Bloemfontein Kings Park Weather Records (SF002613680)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bloemfontein Kings Park (SF002613680), South Africa, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Bloemfontein Kings Park

Bloemfontein Kings Park (SF002613680) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.12 latitude and 26.22 longitude, 1,393 m (4,570 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1997, 87 years of record.
0 records set at Bloemfontein Kings Park still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bloemfontein Kings Park set a daily record precipitation of 15.7 mm (0.6 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.12 latitude, 26.22 longitude.
Elevation: 1,393 m (4,570 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1997, 87 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 Bloemfontein Kings Park. 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 Bloemfontein Kings Park, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Bloemfontein Kings Park still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Bloemfontein Kings Park between 16 February 1967 and 16 February 1967. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bloemfontein Kings Park. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 16 February 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bloemfontein Kings Park
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	26 January 1923
Feb	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	16 February 1967
Mar	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	3 March 1920
Apr	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 April 1942
May	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	6 May 1984
Jun	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 June 1961
Jul	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	21 August 1981
Sep	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	2 October 1993
Nov	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	22 November 1973
Dec	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	31 December 1959

Latest Records

Latest records at Bloemfontein Kings Park
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1996	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 1996	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1996	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1995	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1993	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1993	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1993	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1993	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	monthly rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1993	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Bloemfontein Kings Park: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1967	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	1920	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	169 days	1932	67 days	87

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bloemfontein Kings Park, 1911 to 1997. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bloemfontein Kings Park by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1912	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1913	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1914	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1915	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1916	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1917	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1920	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1922	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1923	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1924	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1925	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1926	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1927	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1930	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1931	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1935	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1940	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1941	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1943	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1945	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1946	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1947	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1948	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1953	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1954	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1955	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1956	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1957	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1959	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1960	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1961	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1963	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1965	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1966	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1968	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1969	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1971	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1974	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1975	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1977	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1978	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1982	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1986	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1988	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1989	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1991	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1992	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1993	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1994	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1996	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1997	24.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bloemfontein Kings Park, 1911 to 1997. The record is 202.4 mm (8.0 in) in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bloemfontein Kings Park by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1912	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1913	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1914	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1915	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1916	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1917	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1918	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1919	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1920	202.4 mm (8.0 in)
1921	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1922	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1923	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1924	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1925	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1926	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1927	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1928	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
1931	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1932	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1933	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1935	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1936	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1937	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1938	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1939	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1940	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1941	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1943	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1944	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1945	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1946	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1947	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1948	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1949	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1950	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1951	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1952	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1953	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1954	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1955	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1956	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1957	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1958	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1959	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1960	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1961	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1963	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1964	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1965	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1966	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1967	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1968	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1970	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1972	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1973	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1974	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1975	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1976	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1977	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1979	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1980	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1982	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1983	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1984	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1985	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1987	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1990	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1991	122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1992	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1993	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1994	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1995	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1996	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1997	74.1 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bloemfontein Kings Park, 1911 to 1997. The record is 169 days in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bloemfontein Kings Park by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	55 days
1912	67 days
1913	46 days
1914	51 days
1915	52 days
1916	102 days
1917	36 days
1918	50 days
1919	70 days
1920	97 days
1921	123 days
1922	73 days
1923	62 days
1924	71 days
1925	70 days
1926	121 days
1927	92 days
1928	67 days
1929	34 days
1930	32 days
1931	87 days
1932	169 days
1933	132 days
1934	57 days
1935	71 days
1936	58 days
1937	76 days
1938	51 days
1939	59 days
1940	41 days
1941	83 days
1942	39 days
1943	39 days
1944	94 days
1945	87 days
1946	65 days
1947	71 days
1948	148 days
1949	28 days
1950	34 days
1951	82 days
1952	37 days
1953	91 days
1954	131 days
1955	79 days
1956	115 days
1957	41 days
1958	110 days
1959	76 days
1960	35 days
1961	64 days
1962	138 days
1963	80 days
1964	62 days
1965	52 days
1966	129 days
1967	66 days
1968	54 days
1969	40 days
1970	41 days
1971	47 days
1972	85 days
1973	68 days
1974	63 days
1975	65 days
1976	98 days
1977	58 days
1978	75 days
1979	46 days
1980	122 days
1981	77 days
1982	48 days
1983	75 days
1984	78 days
1985	95 days
1986	86 days
1987	60 days
1988	65 days
1989	39 days
1990	37 days
1991	60 days
1992	103 days
1993	60 days
1994	77 days
1995	104 days
1996	64 days
1997	44 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

85 years, 1911 to 1997

A day with at least 50.6 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 126.9 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bloemfontein Kings Park: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	126.9 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 85 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, 85 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: 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1967; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1923; 104.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1944.

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

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