Balfour (Mag) Weather Records (SF004401290)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Balfour (Mag) (SF004401290), South Africa, with 94 years of record.

Key Facts for Balfour (Mag)

Balfour (Mag) (SF004401290) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.67 latitude and 28.58 longitude, 1,606 m (5,269 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1997, 94 years of record.
0 records set at Balfour (Mag) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Balfour (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 26 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.67 latitude, 28.58 longitude.
Elevation: 1,606 m (5,269 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 Balfour (Mag). 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 Balfour (Mag), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Balfour (Mag) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 130.0 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Balfour (Mag). The most was 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 19 November 1917.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Balfour (Mag)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 January 1909
Feb	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	9 February 1955
Mar	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	29 March 1936
Apr	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 April 1990
May	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 June 1944
Jul	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 July 1957
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2 August 1918
Sep	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	27 September 1987
Oct	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	30 October 1951
Nov	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	19 November 1917
Dec	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	22 December 1977

Latest Records

Latest records at Balfour (Mag)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1997	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1997	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1997	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	6 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1996	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1996	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1995	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1995	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 November 1994	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1994	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1994	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1994	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1993	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1993	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1993	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1992	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1991	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1991	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1990	Balfour (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Balfour (Mag): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	1917	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	220.7 mm (8.7 in)	1917	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	94
Longest dry spell (CDD)	177 days	1916	82 days	94

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Balfour (Mag), 1904 to 1997. The record is 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.5 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Balfour (Mag) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1905	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1906	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1907	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1908	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1909	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1910	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1911	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1912	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1916	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1917	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1918	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1919	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1920	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1921	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1923	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1924	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1926	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1927	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1930	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1933	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1935	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1936	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1937	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1938	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1939	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1940	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1941	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1943	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1946	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1949	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1952	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1954	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1955	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1956	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1959	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1960	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1961	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1963	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1964	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1966	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1970	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1973	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1975	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1978	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1979	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1980	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1981	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1984	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1986	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1988	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1989	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1990	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1992	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1993	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997	51.5 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Balfour (Mag), 1904 to 1997. The record is 220.7 mm (8.7 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.3 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Balfour (Mag) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1905	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1906	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1907	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1908	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1909	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1910	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1911	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1912	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1913	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1914	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1915	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1916	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1917	220.7 mm (8.7 in)
1918	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1919	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1920	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1921	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1922	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1924	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1925	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1926	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1927	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1928	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1929	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1930	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1931	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1932	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1933	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1934	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1935	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1936	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1937	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1938	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1939	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1940	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1941	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1942	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1943	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1944	143.4 mm (5.6 in)
1945	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1946	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1949	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1950	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1951	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1952	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1954	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1955	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1956	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1957	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1958	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1959	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1960	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1961	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1962	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1963	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1964	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1965	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1966	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1968	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1969	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1970	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1971	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1972	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1973	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1974	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1975	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1976	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1977	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1978	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1979	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1980	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1981	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1982	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1984	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1986	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1987	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1988	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1989	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1990	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1991	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1992	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1993	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1996	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1997	142.5 mm (5.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Balfour (Mag), 1904 to 1997. The record is 177 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 82 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Balfour (Mag) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	69 days
1905	81 days
1906	126 days
1907	103 days
1908	85 days
1909	39 days
1910	100 days
1911	81 days
1912	21 days
1913	86 days
1914	52 days
1915	67 days
1916	177 days
1917	37 days
1918	99 days
1919	50 days
1920	60 days
1921	122 days
1922	69 days
1923	61 days
1924	52 days
1925	77 days
1926	75 days
1927	79 days
1928	39 days
1929	43 days
1930	51 days
1931	87 days
1932	103 days
1933	58 days
1934	45 days
1935	107 days
1936	110 days
1937	59 days
1938	30 days
1939	46 days
1940	67 days
1941	82 days
1942	67 days
1943	26 days
1944	93 days
1945	88 days
1946	128 days
1947	22 days
1948	152 days
1949	83 days
1950	31 days
1951	53 days
1952	74 days
1953	110 days
1954	85 days
1955	111 days
1956	106 days
1957	48 days
1958	136 days
1959	145 days
1960	95 days
1961	96 days
1962	122 days
1963	73 days
1964	84 days
1965	59 days
1966	88 days
1967	104 days
1968	105 days
1969	80 days
1970	40 days
1971	70 days
1972	112 days
1973	96 days
1974	77 days
1975	108 days
1976	129 days
1977	144 days
1978	124 days
1979	38 days
1980	112 days
1981	117 days
1982	66 days
1983	43 days
1984	71 days
1985	59 days
1986	85 days
1987	51 days
1988	52 days
1989	56 days
1990	145 days
1991	92 days
1992	121 days
1993	143 days
1994	150 days
1995	106 days
1996	90 days
1997	45 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

87 years, 1905 to 1996

A day with at least 54.8 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.7 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Balfour (Mag): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
100 years	132.7 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 87 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, 87 years of values from 1905 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: 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1917; 118.6 mm (4.7 in) in 1936; 109.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1977.

Download the Data

Data for Balfour (Mag) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Balfour (Mag) 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 2026-10-12 (12 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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