La Plaisante Weather Records (SF000423570)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Plaisante (SF000423570), South Africa, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for La Plaisante

La Plaisante (SF000423570) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.45 latitude and 19.20 longitude, 255 m (837 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1989, 65 years of record.
0 records set at La Plaisante still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
La Plaisante set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 30 July 1989.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.45 latitude, 19.20 longitude.
Elevation: 255 m (837 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 1989, 65 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 Plaisante. 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 Plaisante, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at La Plaisante still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at La Plaisante between 1 June 1957 and 23 November 1976. Each dot is a new record.

When La Plaisante set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1957-06-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962-07-24	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967-06-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1976-11-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 116.0 mm (4.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 116.0 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Plaisante. The most was 116.0 mm (4.6 in) on 23 November 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at La Plaisante
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 January 1981
Feb	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	11 February 1932
Mar	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 March 1965
Apr	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 April 1950
May	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 May 1953
Jun	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	9 June 1967
Jul	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 July 1962
Aug	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	8 August 1963
Sep	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 September 1934
Oct	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 October 1957
Nov	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	23 November 1976
Dec	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 December 1980

Latest Records

Latest records at La Plaisante
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 July 1989	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1989	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 1989	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1989	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1989	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1989	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1989	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1988	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1988	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	22 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1988	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1988	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1987	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 1987	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1987	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1987	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1987	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1987	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1986	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1986	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1986	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1925 to 1989

Yearly extremes at La Plaisante: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	1976	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	65
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	184.6 mm (7.3 in)	1957	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	65
Longest dry spell (CDD)	86 days	1945	43 days	65

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at La Plaisante, 1925 to 1989. The record is 116.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.2 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Plaisante by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1927	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1928	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1929	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1930	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1931	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1932	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1933	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1934	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1945	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1947	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1948	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1950	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1951	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1952	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1954	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1956	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1957	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1958	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1961	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1964	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1968	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1970	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1971	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1972	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1973	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1976	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1977	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1979	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1980	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1981	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1984	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1985	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1986	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1987	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	37.5 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at La Plaisante, 1925 to 1989. The record is 184.6 mm (7.3 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.1 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Plaisante by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1926	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1927	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1928	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1929	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1930	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1931	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1932	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1933	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1934	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1935	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1936	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1937	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1938	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1939	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1940	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1941	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1942	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1943	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1944	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1945	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1946	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1947	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1950	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1951	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1952	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1953	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1954	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1955	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1956	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1957	184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1958	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1960	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1961	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1962	178.5 mm (7.0 in)
1963	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1964	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1965	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1966	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1967	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1968	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1969	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1970	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1971	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1972	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1973	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1974	154.5 mm (6.1 in)
1975	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1976	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1977	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1979	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1980	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1981	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1982	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1983	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1984	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1985	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1986	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1987	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1988	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1989	72.5 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at La Plaisante, 1925 to 1989. The record is 86 days in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Plaisante by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	33 days
1926	51 days
1927	57 days
1928	57 days
1929	50 days
1930	46 days
1931	57 days
1932	40 days
1933	35 days
1934	39 days
1935	52 days
1936	34 days
1937	65 days
1938	51 days
1939	61 days
1940	21 days
1941	45 days
1942	40 days
1943	38 days
1944	54 days
1945	86 days
1946	75 days
1947	80 days
1948	43 days
1949	56 days
1950	53 days
1951	76 days
1952	44 days
1953	43 days
1954	39 days
1955	47 days
1956	38 days
1957	34 days
1958	34 days
1959	24 days
1960	36 days
1961	73 days
1962	29 days
1963	64 days
1964	44 days
1965	28 days
1966	45 days
1967	45 days
1968	47 days
1969	29 days
1970	40 days
1971	42 days
1972	43 days
1973	41 days
1974	46 days
1975	29 days
1976	39 days
1977	48 days
1978	42 days
1979	54 days
1980	31 days
1981	35 days
1982	27 days
1983	31 days
1984	49 days
1985	26 days
1986	58 days
1987	32 days
1988	66 days
1989	24 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

59 years, 1928 to 1988

A day with at least 46.8 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 105.0 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at La Plaisante: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 59 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, 59 years of values from 1928 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: 116.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1976; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1967; 82.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1962.

Download the Data

Data for La Plaisante standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for La Plaisante 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 2026-10-13 (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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