Bordeaux Weather Records (SF003254710)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bordeaux (SF003254710), South Africa, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Bordeaux

Bordeaux (SF003254710) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.37 latitude and 25.28 longitude, 1,280 m (4,199 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 1997, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Bordeaux still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bordeaux set a daily record precipitation of 21.7 mm (0.9 in) on 26 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.37 latitude, 25.28 longitude.
Elevation: 1,280 m (4,199 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 1997, 78 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 Bordeaux. 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 Bordeaux, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Bordeaux still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Bordeaux between 20 February 1988 and 21 February 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Bordeaux set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1988-02-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1988-02-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 160.0 mm (6.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 160.0 mm (6.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bordeaux. The most was 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 21 February 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bordeaux
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 January 1938
Feb	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	21 February 1988
Mar	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	30 March 1962
Apr	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	7 April 1953
May	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 May 1997
Jun	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 July 1961
Aug	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 August 1942
Sep	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 September 1973
Oct	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	13 October 1991
Nov	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 November 1962
Dec	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 December 1996

Latest Records

Latest records at Bordeaux
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1997	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1997	Bordeaux, ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1997	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1997	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1997	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1997	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1997	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Bordeaux, ZA	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1996	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1996	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1995	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	tie	68 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1995	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1995	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1995	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1994	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1994	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1993	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1993	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Bordeaux: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	1988	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	568.0 mm (22.4 in)	1988	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	78
Longest dry spell (CDD)	250 days	1941	109 days	78

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bordeaux, 1920 to 1997. The record is 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bordeaux by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1921	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1922	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1923	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1924	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1926	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1928	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1929	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1930	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1931	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1932	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1933	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1934	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1936	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1940	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1943	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1950	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1953	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1954	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1955	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1957	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1958	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1959	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1960	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1961	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1962	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1963	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1964	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1965	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1966	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1967	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1971	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1972	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1973	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1974	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1978	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1979	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1980	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1981	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1982	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1986	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1988	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1989	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1990	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1991	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1993	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1995	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1997	60.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bordeaux, 1920 to 1997. The record is 568.0 mm (22.4 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.9 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bordeaux by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1921	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1922	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1923	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1924	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1925	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1926	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1927	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1928	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1929	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1930	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1931	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1934	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1935	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1936	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1937	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1938	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1939	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1940	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1942	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1943	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1946	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1948	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1949	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1951	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1953	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1954	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1955	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1956	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1957	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1958	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1959	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1962	160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1963	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1966	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1967	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1968	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1970	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1971	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1973	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1974	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1975	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1976	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1977	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1978	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1979	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1980	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1981	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1982	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1983	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1984	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1986	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1987	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1988	568.0 mm (22.4 in)
1989	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1990	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1991	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1992	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1993	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1994	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1995	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1996	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1997	102.5 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bordeaux, 1920 to 1997. The record is 250 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 109 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bordeaux by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	40 days
1921	61 days
1922	40 days
1923	101 days
1924	125 days
1925	99 days
1926	149 days
1927	80 days
1928	124 days
1929	75 days
1930	127 days
1931	172 days
1932	144 days
1933	121 days
1934	132 days
1935	95 days
1936	109 days
1937	175 days
1938	51 days
1939	59 days
1940	80 days
1941	250 days
1942	111 days
1943	76 days
1944	96 days
1945	247 days
1946	68 days
1947	123 days
1948	179 days
1949	93 days
1950	96 days
1951	134 days
1952	107 days
1953	183 days
1954	177 days
1955	121 days
1956	151 days
1957	59 days
1958	148 days
1959	96 days
1960	58 days
1961	95 days
1962	138 days
1963	80 days
1964	120 days
1965	65 days
1966	129 days
1967	76 days
1968	98 days
1969	70 days
1970	71 days
1971	73 days
1972	109 days
1973	160 days
1974	83 days
1975	118 days
1976	102 days
1977	109 days
1978	100 days
1979	38 days
1980	113 days
1981	79 days
1982	89 days
1983	113 days
1984	157 days
1985	227 days
1986	136 days
1987	127 days
1988	136 days
1989	138 days
1990	75 days
1991	100 days
1992	118 days
1993	147 days
1994	242 days
1995	113 days
1996	50 days
1997	62 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

71 years, 1923 to 1995

A day with at least 41.0 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 116.5 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bordeaux: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1923 to 1995.

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: 160.0 mm (6.3 in) in 1988; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1938; 83.5 mm (3.3 in) in 1962.

Download the Data

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

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