Beerlaagte Weather Records (SF004397690)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Beerlaagte (SF004397690), South Africa, with 94 years of record.

Key Facts for Beerlaagte

Beerlaagte (SF004397690) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.82 latitude and 28.43 longitude, 1,560 m (5,118 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1997, 94 years of record.
0 records set at Beerlaagte still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Beerlaagte set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 9 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.82 latitude, 28.43 longitude.
Elevation: 1,560 m (5,118 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1997, 94 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 Beerlaagte. 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 Beerlaagte, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Beerlaagte still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Beerlaagte between 16 January 1997 and 16 January 1997. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 126.0 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Beerlaagte. The most was 126.0 mm (5.0 in) on 16 January 1997.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Beerlaagte
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	16 January 1997
Feb	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	14 February 1918
Mar	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 March 1936
Apr	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 April 1941
May	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	7 June 1929
Jul	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 July 1943
Aug	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 August 1918
Sep	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	16 October 1978
Nov	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	8 November 1992
Dec	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	17 December 1930

Latest Records

Latest records at Beerlaagte
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1997	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 June 1997	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1997	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1997	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1997	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1997	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1997	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1997	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1997	Beerlaagte, ZA	all-time rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1996	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1996	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1996	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1995	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1995	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1995	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1995	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1994	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1993	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1993	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1993	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Beerlaagte: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	1997	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	173.6 mm (6.8 in)	1944	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	89
Longest dry spell (CDD)	196 days	1949	91 days	89

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Beerlaagte, 1904 to 1997. The record is 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Beerlaagte by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1905	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1910	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1911	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1912	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1914	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1915	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1917	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1918	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1919	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1920	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1922	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1923	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1924	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1927	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1928	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1929	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1930	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1931	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1934	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1936	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1937	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1938	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1939	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1941	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1944	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1945	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1946	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1949	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1950	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1951	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1953	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1955	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1957	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1959	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1960	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1961	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1968	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1969	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1971	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1973	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1974	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1979	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1981	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1982	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1985	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1986	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1987	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1989	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1990	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1993	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1995	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1997	126.0 mm (5.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Beerlaagte, 1904 to 1997. The record is 173.6 mm (6.8 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.9 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Beerlaagte by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1905	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1910	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1912	137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1913	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1914	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1915	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1916	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1917	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1918	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1919	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1920	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1922	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1923	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1924	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1925	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1926	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1927	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1928	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1929	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1930	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1931	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1932	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1933	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1934	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1935	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1936	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1937	129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1938	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1939	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1940	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1941	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1942	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1943	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1944	173.6 mm (6.8 in)
1945	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1946	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1948	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1949	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1950	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1951	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1952	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1953	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1954	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1955	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1956	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1957	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1959	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1960	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1961	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1962	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1964	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1965	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1966	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1968	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1970	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1971	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1972	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1973	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1974	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1976	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1977	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1978	131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1979	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1980	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1981	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1982	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1983	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1984	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1985	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1986	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1987	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1988	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1989	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1991	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1992	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1993	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1994	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1995	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1996	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1997	126.5 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Beerlaagte, 1904 to 1997. The record is 196 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 91 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Beerlaagte by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	80 days
1905	127 days
1910	18 days
1911	136 days
1912	31 days
1913	40 days
1914	54 days
1915	67 days
1916	157 days
1917	71 days
1918	84 days
1919	183 days
1920	121 days
1922	148 days
1923	87 days
1924	97 days
1925	129 days
1926	75 days
1927	117 days
1928	103 days
1929	43 days
1930	57 days
1931	94 days
1932	128 days
1933	72 days
1934	30 days
1935	131 days
1936	111 days
1937	159 days
1938	51 days
1939	62 days
1940	93 days
1941	160 days
1942	68 days
1943	54 days
1944	62 days
1945	140 days
1946	130 days
1947	172 days
1948	124 days
1949	196 days
1950	32 days
1951	82 days
1952	101 days
1953	159 days
1954	112 days
1955	99 days
1956	108 days
1957	61 days
1958	147 days
1959	60 days
1960	52 days
1961	107 days
1962	124 days
1963	91 days
1964	41 days
1965	81 days
1966	83 days
1967	74 days
1968	111 days
1969	76 days
1970	68 days
1971	41 days
1972	82 days
1973	94 days
1974	93 days
1975	109 days
1976	148 days
1977	166 days
1978	133 days
1979	31 days
1980	112 days
1981	78 days
1982	65 days
1983	44 days
1984	56 days
1985	110 days
1986	85 days
1987	98 days
1988	69 days
1989	50 days
1990	77 days
1991	79 days
1992	130 days
1993	94 days
1994	150 days
1995	111 days
1996	49 days
1997	46 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

77 years, 1904 to 1997

A day with at least 53.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 129.9 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Beerlaagte: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	129.9 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1904 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: 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1997; 121.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1936; 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1978.

Download the Data

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

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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