Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" Weather Records (SF003945740)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" (SF003945740), South Africa, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"

Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" (SF003945740) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.07 latitude and 23.83 longitude, 1,295 m (4,249 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1930 to 1997, 68 years of record.
0 records set at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" set a daily record precipitation of 1.0 mm (0.04 in) on 26 July 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.07 latitude, 23.83 longitude.
Elevation: 1,295 m (4,249 ft).
Period of record: 1930 to 1997, 68 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 Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)". 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 Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" between 30 January 1967 and 26 November 1985. Each dot is a new record.

When Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1967-01-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1985-11-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 180.0 mm (7.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 180.0 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)". The most was 180.0 mm (7.1 in) on 26 November 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	30 January 1967
Feb	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	22 February 1988
Mar	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	4 March 1977
Apr	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	8 April 1982
May	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 May 1967
Jun	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 July 1961
Aug	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 August 1950
Sep	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1 September 1985
Oct	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	7 October 1981
Nov	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	26 November 1985
Dec	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 December 1943

Latest Records

Latest records at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1997	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1997	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1997	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1997	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1997	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain (Tie)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	tie	24 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1997	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain (Tie)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	tie	23 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1997	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain (Tie)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	tie	1 year	1 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1997	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1996	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	62 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1996	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1996	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1996	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1996	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	6 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1995	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1995	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1994	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1993	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1991	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1991	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain (Tie)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	tie	1 year	1 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1990	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 years	11 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1930 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)": the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	1985	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	1983	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	252 days	1937	129 days	67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", 1930 to 1997. The record is 180.0 mm (7.1 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.5 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1930	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1931	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1932	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1933	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1934	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1935	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1936	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1937	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1939	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1940	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1941	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1943	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1944	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1945	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1948	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1952	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1954	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1955	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1956	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1961	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1962	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1963	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1966	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1968	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1970	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1973	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1975	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1976	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1977	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1979	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1980	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1982	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1983	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1984	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1985	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1986	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1987	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1989	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1990	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	40.0 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", 1930 to 1997. The record is 250.0 mm (9.8 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.5 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1930	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1931	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1932	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1933	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1934	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1935	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1937	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1938	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1939	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1940	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1941	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1942	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1943	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1944	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1945	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1946	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1949	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1950	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1951	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1952	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1953	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1954	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1955	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1957	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1958	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1960	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1961	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1962	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1963	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1964	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1966	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1967	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1968	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1970	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1971	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1972	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1973	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1974	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1975	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1976	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1977	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1978	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1981	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1982	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1983	250.0 mm (9.8 in)
1984	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1985	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1986	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1987	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	238.0 mm (9.4 in)
1989	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1990	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1994	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1995	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1997	85.0 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", 1930 to 1997. The record is 252 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 129 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1930	55 days
1931	194 days
1932	139 days
1933	151 days
1934	77 days
1935	132 days
1936	127 days
1937	252 days
1938	110 days
1939	86 days
1940	100 days
1941	111 days
1942	92 days
1943	66 days
1944	119 days
1945	200 days
1946	129 days
1947	125 days
1948	162 days
1949	131 days
1950	89 days
1951	81 days
1952	97 days
1953	151 days
1954	141 days
1955	78 days
1956	115 days
1957	70 days
1958	184 days
1959	99 days
1960	52 days
1961	102 days
1962	194 days
1963	119 days
1964	198 days
1965	153 days
1966	108 days
1967	77 days
1968	115 days
1969	68 days
1970	71 days
1971	156 days
1972	157 days
1973	235 days
1974	103 days
1975	154 days
1976	165 days
1977	166 days
1978	252 days
1979	229 days
1980	168 days
1981	78 days
1982	168 days
1983	57 days
1984	159 days
1985	219 days
1986	117 days
1987	155 days
1988	147 days
1989	171 days
1990	129 days
1991	123 days
1993	92 days
1994	214 days
1995	178 days
1996	130 days
1997	80 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

59 years, 1931 to 1996

A day with at least 57.1 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 164.5 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)": the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
10 years	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
25 years	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
50 years	144.9 mm (5.7 in)
100 years	164.5 mm (6.5 in)	Longer than the 59 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, 59 years of values from 1931 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: 180.0 mm (7.1 in) in 1985; 147.5 mm (5.8 in) in 1967; 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1982.

Download the Data

Data for Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)" 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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