Bleskop Weather Records (SF002281700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bleskop (SF002281700), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Bleskop

Bleskop (SF002281700) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.85 latitude and 24.60 longitude, 1,132 m (3,714 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1997, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Bleskop still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bleskop set a daily record precipitation of 4.5 mm (0.18 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.85 latitude, 24.60 longitude.
Elevation: 1,132 m (3,714 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1997, 74 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 Bleskop. 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 Bleskop, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Bleskop still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Bleskop between 9 March 1972 and 5 January 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Bleskop set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1972-03-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1989-01-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 105.5 mm (4.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 105.5 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bleskop. The most was 105.5 mm (4.2 in) on 5 January 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bleskop
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	5 January 1989
Feb	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	19 February 1988
Mar	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	9 March 1972
Apr	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 April 1962
May	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 May 1959
Jun	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 July 1965
Aug	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 September 1984
Oct	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 October 1960
Nov	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 November 1977
Dec	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	5 December 1956

Latest Records

Latest records at Bleskop
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1997	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	tie	28 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1997	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1997	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	22 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1997	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 1996	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1996	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1996	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1996	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1995	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1995	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1995	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Bleskop: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	1989	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	1974	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	188 days	1991	75 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bleskop, 1924 to 1997. The record is 105.5 mm (4.2 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.1 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bleskop by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1925	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1926	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1927	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1928	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1929	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1931	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1933	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1934	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1935	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1937	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1938	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1939	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1943	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1944	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1945	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1946	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1947	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1949	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1950	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1952	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1955	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1957	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1958	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1959	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1960	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1964	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1965	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1966	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1967	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1968	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1971	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1972	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1973	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1974	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1975	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1976	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1979	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1980	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1982	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1983	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1984	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1985	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1986	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1987	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1988	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1989	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1990	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1991	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1993	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1994	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1995	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	45.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bleskop, 1924 to 1997. The record is 187.5 mm (7.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.0 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bleskop by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1925	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1926	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1927	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1928	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1929	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1930	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1931	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1932	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1933	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1934	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1937	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1939	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1940	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1941	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1942	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1943	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1944	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1945	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1946	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1948	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1949	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1951	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1952	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1953	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1954	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1955	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1956	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1957	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1959	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1960	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1962	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1963	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1964	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1965	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1968	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1972	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1973	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1974	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1975	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1976	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1977	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1980	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1981	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1983	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1984	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1985	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1986	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1987	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1988	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1989	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1990	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1991	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1992	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1993	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1994	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1995	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1997	100.5 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bleskop, 1924 to 1997. The record is 188 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 75 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bleskop by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	57 days
1925	31 days
1926	70 days
1927	73 days
1928	119 days
1929	35 days
1930	66 days
1931	48 days
1932	100 days
1933	72 days
1934	57 days
1935	94 days
1936	108 days
1937	104 days
1938	51 days
1939	49 days
1940	88 days
1941	62 days
1942	92 days
1943	52 days
1944	96 days
1945	82 days
1946	67 days
1947	93 days
1948	172 days
1949	84 days
1950	73 days
1951	134 days
1952	32 days
1953	76 days
1954	186 days
1955	88 days
1956	112 days
1957	38 days
1958	148 days
1959	92 days
1960	53 days
1961	71 days
1962	105 days
1963	73 days
1964	60 days
1965	82 days
1966	79 days
1967	69 days
1968	49 days
1969	78 days
1970	73 days
1971	68 days
1972	103 days
1973	49 days
1974	83 days
1975	112 days
1976	64 days
1977	57 days
1978	74 days
1979	57 days
1980	111 days
1981	77 days
1982	79 days
1983	56 days
1984	153 days
1985	134 days
1986	68 days
1987	46 days
1988	60 days
1989	80 days
1990	55 days
1991	188 days
1992	109 days
1993	39 days
1994	132 days
1995	120 days
1996	66 days
1997	78 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, 1925 to 1997

A day with at least 42.1 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 93.4 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bleskop: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	93.4 mm (3.7 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 1925 to 1997.

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: 105.5 mm (4.2 in) in 1989; 91.0 mm (3.6 in) in 1972; 82.0 mm (3.2 in) in 1943.

Download the Data

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

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