Barrage (Rwb) Weather Records (SF004383150)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Barrage (Rwb) (SF004383150), South Africa, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Barrage (Rwb)

Barrage (Rwb) (SF004383150) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.77 latitude and 27.68 longitude, 1,417 m (4,649 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1997, 82 years of record.
0 records set at Barrage (Rwb) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Barrage (Rwb) set a daily record precipitation of 9.5 mm (0.37 in) on 9 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.77 latitude, 27.68 longitude.
Elevation: 1,417 m (4,649 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1997, 82 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 Barrage (Rwb). 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 Barrage (Rwb), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Barrage (Rwb) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Barrage (Rwb) between 19 October 1959 and 19 October 1959. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 158.0 mm (6.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Barrage (Rwb). The most was 158.0 mm (6.2 in) on 19 October 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Barrage (Rwb)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	23 January 1934
Feb	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	15 February 1939
Mar	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	8 March 1950
Apr	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	4 April 1961
May	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	6 June 1929
Jul	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 July 1982
Aug	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	20 August 1979
Sep	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	19 October 1959
Nov	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	10 November 1992
Dec	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	15 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Barrage (Rwb)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1997	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1997	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1997	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1997	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1997	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1997	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1997	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1996	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1996	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1996	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1995	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1995	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1995	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1994	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1993	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1993	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Barrage (Rwb): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	1959	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	1944	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	172 days	1937	74 days	82

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Barrage (Rwb), 1916 to 1997. The record is 158.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.0 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Barrage (Rwb) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1917	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1918	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1919	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1920	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1921	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1923	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1924	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1929	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1930	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1931	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1932	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1933	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1934	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1935	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1936	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1940	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1943	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1945	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1946	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1947	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1948	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1950	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1951	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1954	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1956	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1959	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1960	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1961	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1962	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1965	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1967	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1968	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1969	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1971	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1972	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1973	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1977	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1979	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1980	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1982	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1983	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1986	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1988	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1991	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1992	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1993	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1994	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	69.0 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Barrage (Rwb), 1916 to 1997. The record is 183.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.4 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Barrage (Rwb) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1917	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1918	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1919	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1920	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1921	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1922	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1923	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1924	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1925	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1927	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1928	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1929	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1930	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1931	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1932	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1933	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1934	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1935	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1936	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1937	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1938	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1939	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1940	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1941	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	149.5 mm (5.9 in)
1943	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1944	183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1945	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1946	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1947	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1948	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1949	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1950	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1951	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1952	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1954	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1955	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1956	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1957	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1958	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1959	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1960	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1961	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1962	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1963	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1964	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1965	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1966	142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1967	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1968	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1970	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1971	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1973	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1975	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1976	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1977	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1978	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1979	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1980	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1981	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1982	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1983	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1984	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1985	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1986	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1987	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1988	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1989	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1990	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1991	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1992	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1993	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1994	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1995	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1996	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1997	127.5 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Barrage (Rwb), 1916 to 1997. The record is 172 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 74 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Barrage (Rwb) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	5 days
1917	22 days
1918	62 days
1919	100 days
1920	80 days
1921	95 days
1922	70 days
1923	61 days
1924	84 days
1925	72 days
1926	53 days
1927	85 days
1928	68 days
1929	74 days
1930	58 days
1931	84 days
1932	104 days
1933	71 days
1934	30 days
1935	109 days
1936	110 days
1937	172 days
1938	31 days
1939	43 days
1940	89 days
1941	79 days
1942	67 days
1943	25 days
1944	94 days
1945	139 days
1946	127 days
1947	74 days
1948	69 days
1949	49 days
1950	56 days
1951	52 days
1952	73 days
1953	110 days
1954	92 days
1955	100 days
1956	107 days
1957	43 days
1958	96 days
1959	56 days
1960	85 days
1961	52 days
1962	122 days
1963	72 days
1964	44 days
1965	50 days
1966	102 days
1967	76 days
1968	91 days
1969	49 days
1970	72 days
1971	44 days
1972	115 days
1973	91 days
1974	92 days
1975	75 days
1976	101 days
1977	96 days
1978	73 days
1979	31 days
1980	112 days
1981	75 days
1982	63 days
1983	43 days
1984	48 days
1985	54 days
1986	85 days
1987	84 days
1988	38 days
1989	56 days
1990	79 days
1991	94 days
1992	56 days
1993	132 days
1994	86 days
1995	90 days
1996	51 days
1997	60 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

79 years, 1917 to 1996

A day with at least 51.3 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.5 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Barrage (Rwb): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1917 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: 158.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1959; 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1934; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1992.

Download the Data

Data for Barrage (Rwb) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Barrage (Rwb) 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).

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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