Lorraine Weather Records (SF000974270)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lorraine (SF000974270), South Africa, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Lorraine

Lorraine (SF000974270) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.12 latitude and 25.25 longitude, 1,295 m (4,249 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1920 to 1977, 58 years of record.
0 records set at Lorraine still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lorraine set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 30 December 1977.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.12 latitude, 25.25 longitude.
Elevation: 1,295 m (4,249 ft).
Period of record: 1920 to 1977, 58 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 Lorraine. 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 Lorraine, 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 Lorraine still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Lorraine between 30 September 1951 and 3 March 1974. Each dot is a new record.

When Lorraine set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1951-09-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1971-03-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1974-03-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 112.5 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 112.5 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lorraine. The most was 112.5 mm (4.4 in) on 3 March 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lorraine
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	29 January 1965
Feb	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	1 February 1924
Mar	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	3 March 1974
Apr	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 April 1948
May	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	3 May 1958
Jun	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	17 June 1964
Jul	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 July 1929
Aug	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 August 1970
Sep	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 September 1951
Oct	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	11 October 1942
Nov	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	3 November 1960
Dec	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	9 December 1957

Latest Records

Latest records at Lorraine
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1977	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 1977	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1977	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1977	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 1977	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1977	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1977	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1977	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1976	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1976	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1976	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	46 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1976	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 1976	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1976	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1976	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1975	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1975	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1975	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1975	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1975	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1920 to 1977

Yearly extremes at Lorraine: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	1974	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	1974	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	156 days	1949	65 days	58

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lorraine, 1920 to 1977. The record is 112.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.8 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lorraine by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1920	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1921	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1922	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1924	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1927	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1928	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1930	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1931	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1933	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1936	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1937	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1938	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1939	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1940	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1942	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1944	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1947	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1950	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1952	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1955	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1956	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1957	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1958	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1960	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1961	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1962	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1963	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1966	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1967	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1968	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1970	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1971	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1972	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1975	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1976	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1977	62.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lorraine, 1920 to 1977. The record is 185.0 mm (7.3 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.6 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lorraine by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1920	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1921	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1922	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1923	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1924	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1927	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1928	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1929	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1930	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1931	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1932	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1933	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1934	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1935	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1936	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1937	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1938	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1939	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1940	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1941	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1942	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1943	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1944	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1945	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1946	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1947	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1948	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1949	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1950	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1951	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1952	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1953	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1954	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1957	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1960	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1965	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1966	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1967	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1971	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1972	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1974	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1975	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	78.0 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lorraine, 1920 to 1977. The record is 156 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 65 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lorraine by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1920	55 days
1921	102 days
1922	37 days
1923	77 days
1924	47 days
1925	31 days
1926	70 days
1927	75 days
1928	152 days
1929	48 days
1930	42 days
1931	58 days
1932	48 days
1933	90 days
1934	77 days
1935	47 days
1936	34 days
1937	70 days
1938	35 days
1939	69 days
1940	87 days
1941	66 days
1942	65 days
1943	102 days
1944	103 days
1945	68 days
1946	69 days
1947	41 days
1948	91 days
1949	156 days
1950	46 days
1951	68 days
1952	40 days
1953	53 days
1954	71 days
1955	54 days
1956	77 days
1957	42 days
1958	94 days
1959	66 days
1960	56 days
1961	75 days
1962	50 days
1963	65 days
1964	55 days
1965	39 days
1966	124 days
1967	48 days
1968	69 days
1969	103 days
1970	59 days
1971	32 days
1972	81 days
1973	38 days
1974	52 days
1975	49 days
1976	54 days
1977	74 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

57 years, 1921 to 1977

A day with at least 39.7 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 104.2 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lorraine: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 57 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, 57 years of values from 1921 to 1977.

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: 112.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1974; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1971; 74.9 mm (2.9 in) in 1951.

Download the Data

Data for Lorraine standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lorraine 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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