Lady Grey (Pol) Weather Records (SF001763720)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lady Grey (Pol) (SF001763720), South Africa, with 111 years of record.

Key Facts for Lady Grey (Pol)

Lady Grey (Pol) (SF001763720) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.72 latitude and 27.22 longitude, 1,632 m (5,354 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1887 to 1997, 111 years of record.
0 records set at Lady Grey (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lady Grey (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 37.5 mm (1.5 in) on 21 April 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.72 latitude, 27.22 longitude.
Elevation: 1,632 m (5,354 ft).
Period of record: 1887 to 1997, 111 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 Lady Grey (Pol). 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 Lady Grey (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Lady Grey (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Lady Grey (Pol) between 23 March 1925 and 9 April 1980. Each dot is a new record.

When Lady Grey (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1925-03-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1980-04-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 120.0 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 120.0 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lady Grey (Pol). The most was 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 9 April 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lady Grey (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	23 January 1974
Feb	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	20 February 1988
Mar	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	23 March 1925
Apr	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	9 April 1980
May	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 May 1979
Jun	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 June 1912
Jul	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 July 1971
Aug	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10 August 1942
Sep	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	6 October 1992
Nov	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	13 November 1994
Dec	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 December 1895

Latest Records

Latest records at Lady Grey (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1997	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1997	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1996	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 1996	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1996	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1995	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1995	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1995	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 1995	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1994	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1994	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1993	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1993	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1993	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1992	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1992	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 October 1992	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1991	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1991	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1887 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Lady Grey (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	1980	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	105
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	228.0 mm (9.0 in)	1988	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	105
Longest dry spell (CDD)	126 days	1928	52 days	105

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lady Grey (Pol), 1887 to 1997. The record is 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.6 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lady Grey (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1887	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1888	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1889	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1890	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1891	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1892	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1893	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1894	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1895	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1896	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1897	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1898	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1899	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1900	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1901	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1902	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1904	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1905	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1906	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1907	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1908	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1909	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1910	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1911	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1912	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1914	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1916	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1917	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1918	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1919	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1921	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1923	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1925	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1926	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1927	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1928	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1929	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1931	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1934	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1936	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1937	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1938	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1940	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1942	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1944	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1946	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1953	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1955	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1957	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1958	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1959	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1960	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1963	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1965	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1966	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1967	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1970	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1973	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1974	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1975	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1976	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1977	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1980	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1981	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1984	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1987	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1989	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1990	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1991	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1992	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1995	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1996	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	50.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lady Grey (Pol), 1887 to 1997. The record is 228.0 mm (9.0 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.0 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lady Grey (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1887	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1888	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1889	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1890	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1891	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1892	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1893	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1894	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1895	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1896	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1897	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1898	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1899	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1900	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1901	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1902	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1903	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1904	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1905	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1906	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1907	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1908	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1909	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1910	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1911	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1912	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1913	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1914	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1915	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1916	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1917	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1918	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1919	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1921	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1922	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1923	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1924	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1925	204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1926	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1927	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1928	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1929	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1930	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1931	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1932	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1933	168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1934	173.1 mm (6.8 in)
1935	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1936	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1937	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1938	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1939	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1940	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1941	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1942	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1943	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1944	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1945	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1946	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1953	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1954	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1955	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1956	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1957	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1958	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1959	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1960	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1961	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1963	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1964	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1965	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1966	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1967	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1970	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1971	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1972	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1973	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1974	167.5 mm (6.6 in)
1975	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1977	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1979	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1980	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1981	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1983	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1984	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1986	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1987	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1988	228.0 mm (9.0 in)
1989	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1990	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1991	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1992	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1993	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1994	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1995	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1996	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1997	94.5 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lady Grey (Pol), 1887 to 1997. The record is 126 days in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lady Grey (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1887	13 days
1888	37 days
1889	69 days
1890	47 days
1891	27 days
1892	41 days
1893	39 days
1894	54 days
1895	52 days
1896	38 days
1897	43 days
1898	92 days
1899	39 days
1900	36 days
1901	36 days
1902	11 days
1903	14 days
1904	45 days
1905	42 days
1906	79 days
1907	55 days
1908	27 days
1909	48 days
1910	37 days
1911	49 days
1912	66 days
1913	35 days
1914	32 days
1915	65 days
1916	64 days
1917	33 days
1918	31 days
1919	76 days
1920	54 days
1921	101 days
1922	42 days
1923	32 days
1924	70 days
1925	53 days
1926	83 days
1927	92 days
1928	126 days
1929	34 days
1930	66 days
1931	61 days
1932	59 days
1933	56 days
1934	56 days
1935	46 days
1936	57 days
1937	57 days
1938	26 days
1939	33 days
1940	46 days
1941	37 days
1942	66 days
1943	66 days
1944	93 days
1945	105 days
1946	25 days
1953	91 days
1954	59 days
1955	54 days
1956	59 days
1957	36 days
1958	91 days
1959	42 days
1960	19 days
1961	65 days
1962	83 days
1963	41 days
1964	81 days
1965	36 days
1966	80 days
1967	45 days
1968	54 days
1969	46 days
1970	52 days
1971	44 days
1972	85 days
1973	57 days
1974	61 days
1975	57 days
1976	40 days
1977	77 days
1978	82 days
1979	43 days
1980	45 days
1981	41 days
1982	38 days
1983	46 days
1984	56 days
1985	69 days
1986	38 days
1987	37 days
1988	49 days
1989	30 days
1990	53 days
1991	51 days
1992	70 days
1993	59 days
1994	94 days
1995	103 days
1996	80 days
1997	58 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

97 years, 1888 to 1997

A day with at least 52.7 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 124.2 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lady Grey (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 97 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, 97 years of values from 1888 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: 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1980; 115.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1988; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1925.

Download the Data

Data for Lady Grey (Pol) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).

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
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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