Leribe Weather Records (LT002970830)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Leribe (LT002970830), Lesotho, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Leribe

Leribe (LT002970830) is a weather station in Lesotho at -28.88 latitude and 28.05 longitude, 1,740 m (5,709 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1915 to 1988, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Leribe still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Leribe set a daily record precipitation of 3.0 mm (0.12 in) on 29 June 1988.

About the Station

Location: Lesotho, -28.88 latitude, 28.05 longitude.
Elevation: 1,740 m (5,709 ft).
Period of record: 1915 to 1988, 74 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 Leribe. 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 Leribe, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Leribe still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Leribe between 5 January 1956 and 11 February 1983. Each dot is a new record.

When Leribe set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1956-01-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1983-02-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 118.0 mm (4.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 118.0 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Leribe. The most was 118.0 mm (4.6 in) on 11 February 1983.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Leribe
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	5 January 1956
Feb	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	11 February 1983
Mar	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 March 1966
Apr	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	11 April 1931
May	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 May 1944
Jun	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	3 June 1986
Jul	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	16 August 1987
Sep	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 September 1980
Oct	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 October 1951
Nov	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	19 November 1926
Dec	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 December 1935

Latest Records

Latest records at Leribe
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 June 1988	Leribe, LS	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1988	Leribe, LS	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1988	Leribe, LS	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
29 February 1988	Leribe, LS	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1988	Leribe, LS	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1987	Leribe, LS	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1987	Leribe, LS	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1987	Leribe, LS	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 1987	Leribe, LS	monthly rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 1987	Leribe, LS	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1987	Leribe, LS	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1986	Leribe, LS	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1986	Leribe, LS	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1986	Leribe, LS	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1986	Leribe, LS	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1986	Leribe, LS	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1985	Leribe, LS	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	59 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1985	Leribe, LS	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1985	Leribe, LS	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1985	Leribe, LS	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1915 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Leribe: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	1983	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	231.2 mm (9.1 in)	1966	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	205 days	1985	53 days	70

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Leribe, 1915 to 1988. The record is 118.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Leribe by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1915	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1917	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1918	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1919	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1922	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1923	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1924	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1925	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1927	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1929	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1930	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1934	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1935	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1937	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1938	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1939	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1940	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1941	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1949	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1950	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1952	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1954	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1955	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1956	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1957	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1959	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1960	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1964	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1965	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1966	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1967	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1972	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1975	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1977	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1978	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1979	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1981	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1982	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1983	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1984	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1985	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1986	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1988	80.0 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Leribe, 1915 to 1988. The record is 231.2 mm (9.1 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.9 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Leribe by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1915	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1916	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1917	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1918	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1919	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1922	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1923	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1924	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1925	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1926	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1927	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1929	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1930	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1931	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1932	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1933	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1934	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1935	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1936	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1937	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1938	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1939	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1940	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1941	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1942	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1943	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1944	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1945	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1946	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1947	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1948	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1950	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1951	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1952	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1953	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1954	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1955	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1956	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1957	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1958	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1959	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1960	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1961	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1963	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1964	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1965	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	231.2 mm (9.1 in)
1967	221.1 mm (8.7 in)
1968	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1969	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1970	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1972	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1973	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1974	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1975	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1976	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1977	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1978	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1980	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1981	156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1982	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1983	156.3 mm (6.2 in)
1984	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1985	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1986	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1987	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1988	118.0 mm (4.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Leribe, 1915 to 1988. The record is 205 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Leribe by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1915	7 days
1916	64 days
1917	18 days
1918	33 days
1919	40 days
1922	34 days
1923	32 days
1924	43 days
1925	36 days
1926	77 days
1927	68 days
1929	44 days
1930	74 days
1931	98 days
1932	115 days
1933	33 days
1934	27 days
1935	106 days
1936	79 days
1937	70 days
1938	41 days
1939	30 days
1940	36 days
1941	73 days
1942	66 days
1943	37 days
1944	92 days
1945	106 days
1946	65 days
1947	46 days
1948	144 days
1949	47 days
1950	35 days
1951	45 days
1952	34 days
1953	53 days
1954	60 days
1955	106 days
1956	66 days
1957	39 days
1958	86 days
1959	55 days
1960	42 days
1961	14 days
1963	44 days
1964	83 days
1965	48 days
1966	83 days
1967	87 days
1968	34 days
1969	40 days
1970	40 days
1971	53 days
1972	119 days
1973	109 days
1974	74 days
1975	42 days
1976	68 days
1977	86 days
1978	8 days
1979	51 days
1980	111 days
1981	72 days
1982	52 days
1983	46 days
1984	53 days
1985	205 days
1986	84 days
1987	82 days
1988	22 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

61 years, 1916 to 1987

A day with at least 52.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 117.7 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Leribe: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
100 years	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1916 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: 118.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1983; 103.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1956; 98.2 mm (3.9 in) in 1967.

Download the Data

Data for Leribe standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Leribe 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 2026-10-15 (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).

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