Botanic Gardens - Pmb Weather Records (SF002396050)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Botanic Gardens - Pmb (SF002396050), South Africa, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for Botanic Gardens - Pmb

Botanic Gardens - Pmb (SF002396050) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.58 latitude and 30.35 longitude, 703 m (2,306 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 1989, 83 years of record.
0 records set at Botanic Gardens - Pmb still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Botanic Gardens - Pmb set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 2 July 1989.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.58 latitude, 30.35 longitude.
Elevation: 703 m (2,306 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 1989, 83 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 Botanic Gardens - Pmb. 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 Botanic Gardens - Pmb, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Botanic Gardens - Pmb still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Botanic Gardens - Pmb between 14 January 1947 and 14 January 1947. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 246.6 mm (9.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Botanic Gardens - Pmb. The most was 246.6 mm (9.7 in) on 14 January 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Botanic Gardens - Pmb
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	14 January 1947
Feb	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	23 February 1913
Mar	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	7 March 1930
Apr	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 April 1943
May	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	17 May 1959
Jun	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	12 June 1935
Jul	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 July 1917
Aug	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 August 1953
Sep	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	29 September 1987
Oct	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	27 October 1917
Nov	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 November 1907
Dec	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 December 1977

Latest Records

Latest records at Botanic Gardens - Pmb
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1989	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1989	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1989	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1988	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1987	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	monthly rain	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1987	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1987	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1987	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1987	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1987	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1987	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1987	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1987	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1986	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1986	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1985	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1985	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1985	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1985	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1985	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1907 to 1989

Yearly extremes at Botanic Gardens - Pmb: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	1947	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	374.3 mm (14.7 in)	1987	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	84 days	1986	33 days	81

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Botanic Gardens - Pmb, 1907 to 1989. The record is 246.6 mm (9.7 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.6 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Botanic Gardens - Pmb by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1908	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1909	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1911	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1912	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1913	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1914	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1915	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1916	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1918	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1919	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1920	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1921	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1922	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1923	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1924	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1925	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1926	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1927	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1928	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1929	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1930	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1931	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1932	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1933	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1935	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1936	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1937	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1941	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1942	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1943	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1946	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	246.6 mm (9.7 in)
1948	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1949	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1955	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1956	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1957	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1960	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1961	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1962	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1963	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1965	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1968	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1969	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1970	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1972	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1973	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1974	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1975	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1976	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1978	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1979	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1982	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1983	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1984	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1985	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	222.5 mm (8.8 in)
1988	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	49.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Botanic Gardens - Pmb, 1907 to 1989. The record is 374.3 mm (14.7 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.4 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Botanic Gardens - Pmb by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1908	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1909	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1910	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1911	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1912	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1913	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1914	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1915	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1916	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1917	224.9 mm (8.9 in)
1918	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1919	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920	168.8 mm (6.6 in)
1921	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1922	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1923	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1924	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1925	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1926	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1927	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1928	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1929	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1930	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1931	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1932	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1933	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1934	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1935	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1936	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1937	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1938	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1939	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1940	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1941	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1943	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1944	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1945	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1946	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1947	257.1 mm (10.1 in)
1948	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1949	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1951	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1952	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1953	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1954	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1955	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1956	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1957	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1958	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1959	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1960	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1961	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1962	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1963	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1965	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1966	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1967	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1968	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1970	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1971	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1972	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1973	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1974	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1975	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1976	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1977	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1978	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1979	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1982	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1983	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1985	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1986	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987	374.3 mm (14.7 in)
1988	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1989	116.3 mm (4.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Botanic Gardens - Pmb, 1907 to 1989. The record is 84 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Botanic Gardens - Pmb by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	18 days
1908	32 days
1909	36 days
1910	34 days
1911	32 days
1912	50 days
1913	35 days
1914	55 days
1915	31 days
1916	18 days
1917	26 days
1918	43 days
1919	57 days
1920	52 days
1921	74 days
1922	23 days
1923	33 days
1924	29 days
1925	22 days
1926	32 days
1927	19 days
1928	81 days
1929	32 days
1930	32 days
1931	41 days
1932	34 days
1933	64 days
1934	24 days
1935	37 days
1936	40 days
1937	31 days
1938	25 days
1939	28 days
1940	40 days
1941	29 days
1942	31 days
1943	25 days
1944	45 days
1945	48 days
1946	45 days
1947	22 days
1948	44 days
1949	32 days
1950	23 days
1951	34 days
1952	22 days
1953	26 days
1954	26 days
1955	58 days
1956	27 days
1957	33 days
1958	32 days
1959	50 days
1960	38 days
1961	39 days
1962	26 days
1963	28 days
1964	38 days
1965	38 days
1966	35 days
1967	21 days
1968	37 days
1969	25 days
1970	29 days
1971	33 days
1972	28 days
1973	26 days
1974	27 days
1975	29 days
1976	42 days
1977	53 days
1978	26 days
1979	45 days
1982	59 days
1983	33 days
1984	50 days
1985	61 days
1986	84 days
1987	24 days
1988	29 days
1989	46 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, 1908 to 1986

A day with at least 57.9 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 183.6 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Botanic Gardens - Pmb: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	126.4 mm (5.0 in)
50 years	152.6 mm (6.0 in)
100 years	183.6 mm (7.2 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 1908 to 1986.

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: 246.6 mm (9.7 in) in 1947; 131.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1974; 122.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1977.

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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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