Brandfort (Mag) Weather Records (SF002937920)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brandfort (Mag) (SF002937920), South Africa, with 90 years of record.

Key Facts for Brandfort (Mag)

Brandfort (Mag) (SF002937920) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.70 latitude and 26.45 longitude, 1,393 m (4,570 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1994, 90 years of record.
0 records set at Brandfort (Mag) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Brandfort (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 5 February 1994.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.70 latitude, 26.45 longitude.
Elevation: 1,393 m (4,570 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 1994, 90 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 Brandfort (Mag). 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 Brandfort (Mag), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Brandfort (Mag) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Brandfort (Mag) between 4 April 1953 and 4 April 1953. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 143.0 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brandfort (Mag). The most was 143.0 mm (5.6 in) on 4 April 1953.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Brandfort (Mag)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	27 January 1937
Feb	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 February 1935
Mar	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	18 March 1972
Apr	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	4 April 1953
May	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 May 1934
Jun	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	4 June 1961
Jul	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	17 July 1965
Aug	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 August 1939
Sep	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 September 1980
Oct	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 October 1985
Nov	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	1 November 1931
Dec	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 December 1952

Latest Records

Latest records at Brandfort (Mag)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1994	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1994	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain (Tie)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	tie	18 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1993	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1992	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1992	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1991	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1991	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1991	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1991	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1990	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1990	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1989	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1989	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1989	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1989	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1989	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1989	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1988	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1988	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1988	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 1994

Yearly extremes at Brandfort (Mag): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	1953	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	1981	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	90
Longest dry spell (CDD)	237 days	1994	68 days	90

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Brandfort (Mag), 1905 to 1994. The record is 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.4 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brandfort (Mag) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1906	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1907	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1908	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1909	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1910	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1911	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1912	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1913	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1914	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1915	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1916	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1917	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1918	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1920	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1922	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1923	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1924	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1925	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1926	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1927	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1929	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1930	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1933	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1934	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1935	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1936	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1937	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1938	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1940	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1943	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1944	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1945	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1947	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1949	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1952	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1954	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1955	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1958	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1959	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1960	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1961	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1963	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1965	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1966	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1968	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1969	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1971	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1972	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1973	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1974	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1975	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1978	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1979	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1983	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1984	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1987	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1988	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1991	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1994	65.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Brandfort (Mag), 1905 to 1994. The record is 180.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.3 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brandfort (Mag) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1906	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1907	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1908	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1909	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1910	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1911	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1912	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1913	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1914	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1915	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1916	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1917	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1918	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1919	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1920	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1921	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1922	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1923	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1924	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1925	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1926	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1927	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1928	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1929	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1930	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1931	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1932	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1933	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1934	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1935	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1936	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1937	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1938	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1939	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1940	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1941	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1942	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1943	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1944	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1945	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1947	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1948	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1949	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1951	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1954	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1956	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1957	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1959	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1960	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1961	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1962	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1964	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1965	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1966	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1967	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1968	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1971	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1973	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1974	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1976	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1977	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1978	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1980	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1981	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1982	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1984	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1986	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1987	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1988	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1989	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1991	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1992	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1993	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1994	91.0 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Brandfort (Mag), 1905 to 1994. The record is 237 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brandfort (Mag) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	14 days
1906	19 days
1907	27 days
1908	32 days
1909	27 days
1910	21 days
1911	56 days
1912	68 days
1913	18 days
1914	82 days
1915	68 days
1916	68 days
1917	41 days
1918	62 days
1919	44 days
1920	20 days
1921	82 days
1922	71 days
1923	62 days
1924	65 days
1925	49 days
1926	69 days
1927	70 days
1928	97 days
1929	42 days
1930	88 days
1931	78 days
1932	45 days
1933	107 days
1934	77 days
1935	71 days
1936	90 days
1937	72 days
1938	51 days
1939	38 days
1940	42 days
1941	72 days
1942	92 days
1943	37 days
1944	95 days
1945	83 days
1946	64 days
1947	71 days
1948	155 days
1949	28 days
1950	53 days
1951	53 days
1952	33 days
1953	58 days
1954	103 days
1955	68 days
1956	134 days
1957	76 days
1958	105 days
1959	76 days
1960	34 days
1961	61 days
1962	109 days
1963	81 days
1964	46 days
1965	49 days
1966	128 days
1967	93 days
1968	84 days
1969	39 days
1970	40 days
1971	132 days
1972	120 days
1973	109 days
1974	65 days
1975	41 days
1976	101 days
1977	75 days
1978	41 days
1979	36 days
1980	85 days
1981	85 days
1982	68 days
1983	47 days
1984	116 days
1985	94 days
1986	84 days
1987	96 days
1988	61 days
1989	45 days
1990	58 days
1991	91 days
1992	104 days
1993	85 days
1994	237 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

77 years, 1914 to 1993

A day with at least 51.0 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.1 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Brandfort (Mag): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1914 to 1993.

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: 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1953; 115.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1937; 81.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1936.

Download the Data

Data for Brandfort (Mag) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Brandfort (Mag) 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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