Knight L C,Balgowan Weather Records (SF002691140)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Knight L C,Balgowan (SF002691140), South Africa, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Knight L C,Balgowan

Knight L C,Balgowan (SF002691140) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.40 latitude and 30.07 longitude, 1,400 m (4,593 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1929 to 1981, 53 years of record.
0 records set at Knight L C,Balgowan still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Knight L C,Balgowan set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 26 February 1981.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.40 latitude, 30.07 longitude.
Elevation: 1,400 m (4,593 ft).
Period of record: 1929 to 1981, 53 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 Knight L C,Balgowan. 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 Knight L C,Balgowan, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Knight L C,Balgowan still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 118.6 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Knight L C,Balgowan. The most was 118.6 mm (4.7 in) on 4 May 1940.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Knight L C,Balgowan
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 January 1974
Feb	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	4 February 1939
Mar	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	8 March 1944
Apr	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	13 April 1973
May	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	4 May 1940
Jun	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 June 1940
Jul	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 July 1929
Aug	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 August 1970
Sep	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	13 September 1957
Oct	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	13 October 1943
Nov	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 November 1972
Dec	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	14 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Knight L C,Balgowan
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1981	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1980	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1980	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1979	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	tie	46 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1979	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1979	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1979	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1979	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1978	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1978	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1978	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1978	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1978	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	23 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1978	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1978	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 1977	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1977	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1977	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1976	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1976	Knight L C,Balgowan, ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1929 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Knight L C,Balgowan: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	1940	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	1959	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	53
Longest dry spell (CDD)	100 days	1968	41 days	53

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Knight L C,Balgowan, 1929 to 1981. The record is 118.6 mm (4.7 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Knight L C,Balgowan by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1930	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1931	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1933	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1934	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1935	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1936	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1937	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1940	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1941	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1943	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1944	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1945	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1946	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1948	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1949	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1951	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1952	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1953	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1954	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1956	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1957	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1959	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1960	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1963	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1964	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1968	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1969	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1970	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1975	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1976	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	36.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Knight L C,Balgowan, 1929 to 1981. The record is 168.5 mm (6.6 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.1 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Knight L C,Balgowan by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1930	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1931	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1932	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1933	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1934	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1935	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1936	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1937	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1938	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1940	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1941	132.7 mm (5.2 in)
1942	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1943	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1944	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1945	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1946	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1947	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1948	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1949	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1950	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1951	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1952	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1953	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1954	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1955	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1956	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1957	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1958	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1959	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1960	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1961	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1962	147.7 mm (5.8 in)
1963	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1964	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1965	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1966	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1967	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1968	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1969	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1970	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1971	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1972	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1973	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1974	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1975	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1976	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1979	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1980	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	83.0 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Knight L C,Balgowan, 1929 to 1981. The record is 100 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Knight L C,Balgowan by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929	26 days
1930	50 days
1931	33 days
1932	29 days
1933	44 days
1934	49 days
1935	51 days
1936	42 days
1937	51 days
1938	22 days
1939	34 days
1940	75 days
1941	55 days
1942	29 days
1943	24 days
1944	64 days
1945	87 days
1946	81 days
1947	22 days
1948	73 days
1949	34 days
1950	46 days
1951	39 days
1952	28 days
1953	51 days
1954	28 days
1955	34 days
1956	31 days
1957	21 days
1958	70 days
1959	51 days
1960	37 days
1961	44 days
1962	84 days
1963	29 days
1964	33 days
1965	36 days
1966	41 days
1967	39 days
1968	100 days
1969	41 days
1970	34 days
1971	26 days
1972	28 days
1973	85 days
1974	20 days
1975	52 days
1976	63 days
1977	54 days
1978	61 days
1979	48 days
1980	69 days
1981	5 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

52 years, 1929 to 1980

A day with at least 57.3 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 111.1 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Knight L C,Balgowan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1929 to 1980.

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: 118.6 mm (4.7 in) in 1940; 105.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1939; 86.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1944.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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).

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