Belmont Weather Records (SF002957700)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Belmont (SF002957700), South Africa, with 81 years of record.

Key Facts for Belmont

Belmont (SF002957700) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.83 latitude and 27.43 longitude, 1,622 m (5,322 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1917 to 1997, 81 years of record.
0 records set at Belmont still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Belmont set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.83 latitude, 27.43 longitude.
Elevation: 1,622 m (5,322 ft).
Period of record: 1917 to 1997, 81 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 Belmont. 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 Belmont, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Belmont still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Belmont between 30 January 1967 and 16 February 1967. Each dot is a new record.

When Belmont set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1967-01-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1967-02-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 97.5 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 97.5 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Belmont. The most was 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 16 February 1967.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Belmont
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	30 January 1967
Feb	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	16 February 1967
Mar	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	10 March 1988
Apr	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	11 April 1967
May	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	16 May 1968
Jun	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 June 1922
Jul	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 July 1927
Aug	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 August 1942
Sep	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 September 1957
Oct	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 October 1964
Nov	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 November 1979
Dec	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 December 1964

Latest Records

Latest records at Belmont
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1997	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1997	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1997	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1997	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1997	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1997	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1996	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1996	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1996	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1996	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1996	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1996	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1995	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1995	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1993	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1917 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Belmont: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	1967	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	1967	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	167 days	1919	71 days	81

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Belmont, 1917 to 1997. The record is 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Belmont by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1917	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1918	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1919	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1920	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1921	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1922	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1923	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1924	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1926	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1928	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1930	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1931	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1932	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1933	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1934	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1935	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1936	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1937	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1938	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1939	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1941	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1942	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1943	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1945	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1950	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1953	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1957	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1959	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1960	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1961	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1962	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1963	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1964	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1965	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1966	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1967	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1968	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1969	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1973	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1974	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1976	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1977	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1978	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1979	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1985	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1987	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1989	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1992	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1995	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1996	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	51.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Belmont, 1917 to 1997. The record is 190.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.2 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Belmont by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1917	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1918	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1919	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1920	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1921	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1922	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1923	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1924	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1925	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1926	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1928	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1929	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1930	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1931	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1932	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1933	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1934	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1935	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1936	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1937	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1938	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1939	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1940	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1941	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1942	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1943	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1944	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1945	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1946	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1947	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1948	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1949	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1951	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1954	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1955	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1956	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1957	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1958	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1959	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1961	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1962	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1963	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1964	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1965	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1966	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1967	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1968	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1969	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1970	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1971	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1973	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1974	128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1975	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1976	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1977	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1978	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1979	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1980	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1981	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1982	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1983	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1984	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1985	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1986	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1987	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1989	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1990	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1991	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1992	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1993	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1994	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1995	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1996	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1997	79.0 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Belmont, 1917 to 1997. The record is 167 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 71 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Belmont by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1917	7 days
1918	46 days
1919	167 days
1920	126 days
1921	130 days
1922	93 days
1923	60 days
1924	127 days
1925	54 days
1926	121 days
1927	93 days
1928	95 days
1929	43 days
1930	88 days
1931	79 days
1932	92 days
1933	71 days
1934	52 days
1935	77 days
1936	129 days
1937	69 days
1938	50 days
1939	51 days
1940	85 days
1941	73 days
1942	92 days
1943	37 days
1944	94 days
1945	134 days
1946	126 days
1947	50 days
1948	88 days
1949	48 days
1950	28 days
1951	46 days
1952	37 days
1953	94 days
1954	112 days
1955	57 days
1956	67 days
1957	37 days
1958	102 days
1959	57 days
1960	37 days
1961	48 days
1962	124 days
1963	46 days
1964	41 days
1965	37 days
1966	123 days
1967	82 days
1968	33 days
1969	40 days
1970	40 days
1971	121 days
1972	85 days
1973	97 days
1974	66 days
1975	52 days
1976	97 days
1977	120 days
1978	37 days
1979	35 days
1980	109 days
1981	71 days
1982	39 days
1983	45 days
1984	100 days
1985	95 days
1986	85 days
1987	70 days
1988	49 days
1989	53 days
1990	58 days
1991	74 days
1992	107 days
1993	88 days
1994	86 days
1995	79 days
1996	50 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

76 years, 1918 to 1996

A day with at least 49.8 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 106.4 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Belmont: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1918 to 1996.

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: 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1967; 90.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1988; 84.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1920.

Download the Data

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