Balbrogie Weather Records (SF003348250)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Balbrogie (SF003348250), South Africa, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Balbrogie

Balbrogie (SF003348250) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.25 latitude and 29.97 longitude, 1,167 m (3,829 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1914 to 1992, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Balbrogie still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Balbrogie set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 26 December 1991.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.25 latitude, 29.97 longitude.
Elevation: 1,167 m (3,829 ft).
Period of record: 1914 to 1992, 79 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 Balbrogie. 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 Balbrogie, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Balbrogie still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Balbrogie between 20 January 1978 and 20 January 1978. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 144.0 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Balbrogie. The most was 144.0 mm (5.7 in) on 20 January 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Balbrogie
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	20 January 1978
Feb	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	19 February 1921
Mar	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	14 March 1925
Apr	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 April 1984
May	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	5 May 1940
Jun	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 June 1938
Jul	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	19 July 1979
Aug	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	9 September 1921
Oct	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	4 October 1980
Nov	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	20 November 1973
Dec	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	13 December 1941

Latest Records

Latest records at Balbrogie
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1991	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1991	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1991	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1990	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1990	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1990	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1990	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1985	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1985	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1985	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1985	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1984	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 1984	Balbrogie, ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1984	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1983	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1983	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1983	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1983	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1983	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1982	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Balbrogie: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	1978	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	1975	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	184 days	1980	59 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Balbrogie, 1914 to 1992. The record is 144.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.8 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Balbrogie by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1914	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1915	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1917	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1918	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1919	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1921	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1922	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1923	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1924	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1925	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1926	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1927	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1928	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1929	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1930	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1931	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1934	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1935	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1936	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1937	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1938	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1940	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1941	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1942	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1944	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1947	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1948	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1954	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1956	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1957	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1959	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1961	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1962	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1964	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1965	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1966	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1967	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1968	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1971	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1972	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1973	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1974	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1975	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1976	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1978	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1979	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1981	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1982	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1983	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1984	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1990	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1991	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1992	33.8 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Balbrogie, 1914 to 1992. The record is 223.0 mm (8.8 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.2 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Balbrogie by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1914	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1915	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1916	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1917	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1918	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1919	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1920	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1921	187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1922	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1923	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1924	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1925	201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1926	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1927	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1928	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1929	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1930	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1931	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1932	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1933	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1934	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1935	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1936	125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1937	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1938	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1939	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1940	127.9 mm (5.0 in)
1941	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1942	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1943	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1944	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1945	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1946	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1947	184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1948	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1950	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1951	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1952	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1953	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1954	137.3 mm (5.4 in)
1955	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1956	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1957	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1958	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1959	115.7 mm (4.6 in)
1960	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1961	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1962	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1963	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1964	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1965	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1966	177.2 mm (7.0 in)
1967	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1968	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1969	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1971	145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1972	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1973	144.4 mm (5.7 in)
1974	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1975	223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1976	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1977	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1978	182.5 mm (7.2 in)
1979	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1980	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1981	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1982	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1983	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1984	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1985	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1990	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1991	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1992	42.5 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Balbrogie, 1914 to 1992. The record is 184 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Balbrogie by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1914	69 days
1915	37 days
1916	72 days
1917	19 days
1918	83 days
1919	123 days
1920	73 days
1921	117 days
1922	39 days
1923	47 days
1924	66 days
1925	46 days
1926	76 days
1927	112 days
1928	95 days
1929	42 days
1930	31 days
1931	74 days
1932	48 days
1933	43 days
1934	54 days
1935	67 days
1936	69 days
1937	61 days
1938	51 days
1939	32 days
1940	41 days
1941	83 days
1942	59 days
1943	36 days
1944	90 days
1945	48 days
1946	104 days
1947	43 days
1948	72 days
1949	72 days
1950	28 days
1951	52 days
1952	58 days
1953	75 days
1954	92 days
1955	101 days
1956	79 days
1957	46 days
1958	139 days
1959	50 days
1960	77 days
1961	95 days
1962	122 days
1963	97 days
1964	45 days
1965	44 days
1966	73 days
1967	51 days
1968	84 days
1969	43 days
1970	42 days
1971	27 days
1972	55 days
1973	66 days
1974	41 days
1975	107 days
1976	57 days
1977	47 days
1978	123 days
1979	26 days
1980	184 days
1981	47 days
1982	46 days
1983	33 days
1984	63 days
1985	123 days
1990	85 days
1991	58 days
1992	12 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

69 years, 1915 to 1991

A day with at least 64.9 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 145.3 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Balbrogie: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
100 years	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1915 to 1991.

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: 144.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1978; 128.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1943; 123.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1971.

Download the Data

Data for Balbrogie standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Balbrogie 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 2026-10-12 (12 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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