Ficksburg Weather Records (SF002966820)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ficksburg (SF002966820), South Africa, with 122 years of record.

Key Facts for Ficksburg

Ficksburg (SF002966820) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.82 latitude and 27.90 longitude, 1,614 m (5,295 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 2026, 122 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ficksburg still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ficksburg set a daily record precipitation of 21.1 mm (0.8 in) on 7 May 2023.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.82 latitude, 27.90 longitude.
Elevation: 1,614 m (5,295 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 2026, 122 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

1 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ficksburg. 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 Ficksburg, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	38.9 C (102.0 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)	33.1 C (91.6 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)
Feb	37.9 C (100.2 F)	5.5 C (41.9 F)	30.1 C (86.2 F)	14.6 C (58.3 F)
Mar	34.0 C (93.2 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)
Apr	30.1 C (86.2 F)	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	21.3 C (70.3 F)	4.5 C (40.1 F)
May	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Jun	25.2 C (77.4 F)	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	17.4 C (63.3 F)	-4.7 C (23.5 F)
Jul	30.4 C (86.7 F)	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-4.9 C (23.2 F)
Aug	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	24.7 C (76.5 F)	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
Sep	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)
Oct	33.8 C (92.8 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29.0 C (84.2 F)	3.4 C (38.1 F)
Nov	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.7 C (33.3 F)	27.4 C (81.3 F)	7.3 C (45.1 F)
Dec	37.1 C (98.8 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	29.9 C (85.8 F)	12.4 C (54.3 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ficksburg still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 107.

Standing records at Ficksburg by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1998	38
1999	16
2000	35
2001	44
2002	46
2003	52
2004	46
2005	50
2006	46
2007	46
2008	39
2009	36
2010	55
2011	45
2012	70
2013	45
2014	52
2015	89
2016	73
2017	52
2018	52
2019	52
2020	60
2021	55
2022	40
2023	55
2024	107
2025	68

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Ficksburg between 27 October 1951 and 14 January 1974. Each dot is a new record.

When Ficksburg set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1951-10-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1974-01-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 93.5 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 93.5 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ficksburg. The most was 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 14 January 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ficksburg
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	14 January 1974
Feb	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	5 February 1952
Mar	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	11 March 1988
Apr	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	16 April 1931
May	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 May 1997
Jun	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	3 June 1986
Jul	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 August 1986
Sep	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 September 1980
Oct	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 October 1951
Nov	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 November 1917
Dec	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 December 2020

Period of Record Coverage

1998 to 2025

28 years of record at Ficksburg, 1998 to 2025. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and others.

Days with data per year at Ficksburg
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1998	242	66%	No
1999	222	61%	No
2000	289	79%	No
2001	253	69%	No
2002	294	81%	No
2003	265	73%	No
2004	264	72%	No
2005	332	91%	Yes
2006	222	61%	No
2007	230	63%	No
2008	276	75%	No
2009	314	86%	No
2010	312	85%	No
2011	352	96%	Yes
2012	323	88%	No
2013	334	92%	Yes
2014	357	98%	Yes
2015	340	93%	Yes
2016	342	93%	Yes
2017	358	98%	Yes
2018	358	98%	Yes
2019	360	99%	Yes
2020	352	96%	Yes
2021	346	95%	Yes
2022	325	89%	No
2023	343	94%	Yes
2024	346	95%	Yes
2025	239	65%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Ficksburg
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2023	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2022	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	109 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2020	Ficksburg, ZA	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2019	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2019	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2018	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2016	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2016	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2016	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 2015	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2013	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 2012	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	tie	97 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2012	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2011	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2011	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	tie	49 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2011	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	tie	94 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2010	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 August 2009	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2008	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 2008	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 2005 to 2024

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Ficksburg, 2005 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.8 C (60.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2011, at 15.1 C (59.2 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 16.5 C (61.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ficksburg as warming stripes, 2005 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2005	16.0 C	+0.16 C
2009	15.4 C	-0.35 C
2010	15.8 C	-0.03 C
2011	15.1 C	-0.68 C
2013	15.4 C	-0.40 C
2014	15.5 C	-0.32 C
2015	16.4 C	+0.56 C
2016	16.4 C	+0.64 C
2017	15.6 C	-0.15 C
2018	15.8 C	-0.03 C
2019	16.4 C	+0.65 C
2020	15.4 C	-0.35 C
2021	15.3 C	-0.49 C
2023	15.8 C	+0.05 C
2024	16.5 C	+0.74 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

1905 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Ficksburg: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2016	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	2003	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	1974	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	118
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	1967	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	117
Longest dry spell (CDD)	174 days	1985	47 days	118

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ficksburg, 1905 to 2026. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ficksburg by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	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	n/a
1958	n/a
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
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1999	33.8 C (92.8 F)
2000	30.4 C (86.7 F)
2001	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2002	33.0 C (91.4 F)
2003	33.2 C (91.8 F)
2004	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2006	33.0 C (91.4 F)
2007	37.9 C (100.2 F)
2008	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2009	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2010	31.9 C (89.4 F)
2011	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2012	33.5 C (92.3 F)
2013	33.4 C (92.1 F)
2014	33.7 C (92.7 F)
2015	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2016	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2017	32.9 C (91.2 F)
2018	35.7 C (96.3 F)
2019	34.7 C (94.5 F)
2020	33.8 C (92.8 F)
2021	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2022	32.4 C (90.3 F)
2023	34.9 C (94.8 F)
2024	35.8 C (96.4 F)
2025	33.1 C (91.6 F)
2026	32.0 C (89.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ficksburg, 1905 to 2026. The record is -10.8 C (12.6 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.0 C (17.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ficksburg by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	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	n/a
1958	n/a
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
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	-7.7 C (18.1 F)
1999	-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2000	-10.7 C (12.7 F)
2001	-7.9 C (17.8 F)
2002	-9.8 C (14.4 F)
2003	-10.8 C (12.6 F)
2004	-7.5 C (18.5 F)
2005	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2006	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2007	-9.3 C (15.3 F)
2008	-8.7 C (16.3 F)
2009	-7.5 C (18.5 F)
2010	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2011	-7.9 C (17.8 F)
2012	-8.6 C (16.5 F)
2013	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
2014	-10.8 C (12.6 F)
2015	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2016	-5.7 C (21.7 F)
2017	-6.9 C (19.6 F)
2018	-6.8 C (19.8 F)
2019	-8.1 C (17.4 F)
2020	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2021	-10.8 C (12.6 F)
2022	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
2023	-6.5 C (20.3 F)
2024	-8.1 C (17.4 F)
2025	-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2026	-3.9 C (25.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ficksburg, 1905 to 2026. The record is 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.1 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ficksburg by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1906	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1908	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1909	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1910	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1912	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1914	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1916	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1917	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1918	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1919	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1920	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1921	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1922	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1923	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1924	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1926	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1927	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1928	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1929	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1931	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1932	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1936	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1937	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1938	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1940	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1941	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1942	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1943	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1946	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1949	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1952	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1953	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1954	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1960	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1961	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1963	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1964	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1968	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1972	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1975	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1977	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1984	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1986	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1987	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1989	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1991	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1994	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1998	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1999	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2000	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2001	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2002	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2003	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2004	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2005	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2006	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2007	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2008	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2009	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2010	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2011	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2012	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2013	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2014	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2015	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2016	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2017	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2018	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2019	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2020	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2021	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2022	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2023	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2024	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2025	n/a
2026	0.4 mm (0.02 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ficksburg, 1905 to 2026. The record is 198.0 mm (7.8 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.2 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ficksburg by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1906	131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1907	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1908	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1909	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1910	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1912	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1913	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1914	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1915	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1916	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1917	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1918	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1919	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1920	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1921	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1922	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1923	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1925	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1926	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1927	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1928	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1929	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1930	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1931	164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1932	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1933	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1934	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1935	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1937	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1938	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1939	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1940	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1941	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1942	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1943	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1944	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1945	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1946	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1948	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1949	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1950	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1951	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1952	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1953	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1954	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1955	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1956	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1957	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1959	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1960	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1961	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1962	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1963	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1964	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1965	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1966	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1967	198.0 mm (7.8 in)
1968	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1969	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1972	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1973	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1974	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1975	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1976	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1977	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1978	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1979	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1980	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1981	148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1982	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1983	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1984	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1985	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1986	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1987	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1988	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1989	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1990	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1991	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1992	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1993	125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1994	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1995	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1997	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1998	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2000	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2001	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2002	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2003	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
2004	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
2005	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2006	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
2007	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2008	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2009	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2010	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2011	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2012	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
2013	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2014	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2015	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
2016	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2017	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2018	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2019	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2020	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
2021	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
2022	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2023	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2024	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ficksburg, 1905 to 2026. The record is 174 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 47 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ficksburg by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	7 days
1906	89 days
1907	19 days
1908	38 days
1909	60 days
1910	20 days
1912	67 days
1913	30 days
1914	81 days
1915	46 days
1916	65 days
1917	22 days
1918	48 days
1919	67 days
1920	74 days
1921	19 days
1922	35 days
1923	37 days
1924	39 days
1925	54 days
1926	77 days
1927	74 days
1928	70 days
1929	43 days
1930	64 days
1931	92 days
1932	54 days
1933	33 days
1934	26 days
1935	78 days
1936	98 days
1937	70 days
1938	29 days
1939	56 days
1940	42 days
1941	74 days
1942	66 days
1943	39 days
1944	93 days
1945	83 days
1946	65 days
1947	74 days
1948	146 days
1949	48 days
1950	27 days
1951	30 days
1952	35 days
1953	54 days
1954	89 days
1955	57 days
1956	67 days
1957	32 days
1958	99 days
1959	56 days
1960	26 days
1961	50 days
1962	107 days
1963	38 days
1964	44 days
1965	49 days
1966	84 days
1967	76 days
1968	31 days
1969	40 days
1972	54 days
1973	58 days
1974	68 days
1975	50 days
1976	65 days
1977	91 days
1978	46 days
1979	37 days
1980	158 days
1981	73 days
1982	39 days
1983	46 days
1984	76 days
1985	174 days
1986	84 days
1987	83 days
1988	49 days
1989	53 days
1990	64 days
1991	88 days
1992	127 days
1993	43 days
1994	122 days
1995	101 days
1996	123 days
1997	79 days
1998	17 days
1999	7 days
2000	4 days
2001	2 days
2002	15 days
2003	14 days
2004	24 days
2005	30 days
2006	3 days
2007	3 days
2008	3 days
2009	2 days
2010	4 days
2011	3 days
2012	4 days
2013	2 days
2014	2 days
2015	4 days
2016	4 days
2017	2 days
2018	5 days
2019	3 days
2020	4 days
2021	33 days
2022	4 days
2023	2 days
2024	2 days
2025	n/a
2026	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.

Rainfall Return Levels

83 years, 1906 to 1996

A day with at least 50.0 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.4 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ficksburg: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1906 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: 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1974; 91.8 mm (3.6 in) in 1988; 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1951.

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