	12 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, 1920 to 1995

A day with at least 37.1 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.8 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Basberg: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	128.8 mm (5.1 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 1920 to 1995.

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: 166.5 mm (6.6 in) in 1974; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1969; 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1920.

Download the Data

Data for Basberg standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Basberg 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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