Buffelshoek Weather Records (SF005112910)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buffelshoek (SF005112910), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Buffelshoek

Buffelshoek (SF005112910) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.75 latitude and 27.18 longitude, 1,342 m (4,403 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1978, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Buffelshoek still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Buffelshoek set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 18 February 1978.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.75 latitude, 27.18 longitude.
Elevation: 1,342 m (4,403 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 1978, 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 Buffelshoek. 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 Buffelshoek, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Buffelshoek still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Buffelshoek between 12 March 1949 and 12 March 1949. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 115.6 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buffelshoek. The most was 115.6 mm (4.6 in) on 12 March 1949.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Buffelshoek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2 January 1978
Feb	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	22 February 1923
Mar	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	12 March 1949
Apr	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	25 April 1962
May	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 May 1925
Jun	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	10 June 1957
Jul	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2 July 1957
Aug	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 August 1967
Sep	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 September 1939
Oct	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 October 1943
Nov	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 November 1957
Dec	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 December 1940

Latest Records

Latest records at Buffelshoek
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1978	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1978	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1978	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1978	Buffelshoek, ZA	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1977	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1977	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1977	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1977	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1977	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1977	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	67 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1977	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1976	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1976	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 May 1976	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1976	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1976	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1976	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1976	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	70 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1975	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1975	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Buffelshoek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	1949	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	224.5 mm (8.8 in)	1940	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	174 days	1977	97 days	73

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Buffelshoek, 1905 to 1978. The record is 115.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.3 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buffelshoek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1906	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1907	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1908	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1909	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1910	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1911	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1912	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1913	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1914	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1915	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1916	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1917	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1918	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1919	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1920	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1922	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1923	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1924	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1925	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1926	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1928	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1929	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1930	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1932	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1933	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1935	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1936	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1937	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1938	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1942	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1943	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1945	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1948	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1950	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1951	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1953	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1954	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1955	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1956	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1957	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1958	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1962	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1963	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1964	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1965	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1968	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1971	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1972	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1975	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	96.0 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Buffelshoek, 1905 to 1978. The record is 224.5 mm (8.8 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.0 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buffelshoek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1906	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1907	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1908	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1909	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1910	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1911	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1912	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1913	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1914	173.4 mm (6.8 in)
1915	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1916	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1917	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1918	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1919	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1920	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1921	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1922	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1923	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1924	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1925	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1926	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1927	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1928	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1929	151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1930	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1931	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1932	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1934	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1935	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1936	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1937	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1938	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1939	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1940	224.5 mm (8.8 in)
1942	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1943	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1944	198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1945	171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1946	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1947	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1948	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1949	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1950	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1951	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1952	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1953	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1954	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1956	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1957	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1958	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1959	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1960	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1961	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1963	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1964	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1965	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1966	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1967	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1968	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1969	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1970	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1971	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1972	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1973	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1974	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1976	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1977	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1978	210.0 mm (8.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Buffelshoek, 1905 to 1978. The record is 174 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 97 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buffelshoek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	93 days
1906	153 days
1907	104 days
1908	85 days
1909	77 days
1910	68 days
1911	60 days
1912	33 days
1913	44 days
1914	48 days
1915	52 days
1916	168 days
1917	61 days
1918	59 days
1919	108 days
1920	20 days
1921	32 days
1922	61 days
1923	99 days
1924	128 days
1925	102 days
1926	75 days
1927	97 days
1928	130 days
1929	93 days
1930	63 days
1931	85 days
1932	142 days
1933	136 days
1934	72 days
1935	156 days
1936	141 days
1937	165 days
1938	150 days
1939	50 days
1940	103 days
1942	110 days
1943	64 days
1944	101 days
1945	171 days
1946	154 days
1947	153 days
1948	160 days
1949	83 days
1950	97 days
1951	52 days
1952	73 days
1953	143 days
1954	84 days
1955	122 days
1956	68 days
1957	54 days
1958	98 days
1959	82 days
1960	66 days
1961	111 days
1962	160 days
1963	103 days
1964	89 days
1965	107 days
1966	59 days
1967	75 days
1968	104 days
1969	71 days
1970	92 days
1971	83 days
1972	154 days
1973	167 days
1974	110 days
1975	166 days
1976	120 days
1977	174 days
1978	9 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

63 years, 1905 to 1977

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 120.0 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Buffelshoek: 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	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1905 to 1977.

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: 115.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1949; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1923; 92.0 mm (3.6 in) in 1962.

Download the Data

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