Mmabatho Arpt Weather Records (SF005082610)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mmabatho Arpt (SF005082610), South Africa, with 129 years of record.

Key Facts for Mmabatho Arpt

Mmabatho Arpt (SF005082610) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.85 latitude and 25.65 longitude, 1,278 m (4,193 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 2026, 129 years of record.
1,012 records set at Mmabatho Arpt still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Mmabatho Arpt set a daily record precipitation of 24.0 mm (0.9 in) on 14 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.85 latitude, 25.65 longitude.
Elevation: 1,278 m (4,193 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 2026, 129 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

157 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mmabatho Arpt. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 157 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Mmabatho Arpt, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	35.9 C (96.6 F)	16.5 C (61.7 F)	35.9 C (96.6 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)
Feb	35.5 C (95.9 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	35.5 C (95.9 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14.2 C (57.6 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14.2 C (57.6 F)
Apr	28.1 C (82.6 F)	11.4 C (52.5 F)	28.1 C (82.6 F)	11.4 C (52.5 F)
May	26.2 C (79.2 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	26.2 C (79.2 F)	8.2 C (46.8 F)
Jun	23.0 C (73.4 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)
Jul	26.2 C (79.2 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	26.2 C (79.2 F)	3.4 C (38.1 F)
Aug	30.8 C (87.4 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)
Sep	33.2 C (91.8 F)	12.4 C (54.3 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)
Oct	35.9 C (96.6 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	31.3 C (88.3 F)	9.8 C (49.6 F)
Nov	30.4 C (86.7 F)	15.7 C (60.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.5 C (94.1 F)	15.1 C (59.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,012 standing records

1,012 records at Mmabatho Arpt still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 534.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Mmabatho Arpt between 20 March 1940 and 20 March 1940. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mmabatho Arpt. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 20 March 1940.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mmabatho Arpt
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	6 January 1969
Feb	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	13 February 1930
Mar	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	20 March 1940
Apr	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	9 April 1969
May	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 May 1951
Jun	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 June 1944
Jul	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 July 1915
Aug	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 August 1909
Sep	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	1 September 1918
Oct	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	25 October 1970
Nov	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 November 1928
Dec	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	16 December 1942

Period of Record Coverage

2025 to 2026

2 years of record at Mmabatho Arpt, 2025 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2025, 2026.

Latest Records

Latest records at Mmabatho Arpt
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 2026	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1980	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1980	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1980	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1979	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1979	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1979	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	0 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1979	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1979	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1979	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1979	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1979	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1979	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1978	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1978	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1978	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1978	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1978	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1978	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1977	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1898 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Mmabatho Arpt: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.9 C (96.6 F)	2025	35.9 C (96.6 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	2025	2.4 C (36.3 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1940	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	1921	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	193 days	1916	98 days	82

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Mmabatho Arpt, 1898 to 2026. The record is 35.9 C (96.6 F) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.9 C (96.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Mmabatho Arpt by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
2025	35.9 C (96.6 F)
2026	35.9 C (96.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Mmabatho Arpt, 1898 to 2026. The record is 1.4 C (34.5 F) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.4 C (36.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Mmabatho Arpt by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
2025	1.4 C (34.5 F)
2026	3.4 C (38.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mmabatho Arpt, 1898 to 2026. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.7 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mmabatho Arpt by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1899	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1902	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1903	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1904	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1905	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1906	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1907	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1908	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1909	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1910	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1911	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1912	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1913	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1915	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1918	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1919	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1921	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1922	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1924	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1926	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1927	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1929	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1930	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1931	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1932	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1933	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1934	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1935	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1939	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1941	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1942	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1943	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1944	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1946	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1952	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1953	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1954	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1955	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1956	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1957	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1958	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1960	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1962	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1964	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1965	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1968	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1971	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1972	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1973	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1974	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1975	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1979	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1980	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
2025	n/a
2026	24.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mmabatho Arpt, 1898 to 2026. The record is 165.0 mm (6.5 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.0 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mmabatho Arpt by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1899	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1902	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1903	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1904	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1905	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1906	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1907	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1908	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1909	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1910	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1911	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1912	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1913	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1914	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1915	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1916	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1917	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1918	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1919	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1921	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1922	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1923	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1924	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1925	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1926	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1927	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1928	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1929	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1930	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1931	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1932	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1933	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1934	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1935	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1937	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1938	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1939	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1940	163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1941	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1942	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1943	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1944	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1945	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1946	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1947	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1948	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1950	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1953	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1955	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1956	125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1957	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1959	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1960	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1961	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1962	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1963	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1964	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1965	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1966	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1967	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1968	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1970	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1971	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1972	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1973	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1974	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1975	161.9 mm (6.4 in)
1976	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1977	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1978	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1979	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1980	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mmabatho Arpt, 1898 to 2026. The record is 193 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 98 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mmabatho Arpt by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	57 days
1899	63 days
1902	10 days
1903	106 days
1904	142 days
1905	124 days
1906	120 days
1907	117 days
1908	100 days
1909	87 days
1910	160 days
1911	81 days
1912	107 days
1913	121 days
1914	56 days
1915	124 days
1916	193 days
1917	153 days
1918	61 days
1919	54 days
1920	137 days
1921	153 days
1922	72 days
1923	47 days
1924	53 days
1925	60 days
1926	109 days
1927	79 days
1928	126 days
1929	98 days
1930	126 days
1931	86 days
1932	111 days
1933	78 days
1934	56 days
1935	122 days
1936	140 days
1937	117 days
1938	105 days
1939	45 days
1940	123 days
1941	163 days
1942	70 days
1943	56 days
1944	84 days
1945	86 days
1946	127 days
1947	126 days
1948	145 days
1949	111 days
1950	50 days
1951	81 days
1952	83 days
1953	143 days
1954	100 days
1955	122 days
1956	116 days
1957	50 days
1958	98 days
1959	94 days
1960	53 days
1961	98 days
1962	121 days
1963	102 days
1964	184 days
1965	84 days
1966	104 days
1967	75 days
1968	75 days
1969	53 days
1970	92 days
1971	59 days
1972	119 days
1973	158 days
1974	121 days
1975	54 days
1976	28 days
1977	30 days
1978	75 days
1979	73 days
1980	81 days
2025	n/a
2026	1 day

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

68 years, 1898 to 1979

A day with at least 53.4 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 127.3 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mmabatho Arpt: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1898 to 1979.

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: 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1940; 111.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1961; 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1942.

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Data for Mmabatho Arpt standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2025	164	45%	No
2026	188	52%	No