Qacha's Nek Weather Records (LT002073370)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Qacha's Nek (LT002073370), Lesotho, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Qacha's Nek

Qacha's Nek (LT002073370) is a weather station in Lesotho at -30.12 latitude and 28.70 longitude, 1,970 m (6,463 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1988, 76 years of record.
0 records set at Qacha's Nek still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Qacha's Nek set a daily record precipitation of 18.4 mm (0.7 in) on 29 May 1988.

About the Station

Location: Lesotho, -30.12 latitude, 28.70 longitude.
Elevation: 1,970 m (6,463 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1988, 76 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 Qacha's Nek. 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 Qacha's Nek, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Qacha's Nek still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 90.4 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Qacha's Nek. The most was 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 17 January 1926.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Qacha's Nek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	17 January 1926
Feb	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	20 February 1953
Mar	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2 March 1920
Apr	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2 April 1953
May	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	17 May 1959
Jun	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 June 1947
Jul	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22 July 1923
Aug	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	16 August 1987
Sep	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 October 1915
Nov	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 November 1975
Dec	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	11 December 1949

Latest Records

Latest records at Qacha's Nek
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1988	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1988	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1987	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1987	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1987	Qacha's Nek, LS	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1987	Qacha's Nek, LS	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1987	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1987	Qacha's Nek, LS	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1987	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1987	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1986	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1986	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1986	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1986	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1986	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1986	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1986	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1986	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1985	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 1985	Qacha's Nek, LS	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Qacha's Nek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	1926	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	202.8 mm (8.0 in)	1987	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	117 days	1962	53 days	72

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Qacha's Nek, 1913 to 1988. The record is 90.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.7 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Qacha's Nek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1914	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1915	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1916	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1917	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1918	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1919	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1922	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1923	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1924	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1925	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1926	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1927	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1928	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1931	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1932	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1934	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1935	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1937	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1940	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1941	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1943	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1944	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1945	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1947	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1948	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1953	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1955	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1957	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1960	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1961	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1962	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1963	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1967	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1970	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1975	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1977	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1980	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1982	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1985	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1987	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988	51.4 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Qacha's Nek, 1913 to 1988. The record is 202.8 mm (8.0 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.2 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Qacha's Nek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1914	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1915	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1916	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1917	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1918	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1919	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1920	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1922	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1923	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1924	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1925	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1926	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1927	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1928	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1929	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1930	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1931	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1932	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1933	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1934	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1935	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1936	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1937	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1939	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1940	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1941	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1942	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1943	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1944	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1945	140.1 mm (5.5 in)
1946	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1947	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1948	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1949	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1950	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
1951	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1952	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1953	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1954	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1955	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1956	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1957	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1958	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1959	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1960	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1961	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1962	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1963	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1964	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1967	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1968	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1969	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1970	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1971	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1972	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1973	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1975	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1977	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1978	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1979	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1980	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1981	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1982	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1983	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1984	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1985	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1986	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1987	202.8 mm (8.0 in)
1988	111.8 mm (4.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Qacha's Nek, 1913 to 1988. The record is 117 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Qacha's Nek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	32 days
1914	33 days
1915	30 days
1916	73 days
1917	46 days
1918	44 days
1919	61 days
1920	8 days
1922	42 days
1923	21 days
1924	37 days
1925	53 days
1926	39 days
1927	69 days
1928	64 days
1929	32 days
1930	36 days
1931	62 days
1932	92 days
1933	62 days
1934	40 days
1935	64 days
1936	58 days
1937	69 days
1938	26 days
1939	26 days
1940	36 days
1941	81 days
1942	73 days
1943	45 days
1944	94 days
1945	40 days
1946	56 days
1947	44 days
1948	71 days
1949	52 days
1950	28 days
1951	67 days
1952	64 days
1953	54 days
1954	65 days
1955	85 days
1956	43 days
1957	60 days
1958	23 days
1959	48 days
1960	31 days
1961	58 days
1962	117 days
1963	33 days
1964	13 days
1967	50 days
1968	47 days
1969	42 days
1970	59 days
1971	46 days
1972	25 days
1973	105 days
1974	62 days
1975	109 days
1977	53 days
1978	69 days
1979	43 days
1980	85 days
1981	57 days
1982	59 days
1983	42 days
1984	56 days
1985	92 days
1986	55 days
1987	36 days
1988	28 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

60 years, 1913 to 1987

A day with at least 51.5 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 102.7 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Qacha's Nek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1913 to 1987.

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: 90.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1926; 90.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1959; 89.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1987.

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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 2026-10-14 (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).

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