Buckland Downs Weather Records (SF003692380)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buckland Downs (SF003692380), South Africa, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Buckland Downs

Buckland Downs (SF003692380) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.97 latitude and 29.13 longitude, 1,769 m (5,804 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1906 to 1996, 91 years of record.
0 records set at Buckland Downs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Buckland Downs set a daily record precipitation of 15.0 mm (0.6 in) on 8 July 1996.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.97 latitude, 29.13 longitude.
Elevation: 1,769 m (5,804 ft).
Period of record: 1906 to 1996, 91 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 Buckland Downs. 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 Buckland Downs, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Buckland Downs still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Buckland Downs between 16 January 1938 and 16 January 1938. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 115.1 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buckland Downs. The most was 115.1 mm (4.5 in) on 16 January 1938.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Buckland Downs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	16 January 1938
Feb	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	18 February 1938
Mar	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	11 March 1988
Apr	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	6 April 1945
May	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	3 May 1976
Jun	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20 June 1964
Jul	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3 July 1957
Aug	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	18 August 1979
Sep	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	11 September 1929
Oct	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	2 October 1976
Nov	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 November 1949
Dec	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	16 December 1914

Latest Records

Latest records at Buckland Downs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1996	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1996	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1996	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1996	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1995	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1995	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	tie	29 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1995	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1995	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1994	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1994	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1994	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1993	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1993	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1991	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1991	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1990	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1990	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1990	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1906 to 1996

Yearly extremes at Buckland Downs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	1938	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	170.5 mm (6.7 in)	1934	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	91
Longest dry spell (CDD)	166 days	1937	72 days	91

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Buckland Downs, 1906 to 1996. The record is 115.1 mm (4.5 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buckland Downs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1906	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1907	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1908	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1909	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1910	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1911	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1912	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1914	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1915	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1916	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1918	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1919	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1920	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1924	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1925	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1926	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1929	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1932	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1933	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1934	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1935	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1936	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1938	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1939	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1942	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1945	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1947	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1948	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1949	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1951	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1952	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1954	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1955	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1957	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1960	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1962	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1963	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1964	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1968	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1969	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1971	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1972	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1976	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1977	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1979	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1982	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1984	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1986	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1987	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1989	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1990	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1991	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1992	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1993	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1994	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1996	84.0 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Buckland Downs, 1906 to 1996. The record is 170.5 mm (6.7 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.3 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buckland Downs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1906	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1907	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1908	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1909	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1910	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1911	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1912	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1913	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1914	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1915	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1916	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1918	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1919	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1920	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1921	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1922	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1923	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1924	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1925	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1926	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1928	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1929	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1930	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1931	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1932	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1933	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1934	170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1935	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1936	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1937	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1938	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1939	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1940	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1941	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1942	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1943	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1944	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1945	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1946	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1948	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1950	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1951	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1953	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1954	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1955	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1956	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1957	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1958	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1959	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1960	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1961	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1964	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1965	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1966	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1967	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1968	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1969	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1971	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1972	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1973	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1974	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1976	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1977	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1978	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1979	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1980	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1981	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1982	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1984	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1986	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1987	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1988	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1989	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1990	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1991	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1992	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1993	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1994	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1996	145.7 mm (5.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Buckland Downs, 1906 to 1996. The record is 166 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 72 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buckland Downs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1906	119 days
1907	96 days
1908	53 days
1909	38 days
1910	89 days
1911	37 days
1912	43 days
1913	40 days
1914	46 days
1915	47 days
1916	131 days
1917	17 days
1918	57 days
1919	72 days
1920	77 days
1921	126 days
1922	52 days
1923	37 days
1924	52 days
1925	32 days
1926	92 days
1927	81 days
1928	66 days
1929	43 days
1930	82 days
1931	69 days
1932	91 days
1933	53 days
1934	50 days
1935	94 days
1936	110 days
1937	166 days
1938	42 days
1939	54 days
1940	101 days
1941	85 days
1942	58 days
1943	26 days
1944	92 days
1945	104 days
1946	67 days
1947	84 days
1948	126 days
1949	84 days
1950	54 days
1951	54 days
1952	64 days
1953	53 days
1954	60 days
1955	146 days
1956	10 days
1957	45 days
1958	84 days
1959	75 days
1960	52 days
1961	97 days
1962	75 days
1963	98 days
1964	45 days
1965	53 days
1966	84 days
1967	86 days
1968	83 days
1969	52 days
1970	40 days
1971	37 days
1972	144 days
1973	94 days
1974	70 days
1975	109 days
1976	104 days
1977	133 days
1978	126 days
1979	31 days
1980	130 days
1981	72 days
1982	59 days
1983	57 days
1984	72 days
1985	69 days
1986	85 days
1987	96 days
1988	35 days
1989	54 days
1990	79 days
1991	86 days
1992	113 days
1993	86 days
1994	110 days
1995	111 days
1996	63 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

85 years, 1907 to 1995

A day with at least 51.8 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.9 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Buckland Downs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	112.9 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1907 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: 115.1 mm (4.5 in) in 1938; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1934; 101.1 mm (4.0 in) in 1914.

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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).

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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