Ludiksdam Weather Records (SF002284580)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ludiksdam (SF002284580), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Ludiksdam

Ludiksdam (SF002284580) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.63 latitude and 24.77 longitude, 1,234 m (4,049 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1997, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Ludiksdam still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ludiksdam set a daily record precipitation of 4.0 mm (0.16 in) on 6 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.63 latitude, 24.77 longitude.
Elevation: 1,234 m (4,049 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1997, 75 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 Ludiksdam. 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 Ludiksdam, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ludiksdam still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Ludiksdam between 9 April 1969 and 9 April 1969. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 81.1 mm (3.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ludiksdam. The most was 81.1 mm (3.2 in) on 9 April 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ludiksdam
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	3 January 1974
Feb	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	6 February 1981
Mar	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 March 1974
Apr	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	9 April 1969
May	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 May 1950
Jun	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 June 1957
Jul	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 July 1955
Aug	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 August 1939
Sep	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 September 1988
Oct	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	10 October 1934
Nov	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 November 1995
Dec	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	3 December 1924

Latest Records

Latest records at Ludiksdam
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1997	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1997	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1997	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	6 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1996	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1996	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1996	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1996	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1995	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1995	Ludiksdam, ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1995	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1995	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1995	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1995	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1994	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1994	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1994	Ludiksdam, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Ludiksdam: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	1969	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	217.5 mm (8.6 in)	1974	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	176 days	1962	87 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ludiksdam, 1923 to 1997. The record is 81.1 mm (3.2 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.0 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ludiksdam by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1924	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1926	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1927	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1928	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1929	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1930	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1932	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1933	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1935	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1937	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1939	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1940	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1941	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1942	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1944	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1945	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1946	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1947	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1948	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1949	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1950	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1951	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1952	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1953	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1954	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1955	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1957	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1962	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1967	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1968	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1970	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1971	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1972	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1973	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1974	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1976	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1977	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1978	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1979	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1981	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1982	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1985	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1986	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1987	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1990	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1991	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1992	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1993	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	26.5 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ludiksdam, 1923 to 1997. The record is 217.5 mm (8.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ludiksdam by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1924	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1925	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1927	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1928	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1930	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1931	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1932	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1933	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1935	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1936	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1937	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1938	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1939	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1941	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1942	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1943	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1944	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1945	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1946	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1947	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1948	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1951	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1952	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1953	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1954	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1955	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1956	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1957	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1958	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1959	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1965	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1966	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1967	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1968	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1970	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1971	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1973	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1974	217.5 mm (8.6 in)
1975	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1976	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1977	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1980	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1981	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1982	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1984	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1985	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1986	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1987	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1988	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1989	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1990	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1991	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1992	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1993	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1995	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1996	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1997	68.5 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ludiksdam, 1923 to 1997. The record is 176 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 87 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ludiksdam by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	60 days
1924	114 days
1925	103 days
1926	120 days
1927	48 days
1928	48 days
1929	63 days
1930	65 days
1931	87 days
1932	82 days
1933	78 days
1934	78 days
1935	64 days
1936	109 days
1937	101 days
1938	88 days
1939	68 days
1940	57 days
1941	120 days
1942	115 days
1943	53 days
1944	95 days
1945	120 days
1946	137 days
1947	163 days
1948	91 days
1949	83 days
1950	87 days
1951	68 days
1952	32 days
1953	88 days
1954	163 days
1955	88 days
1956	115 days
1957	39 days
1958	148 days
1959	150 days
1960	61 days
1961	70 days
1962	176 days
1963	72 days
1964	80 days
1965	82 days
1966	119 days
1967	89 days
1968	82 days
1969	138 days
1970	85 days
1971	68 days
1972	144 days
1973	112 days
1974	79 days
1975	82 days
1976	79 days
1977	99 days
1978	111 days
1979	48 days
1980	125 days
1981	78 days
1982	77 days
1983	47 days
1984	118 days
1985	134 days
1986	85 days
1987	85 days
1988	78 days
1989	103 days
1990	125 days
1991	103 days
1992	115 days
1993	52 days
1994	128 days
1995	107 days
1996	65 days
1997	46 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

71 years, 1925 to 1997

A day with at least 43.9 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 91.5 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ludiksdam: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1925 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: 81.1 mm (3.2 in) in 1969; 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1988; 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

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