Laingsburg Weather Records (SF000456110)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Laingsburg (SF000456110), South Africa, with 126 years of record.

Key Facts for Laingsburg

Laingsburg (SF000456110) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.20 latitude and 20.87 longitude, 656 m (2,152 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 2026, 126 years of record.
1,464 records set at Laingsburg still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Laingsburg set a daily record precipitation of 13.0 mm (0.5 in) on 14 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.20 latitude, 20.87 longitude.
Elevation: 656 m (2,152 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 2026, 126 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

3 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Laingsburg. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Laingsburg, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	42.8 C (109.0 F)	8.6 C (47.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	43.0 C (109.4 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.9 C (105.6 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.9 C (100.2 F)	2.4 C (36.3 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.4 C (36.3 F)
May	34.3 C (93.7 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	19.8 C (67.6 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)
Jun	29.3 C (84.7 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
Jul	29.1 C (84.4 F)	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	25.5 C (77.9 F)	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
Aug	33.5 C (92.3 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	30.5 C (86.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)
Sep	36.0 C (96.8 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32.6 C (90.7 F)	5.7 C (42.3 F)
Oct	42.0 C (107.6 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12.5 C (54.5 F)
Nov	42.5 C (108.5 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	43.3 C (109.9 F)	7.1 C (44.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Laingsburg still stand. 2019 holds the most, with 79.

Standing records at Laingsburg by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1998	42
1999	56
2000	42
2001	44
2002	41
2003	60
2004	45
2005	50
2006	51
2007	56
2008	47
2009	41
2010	63
2011	39
2012	48
2013	63
2014	48
2015	58
2016	59
2017	66
2018	62
2019	79
2020	63
2021	53
2022	47
2023	52
2024	54
2025	4
2026	31

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Laingsburg between 11 March 1984 and 11 March 1984. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 75.0 mm (3.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Laingsburg. The most was 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 11 March 1984.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Laingsburg
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 January 1991
Feb	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 February 1921
Mar	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	11 March 1984
Apr	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 April 2009
May	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 May 1977
Jun	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	9 June 1967
Jul	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	9 July 1971
Aug	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 August 1952
Sep	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 September 1943
Oct	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 October 1926
Nov	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 November 1940
Dec	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 December 1963

Period of Record Coverage

1998 to 2026

29 years of record at Laingsburg, 1998 to 2026. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and others.

Days with data per year at Laingsburg
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1998	257	70%	No
1999	300	82%	No
2000	310	85%	No
2001	309	85%	No
2002	203	56%	No
2003	291	80%	No
2004	311	85%	No
2005	323	88%	No
2006	337	92%	Yes
2007	333	91%	Yes
2008	273	75%	No
2009	349	96%	Yes
2010	339	93%	Yes
2011	319	87%	No
2012	297	81%	No
2013	324	89%	No
2014	361	99%	Yes
2015	357	98%	Yes
2016	361	99%	Yes
2017	351	96%	Yes
2018	323	88%	No
2019	359	98%	Yes
2020	342	93%	Yes
2021	351	96%	Yes
2022	360	99%	Yes
2023	350	96%	Yes
2024	348	95%	Yes
2025	26	7%	No
2026	123	34%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Laingsburg
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 2026	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain (Provisional)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2024	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2024	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2024	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2024	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2024	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2024	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2022	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2022	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	tie	97 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2022	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2022	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	118 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 December 2021	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2021	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	120 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 September 2018	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	113 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2016	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2016	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2016	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2016	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2015	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	0 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2015	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1999 to 2024

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Laingsburg, 1999 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.5 C (67.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2007, at 19.1 C (66.3 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 20.2 C (68.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Laingsburg as warming stripes, 1999 to 2024
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1999	20.1 C	+0.60 C
2001	19.5 C	-0.01 C
2005	19.1 C	-0.37 C
2006	19.1 C	-0.43 C
2007	19.1 C	-0.44 C
2009	19.2 C	-0.33 C
2010	19.6 C	+0.07 C
2014	19.4 C	-0.10 C
2015	19.5 C	+0.05 C
2016	19.8 C	+0.26 C
2017	19.6 C	+0.08 C
2019	20.2 C	+0.71 C
2020	19.8 C	+0.28 C
2021	19.2 C	-0.32 C
2022	19.6 C	+0.12 C
2023	19.2 C	-0.34 C
2024	19.6 C	+0.12 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1901 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Laingsburg: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2024	41.2 C (106.2 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2005	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	1984	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	121
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	2000	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	108
Longest dry spell (CDD)	206 days	1924	67 days	121

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Laingsburg, 1901 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.2 C (106.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Laingsburg by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1999	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2000	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2001	41.3 C (106.3 F)
2002	40.2 C (104.4 F)
2003	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2004	41.9 C (107.4 F)
2005	41.8 C (107.2 F)
2006	40.4 C (104.7 F)
2007	40.1 C (104.2 F)
2008	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2009	39.1 C (102.4 F)
2010	42.9 C (109.2 F)
2011	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2012	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2013	41.2 C (106.2 F)
2014	39.7 C (103.5 F)
2015	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2016	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2017	41.4 C (106.5 F)
2018	42.3 C (108.1 F)
2019	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2020	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2021	41.4 C (106.5 F)
2022	41.2 C (106.2 F)
2023	41.9 C (107.4 F)
2024	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2025	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2026	32.6 C (90.7 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Laingsburg, 1901 to 2026. The record is -3.3 C (26.1 F) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.8 C (28.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Laingsburg by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1999	-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2000	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2001	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
2002	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2003	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2004	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2005	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2006	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
2007	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2008	-0.7 C (30.7 F)
2009	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2010	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2011	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2012	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2013	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2014	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2015	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2016	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2017	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
2018	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2019	-0.7 C (30.7 F)
2020	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2021	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2022	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
2023	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2024	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2025	11.8 C (53.2 F)
2026	-0.8 C (30.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Laingsburg, 1901 to 2026. The record is 75.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.9 mm (0.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Laingsburg by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1902	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1903	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1904	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1905	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1906	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1907	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1912	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1913	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1914	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1915	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1916	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1917	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1918	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1919	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1920	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1921	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1922	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1923	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1924	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1925	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1926	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1927	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1928	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1929	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1930	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
1931	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1932	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1933	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1936	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1937	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1938	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1940	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1941	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1942	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1943	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1944	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1945	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
1947	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1948	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1949	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1950	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1951	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1955	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1956	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1959	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1962	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1963	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1965	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1966	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
1967	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1968	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1969	6.5 mm (0.26 in)
1970	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1971	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1972	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1973	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1974	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1976	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1980	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1982	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1984	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1986	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1987	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1988	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1989	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1990	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1991	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1992	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1993	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1994	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1995	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1996	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1997	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1998	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1999	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2000	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2001	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2002	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
2003	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
2004	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2005	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
2006	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2007	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2008	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2009	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2010	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2011	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2012	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
2013	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2014	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2015	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
2016	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2017	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2018	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
2019	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2020	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2021	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2022	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2023	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
2024	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2025	n/a
2026	13.0 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Laingsburg, 1901 to 2026. The record is 146.3 mm (5.8 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.6 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Laingsburg by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1902	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1903	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1904	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1905	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1906	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1907	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1912	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1913	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1914	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1915	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1916	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1917	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1918	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1919	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1920	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1921	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1922	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1923	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1924	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1925	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1926	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1927	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1928	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1929	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1930	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1931	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1932	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1933	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1936	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1937	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1938	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1940	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1941	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1942	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1943	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1945	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
1947	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1948	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1949	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1950	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1953	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1955	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1957	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1958	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1959	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1960	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1962	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1963	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1965	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1967	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1968	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1969	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1970	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1971	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1972	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1973	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1974	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1976	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1980	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1982	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1984	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1986	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
1987	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1988	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1989	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1990	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1991	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1992	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1993	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1994	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1995	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1996	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1997	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1998	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1999	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2000	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
2004	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
2005	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
2015	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2016	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2017	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
2022	1.1 mm (0.04 in)
2023	14.1 mm (0.6 in)
2024	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2025	n/a
2026	17.2 mm (0.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Laingsburg, 1901 to 2026. The record is 206 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Laingsburg by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	44 days
1902	73 days
1903	111 days
1904	66 days
1905	78 days
1906	63 days
1907	56 days
1912	84 days
1913	64 days
1914	66 days
1915	67 days
1916	88 days
1917	91 days
1918	71 days
1919	83 days
1920	96 days
1921	137 days
1922	137 days
1923	130 days
1924	206 days
1925	125 days
1926	71 days
1927	93 days
1928	89 days
1929	98 days
1930	105 days
1931	77 days
1932	104 days
1933	79 days
1934	99 days
1935	99 days
1936	86 days
1937	148 days
1938	97 days
1939	66 days
1940	66 days
1941	63 days
1942	97 days
1943	51 days
1944	110 days
1945	89 days
1946	88 days
1947	141 days
1948	86 days
1949	168 days
1950	67 days
1951	131 days
1952	50 days
1953	37 days
1954	84 days
1955	61 days
1956	94 days
1957	62 days
1958	95 days
1959	62 days
1960	85 days
1961	49 days
1962	58 days
1963	87 days
1964	55 days
1965	67 days
1966	130 days
1967	96 days
1968	87 days
1969	84 days
1970	85 days
1971	79 days
1972	124 days
1973	74 days
1974	67 days
1975	62 days
1976	117 days
1977	76 days
1978	86 days
1979	53 days
1980	70 days
1981	46 days
1982	88 days
1983	58 days
1984	75 days
1985	73 days
1986	114 days
1987	60 days
1988	83 days
1989	46 days
1990	186 days
1991	61 days
1992	60 days
1993	50 days
1994	62 days
1995	36 days
1996	88 days
1997	88 days
1998	22 days
1999	21 days
2000	5 days
2001	3 days
2002	4 days
2003	22 days
2004	24 days
2005	18 days
2006	2 days
2007	2 days
2008	2 days
2009	3 days
2010	2 days
2011	2 days
2012	2 days
2013	3 days
2014	3 days
2015	2 days
2016	3 days
2017	5 days
2018	3 days
2019	3 days
2020	4 days
2021	4 days
2022	5 days
2023	3 days
2024	3 days
2025	n/a
2026	16 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

90 years, 1901 to 1997

A day with at least 24.2 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 65.2 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Laingsburg: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
10 years	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
25 years	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
50 years	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
100 years	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	Longer than the 90 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, 90 years of values from 1901 to 1997.

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: 75.0 mm (3.0 in) in 1984; 61.0 mm (2.4 in) in 1921; 57.2 mm (2.3 in) in 1926.

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Data for Laingsburg standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Laingsburg 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).