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Bovenlandsplaats Weather Records (SF004006470)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bovenlandsplaats (SF004006470), South Africa, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Bovenlandsplaats

  • Bovenlandsplaats (SF004006470) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.28 latitude and 26.87 longitude, 1,384 m (4,541 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1930 to 1997, 68 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Bovenlandsplaats still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Bovenlandsplaats set a daily record precipitation of 14.0 mm (0.6 in) on 27 July 1997.

About the Station

  • Location: South Africa, -27.28 latitude, 26.87 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,384 m (4,541 ft).
  • Period of record: 1930 to 1997, 68 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Bovenlandsplaats, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bovenlandsplaats. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bovenlandsplaats. 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 Bovenlandsplaats, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Bovenlandsplaats by the year they were set 0 records at Bovenlandsplaats still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Bovenlandsplaats still stand.
Standing records at Bovenlandsplaats by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Bovenlandsplaats set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Bovenlandsplaats between 25 February 1972 and 25 February 1972. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation25 February 1972: Record daily precipitation 140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1 all-time records were set at Bovenlandsplaats between 25 February 1972 and 25 February 1972. Each dot is a new record.
When Bovenlandsplaats set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1972-02-25Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 140.0 mm (5.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 140.0 mm (5.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bovenlandsplaats The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bovenlandsplaats. The most was 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 25 February 1972. 050100150 Jan: 120.0 mm (4.7 in), 26 January 1975 Jan Feb: 140.0 mm (5.5 in), 25 February 1972 Feb Mar: 138.4 mm (5.4 in), 21 March 1946 Mar Apr: 93.5 mm (3.7 in), 2 April 1938 Apr May: 89.2 mm (3.5 in), 2 May 1950 May Jun: 32.3 mm (1.3 in), 12 June 1944 Jun Jul: 43.7 mm (1.7 in), 4 July 1943 Jul Aug: 36.3 mm (1.4 in), 31 August 1943 Aug Sep: 70.0 mm (2.8 in), 17 September 1984 Sep Oct: 70.6 mm (2.8 in), 28 October 1934 Oct Nov: 107.7 mm (4.2 in), 26 November 1944 Nov Dec: 85.8 mm (3.4 in), 18 December 1960 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bovenlandsplaats. The most was 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 25 February 1972.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bovenlandsplaats
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan120.0 mm (4.7 in)26 January 1975
Feb140.0 mm (5.5 in)25 February 1972
Mar138.4 mm (5.4 in)21 March 1946
Apr93.5 mm (3.7 in)2 April 1938
May89.2 mm (3.5 in)2 May 1950
Jun32.3 mm (1.3 in)12 June 1944
Jul43.7 mm (1.7 in)4 July 1943
Aug36.3 mm (1.4 in)31 August 1943
Sep70.0 mm (2.8 in)17 September 1984
Oct70.6 mm (2.8 in)28 October 1934
Nov107.7 mm (4.2 in)26 November 1944
Dec85.8 mm (3.4 in)18 December 1960

Latest Records

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Latest records at Bovenlandsplaats
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 July 1997Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)66 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)36.3 mm (1.4 in)54 years50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1997Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)36 years23 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1997Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain38.0 mm (1.5 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1996Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain (Tie)30.0 mm (1.2 in)tie26 years3 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1996Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)32.0 mm (1.3 in)11 years32 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1996Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)55 years26 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1996Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)62 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain (Tie)10.0 mm (0.4 in)tie13 years2 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1996Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1996Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain (Tie)13.0 mm (0.5 in)tie46 years4 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain39.0 mm (1.5 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1995Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)60 years34 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1995Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1995Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1995Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain58.0 mm (2.3 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)24 years24 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1995Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1994Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)24 years22 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1994Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1993Bovenlandsplaats, ZAdaily rain63.0 mm (2.5 in)35.5 mm (1.4 in)19 years41 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1930 to 1997
Yearly extremes at Bovenlandsplaats: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)140.0 mm (5.5 in)197251.0 mm (2.0 in)68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)191.0 mm (7.5 in)197585.3 mm (3.4 in)68
Longest dry spell (CDD)181 days193796 days68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bovenlandsplaats by year The wettest day of the year at Bovenlandsplaats, 1930 to 1997. The record is 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.0 mm (2.0 in). 050100150194019601980Record: 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1972
The wettest day of the year at Bovenlandsplaats, 1930 to 1997. The record is 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.0 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bovenlandsplaats by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
193038.1 mm (1.5 in)
193170.1 mm (2.8 in)
193253.3 mm (2.1 in)
193381.3 mm (3.2 in)
193476.2 mm (3.0 in)
193581.3 mm (3.2 in)
193668.6 mm (2.7 in)
193739.4 mm (1.6 in)
193893.5 mm (3.7 in)
193947.0 mm (1.9 in)
194029.5 mm (1.2 in)
194145.2 mm (1.8 in)
194235.6 mm (1.4 in)
194361.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944107.7 mm (4.2 in)
194536.8 mm (1.4 in)
1946138.4 mm (5.4 in)
194749.0 mm (1.9 in)
194849.8 mm (2.0 in)
194941.4 mm (1.6 in)
195089.2 mm (3.5 in)
195149.5 mm (1.9 in)
195248.0 mm (1.9 in)
195364.5 mm (2.5 in)
195446.0 mm (1.8 in)
195542.5 mm (1.7 in)
195631.0 mm (1.2 in)
195739.5 mm (1.6 in)
195870.0 mm (2.8 in)
195967.5 mm (2.7 in)
196085.8 mm (3.4 in)
196150.0 mm (2.0 in)
196287.6 mm (3.4 in)
196336.0 mm (1.4 in)
196449.0 mm (1.9 in)
196552.5 mm (2.1 in)
196688.0 mm (3.5 in)
1967100.0 mm (3.9 in)
196862.5 mm (2.5 in)
196942.0 mm (1.7 in)
197050.0 mm (2.0 in)
197153.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972140.0 mm (5.5 in)
197349.0 mm (1.9 in)
197443.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975120.0 mm (4.7 in)
197684.0 mm (3.3 in)
197747.5 mm (1.9 in)
197860.0 mm (2.4 in)
197934.5 mm (1.4 in)
198040.0 mm (1.6 in)
198145.5 mm (1.8 in)
198246.0 mm (1.8 in)
198372.5 mm (2.9 in)
198470.0 mm (2.8 in)
198559.0 mm (2.3 in)
198641.0 mm (1.6 in)
198752.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988108.0 mm (4.3 in)
198950.0 mm (2.0 in)
199043.0 mm (1.7 in)
199195.0 mm (3.7 in)
199232.0 mm (1.3 in)
199363.0 mm (2.5 in)
199443.0 mm (1.7 in)
199558.0 mm (2.3 in)
199665.0 mm (2.6 in)
199748.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bovenlandsplaats by year The wettest five days of the year at Bovenlandsplaats, 1930 to 1997. The record is 191.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.3 mm (3.4 in). 050100150200194019601980Record: 191.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1975
The wettest five days of the year at Bovenlandsplaats, 1930 to 1997. The record is 191.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.3 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bovenlandsplaats by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
193060.9 mm (2.4 in)
193193.9 mm (3.7 in)
193272.3 mm (2.8 in)
1933113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1934103.6 mm (4.1 in)
193594.0 mm (3.7 in)
1936133.6 mm (5.3 in)
193778.2 mm (3.1 in)
1938113.3 mm (4.5 in)
193992.6 mm (3.6 in)
194047.2 mm (1.9 in)
194151.0 mm (2.0 in)
194279.0 mm (3.1 in)
194370.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944130.0 mm (5.1 in)
194578.8 mm (3.1 in)
1946138.4 mm (5.4 in)
194785.5 mm (3.4 in)
194880.5 mm (3.2 in)
194958.7 mm (2.3 in)
1950105.1 mm (4.1 in)
195167.9 mm (2.7 in)
195270.1 mm (2.8 in)
195378.5 mm (3.1 in)
1954101.0 mm (4.0 in)
195577.0 mm (3.0 in)
195689.3 mm (3.5 in)
195784.4 mm (3.3 in)
1958119.5 mm (4.7 in)
195967.5 mm (2.7 in)
196089.8 mm (3.5 in)
196196.5 mm (3.8 in)
1962115.0 mm (4.5 in)
196380.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964101.0 mm (4.0 in)
196558.0 mm (2.3 in)
1966137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1967136.5 mm (5.4 in)
196891.0 mm (3.6 in)
196981.0 mm (3.2 in)
197063.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1972143.0 mm (5.6 in)
197385.5 mm (3.4 in)
197476.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1976117.0 mm (4.6 in)
197766.0 mm (2.6 in)
197874.0 mm (2.9 in)
197970.5 mm (2.8 in)
198074.5 mm (2.9 in)
1981119.0 mm (4.7 in)
198284.5 mm (3.3 in)
198392.5 mm (3.6 in)
198470.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985100.0 mm (3.9 in)
198667.0 mm (2.6 in)
198796.0 mm (3.8 in)
1988130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1989118.0 mm (4.6 in)
199057.0 mm (2.2 in)
1991109.0 mm (4.3 in)
199268.0 mm (2.7 in)
199380.0 mm (3.1 in)
199485.0 mm (3.3 in)
1995122.0 mm (4.8 in)
199674.0 mm (2.9 in)
199784.0 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bovenlandsplaats by year The longest dry spell of the year at Bovenlandsplaats, 1930 to 1997. The record is 181 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 96 days. 050100150200194019601980Record: 181 days in 1937
The longest dry spell of the year at Bovenlandsplaats, 1930 to 1997. The record is 181 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 96 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bovenlandsplaats by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
193011 days
1931119 days
193277 days
1933151 days
193458 days
1935180 days
1936141 days
1937181 days
193873 days
193958 days
1940124 days
1941159 days
1942111 days
194357 days
194495 days
194588 days
1946128 days
1947126 days
194871 days
194956 days
195043 days
195153 days
195297 days
1953168 days
195498 days
1955163 days
1956160 days
195749 days
1958147 days
195961 days
196060 days
1961151 days
1962144 days
1963103 days
196465 days
196562 days
1966103 days
196791 days
1968102 days
1969123 days
197071 days
197170 days
197284 days
1973112 days
1974141 days
197598 days
1976103 days
1977144 days
197882 days
197963 days
1980121 days
1981104 days
198267 days
198359 days
198448 days
1985173 days
198685 days
1987124 days
198860 days
198958 days
199078 days
199188 days
1992104 days
199386 days
1994178 days
1995102 days
199658 days
199760 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

65 years, 1931 to 1996

A day with at least 55.2 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 162.0 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bovenlandsplaats: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years55.2 mm (2.2 in)
5 years76.6 mm (3.0 in)
10 years93.4 mm (3.7 in)
25 years117.8 mm (4.6 in)
50 years138.7 mm (5.5 in)
100 years162.0 mm (6.4 in)Longer than the 65 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, 65 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: 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1972; 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1946; 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1975.

Download the Data

  • Data for Bovenlandsplaats standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Bovenlandsplaats 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).