Ladysdale Weather Records (SF002332390)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ladysdale (SF002332390), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Ladysdale

Ladysdale (SF002332390) is a weather station in South Africa at -30.00 latitude and 27.13 longitude, 1,539 m (5,049 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1997, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Ladysdale still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ladysdale set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 13 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -30.00 latitude, 27.13 longitude.
Elevation: 1,539 m (5,049 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1997, 74 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 Ladysdale. 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 Ladysdale, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ladysdale still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Ladysdale between 26 February 1956 and 21 February 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Ladysdale set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1956-02-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1964-10-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1988-02-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 116.0 mm (4.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 116.0 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ladysdale. The most was 116.0 mm (4.6 in) on 21 February 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ladysdale
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	18 January 1933
Feb	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	21 February 1988
Mar	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 March 1963
Apr	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	11 April 1957
May	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 May 1943
Jun	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 June 1961
Jul	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 July 1983
Aug	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	29 August 1984
Sep	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 September 1944
Oct	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	18 October 1964
Nov	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	9 November 1940
Dec	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	17 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Ladysdale
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 1997	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1997	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1997	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1996	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 1996	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1995	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1994	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1994	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1994	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1994	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1993	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1993	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1992	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1991	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1991	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1991	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1991	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Ladysdale: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	1988	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	1988	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	131 days	1932	55 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ladysdale, 1924 to 1997. The record is 116.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.1 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ladysdale by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1926	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1928	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1930	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1931	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1932	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1934	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1935	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1936	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1937	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1938	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1939	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1941	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1942	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1944	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1947	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1948	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1949	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1951	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1953	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1956	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1957	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1958	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1959	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1961	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1963	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1965	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1966	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1967	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1973	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1976	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1979	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1980	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1983	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1984	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1985	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1986	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1988	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1989	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1990	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1991	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1992	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1993	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1996	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	56.0 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ladysdale, 1924 to 1997. The record is 257.0 mm (10.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.3 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ladysdale by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1925	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1926	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1927	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1928	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1929	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1930	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1931	127.9 mm (5.0 in)
1932	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1933	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1934	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1935	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1936	136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1937	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1939	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1940	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1941	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1943	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1944	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1945	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1946	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1947	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1948	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1949	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1950	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1952	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1953	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1954	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1956	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1957	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1958	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1959	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1960	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1961	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1962	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1963	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1964	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1965	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1967	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1969	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1970	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1971	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1972	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1973	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1975	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1976	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1977	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1979	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1981	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1982	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1983	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1984	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1986	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1988	257.0 mm (10.1 in)
1989	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1990	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1991	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1992	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1993	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1995	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1996	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1997	98.5 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ladysdale, 1924 to 1997. The record is 131 days in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ladysdale by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	22 days
1925	70 days
1926	78 days
1927	69 days
1928	127 days
1929	32 days
1930	63 days
1931	79 days
1932	131 days
1933	64 days
1934	52 days
1935	54 days
1936	88 days
1937	73 days
1938	49 days
1939	34 days
1940	38 days
1941	56 days
1942	66 days
1943	38 days
1944	93 days
1945	101 days
1946	64 days
1947	41 days
1948	124 days
1949	37 days
1950	34 days
1951	46 days
1952	38 days
1953	91 days
1954	86 days
1955	63 days
1956	67 days
1957	38 days
1958	24 days
1959	84 days
1960	19 days
1961	70 days
1962	73 days
1963	37 days
1964	45 days
1965	49 days
1966	86 days
1967	44 days
1968	53 days
1969	40 days
1970	39 days
1971	47 days
1972	66 days
1973	48 days
1974	63 days
1975	38 days
1976	63 days
1977	55 days
1978	41 days
1979	33 days
1980	44 days
1981	60 days
1982	37 days
1983	46 days
1984	36 days
1985	103 days
1986	51 days
1987	58 days
1988	48 days
1989	45 days
1990	37 days
1991	70 days
1992	103 days
1993	59 days
1994	85 days
1995	119 days
1996	45 days
1997	64 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 1996

A day with at least 55.2 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.2 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ladysdale: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	120.2 mm (4.7 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 1996.

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: 116.0 mm (4.6 in) in 1988; 104.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1964; 99.5 mm (3.9 in) in 1956.

Download the Data

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

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