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Maseru Weather Records (LT002638590)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Maseru (LT002638590), Lesotho, with 108 years of record.

Key Facts for Maseru

  • Maseru (LT002638590) is a weather station in Lesotho at -29.30 latitude and 27.50 longitude, 1,539 m (5,049 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1886 to 1993, 108 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Maseru still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Maseru set a daily record precipitation of 17.4 mm (0.7 in) on 5 November 1993.

About the Station

  • Location: Lesotho, -29.30 latitude, 27.50 longitude.
  • Elevation: 1,539 m (5,049 ft).
  • Period of record: 1886 to 1993, 108 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Maseru, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Maseru. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Maseru. 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 Maseru, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Maseru by the year they were set 0 records at Maseru still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Maseru still stand.
Standing records at Maseru by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 89.9 mm (3.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Maseru The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Maseru. The most was 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 11 January 1909. 0255075100 Jan: 89.9 mm (3.5 in), 11 January 1909 Jan Feb: 89.6 mm (3.5 in), 24 February 1972 Feb Mar: 64.4 mm (2.5 in), 4 March 1977 Mar Apr: 58.0 mm (2.3 in), 4 April 1988 Apr May: 48.2 mm (1.9 in), 16 May 1968 May Jun: 35.7 mm (1.4 in), 3 June 1961 Jun Jul: 38.9 mm (1.5 in), 2 July 1887 Jul Aug: 29.5 mm (1.2 in), 4 August 1973 Aug Sep: 67.8 mm (2.7 in), 21 September 1906 Sep Oct: 71.1 mm (2.8 in), 2 October 1993 Oct Nov: 65.3 mm (2.6 in), 19 November 1893 Nov Dec: 76.7 mm (3.0 in), 9 December 1978 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Maseru. The most was 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 11 January 1909.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Maseru
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan89.9 mm (3.5 in)11 January 1909
Feb89.6 mm (3.5 in)24 February 1972
Mar64.4 mm (2.5 in)4 March 1977
Apr58.0 mm (2.3 in)4 April 1988
May48.2 mm (1.9 in)16 May 1968
Jun35.7 mm (1.4 in)3 June 1961
Jul38.9 mm (1.5 in)2 July 1887
Aug29.5 mm (1.2 in)4 August 1973
Sep67.8 mm (2.7 in)21 September 1906
Oct71.1 mm (2.8 in)2 October 1993
Nov65.3 mm (2.6 in)19 November 1893
Dec76.7 mm (3.0 in)9 December 1978

Latest Records

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Latest records at Maseru
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 November 1993Maseru, LSdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1993Maseru, LSdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)37.1 mm (1.5 in)22 years56 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1993Maseru, LSmonthly rain71.1 mm (2.8 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)9 years46 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1993Maseru, LSdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)91 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1992Maseru, LSdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1992Maseru, LSdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)82 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1992Maseru, LSdaily rain20.2 mm (0.8 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1992Maseru, LSdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1992Maseru, LSdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)82 years39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1991Maseru, LSdaily rain (Tie)16.2 mm (0.6 in)tie30 years4 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1991Maseru, LSdaily rain24.3 mm (1.0 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)80 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1991Maseru, LSdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)85 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1991Maseru, LSdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)80 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 1991Maseru, LSdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1991Maseru, LSdaily rain29.8 mm (1.2 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)103 years40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1991Maseru, LSdaily rain34.7 mm (1.4 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)17 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1991Maseru, LSdaily rain51.7 mm (2.0 in)19.2 mm (0.8 in)95 years54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991Maseru, LSdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)91 years37 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1991Maseru, LSdaily rain41.7 mm (1.6 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 years27 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1990Maseru, LSdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)102 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1886 to 1993
Yearly extremes at Maseru: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)89.9 mm (3.5 in)190949.0 mm (1.9 in)55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)181.8 mm (7.2 in)190985.4 mm (3.4 in)55
Longest dry spell (CDD)141 days190350 days55

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Maseru by year The wettest day of the year at Maseru, 1886 to 1993. The record is 89.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in). 2040608010019001920194019601980Record: 89.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1909
The wettest day of the year at Maseru, 1886 to 1993. The record is 89.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Maseru by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188631.8 mm (1.3 in)
188751.6 mm (2.0 in)
188847.0 mm (1.9 in)
188946.2 mm (1.8 in)
189365.3 mm (2.6 in)
189453.8 mm (2.1 in)
189573.7 mm (2.9 in)
189854.1 mm (2.1 in)
189941.4 mm (1.6 in)
190028.7 mm (1.1 in)
190141.4 mm (1.6 in)
190242.2 mm (1.7 in)
190339.9 mm (1.6 in)
190465.8 mm (2.6 in)
190565.5 mm (2.6 in)
190667.8 mm (2.7 in)
190750.8 mm (2.0 in)
190839.9 mm (1.6 in)
190989.9 mm (3.5 in)
191046.2 mm (1.8 in)
191144.5 mm (1.8 in)
195921.5 mm (0.8 in)
196040.2 mm (1.6 in)
196155.5 mm (2.2 in)
196242.0 mm (1.7 in)
196340.0 mm (1.6 in)
196443.4 mm (1.7 in)
196524.1 mm (0.9 in)
196656.2 mm (2.2 in)
196758.0 mm (2.3 in)
196882.5 mm (3.2 in)
196934.5 mm (1.4 in)
197049.5 mm (1.9 in)
197149.2 mm (1.9 in)
197289.6 mm (3.5 in)
197329.5 mm (1.2 in)
197439.5 mm (1.6 in)
197566.0 mm (2.6 in)
197658.0 mm (2.3 in)
197764.4 mm (2.5 in)
197876.7 mm (3.0 in)
197929.0 mm (1.1 in)
198034.0 mm (1.3 in)
198151.0 mm (2.0 in)
198249.0 mm (1.9 in)
198349.0 mm (1.9 in)
198438.5 mm (1.5 in)
198524.5 mm (1.0 in)
198738.6 mm (1.5 in)
198858.0 mm (2.3 in)
198933.6 mm (1.3 in)
199050.5 mm (2.0 in)
199151.7 mm (2.0 in)
199231.0 mm (1.2 in)
199371.1 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Maseru by year The wettest five days of the year at Maseru, 1886 to 1993. The record is 181.8 mm (7.2 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.4 mm (3.4 in). 05010015020019001920194019601980Record: 181.8 mm (7.2 in) in 1909
The wettest five days of the year at Maseru, 1886 to 1993. The record is 181.8 mm (7.2 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.4 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Maseru by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
188653.4 mm (2.1 in)
1887144.5 mm (5.7 in)
188878.2 mm (3.1 in)
1889139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1893103.9 mm (4.1 in)
189469.1 mm (2.7 in)
1895113.8 mm (4.5 in)
189894.5 mm (3.7 in)
189968.5 mm (2.7 in)
190060.0 mm (2.4 in)
190175.9 mm (3.0 in)
190279.0 mm (3.1 in)
190371.4 mm (2.8 in)
190485.4 mm (3.4 in)
1905133.8 mm (5.3 in)
190687.9 mm (3.5 in)
190791.5 mm (3.6 in)
190856.7 mm (2.2 in)
1909181.8 mm (7.2 in)
191051.8 mm (2.0 in)
191160.0 mm (2.4 in)
195950.0 mm (2.0 in)
196056.7 mm (2.2 in)
196178.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962118.0 mm (4.6 in)
196385.3 mm (3.4 in)
196488.6 mm (3.5 in)
196546.3 mm (1.8 in)
1966129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1967123.4 mm (4.9 in)
196891.7 mm (3.6 in)
196986.6 mm (3.4 in)
197081.6 mm (3.2 in)
197158.4 mm (2.3 in)
1972136.0 mm (5.4 in)
197361.6 mm (2.4 in)
1974110.0 mm (4.3 in)
197594.0 mm (3.7 in)
197690.3 mm (3.6 in)
197787.8 mm (3.5 in)
1978122.3 mm (4.8 in)
197979.2 mm (3.1 in)
198054.3 mm (2.1 in)
1981105.6 mm (4.2 in)
198293.0 mm (3.7 in)
1983115.2 mm (4.5 in)
198474.1 mm (2.9 in)
198556.2 mm (2.2 in)
198763.6 mm (2.5 in)
1988100.8 mm (4.0 in)
198941.7 mm (1.6 in)
199065.7 mm (2.6 in)
1991123.4 mm (4.9 in)
199264.7 mm (2.5 in)
199386.0 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Maseru by year The longest dry spell of the year at Maseru, 1886 to 1993. The record is 141 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days. 05010015019001920194019601980Record: 141 days in 1903
The longest dry spell of the year at Maseru, 1886 to 1993. The record is 141 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Maseru by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
188627 days
188730 days
188820 days
188940 days
189326 days
189431 days
1895108 days
189826 days
189940 days
190040 days
190188 days
190246 days
1903141 days
190451 days
190566 days
190696 days
190757 days
190836 days
190994 days
191088 days
191144 days
195911 days
196037 days
196133 days
1962132 days
196380 days
196444 days
196530 days
196683 days
196745 days
196833 days
196940 days
197040 days
197141 days
197267 days
197358 days
197464 days
197557 days
197651 days
197754 days
197853 days
197932 days
198052 days
198171 days
198235 days
198355 days
198450 days
198580 days
19879 days
198821 days
198912 days
199052 days
199171 days
1992128 days
199359 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

42 years, 1887 to 1993

A day with at least 48.0 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 102.0 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Maseru: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years48.0 mm (1.9 in)
5 years62.7 mm (2.5 in)
10 years72.4 mm (2.9 in)
25 years84.4 mm (3.3 in)
50 years93.3 mm (3.7 in)Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years102.0 mm (4.0 in)Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1887 to 1993.

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: 89.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1909; 89.6 mm (3.5 in) in 1972; 82.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1968.

Download the Data

  • Data for Maseru standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Maseru 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).