Ladybrand (Skl) Weather Records (SF002637920)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ladybrand (Skl) (SF002637920), South Africa, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Ladybrand (Skl)

Ladybrand (Skl) (SF002637920) is a weather station in South Africa at -29.20 latitude and 27.48 longitude, 1,593 m (5,226 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1995, 91 years of record.
0 records set at Ladybrand (Skl) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ladybrand (Skl) set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 1 March 1995.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -29.20 latitude, 27.48 longitude.
Elevation: 1,593 m (5,226 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 1995, 91 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 Ladybrand (Skl). 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 Ladybrand (Skl), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ladybrand (Skl) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Ladybrand (Skl) between 9 December 1978 and 9 December 1978. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 100.0 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ladybrand (Skl). The most was 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 9 December 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ladybrand (Skl)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	11 January 1909
Feb	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 February 1972
Mar	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	5 March 1948
Apr	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	3 April 1953
May	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 May 1984
Jun	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	3 June 1961
Jul	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 July 1943
Aug	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 August 1927
Sep	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 September 1906
Oct	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 October 1910
Nov	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2 November 1931
Dec	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	9 December 1978

Latest Records

Latest records at Ladybrand (Skl)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1995	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1993	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1993	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1993	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1993	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1992	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1992	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1991	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1991	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1991	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1990	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1990	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1990	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1990	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1989	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1989	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1989	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1988	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1988	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	10 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1988	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 1995

Yearly extremes at Ladybrand (Skl): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	179.5 mm (7.1 in)	1909	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	183 days	1994	61 days	87

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ladybrand (Skl), 1905 to 1995. The record is 100.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.0 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ladybrand (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1906	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1907	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1908	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1909	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1910	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1911	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1912	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1914	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1915	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1916	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1920	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1921	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1922	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1924	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1925	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1926	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1929	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1932	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1933	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1934	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1935	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1936	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1938	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1940	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1942	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1943	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1946	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1947	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1948	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1949	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1953	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1954	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1955	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1959	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1960	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1961	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1962	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1963	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1966	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1968	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1969	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1970	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1971	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1972	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1973	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1974	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1977	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1978	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1979	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1983	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1984	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1985	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1988	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1995	44.3 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ladybrand (Skl), 1905 to 1995. The record is 179.5 mm (7.1 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.6 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ladybrand (Skl) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1906	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1907	121.3 mm (4.8 in)
1908	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1909	179.5 mm (7.1 in)
1910	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1911	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1912	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1915	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1916	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1920	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1921	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1922	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1923	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1924	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1925	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1926	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1928	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1929	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1930	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1931	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1932	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1933	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1934	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1935	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1936	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1937	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1938	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1939	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1940	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1941	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1943	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1944	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1945	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1946	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1947	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1949	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1952	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1953	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1954	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1955	167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1956	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1957	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1958	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1959	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1963	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1965	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1967	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1968	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1969	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1971	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1972	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1973	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1974	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1975	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1976	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1977	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1978	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1979	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1982	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1983	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1984	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1985	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1986	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1987	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1988	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1989	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1990	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1991	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1992	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1993	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1994	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1995	84.0 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ladybrand (Skl), 1905 to 1995. The record is 183 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ladybrand (Skl) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905	57 days
1906	86 days
1907	57 days
1908	36 days
1909	41 days
1910	51 days
1911	32 days
1912	65 days
1914	23 days
1915	9 days
1916	11 days
1920	22 days
1921	4 days
1922	12 days
1923	38 days
1924	84 days
1925	71 days
1926	43 days
1927	39 days
1928	66 days
1929	42 days
1930	61 days
1931	79 days
1932	93 days
1933	43 days
1934	50 days
1935	71 days
1936	128 days
1937	69 days
1938	51 days
1939	30 days
1940	42 days
1941	73 days
1942	66 days
1943	37 days
1944	93 days
1945	102 days
1946	64 days
1947	49 days
1948	89 days
1949	118 days
1950	34 days
1951	72 days
1952	35 days
1953	88 days
1954	93 days
1955	53 days
1956	108 days
1957	32 days
1958	108 days
1959	57 days
1960	42 days
1961	61 days
1962	132 days
1963	53 days
1964	45 days
1965	35 days
1966	124 days
1967	87 days
1968	42 days
1969	72 days
1970	40 days
1971	54 days
1972	86 days
1973	51 days
1974	64 days
1975	120 days
1976	102 days
1977	77 days
1978	47 days
1979	50 days
1980	131 days
1981	71 days
1982	36 days
1983	46 days
1984	39 days
1985	78 days
1986	84 days
1987	71 days
1988	47 days
1989	92 days
1990	88 days
1991	87 days
1992	154 days
1993	53 days
1994	183 days
1995	148 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

73 years, 1906 to 1995

A day with at least 50.8 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 111.5 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ladybrand (Skl): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1906 to 1995.

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: 100.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1978; 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1931; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1972.

Download the Data

Data for Ladybrand (Skl) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ladybrand (Skl) 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 2026-10-16 (16 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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