La Motte (Bos) Weather Records (SF000221130)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Motte (Bos) (SF000221130), South Africa, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for La Motte (Bos)

La Motte (Bos) (SF000221130) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.88 latitude and 19.07 longitude, 223 m (732 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1919 to 1997, 79 years of record.
0 records set at La Motte (Bos) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
La Motte (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 22.5 mm (0.9 in) on 19 November 1996.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.88 latitude, 19.07 longitude.
Elevation: 223 m (732 ft).
Period of record: 1919 to 1997, 79 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 La Motte (Bos). 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 La Motte (Bos), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at La Motte (Bos) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at La Motte (Bos) between 31 July 1975 and 19 August 1977. Each dot is a new record.

When La Motte (Bos) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1975-07-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1977-08-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 180.0 mm (7.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 180.0 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Motte (Bos). The most was 180.0 mm (7.1 in) on 19 August 1977.

Record daily precipitation for each month at La Motte (Bos)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	11 January 1922
Feb	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	18 February 1955
Mar	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 March 1947
Apr	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	12 April 1953
May	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 May 1942
Jun	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	21 June 1977
Jul	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 July 1975
Aug	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	19 August 1977
Sep	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	12 September 1920
Oct	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	4 October 1984
Nov	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	17 November 1989
Dec	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 December 1980

Latest Records

Latest records at La Motte (Bos)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 November 1996	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1996	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1996	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1996	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1996	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1996	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1995	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	10 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1995	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1994	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1993	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1993	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1993	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1993	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1992	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1992	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1991	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1991	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1991	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1990	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1919 to 1997

Yearly extremes at La Motte (Bos): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	1977	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	397.0 mm (15.6 in)	1977	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	87 days	1925	40 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at La Motte (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 180.0 mm (7.1 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.1 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Motte (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1919	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
1920	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1921	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1924	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1925	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1926	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1927	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1928	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1929	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1931	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1932	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1936	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1937	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1940	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1941	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1943	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1946	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1947	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1948	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1950	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1951	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1953	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1954	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1955	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1956	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1957	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1958	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1961	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1962	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1963	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1964	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1967	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1968	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1971	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1973	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1974	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1977	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1978	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1979	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1980	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1981	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1984	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1985	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1986	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1987	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1988	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1990	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1991	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1992	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1993	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1994	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997	34.5 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at La Motte (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 397.0 mm (15.6 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.5 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Motte (Bos) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1919	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
1920	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1921	181.8 mm (7.2 in)
1922	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1923	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1924	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1925	204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1926	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1927	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1928	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1929	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1930	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1931	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1932	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1933	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1934	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1935	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1936	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1937	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1938	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1939	166.3 mm (6.5 in)
1940	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1941	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1942	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1943	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1944	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1945	195.4 mm (7.7 in)
1946	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1947	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1948	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1949	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1950	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1951	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1952	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1953	128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1954	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1955	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1956	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1957	179.5 mm (7.1 in)
1958	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1960	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1961	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1962	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1963	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1964	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1965	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1966	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1967	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1968	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1969	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1970	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1971	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1972	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1973	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1974	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1975	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1976	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1977	397.0 mm (15.6 in)
1978	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1980	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1981	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1984	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1985	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1986	165.5 mm (6.5 in)
1987	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1988	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1989	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1991	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1992	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1993	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1994	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1995	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1997	49.6 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at La Motte (Bos), 1919 to 1997. The record is 87 days in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Motte (Bos) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1919	23 days
1920	52 days
1921	26 days
1922	26 days
1923	42 days
1924	42 days
1925	87 days
1926	46 days
1927	40 days
1928	46 days
1929	50 days
1930	49 days
1931	46 days
1932	52 days
1933	60 days
1934	34 days
1935	29 days
1936	27 days
1937	38 days
1938	36 days
1939	46 days
1940	19 days
1941	37 days
1942	33 days
1943	39 days
1944	55 days
1945	87 days
1946	37 days
1947	72 days
1948	29 days
1949	65 days
1950	85 days
1951	50 days
1952	40 days
1953	47 days
1954	26 days
1955	47 days
1956	34 days
1957	34 days
1958	34 days
1959	26 days
1960	54 days
1961	45 days
1962	33 days
1963	48 days
1964	40 days
1965	28 days
1966	35 days
1967	23 days
1968	46 days
1969	30 days
1970	36 days
1971	75 days
1972	44 days
1973	59 days
1974	46 days
1975	29 days
1976	48 days
1977	47 days
1978	38 days
1979	72 days
1980	36 days
1981	23 days
1982	49 days
1983	48 days
1984	49 days
1985	26 days
1986	35 days
1987	23 days
1988	46 days
1989	32 days
1990	35 days
1991	40 days
1992	41 days
1993	41 days
1994	33 days
1995	31 days
1996	21 days
1997	37 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

72 years, 1920 to 1992

A day with at least 56.0 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 145.2 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at La Motte (Bos): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1920 to 1992.

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: 180.0 mm (7.1 in) in 1977; 114.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1986; 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1975.

Download the Data

Data for La Motte (Bos) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for La Motte (Bos) 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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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