Brakpan Weather Records (SF004343590)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brakpan (SF004343590), South Africa, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Brakpan

Brakpan (SF004343590) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.98 latitude and 25.72 longitude, 1,395 m (4,577 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1922 to 1997, 76 years of record.
0 records set at Brakpan still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Brakpan tied a daily record precipitation of 20.0 mm (0.8 in) on 13 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.98 latitude, 25.72 longitude.
Elevation: 1,395 m (4,577 ft).
Period of record: 1922 to 1997, 76 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 Brakpan. 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 Brakpan, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Brakpan still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Brakpan between 1 March 1969 and 18 April 1971. Each dot is a new record.

When Brakpan set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1969-03-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1969-04-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1971-04-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 195.6 mm (7.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 195.6 mm (7.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brakpan. The most was 195.6 mm (7.7 in) on 18 April 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Brakpan
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	6 January 1989
Feb	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 February 1961
Mar	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	1 March 1969
Apr	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	18 April 1971
May	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	3 May 1950
Jun	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 July 1970
Aug	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 September 1971
Oct	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	26 October 1969
Nov	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 November 1947
Dec	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	24 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Brakpan
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1997	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	tie	31 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1997	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1997	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1997	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1997	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1997	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1997	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1996	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1996	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1996	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1996	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 January 1996	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 1996	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1995	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1995	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1995	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	10 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1995	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1995	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1922 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Brakpan: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	1971	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	1969	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	185 days	1954	99 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Brakpan, 1922 to 1997. The record is 195.6 mm (7.7 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brakpan by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1922	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1923	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1924	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1928	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1929	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1930	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1931	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1932	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1934	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1935	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1936	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1937	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1939	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1940	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1943	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1945	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1946	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1947	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1950	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1951	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1953	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1955	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1956	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1960	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1961	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1963	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1965	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1970	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1971	195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1972	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1973	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1974	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1976	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1979	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1981	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1982	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1984	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1987	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1988	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1990	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1992	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1994	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1997	42.5 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Brakpan, 1922 to 1997. The record is 221.0 mm (8.7 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brakpan by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1922	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1923	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1925	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1926	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1927	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1928	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1929	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1930	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1931	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1932	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1933	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1934	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1935	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1936	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1937	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1938	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1939	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1940	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1941	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1942	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1943	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1944	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1945	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1946	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1948	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1949	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1950	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1951	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1952	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1953	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1954	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1955	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1956	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1957	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1958	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1959	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1961	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1962	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1963	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1964	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1966	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1968	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969	221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1970	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1971	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1972	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1973	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1974	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1976	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1977	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1978	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1979	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1980	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1981	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1982	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1984	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1985	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1986	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1987	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1989	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1990	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1991	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1992	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1993	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1994	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1996	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1997	75.5 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Brakpan, 1922 to 1997. The record is 185 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 99 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brakpan by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1922	20 days
1923	131 days
1924	124 days
1925	96 days
1926	145 days
1927	97 days
1928	122 days
1929	41 days
1930	75 days
1931	135 days
1932	100 days
1933	154 days
1934	54 days
1935	164 days
1936	140 days
1937	118 days
1938	170 days
1939	48 days
1940	132 days
1941	181 days
1942	119 days
1943	99 days
1944	98 days
1945	175 days
1946	129 days
1947	132 days
1948	143 days
1949	137 days
1950	54 days
1951	62 days
1952	76 days
1953	173 days
1954	185 days
1955	131 days
1956	110 days
1957	65 days
1958	135 days
1959	77 days
1960	75 days
1961	62 days
1962	158 days
1963	100 days
1964	149 days
1965	68 days
1966	102 days
1968	55 days
1969	33 days
1970	72 days
1971	47 days
1972	89 days
1973	94 days
1974	104 days
1975	50 days
1976	90 days
1977	138 days
1978	45 days
1979	37 days
1980	121 days
1981	80 days
1982	49 days
1983	74 days
1984	39 days
1985	106 days
1986	85 days
1987	110 days
1988	54 days
1989	54 days
1990	59 days
1991	97 days
1992	110 days
1993	110 days
1994	179 days
1995	113 days
1996	59 days
1997	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

70 years, 1923 to 1997

A day with at least 51.4 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 163.1 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Brakpan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	137.6 mm (5.4 in)
100 years	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1923 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: 195.6 mm (7.7 in) in 1971; 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1969; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1970.

Download the Data

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