Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bloemfontein Airpor (SF002613650), South Africa, with 117 years of record.
Key Facts for Bloemfontein Airpor
Bloemfontein Airpor (SF002613650) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.10 latitude and 26.30 longitude, 1,354 m (4,442 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 2025, 117 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bloemfontein Airpor still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bloemfontein Airpor set a daily record high minimum temperature of 9.6 C (49.3 F) on 15 August 2025.
About the Station
Location: South Africa, -29.10 latitude, 26.30 longitude.
Elevation: 1,354 m (4,442 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 2025, 117 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
1 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bloemfontein Airpor. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 1 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Bloemfontein Airpor, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
42.0 C (107.6 F)
5.5 C (41.9 F)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
14.9 C (58.8 F)
Feb
38.9 C (102.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
33.7 C (92.7 F)
14.3 C (57.7 F)
Mar
37.1 C (98.8 F)
0.8 C (33.4 F)
32.5 C (90.5 F)
11.0 C (51.8 F)
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
27.8 C (82.0 F)
4.5 C (40.1 F)
May
29.8 C (85.6 F)
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
24.8 C (76.6 F)
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
Jun
25.8 C (78.4 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
22.3 C (72.1 F)
-6.3 C (20.7 F)
Jul
26.5 C (79.7 F)
-11.2 C (11.8 F)
23.0 C (73.4 F)
-6.9 C (19.6 F)
Aug
30.2 C (86.4 F)
-10.3 C (13.5 F)
24.9 C (76.8 F)
-4.2 C (24.4 F)
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.1 C (98.8 F)
-1.8 C (28.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
39.6 C (103.3 F)
0.9 C (33.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
40.2 C (104.4 F)
1.0 C (33.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bloemfontein Airpor still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Bloemfontein Airpor by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1957
36
1958
31
1975
5
1976
11
1979
2
1980
21
1981
8
1982
26
1983
43
1984
32
1985
36
1986
24
1987
36
1988
30
1989
28
1990
25
1991
23
1992
61
1993
32
1994
29
1995
25
1996
34
1997
34
1998
36
1999
26
2000
24
2001
23
2002
29
2003
31
2004
19
2005
14
2006
37
2007
41
2008
24
2009
20
2010
10
2011
20
2012
28
2013
30
2014
27
2015
56
2016
44
2017
26
2018
28
2019
25
2020
38
2021
35
2022
20
2023
41
2024
67
2025
13
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Bloemfontein Airpor between 22 February 1988 and 6 January 2016. Each dot is a new record.
When Bloemfontein Airpor set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1988-02-22
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2016-01-05
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.7 C (105.3 F)
2016-01-06
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.0 C (107.6 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 142.2 mm (5.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bloemfontein Airpor. The most was 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 22 February 1988.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bloemfontein Airpor
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
27 January 1923
Feb
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
22 February 1988
Mar
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
30 March 2018
Apr
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
7 April 1950
May
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
19 May 2002
Jun
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
13 June 1922
Jul
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
25 July 1983
Aug
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
31 August 1943
Sep
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
18 September 1944
Oct
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
3 October 1993
Nov
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
9 November 1940
Dec
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
4 December 1914
Period of Record Coverage
1957 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
51 years of record at Bloemfontein Airpor, 1957 to 2025. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1994, 2004 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Bloemfontein Airpor, 1958 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.8 C (62.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2011, at 16.0 C (60.7 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 17.7 C (63.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bloemfontein Airpor as warming stripes, 1958 to 2024
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1958
16.6 C
-0.23 C
1982
16.2 C
-0.62 C
1983
17.5 C
+0.67 C
1984
17.2 C
+0.37 C
1985
17.4 C
+0.59 C
1986
17.3 C
+0.49 C
1987
17.3 C
+0.51 C
1988
16.2 C
-0.62 C
1989
16.2 C
-0.63 C
1990
16.9 C
+0.10 C
1991
16.6 C
-0.23 C
1992
17.1 C
+0.35 C
1993
17.0 C
+0.18 C
1995
16.5 C
-0.32 C
2001
16.2 C
-0.64 C
2002
16.4 C
-0.42 C
2003
16.9 C
+0.12 C
2010
16.9 C
+0.14 C
2011
16.0 C
-0.83 C
2023
17.0 C
+0.21 C
2024
17.7 C
+0.87 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1909 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Bloemfontein Airpor: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2016
36.6 C (97.9 F)
51
Coldest night (TNn)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992
-7.3 C (18.8 F)
50
Wettest day (Rx1day)
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1988
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
268.7 mm (10.6 in)
1988
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
117
Longest dry spell (CDD)
171 days
1912
43 days
117
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bloemfontein Airpor, 1909 to 2025. The record is 42.0 C (107.6 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.6 C (97.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bloemfontein Airpor by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
31.0 C (87.8 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
33.0 C (91.4 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
n/a
1979
n/a
1980
n/a
1981
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1982
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1983
37.9 C (100.2 F)
1984
37.7 C (99.9 F)
1985
37.7 C (99.9 F)
1986
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1987
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1988
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1990
35.1 C (95.2 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993
38.5 C (101.3 F)
1994
37.9 C (100.2 F)
1995
38.2 C (100.8 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1998
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1999
36.8 C (98.2 F)
2000
34.6 C (94.3 F)
2001
37.4 C (99.3 F)
2002
36.3 C (97.3 F)
2003
37.3 C (99.1 F)
2004
36.6 C (97.9 F)
2005
38.4 C (101.1 F)
2006
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2007
36.4 C (97.5 F)
2008
37.4 C (99.3 F)
2009
36.4 C (97.5 F)
2010
34.3 C (93.7 F)
2011
34.8 C (94.6 F)
2012
36.3 C (97.3 F)
2013
36.8 C (98.2 F)
2014
36.6 C (97.9 F)
2015
39.3 C (102.7 F)
2016
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2017
35.5 C (95.9 F)
2018
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2019
38.2 C (100.8 F)
2020
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2021
35.1 C (95.2 F)
2022
35.5 C (95.9 F)
2023
39.6 C (103.3 F)
2024
40.2 C (104.4 F)
2025
36.7 C (98.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bloemfontein Airpor, 1909 to 2025. The record is -11.7 C (10.9 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.3 C (18.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bloemfontein Airpor by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
n/a
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
1919
n/a
1920
n/a
1921
n/a
1922
n/a
1923
n/a
1924
n/a
1925
n/a
1926
n/a
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
n/a
1931
n/a
1932
n/a
1933
n/a
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1958
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
n/a
1963
n/a
1964
n/a
1965
n/a
1966
n/a
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1977
n/a
1978
n/a
1979
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1980
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1981
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1982
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1983
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
1984
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1985
-5.7 C (21.7 F)
1986
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1987
-6.5 C (20.3 F)
1988
-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1989
-6.9 C (19.6 F)
1990
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1991
-6.8 C (19.8 F)
1992
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993
-7.4 C (18.7 F)
1994
-9.2 C (15.4 F)
1995
-9.1 C (15.6 F)
1996
-8.8 C (16.2 F)
1997
-7.3 C (18.9 F)
1998
-9.3 C (15.3 F)
1999
-8.1 C (17.4 F)
2000
-11.2 C (11.8 F)
2001
-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2002
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
2003
-10.3 C (13.5 F)
2004
-7.5 C (18.5 F)
2005
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2006
-8.6 C (16.5 F)
2007
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2008
-8.1 C (17.4 F)
2009
-7.4 C (18.7 F)
2010
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2011
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2012
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2013
-6.8 C (19.8 F)
2014
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2015
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2016
-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2017
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
2018
-7.9 C (17.8 F)
2019
-7.7 C (18.1 F)
2020
-9.6 C (14.7 F)
2021
-9.3 C (15.3 F)
2022
-7.3 C (18.9 F)
2023
-6.4 C (20.5 F)
2024
-8.5 C (16.7 F)
2025
-6.9 C (19.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bloemfontein Airpor, 1909 to 2025. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bloemfontein Airpor by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1910
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1911
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1912
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1913
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1914
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1915
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1917
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1918
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1919
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1920
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1921
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1922
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1923
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1924
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1925
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1927
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1928
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1931
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1932
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1933
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1936
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1937
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1938
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1941
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1943
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1947
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1948
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1949
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1950
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1953
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1955
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1956
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1960
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1961
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1962
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1963
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1964
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1965
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1970
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1971
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1975
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1976
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1977
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1978
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1979
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981
61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1982
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1983
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1985
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1986
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1987
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1988
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1989
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1990
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1992
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1994
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1995
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1996
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1997
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1998
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1999
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2000
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2001
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2002
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2003
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2004
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2005
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2006
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2007
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2008
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2009
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2010
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2011
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2012
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2013
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2014
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2015
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2016
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2017
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2018
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2019
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2020
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2021
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2022
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2023
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2024
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2025
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bloemfontein Airpor, 1909 to 2025. The record is 268.7 mm (10.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.5 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bloemfontein Airpor by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1910
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1911
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1912
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1914
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1915
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1916
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1918
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1919
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1920
168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1921
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1922
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1923
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1924
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1925
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1926
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1927
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1928
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1929
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1931
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1932
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1933
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1934
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1935
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1936
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1937
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1938
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1939
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1940
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1941
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1942
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1943
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1944
97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1945
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1946
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1947
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1948
146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1949
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1950
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1951
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1952
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1953
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1954
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1955
170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1956
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1957
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1959
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1960
74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1961
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1962
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1963
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1964
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1965
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1966
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1967
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1969
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1970
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1971
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972
186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1973
93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1974
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1975
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1976
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1977
92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1978
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1979
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1980
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1981
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1982
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1983
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1984
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1985
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1986
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1987
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1988
268.7 mm (10.6 in)
1989
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1990
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1992
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1994
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1995
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1996
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1997
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1998
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1999
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2000
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
2001
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
2002
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
2003
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2004
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2005
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
2006
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2007
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
2008
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
2009
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2010
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2011
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2012
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
2013
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2014
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2015
30.3 mm (1.2 in)
2016
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2017
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
2018
19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2019
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2020
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
2021
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2022
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2023
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
2024
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2025
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bloemfontein Airpor, 1909 to 2025. The record is 171 days in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bloemfontein Airpor by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909
105 days
1910
17 days
1911
55 days
1912
171 days
1913
46 days
1914
111 days
1915
68 days
1916
68 days
1917
90 days
1918
71 days
1919
66 days
1920
68 days
1921
22 days
1922
76 days
1923
63 days
1924
85 days
1925
71 days
1926
70 days
1927
93 days
1928
65 days
1929
42 days
1930
54 days
1931
51 days
1932
169 days
1933
71 days
1934
51 days
1935
37 days
1936
43 days
1937
75 days
1938
51 days
1939
42 days
1940
41 days
1941
57 days
1942
92 days
1943
41 days
1944
94 days
1945
83 days
1946
64 days
1947
42 days
1948
63 days
1949
29 days
1950
37 days
1951
83 days
1952
38 days
1953
91 days
1954
71 days
1955
63 days
1956
115 days
1957
35 days
1958
108 days
1959
93 days
1960
32 days
1961
65 days
1962
124 days
1963
72 days
1964
81 days
1965
54 days
1966
128 days
1967
77 days
1968
49 days
1969
69 days
1970
40 days
1971
47 days
1972
83 days
1973
68 days
1974
82 days
1975
40 days
1976
107 days
1977
64 days
1978
75 days
1979
34 days
1980
86 days
1981
58 days
1982
6 days
1983
14 days
1984
26 days
1985
14 days
1986
15 days
1987
28 days
1988
12 days
1989
24 days
1990
16 days
1991
39 days
1992
27 days
1993
21 days
1994
48 days
1995
47 days
1996
16 days
1997
43 days
1998
31 days
1999
11 days
2000
5 days
2001
4 days
2002
11 days
2003
21 days
2004
15 days
2005
18 days
2006
4 days
2007
3 days
2008
4 days
2009
3 days
2010
13 days
2011
4 days
2012
3 days
2013
3 days
2014
5 days
2015
2 days
2016
2 days
2017
2 days
2018
3 days
2019
2 days
2020
2 days
2021
4 days
2022
4 days
2023
3 days
2024
3 days
2025
3 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
20 years with a frost
Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bloemfontein Airpor falls on 18 September and the median first autumn frost on 13 May, which leaves a median of 240 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Bloemfontein Airpor
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1982 to 2024)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
18 September
n/a
18 September
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
13 May
n/a
13 May
n/a
n/a
Growing days
240 days
n/a
240 days
n/a
n/a
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
69 years, 1911 to 1997
A day with at least 51.7 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.0 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bloemfontein Airpor: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
51.7 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
68.4 mm (2.7 in)
10 years
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
25 years
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
50 years
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
100 years
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1911 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: 108.7 mm (4.3 in) in 1923; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1944; 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1956.
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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.