Mafikeng Weather Records (SFM00068242)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mafikeng (SFM00068242), South Africa, with 49 years of record.

Key Facts for Mafikeng

Mafikeng (SFM00068242) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.80 latitude and 25.55 longitude, 1,274 m (4,181 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1977 to 2025, 49 years of record.
1,464 records set at Mafikeng still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.80 latitude, 25.55 longitude.
Elevation: 1,274 m (4,181 ft).
Period of record: 1977 to 2025, 49 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

8 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Mafikeng. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Mafikeng, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	41.4 C (106.5 F)	8.6 C (47.5 F)	35.1 C (95.2 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)
Feb	39.0 C (102.2 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)
Mar	38.0 C (100.4 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)
Apr	34.7 C (94.5 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.6 C (43.9 F)
May	34.1 C (93.4 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)
Jun	31.6 C (88.9 F)	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	24.8 C (76.6 F)	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
Jul	29.3 C (84.7 F)	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	24.9 C (76.8 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Aug	32.4 C (90.3 F)	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	30.7 C (87.3 F)	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
Sep	35.7 C (96.3 F)	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.3 C (100.9 F)	4.7 C (40.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.2 C (102.6 F)	5.4 C (41.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.7 C (105.3 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Mafikeng still stand. 2016 holds the most, with 92.

Standing records at Mafikeng by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1981	4
1983	2
1984	4
1985	2
1986	1
1987	3
1988	3
1989	2
1992	2
1993	1
1994	1
1996	8
1997	73
1998	39
1999	35
2000	45
2001	46
2002	42
2003	54
2004	43
2005	25
2006	41
2007	49
2008	37
2009	42
2010	38
2011	41
2012	45
2013	40
2014	31
2015	82
2016	92
2017	40
2018	70
2019	79
2020	35
2021	52
2022	36
2023	75
2024	87
2025	17

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 87.1 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mafikeng. The most was 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 6 January 2003.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Mafikeng
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	6 January 2003
Feb	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	9 February 2000
Mar	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 March 2006
Apr	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 April 2004
May	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 May 2002
Jun	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	1 June 2002
Jul	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	29 July 2002
Aug	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	1 August 2009
Sep	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 September 2001
Oct	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13 October 2004
Nov	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11 November 2022
Dec	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 December 2001

Period of Record Coverage

1982 to 2025

44 years of record at Mafikeng, 1982 to 2025. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others.

Days with data per year at Mafikeng
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1982	5	1%	No
1983	17	5%	No
1984	20	5%	No
1985	15	4%	No
1986	4	1%	No
1987	10	3%	No
1988	15	4%	No
1989	20	5%	No
1990	6	2%	No
1991	3	1%	No
1992	9	2%	No
1993	5	1%	No
1994	9	2%	No
1995	7	2%	No
1996	123	34%	No
1997	335	92%	Yes
1998	335	92%	Yes
1999	333	91%	Yes
2000	338	92%	Yes
2001	336	92%	Yes
2002	331	91%	Yes
2003	330	90%	Yes
2004	352	96%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	362	99%	Yes
2008	349	95%	Yes
2009	351	96%	Yes
2010	331	91%	Yes
2011	362	99%	Yes
2012	361	99%	Yes
2013	363	99%	Yes
2014	360	99%	Yes
2015	358	98%	Yes
2016	349	95%	Yes
2017	345	95%	Yes
2018	345	95%	Yes
2019	338	93%	Yes
2020	339	93%	Yes
2021	333	91%	Yes
2022	331	91%	Yes
2023	329	90%	Yes
2024	337	92%	Yes
2025	161	44%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1997 to 2024

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Mafikeng, 1997 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.0 C (68.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2000, at 18.8 C (65.9 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 21.2 C (70.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Mafikeng as warming stripes, 1997 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1997	19.1 C	-0.91 C
1998	19.9 C	-0.13 C
1999	20.1 C	+0.06 C
2000	18.8 C	-1.17 C
2003	20.6 C	+0.62 C
2016	21.2 C	+1.18 C
2017	20.0 C	-0.02 C
2018	20.6 C	+0.62 C
2020	19.6 C	-0.40 C
2021	19.3 C	-0.67 C
2022	19.4 C	-0.61 C
2023	20.4 C	+0.38 C
2024	21.0 C	+1.04 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1977 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Mafikeng: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.4 C (106.5 F)	2016	36.6 C (97.8 F)	44
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	2020	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	46
Wettest day (Rx1day)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	2003	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	2000	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	28 days	1998	3 days	46

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Mafikeng, 1977 to 2025. The record is 41.4 C (106.5 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.6 C (97.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Mafikeng by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1983	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1985	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1986	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1987	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1988	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1989	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1990	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1991	30.7 C (87.3 F)
1992	35.3 C (95.5 F)
1993	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1994	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1995	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1996	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1997	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2000	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2001	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2002	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2003	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004	37.3 C (99.1 F)
2005	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006	36.8 C (98.2 F)
2007	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008	35.9 C (96.6 F)
2009	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2010	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2011	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2012	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2013	39.2 C (102.6 F)
2014	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2015	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2016	41.4 C (106.5 F)
2017	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2018	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2019	38.7 C (101.7 F)
2020	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2021	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2022	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023	39.1 C (102.4 F)
2024	39.2 C (102.6 F)
2025	35.1 C (95.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Mafikeng, 1977 to 2025. The record is -5.2 C (22.6 F) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.8 C (28.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Mafikeng by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1981	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1982	6.9 C (44.4 F)
1983	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1984	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1985	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1986	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1987	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1988	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1989	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1990	9.5 C (49.1 F)
1991	9.3 C (48.7 F)
1992	9.6 C (49.3 F)
1993	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1994	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1995	4.1 C (39.4 F)
1996	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1997	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1998	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1999	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2000	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2001	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2002	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2003	-5.1 C (22.8 F)
2004	-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2005	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2006	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2007	-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2008	0.1 C (32.2 F)
2009	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2010	-4.8 C (23.4 F)
2011	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
2012	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
2013	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2014	-4.1 C (24.6 F)
2015	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
2016	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2017	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2018	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2019	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2020	-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2021	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2022	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2023	-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2024	-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2025	-2.3 C (27.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Mafikeng, 1977 to 2025. The record is 87.1 mm (3.4 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.2 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mafikeng by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1977	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1978	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1979	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1980	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1981	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1982	n/a
1983	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1984	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1985	n/a
1986	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
1987	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1988	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1989	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1990	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1991	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
1992	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1993	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1994	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1995	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
1996	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1997	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1998	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1999	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2000	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2001	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2002	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2003	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2004	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2005	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2006	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2007	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2008	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2009	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2010	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2011	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2012	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2013	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2014	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2015	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2016	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2017	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2018	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2019	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2020	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2021	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2022	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2023	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
2024	n/a
2025	25.9 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Mafikeng, 1977 to 2025. The record is 132.4 mm (5.2 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.7 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mafikeng by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1997	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1998	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1999	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2000	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2001	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
2002	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2003	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2004	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2005	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
2006	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
2007	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2008	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2009	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
2010	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2011	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2012	32.9 mm (1.3 in)
2013	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2014	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
2015	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2016	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2017	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2018	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2019	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2020	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2021	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2022	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
2023	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2024	n/a
2025	35.4 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Mafikeng, 1977 to 2025. The record is 28 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 3 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mafikeng by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1977	1 day
1978	2 days
1979	1 day
1980	1 day
1981	2 days
1982	n/a
1983	1 day
1984	1 day
1985	n/a
1986	1 day
1987	1 day
1988	1 day
1989	2 days
1990	1 day
1991	1 day
1992	1 day
1993	1 day
1994	1 day
1995	1 day
1996	14 days
1997	16 days
1998	28 days
1999	6 days
2000	3 days
2001	2 days
2002	5 days
2003	10 days
2004	19 days
2005	19 days
2006	3 days
2007	5 days
2008	3 days
2009	5 days
2010	3 days
2011	3 days
2012	4 days
2013	2 days
2014	4 days
2015	8 days
2016	4 days
2017	3 days
2018	3 days
2019	5 days
2020	3 days
2021	4 days
2022	5 days
2023	3 days
2024	n/a
2025	6 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.

Download the Data

Data for Mafikeng 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 2026-10-15 (15 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).