Brakpan (Mun) Weather Records (SF004766440)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brakpan (Mun) (SF004766440), South Africa, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Brakpan (Mun)

Brakpan (Mun) (SF004766440) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.23 latitude and 28.37 longitude, 1,620 m (5,315 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1921 to 1986, 66 years of record.
0 records set at Brakpan (Mun) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Brakpan (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 1 November 1985.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.23 latitude, 28.37 longitude.
Elevation: 1,620 m (5,315 ft).
Period of record: 1921 to 1986, 66 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 (Mun). 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 (Mun), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Brakpan (Mun) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Brakpan (Mun) between 20 January 1972 and 20 January 1972. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 176.0 mm (6.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brakpan (Mun). The most was 176.0 mm (6.9 in) on 20 January 1972.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Brakpan (Mun)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	20 January 1972
Feb	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	2 February 1944
Mar	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	19 March 1976
Apr	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	10 April 1934
May	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	3 May 1976
Jun	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 June 1944
Jul	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 July 1934
Aug	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 August 1922
Sep	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	8 September 1971
Oct	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	2 October 1976
Nov	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	27 November 1939
Dec	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 December 1950

Latest Records

Latest records at Brakpan (Mun)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1985	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1985	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1985	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1985	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1985	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1985	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1984	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	7 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1984	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1984	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1984	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1984	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1983	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1983	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1983	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1983	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1983	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1982	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1981	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1981	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1981	Brakpan (Mun), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1921 to 1986

Yearly extremes at Brakpan (Mun): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	1972	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	294.6 mm (11.6 in)	1944	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	159 days	1941	76 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Brakpan (Mun), 1921 to 1986. The record is 176.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.6 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brakpan (Mun) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1921	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1922	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1923	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1924	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1925	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1926	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1927	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1929	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1930	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1931	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1935	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1936	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1937	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1938	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1940	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1942	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1943	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1945	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1948	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1949	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1953	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1954	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1956	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1957	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1959	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1960	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1961	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1962	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1963	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1964	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1966	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1972	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1973	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1975	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1976	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1977	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1979	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1980	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1981	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1982	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1983	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1985	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1986	24.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Brakpan (Mun), 1921 to 1986. The record is 294.6 mm (11.6 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.1 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brakpan (Mun) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1921	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1922	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1923	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1924	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1925	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1926	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1927	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1928	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1929	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1930	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1931	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1932	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1934	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1935	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1936	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1937	184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1938	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1939	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1940	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1941	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1942	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1943	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1944	294.6 mm (11.6 in)
1945	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1946	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1947	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1948	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1949	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1950	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1951	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1952	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1953	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1955	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1956	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1957	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1958	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1959	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1961	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1962	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1963	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1964	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1965	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1966	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1967	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1968	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1969	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1970	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1971	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1972	196.3 mm (7.7 in)
1973	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1974	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1975	194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1976	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1977	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1978	212.3 mm (8.4 in)
1979	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1980	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1981	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1982	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1983	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1984	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1985	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1986	38.5 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Brakpan (Mun), 1921 to 1986. The record is 159 days in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 76 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brakpan (Mun) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1921	11 days
1922	82 days
1923	74 days
1924	88 days
1925	77 days
1926	75 days
1927	100 days
1928	97 days
1929	60 days
1930	57 days
1931	98 days
1932	126 days
1933	71 days
1934	45 days
1935	61 days
1936	109 days
1937	59 days
1938	43 days
1939	28 days
1940	77 days
1941	159 days
1942	59 days
1943	37 days
1944	95 days
1945	86 days
1946	129 days
1947	42 days
1948	82 days
1949	83 days
1950	124 days
1951	53 days
1952	38 days
1953	142 days
1954	85 days
1955	82 days
1956	58 days
1957	46 days
1958	82 days
1959	57 days
1960	52 days
1961	90 days
1962	137 days
1963	72 days
1964	41 days
1965	74 days
1966	84 days
1967	74 days
1968	97 days
1969	58 days
1970	39 days
1971	73 days
1972	102 days
1973	109 days
1974	92 days
1975	83 days
1976	120 days
1977	97 days
1978	88 days
1979	31 days
1980	112 days
1981	115 days
1982	48 days
1983	43 days
1984	49 days
1985	50 days
1986	17 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

61 years, 1922 to 1985

A day with at least 53.7 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 197.9 mm (7.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Brakpan (Mun): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
50 years	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
100 years	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1922 to 1985.

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: 176.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1972; 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1939; 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1944.

Download the Data

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