Broadlands Weather Records (SF006780230)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Broadlands (SF006780230), South Africa, with 80 years of record.

Key Facts for Broadlands

Broadlands (SF006780230) is a weather station in South Africa at -23.88 latitude and 29.52 longitude, 1,371 m (4,498 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1918 to 1997, 80 years of record.
0 records set at Broadlands still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Broadlands set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 26 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -23.88 latitude, 29.52 longitude.
Elevation: 1,371 m (4,498 ft).
Period of record: 1918 to 1997, 80 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 Broadlands. 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 Broadlands, 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 Broadlands still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Broadlands between 11 February 1955 and 4 February 1993. Each dot is a new record.

When Broadlands set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1955-02-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1993-02-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 200.0 mm (7.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 200.0 mm (7.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Broadlands. The most was 200.0 mm (7.9 in) on 4 February 1993.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Broadlands
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 January 1936
Feb	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	4 February 1993
Mar	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	14 March 1989
Apr	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	5 April 1967
May	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 May 1942
Jun	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	13 June 1963
Jul	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	7 July 1931
Aug	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 August 1979
Sep	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 September 1977
Oct	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	17 October 1921
Nov	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 November 1997
Dec	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	26 December 1945

Latest Records

Latest records at Broadlands
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 November 1997	Broadlands, ZA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 May 1997	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1997	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1996	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1996	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	tie	10 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1996	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1996	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1996	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1996	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	tie	3 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1996	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1995	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1995	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 1995	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	tie	0 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1995	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	tie	28 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1995	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1995	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1995	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1918 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Broadlands: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	1993	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	80
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	1993	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	80
Longest dry spell (CDD)	206 days	1992	101 days	80

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Broadlands, 1918 to 1997. The record is 200.0 mm (7.9 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.2 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Broadlands by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1918	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1919	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1920	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1921	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1922	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1923	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1925	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1926	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1927	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1929	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1932	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1933	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1934	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1939	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1941	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1942	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1943	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1945	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1946	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1948	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1949	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1950	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1951	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1953	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1954	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1956	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1958	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1959	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1962	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1963	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1964	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1966	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1967	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1968	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1969	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1971	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1972	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1973	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1974	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1975	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1976	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1977	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1983	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1984	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1986	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1987	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1994	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1996	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	75.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Broadlands, 1918 to 1997. The record is 200.0 mm (7.9 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.1 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Broadlands by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1918	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1919	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1920	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1921	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1922	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1923	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1924	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1925	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1926	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1927	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1928	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1929	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1930	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1931	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1932	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1934	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1935	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1936	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1937	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1939	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1940	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1941	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1942	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1943	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1944	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1945	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1946	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1947	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1949	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1950	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1951	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1953	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955	189.3 mm (7.5 in)
1956	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1957	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1958	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1959	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1961	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1962	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1963	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1964	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1965	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1967	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1968	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969	111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1970	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1971	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1972	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1973	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1974	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1975	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1976	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1977	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1978	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1980	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1981	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1982	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1984	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1985	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1986	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1988	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1989	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1990	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1991	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1992	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1993	200.0 mm (7.9 in)
1994	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1996	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1997	75.0 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Broadlands, 1918 to 1997. The record is 206 days in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 101 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Broadlands by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1918	28 days
1919	83 days
1920	142 days
1921	158 days
1922	78 days
1923	90 days
1924	84 days
1925	75 days
1926	60 days
1927	81 days
1928	94 days
1929	79 days
1930	49 days
1931	83 days
1932	131 days
1933	100 days
1934	41 days
1935	134 days
1936	110 days
1937	134 days
1938	92 days
1939	63 days
1940	91 days
1941	70 days
1942	144 days
1943	55 days
1944	122 days
1945	169 days
1946	165 days
1947	60 days
1948	131 days
1949	148 days
1950	73 days
1951	50 days
1952	94 days
1953	157 days
1954	166 days
1955	122 days
1956	123 days
1957	53 days
1958	154 days
1959	64 days
1960	96 days
1961	57 days
1962	107 days
1963	97 days
1964	140 days
1965	149 days
1966	147 days
1967	51 days
1968	88 days
1969	114 days
1970	68 days
1971	103 days
1972	134 days
1973	146 days
1974	55 days
1975	150 days
1976	156 days
1977	136 days
1978	103 days
1979	63 days
1980	65 days
1981	74 days
1982	161 days
1983	50 days
1984	83 days
1985	93 days
1986	109 days
1987	168 days
1988	86 days
1989	70 days
1990	102 days
1991	146 days
1992	206 days
1993	150 days
1994	112 days
1995	195 days
1996	126 days
1997	109 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

78 years, 1919 to 1997

A day with at least 49.4 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 155.3 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Broadlands: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	155.3 mm (6.1 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1919 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: 200.0 mm (7.9 in) in 1993; 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1955; 103.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1945.

Download the Data

Data for Broadlands standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Broadlands 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 2026-10-14 (14 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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