Leeuwfontein Weather Records (SF002040500)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Leeuwfontein (SF002040500), South Africa, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Leeuwfontein

Leeuwfontein (SF002040500) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.33 latitude and 27.02 longitude, 1,615 m (5,299 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1921 to 1986, 66 years of record.
0 records set at Leeuwfontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Leeuwfontein set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 3 February 1986.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.33 latitude, 27.02 longitude.
Elevation: 1,615 m (5,299 ft).
Period of record: 1921 to 1986, 66 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 Leeuwfontein. 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 Leeuwfontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Leeuwfontein still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 103.4 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Leeuwfontein. The most was 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 13 February 1923.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Leeuwfontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	21 January 1974
Feb	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	13 February 1923
Mar	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	16 March 1927
Apr	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	9 April 1943
May	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 May 1936
Jun	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 June 1985
Jul	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 August 1984
Sep	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	18 September 1944
Oct	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	29 October 1967
Nov	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	13 November 1925
Dec	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 December 1963

Latest Records

Latest records at Leeuwfontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1986	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1986	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1985	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1985	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 1985	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1985	Leeuwfontein, ZA	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1985	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1985	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1984	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1984	Leeuwfontein, ZA	monthly rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1983	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1983	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1983	Leeuwfontein, ZA	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1983	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1983	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1983	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1983	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1983	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1982	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1982	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1921 to 1986

Yearly extremes at Leeuwfontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	1923	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	1923	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	153 days	1922	63 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Leeuwfontein, 1921 to 1986. The record is 103.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.4 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Leeuwfontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1921	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1924	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1926	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1928	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1933	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1937	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1938	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1940	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1942	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1944	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1945	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1946	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1948	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1950	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1951	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1953	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1954	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1955	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1956	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1957	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1958	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1959	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1961	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1962	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1963	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1965	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1968	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1970	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1971	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1972	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1976	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1978	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1981	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1983	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1984	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1985	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1986	35.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Leeuwfontein, 1921 to 1986. The record is 174.5 mm (6.9 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.6 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Leeuwfontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1921	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1923	174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1924	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1925	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1926	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1927	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1928	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1929	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1930	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1932	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1933	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1934	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1935	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1937	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1938	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1939	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1940	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1941	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1943	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1944	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1945	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1946	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1947	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1949	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1950	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1952	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1953	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1954	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1955	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1956	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1957	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1958	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1959	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1960	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1961	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1962	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1963	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1965	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1966	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1967	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1968	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1969	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1970	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1971	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1973	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1975	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1976	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1977	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1981	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1982	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1983	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1984	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1985	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1986	94.5 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Leeuwfontein, 1921 to 1986. The record is 153 days in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 63 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Leeuwfontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1921	12 days
1922	153 days
1923	70 days
1924	110 days
1925	69 days
1926	119 days
1927	102 days
1928	108 days
1929	45 days
1930	66 days
1931	79 days
1932	102 days
1933	55 days
1934	71 days
1935	89 days
1936	74 days
1937	127 days
1938	50 days
1939	52 days
1940	75 days
1941	69 days
1942	92 days
1943	94 days
1944	95 days
1945	82 days
1946	64 days
1947	63 days
1948	92 days
1949	49 days
1950	36 days
1951	56 days
1952	35 days
1953	91 days
1954	106 days
1955	33 days
1956	59 days
1957	36 days
1958	107 days
1959	56 days
1960	20 days
1961	65 days
1962	86 days
1963	61 days
1964	57 days
1965	49 days
1966	86 days
1967	44 days
1968	54 days
1969	39 days
1970	41 days
1971	47 days
1972	110 days
1973	62 days
1974	63 days
1975	39 days
1976	42 days
1977	77 days
1978	40 days
1979	40 days
1980	70 days
1981	36 days
1982	37 days
1983	46 days
1984	56 days
1985	102 days
1986	38 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

62 years, 1922 to 1985

A day with at least 51.3 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 114.6 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Leeuwfontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1922 to 1985.

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: 103.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1923; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1944; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1974.

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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).

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