Broadholm Weather Records (SF004812390)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Broadholm (SF004812390), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Broadholm

Broadholm (SF004812390) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.47 latitude and 30.63 longitude, 1,558 m (5,112 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1997, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Broadholm still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Broadholm set a daily record precipitation of 34.7 mm (1.4 in) on 24 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.47 latitude, 30.63 longitude.
Elevation: 1,558 m (5,112 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1997, 74 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 Broadholm. 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 Broadholm, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Broadholm still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Broadholm between 18 December 1955 and 29 January 1984. Each dot is a new record.

When Broadholm set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1955-12-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1967-12-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974-02-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1984-01-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 190.0 mm (7.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 190.0 mm (7.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broadholm. The most was 190.0 mm (7.5 in) on 29 January 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Broadholm
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	29 January 1984
Feb	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	7 February 1974
Mar	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2 March 1954
Apr	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	9 April 1956
May	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 May 1942
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 June 1940
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 August 1934
Sep	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 September 1969
Oct	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	19 October 1969
Nov	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	29 November 1977
Dec	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	1 December 1967

Latest Records

Latest records at Broadholm
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 November 1997	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1997	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1997	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 1997	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1997	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1997	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1997	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1997	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1997	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1997	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1997	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1996	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 1996	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1996	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1996	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1996	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1995	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1995	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Broadholm: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	1984	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	243.5 mm (9.6 in)	1984	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	154 days	1937	55 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Broadholm, 1924 to 1997. The record is 190.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.8 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broadholm by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1925	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1926	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1928	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1929	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1930	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1932	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1933	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1934	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1935	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1936	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1937	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1938	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1941	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1942	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1945	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1949	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1954	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1955	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1956	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1958	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1961	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1962	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1963	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1965	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1966	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1967	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1968	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1969	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1973	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1975	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1976	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1978	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1979	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1983	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1985	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1986	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1987	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1988	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1989	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1990	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1991	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1992	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1993	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1994	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1995	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1996	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1997	60.2 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Broadholm, 1924 to 1997. The record is 243.5 mm (9.6 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.6 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broadholm by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1925	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1926	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1927	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1928	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1929	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1930	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1931	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1932	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1933	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1934	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1935	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1936	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1937	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1938	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1940	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1941	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1942	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1943	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1944	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1945	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1946	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1947	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1948	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1949	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1950	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1952	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1954	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1955	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1956	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1957	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1958	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1959	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1960	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1961	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1962	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1963	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1964	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1965	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1966	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1967	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1968	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1969	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1970	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1973	163.2 mm (6.4 in)
1974	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1975	163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1976	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1978	133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1979	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1980	132.7 mm (5.2 in)
1981	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1982	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1984	243.5 mm (9.6 in)
1985	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1986	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1987	145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1988	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1989	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1990	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1991	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1992	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1993	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1994	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1995	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1996	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1997	98.1 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Broadholm, 1924 to 1997. The record is 154 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broadholm by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	19 days
1925	46 days
1926	38 days
1927	64 days
1928	98 days
1929	41 days
1930	48 days
1931	76 days
1932	91 days
1933	96 days
1934	32 days
1935	80 days
1936	110 days
1937	154 days
1938	44 days
1939	53 days
1940	64 days
1941	124 days
1942	81 days
1943	45 days
1944	89 days
1945	96 days
1946	109 days
1947	54 days
1948	125 days
1949	71 days
1950	28 days
1951	71 days
1952	62 days
1953	58 days
1954	52 days
1955	108 days
1956	92 days
1957	23 days
1958	51 days
1959	47 days
1960	49 days
1961	51 days
1962	122 days
1963	77 days
1964	46 days
1965	39 days
1966	72 days
1967	45 days
1968	32 days
1969	43 days
1970	45 days
1971	35 days
1972	83 days
1973	56 days
1974	75 days
1975	68 days
1976	62 days
1977	97 days
1978	42 days
1979	30 days
1980	76 days
1981	55 days
1982	44 days
1983	50 days
1984	42 days
1985	44 days
1986	76 days
1987	47 days
1988	40 days
1989	49 days
1990	91 days
1991	55 days
1992	53 days
1993	83 days
1994	126 days
1995	49 days
1996	48 days
1997	28 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

72 years, 1925 to 1997

A day with at least 60.4 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 160.5 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Broadholm: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
25 years	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
50 years	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
100 years	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1925 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: 190.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1984; 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1974; 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1967.

Download the Data

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