Pretoria-Burgerspark Weather Records (SF005133450)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pretoria-Burgerspark (SF005133450), South Africa, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Pretoria-Burgerspark

Pretoria-Burgerspark (SF005133450) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.75 latitude and 28.20 longitude, 1,371 m (4,498 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 1997, 86 years of record.
0 records set at Pretoria-Burgerspark still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pretoria-Burgerspark set a daily record precipitation of 55.5 mm (2.2 in) on 30 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.75 latitude, 28.20 longitude.
Elevation: 1,371 m (4,498 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 1997, 86 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 Pretoria-Burgerspark. 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 Pretoria-Burgerspark, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Pretoria-Burgerspark still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Pretoria-Burgerspark between 27 January 1978 and 27 January 1978. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 176.6 mm (7.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pretoria-Burgerspark. The most was 176.6 mm (7.0 in) on 27 January 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pretoria-Burgerspark
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	27 January 1978
Feb	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	10 February 1937
Mar	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 March 1995
Apr	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	13 April 1965
May	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	25 May 1997
Jun	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	14 June 1944
Jul	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2 July 1957
Aug	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	1 August 1918
Sep	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 September 1934
Oct	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	28 October 1986
Nov	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	27 November 1939
Dec	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	17 December 1995

Latest Records

Latest records at Pretoria-Burgerspark
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 November 1997	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1997	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1997	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	monthly rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1997	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1997	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1997	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	7 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1997	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1996	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1996	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 December 1995	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1995	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 August 1995	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1995	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1995	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1994	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1994	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1994	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Pretoria-Burgerspark: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	1978	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	1928	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	169 days	1916	85 days	86

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pretoria-Burgerspark, 1912 to 1997. The record is 176.6 mm (7.0 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pretoria-Burgerspark by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1913	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1914	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1915	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1916	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1917	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1918	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1919	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1920	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1921	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1929	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1930	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1931	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1932	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1933	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1934	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1936	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1938	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1939	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1940	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1942	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1943	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1945	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1946	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1947	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1948	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1951	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1952	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1955	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1956	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1957	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1960	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1962	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1963	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1964	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1966	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1967	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1968	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1974	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1975	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1976	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1977	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1978	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1979	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1981	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1982	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1983	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1984	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1986	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1987	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1989	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1990	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1993	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1995	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1996	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1997	72.5 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pretoria-Burgerspark, 1912 to 1997. The record is 218.0 mm (8.6 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.1 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pretoria-Burgerspark by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1913	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1914	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1915	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1916	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1917	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1918	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1919	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1920	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1921	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1922	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1923	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1924	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1925	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1926	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1927	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1928	218.0 mm (8.6 in)
1929	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1930	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1931	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1932	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1934	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1936	120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1937	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1938	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1939	197.7 mm (7.8 in)
1940	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1941	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1942	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1943	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1944	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1945	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1946	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1947	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1948	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1950	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1951	111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1952	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1953	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1954	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1955	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1956	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1957	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1958	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1959	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1960	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1961	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1962	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1963	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1964	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1965	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1966	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1967	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1968	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1969	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1970	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1973	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1974	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1975	113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1976	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1977	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1978	217.6 mm (8.6 in)
1979	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1980	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1981	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1982	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1983	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1984	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1985	214.0 mm (8.4 in)
1986	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1987	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1988	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1989	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1990	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1991	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1992	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1993	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1995	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1996	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1997	178.0 mm (7.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pretoria-Burgerspark, 1912 to 1997. The record is 169 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 85 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pretoria-Burgerspark by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	127 days
1913	63 days
1914	48 days
1915	51 days
1916	169 days
1917	41 days
1918	126 days
1919	56 days
1920	88 days
1921	125 days
1922	83 days
1923	75 days
1924	88 days
1925	50 days
1926	75 days
1927	97 days
1928	95 days
1929	93 days
1930	56 days
1931	76 days
1932	92 days
1933	71 days
1934	51 days
1935	103 days
1936	110 days
1937	135 days
1938	52 days
1939	43 days
1940	67 days
1941	160 days
1942	68 days
1943	46 days
1944	94 days
1945	88 days
1946	130 days
1947	101 days
1948	119 days
1949	53 days
1950	97 days
1951	51 days
1952	74 days
1953	144 days
1954	112 days
1955	121 days
1956	91 days
1957	46 days
1958	144 days
1959	69 days
1960	74 days
1961	95 days
1962	159 days
1963	99 days
1964	88 days
1965	49 days
1966	63 days
1967	74 days
1968	87 days
1969	68 days
1970	85 days
1971	74 days
1972	113 days
1973	109 days
1974	121 days
1975	161 days
1976	120 days
1977	97 days
1978	113 days
1979	46 days
1980	150 days
1981	49 days
1982	64 days
1983	43 days
1984	47 days
1985	59 days
1986	85 days
1987	119 days
1988	58 days
1989	53 days
1990	76 days
1991	100 days
1992	53 days
1993	78 days
1994	107 days
1995	101 days
1996	48 days
1997	81 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

84 years, 1912 to 1997

A day with at least 56.0 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 175.1 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pretoria-Burgerspark: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
50 years	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
100 years	175.1 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1912 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: 176.6 mm (7.0 in) in 1978; 164.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1939; 163.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1928.

Download the Data

Data for Pretoria-Burgerspark standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Pretoria-Burgerspark 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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