Boscobel Weather Records (SF003948780)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Boscobel (SF003948780), South Africa, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Boscobel

Boscobel (SF003948780) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.13 latitude and 23.98 longitude, 1,372 m (4,501 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1932 to 1997, 66 years of record.
0 records set at Boscobel still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Boscobel set a daily record precipitation of 17.5 mm (0.7 in) on 14 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.13 latitude, 23.98 longitude.
Elevation: 1,372 m (4,501 ft).
Period of record: 1932 to 1997, 66 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 Boscobel. 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 Boscobel, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Boscobel still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Boscobel between 18 February 1975 and 18 February 1975. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 106.0 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Boscobel. The most was 106.0 mm (4.2 in) on 18 February 1975.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Boscobel
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 January 1967
Feb	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	18 February 1975
Mar	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	16 March 1948
Apr	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	9 April 1961
May	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 May 1950
Jun	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 June 1949
Jul	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 July 1961
Aug	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 August 1942
Sep	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	12 September 1957
Oct	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 October 1951
Nov	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	19 November 1962
Dec	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	22 December 1973

Latest Records

Latest records at Boscobel
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1997	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1997	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1997	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1997	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1997	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1997	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1997	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	tie	25 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1997	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	6 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1997	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1996	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1996	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	tie	21 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1996	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1996	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Boscobel, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1932 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Boscobel: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	1975	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	1988	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	256 days	1938	135 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Boscobel, 1932 to 1997. The record is 106.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.9 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Boscobel by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1932	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1933	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1934	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1936	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1937	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1938	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1941	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1946	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1949	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1955	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1956	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1957	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1958	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1959	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1961	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1963	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1968	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1969	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1970	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1971	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1974	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1976	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1979	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1982	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1986	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1989	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1990	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1991	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1992	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1993	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1995	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1996	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	40.0 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Boscobel, 1932 to 1997. The record is 216.0 mm (8.5 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Boscobel by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1932	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1934	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1935	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1936	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1937	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1938	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1939	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1940	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1941	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1942	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1943	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1944	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1945	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1946	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1947	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1949	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1950	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1951	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1952	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1955	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1956	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1957	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1958	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1959	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1960	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1962	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1963	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1964	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1966	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1968	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1970	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1972	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1973	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1974	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1975	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1976	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1977	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1978	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1979	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1981	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1984	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1988	216.0 mm (8.5 in)
1989	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1991	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1992	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1994	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1995	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1996	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1997	74.5 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Boscobel, 1932 to 1997. The record is 256 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 135 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Boscobel by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1932	6 days
1933	216 days
1934	138 days
1935	119 days
1936	124 days
1937	252 days
1938	256 days
1939	114 days
1940	188 days
1941	184 days
1942	136 days
1943	110 days
1944	154 days
1945	219 days
1946	151 days
1947	79 days
1948	176 days
1949	89 days
1950	116 days
1951	140 days
1952	134 days
1953	209 days
1954	219 days
1955	139 days
1956	239 days
1957	75 days
1958	205 days
1959	160 days
1960	91 days
1961	104 days
1962	179 days
1963	114 days
1964	195 days
1965	165 days
1966	181 days
1967	77 days
1968	158 days
1969	139 days
1970	89 days
1971	156 days
1972	156 days
1973	163 days
1974	102 days
1975	88 days
1976	102 days
1977	112 days
1978	154 days
1979	90 days
1980	154 days
1981	119 days
1982	67 days
1983	60 days
1984	103 days
1985	150 days
1986	85 days
1987	111 days
1988	131 days
1989	74 days
1990	64 days
1991	99 days
1992	141 days
1993	87 days
1994	222 days
1995	163 days
1996	73 days
1997	74 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

64 years, 1933 to 1997

A day with at least 52.1 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.3 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Boscobel: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1933 to 1997.

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: 106.0 mm (4.2 in) in 1975; 105.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1948; 102.0 mm (4.0 in) in 1957.

Download the Data

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