Leeu Gamka (Sar) Weather Records (SF000688570)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Leeu Gamka (Sar) (SF000688570), South Africa, with 110 years of record.

Key Facts for Leeu Gamka (Sar)

Leeu Gamka (Sar) (SF000688570) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.78 latitude and 21.98 longitude, 549 m (1,801 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1881 to 1990, 110 years of record.
0 records set at Leeu Gamka (Sar) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Leeu Gamka (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 6.5 mm (0.26 in) on 28 June 1990.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.78 latitude, 21.98 longitude.
Elevation: 549 m (1,801 ft).
Period of record: 1881 to 1990, 110 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 Leeu Gamka (Sar). 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 Leeu Gamka (Sar), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Leeu Gamka (Sar) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Leeu Gamka (Sar) between 28 December 1921 and 2 December 1973. Each dot is a new record.

When Leeu Gamka (Sar) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1921-12-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1922-12-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973-12-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 115.0 mm (4.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 115.0 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Leeu Gamka (Sar). The most was 115.0 mm (4.5 in) on 2 December 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Leeu Gamka (Sar)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 January 1922
Feb	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 February 1951
Mar	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	25 March 1981
Apr	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 April 1954
May	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 May 1967
Jun	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 June 1953
Jul	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 July 1979
Aug	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 August 1981
Sep	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 September 1950
Oct	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 October 1941
Nov	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 November 1923
Dec	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	2 December 1973

Latest Records

Latest records at Leeu Gamka (Sar)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1990	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1989	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 November 1989	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1989	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1989	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1989	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 1988	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1988	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1987	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 1987	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1987	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1987	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1986	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1986	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1986	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1986	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1986	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 1986	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1986	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1986	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1881 to 1990

Yearly extremes at Leeu Gamka (Sar): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	1973	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	109
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	1973	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	109
Longest dry spell (CDD)	365 days	1919	112 days	109

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Leeu Gamka (Sar), 1881 to 1990. The record is 115.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Leeu Gamka (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1881	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1882	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1883	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1884	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1885	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1886	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1887	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1888	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1889	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1890	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1891	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1892	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1893	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1894	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1895	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1896	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1897	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1898	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1899	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1900	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1901	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1902	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1903	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1904	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1905	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1906	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1907	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1908	5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1909	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1910	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1911	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1912	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1913	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1914	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1915	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1916	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1917	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1918	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1921	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1922	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1924	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1926	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1927	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1929	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1930	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1931	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1933	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1934	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1935	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1936	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1940	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1941	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1942	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1943	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1945	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1946	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1947	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1948	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1950	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1951	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1953	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1956	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1957	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1958	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1959	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
1961	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1963	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1964	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1966	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1967	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1968	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1969	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1970	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
1971	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1972	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1973	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1974	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1975	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1977	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1978	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1979	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1982	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1983	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1984	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1985	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1986	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1987	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1988	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1989	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1990	22.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Leeu Gamka (Sar), 1881 to 1990. The record is 122.5 mm (4.8 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.0 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Leeu Gamka (Sar) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1881	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1882	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1883	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1884	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1885	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1886	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1887	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1888	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1889	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
1890	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1891	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1892	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1893	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1894	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1895	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1896	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1897	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1898	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1899	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1900	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1901	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1902	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1904	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1905	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1906	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1907	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1908	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1909	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1910	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1911	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1912	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1913	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1914	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1915	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1916	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1917	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1918	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1921	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1922	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1924	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1926	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1927	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1929	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1930	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1931	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1932	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1933	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1934	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1935	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1936	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1937	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1940	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1941	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1943	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1945	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1946	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1948	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1949	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1950	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1951	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1952	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1953	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1956	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1957	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1958	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1959	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1961	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1963	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1964	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1967	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1968	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1969	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1970	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1971	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1972	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1973	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1974	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1977	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1978	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1979	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1981	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1982	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1983	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1984	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1985	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1989	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	22.0 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Leeu Gamka (Sar), 1881 to 1990. The record is 365 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 112 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Leeu Gamka (Sar) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1881	160 days
1882	256 days
1883	53 days
1884	117 days
1885	192 days
1886	89 days
1887	65 days
1888	112 days
1889	134 days
1890	92 days
1891	82 days
1892	203 days
1893	85 days
1894	62 days
1895	133 days
1896	33 days
1897	155 days
1898	122 days
1899	154 days
1900	66 days
1901	44 days
1902	132 days
1903	127 days
1904	169 days
1905	155 days
1906	125 days
1907	124 days
1908	172 days
1909	47 days
1910	100 days
1911	190 days
1912	236 days
1913	134 days
1914	54 days
1915	320 days
1916	142 days
1917	170 days
1918	292 days
1919	365 days
1920	254 days
1921	210 days
1922	275 days
1923	117 days
1924	90 days
1925	64 days
1926	142 days
1927	118 days
1929	104 days
1930	117 days
1931	140 days
1932	123 days
1933	65 days
1934	142 days
1935	80 days
1936	65 days
1937	135 days
1938	68 days
1939	68 days
1940	91 days
1941	69 days
1942	133 days
1943	95 days
1944	73 days
1945	83 days
1946	120 days
1947	91 days
1948	77 days
1949	188 days
1950	98 days
1951	187 days
1952	116 days
1953	62 days
1954	59 days
1955	103 days
1956	112 days
1957	105 days
1958	83 days
1959	63 days
1960	99 days
1961	81 days
1962	87 days
1963	147 days
1964	87 days
1965	90 days
1966	104 days
1967	79 days
1968	145 days
1969	266 days
1970	117 days
1971	132 days
1972	154 days
1973	131 days
1974	127 days
1975	76 days
1976	133 days
1977	75 days
1978	74 days
1979	48 days
1980	116 days
1981	76 days
1982	93 days
1983	59 days
1984	157 days
1985	124 days
1986	81 days
1987	152 days
1988	93 days
1989	101 days
1990	69 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

101 years, 1882 to 1989

A day with at least 25.3 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 83.9 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Leeu Gamka (Sar): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
10 years	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
25 years	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
50 years	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
100 years	83.9 mm (3.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1882 to 1989.

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: 115.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1973; 82.2 mm (3.2 in) in 1981; 63.5 mm (2.5 in) in 1922.

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Data for Leeu Gamka (Sar) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Leeu Gamka (Sar) 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).

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