Lobatse Weather Records (BC005452830)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lobatse (BC005452830), Botswana, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Lobatse

Lobatse (BC005452830) is a weather station in Botswana at -25.22 latitude and 25.67 longitude, 1,192 m (3,911 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1921 to 1989, 69 years of record.
0 records set at Lobatse still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lobatse set a daily record precipitation of 13.0 mm (0.5 in) on 29 April 1989.

About the Station

Location: Botswana, -25.22 latitude, 25.67 longitude.
Elevation: 1,192 m (3,911 ft).
Period of record: 1921 to 1989, 69 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 Lobatse. 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 Lobatse, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Lobatse still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 152.6 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lobatse. The most was 152.6 mm (6.0 in) on 2 December 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lobatse
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	24 January 1981
Feb	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	11 February 1946
Mar	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	19 March 1954
Apr	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	9 April 1961
May	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15 May 1951
Jun	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 June 1944
Jul	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 July 1957
Aug	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17 August 1975
Sep	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	2 September 1943
Oct	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	12 October 1924
Nov	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 November 1949
Dec	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	2 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Lobatse
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1989	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1989	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	66 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1988	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1988	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1988	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1988	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1987	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1987	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1987	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1987	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1987	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 1986	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1986	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 August 1986	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1984	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1984	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1984	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1984	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1984	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1983	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1921 to 1989

Yearly extremes at Lobatse: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	1942	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	182.7 mm (7.2 in)	1942	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	248 days	1922	108 days	69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lobatse, 1921 to 1989. The record is 152.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lobatse by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1921	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1923	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1925	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1927	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1928	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1929	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1930	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1933	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1934	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1935	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1936	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1937	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1938	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1939	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1940	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1941	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1942	152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1943	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1944	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1946	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1947	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1948	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1949	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1950	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1951	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1952	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1953	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1954	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1955	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1956	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1957	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1962	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1963	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1964	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1965	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1966	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1967	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1968	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1969	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1970	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1973	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1980	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1982	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1984	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1985	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1986	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1988	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1989	42.5 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lobatse, 1921 to 1989. The record is 182.7 mm (7.2 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.5 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lobatse by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1921	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1922	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1924	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1925	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1926	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1927	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1928	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1929	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1930	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1931	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1932	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1933	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1934	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1935	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1936	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1937	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1938	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1939	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1940	143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1941	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1942	182.7 mm (7.2 in)
1943	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1944	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1945	182.2 mm (7.2 in)
1946	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1947	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1948	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1949	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1950	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1951	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1952	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1953	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1954	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1955	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1956	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1957	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1958	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1959	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1960	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1962	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1964	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1965	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1966	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1967	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1968	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1969	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1970	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1971	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1973	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1974	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1975	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1976	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1977	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1978	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1979	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1981	177.2 mm (7.0 in)
1982	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1985	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1986	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1987	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1988	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1989	64.5 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lobatse, 1921 to 1989. The record is 248 days in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 108 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lobatse by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1921	13 days
1922	248 days
1923	114 days
1924	125 days
1925	99 days
1926	75 days
1927	113 days
1928	123 days
1929	80 days
1930	88 days
1931	172 days
1932	108 days
1933	116 days
1934	57 days
1935	121 days
1936	140 days
1937	116 days
1938	152 days
1939	60 days
1940	78 days
1941	165 days
1942	56 days
1943	97 days
1944	96 days
1945	186 days
1946	179 days
1947	126 days
1948	141 days
1949	80 days
1950	73 days
1951	53 days
1952	74 days
1953	149 days
1954	139 days
1955	120 days
1956	109 days
1957	64 days
1958	132 days
1959	149 days
1960	40 days
1961	86 days
1962	156 days
1963	151 days
1964	61 days
1965	108 days
1966	103 days
1967	75 days
1968	61 days
1969	131 days
1970	73 days
1971	119 days
1972	114 days
1973	167 days
1974	66 days
1975	104 days
1976	147 days
1977	112 days
1978	124 days
1979	87 days
1980	151 days
1981	84 days
1982	101 days
1983	72 days
1984	82 days
1985	160 days
1986	87 days
1987	145 days
1988	64 days
1989	57 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

65 years, 1922 to 1988

A day with at least 57.1 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 153.3 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lobatse: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
25 years	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	153.3 mm (6.0 in)	Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1922 to 1988.

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: 152.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1942; 131.5 mm (5.2 in) in 1946; 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1961.

Download the Data

Data for Lobatse 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 2026-10-13 (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).

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