Laborare Weather Records (SF000985950)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Laborare (SF000985950), South Africa, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Laborare

Laborare (SF000985950) is a weather station in South Africa at -32.42 latitude and 25.83 longitude, 869 m (2,851 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1987, 72 years of record.
0 records set at Laborare still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Laborare set a daily record precipitation of 16.5 mm (0.6 in) on 31 October 1986.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -32.42 latitude, 25.83 longitude.
Elevation: 869 m (2,851 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1987, 72 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 Laborare. 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 Laborare, 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 Laborare still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Laborare between 5 March 1974 and 5 March 1974. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 137.0 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Laborare. The most was 137.0 mm (5.4 in) on 5 March 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Laborare
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 January 1924
Feb	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 February 1957
Mar	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	5 March 1974
Apr	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 April 1968
May	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	28 May 1944
Jun	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 June 1926
Jul	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	26 July 1983
Aug	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19 August 1974
Sep	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	5 September 1922
Oct	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 October 1953
Nov	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 November 1922
Dec	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 December 1920

Latest Records

Latest records at Laborare
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1986	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1986	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1986	Laborare, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	tie	19 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1986	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1985	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1985	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1985	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1985	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1985	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1985	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1985	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1985	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1985	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1985	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1984	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1984	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1984	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1983	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1983	Laborare, ZA	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1983	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	0 years	10 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Laborare: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	1974	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	1974	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	150 days	1978	64 days	72

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Laborare, 1916 to 1987. The record is 137.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.8 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Laborare by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1917	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1918	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1920	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1921	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1922	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1926	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1927	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1929	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1930	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1931	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1932	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1933	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1934	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1940	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1942	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1943	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1944	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1945	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1946	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1947	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1950	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1952	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1953	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1954	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1955	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1956	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1961	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1962	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1963	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1964	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1966	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1967	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1968	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1970	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1972	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1973	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1974	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1975	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1976	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1980	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1981	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1982	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1984	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1986	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1987	17.5 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Laborare, 1916 to 1987. The record is 173.0 mm (6.8 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Laborare by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1917	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1918	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1919	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1920	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1921	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1926	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1929	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1930	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1931	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1932	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1933	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1936	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1938	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1940	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1941	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1942	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1945	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1948	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1951	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1952	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1953	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1954	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1956	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1958	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1959	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1960	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1961	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1962	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1963	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1964	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1965	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1970	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1971	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1973	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1975	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1977	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1979	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1982	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983	163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1984	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1985	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1986	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	32.0 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Laborare, 1916 to 1987. The record is 150 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 64 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Laborare by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	17 days
1917	31 days
1918	44 days
1919	94 days
1920	70 days
1921	119 days
1922	60 days
1923	59 days
1924	97 days
1925	50 days
1926	77 days
1927	121 days
1928	82 days
1929	50 days
1930	77 days
1931	44 days
1932	59 days
1933	61 days
1934	59 days
1935	48 days
1936	51 days
1937	51 days
1938	96 days
1939	51 days
1940	61 days
1941	76 days
1942	67 days
1943	74 days
1944	103 days
1945	80 days
1946	36 days
1947	78 days
1948	78 days
1949	106 days
1950	51 days
1951	69 days
1952	54 days
1953	97 days
1954	93 days
1955	50 days
1956	67 days
1957	54 days
1958	71 days
1959	49 days
1960	80 days
1961	81 days
1962	63 days
1963	42 days
1964	47 days
1965	38 days
1966	59 days
1967	80 days
1968	69 days
1969	54 days
1970	76 days
1971	43 days
1972	82 days
1973	69 days
1974	71 days
1975	138 days
1976	67 days
1977	129 days
1978	150 days
1979	64 days
1980	73 days
1981	55 days
1982	36 days
1983	33 days
1984	59 days
1985	58 days
1986	55 days
1987	39 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

68 years, 1917 to 1986

A day with at least 36.0 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.1 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Laborare: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1917 to 1986.

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: 137.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1974; 111.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1983; 99.6 mm (3.9 in) in 1944.

Download the Data

Data for Laborare standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Laborare 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 2026-10-14 (14 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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