Badplaas (Pol) Weather Records (SF005180880)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Badplaas (Pol) (SF005180880), South Africa, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Badplaas (Pol)

Badplaas (Pol) (SF005180880) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.97 latitude and 30.57 longitude, 1,124 m (3,688 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1997, 87 years of record.
0 records set at Badplaas (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Badplaas (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 24 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.97 latitude, 30.57 longitude.
Elevation: 1,124 m (3,688 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1997, 87 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 Badplaas (Pol). 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 Badplaas (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Badplaas (Pol) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 142.2 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Badplaas (Pol). The most was 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 5 February 1939.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Badplaas (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	5 January 1958
Feb	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	5 February 1939
Mar	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	9 March 1932
Apr	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	24 April 1977
May	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 May 1942
Jun	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 June 1942
Jul	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 July 1931
Aug	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	3 September 1926
Oct	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 October 1944
Nov	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 November 1928
Dec	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 December 1950

Latest Records

Latest records at Badplaas (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1997	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1997	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1997	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1997	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1997	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1996	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1996	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1996	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1996	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1996	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1996	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1996	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1995	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	10 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1994	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1994	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Badplaas (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	1939	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	185.1 mm (7.3 in)	1939	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	166 days	1958	77 days	87

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Badplaas (Pol), 1911 to 1997. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Badplaas (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1912	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1913	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1914	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1915	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1916	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1917	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1918	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1919	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1920	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1921	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1924	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1925	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1927	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1929	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1930	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1931	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1933	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1935	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1938	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1939	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1940	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1942	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1945	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1948	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1949	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1956	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1958	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1959	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1960	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1961	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1962	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1964	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1965	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1966	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1970	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1971	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1972	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1973	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1974	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1975	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1976	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1977	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1978	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1980	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1981	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1984	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1985	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1989	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1990	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1993	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1994	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1995	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1997	62.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Badplaas (Pol), 1911 to 1997. The record is 185.1 mm (7.3 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.6 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Badplaas (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1912	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1913	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1914	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1915	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1916	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1917	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1918	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1919	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1920	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1921	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1922	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1923	160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1924	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1925	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1927	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1928	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1929	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1930	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1931	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1932	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1933	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1934	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1935	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1936	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1937	145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1938	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1939	185.1 mm (7.3 in)
1940	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1941	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1942	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1943	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1944	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1945	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1946	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1947	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1948	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1950	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1951	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1952	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1953	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1954	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1955	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1956	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1957	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1958	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1959	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1960	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1961	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1962	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1963	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1964	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1965	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1966	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1967	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1969	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1970	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1971	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1972	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1973	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1974	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1976	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1977	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1978	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1979	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1980	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1981	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1982	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1983	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1984	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1985	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1986	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1987	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1988	163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1989	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1990	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1991	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1993	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1995	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1996	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1997	99.2 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Badplaas (Pol), 1911 to 1997. The record is 166 days in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Badplaas (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	45 days
1912	45 days
1913	77 days
1914	58 days
1915	52 days
1916	146 days
1917	32 days
1918	95 days
1919	85 days
1920	100 days
1921	117 days
1922	47 days
1923	159 days
1924	128 days
1925	53 days
1926	67 days
1927	81 days
1928	112 days
1929	63 days
1930	63 days
1931	86 days
1932	91 days
1933	83 days
1934	37 days
1935	153 days
1936	109 days
1937	135 days
1938	35 days
1939	54 days
1940	69 days
1941	85 days
1942	66 days
1943	62 days
1944	92 days
1945	140 days
1946	119 days
1947	52 days
1948	123 days
1949	46 days
1950	50 days
1951	70 days
1952	43 days
1953	128 days
1954	61 days
1955	155 days
1956	58 days
1957	40 days
1958	166 days
1959	83 days
1960	94 days
1961	112 days
1962	122 days
1963	96 days
1964	148 days
1965	88 days
1966	128 days
1967	44 days
1968	50 days
1969	58 days
1970	117 days
1971	60 days
1972	110 days
1973	96 days
1974	62 days
1975	140 days
1976	147 days
1977	151 days
1978	76 days
1979	70 days
1980	76 days
1981	111 days
1982	84 days
1983	58 days
1984	35 days
1985	59 days
1986	76 days
1987	51 days
1988	51 days
1989	48 days
1990	70 days
1991	84 days
1992	112 days
1993	36 days
1994	102 days
1995	111 days
1996	49 days
1997	26 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

83 years, 1912 to 1996

A day with at least 62.8 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 150.0 mm (5.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Badplaas (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
100 years	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1912 to 1996.

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: 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1939; 121.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1928; 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1977.

Download the Data

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