Leuctra Weather Records (SF003306990)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Leuctra (SF003306990), South Africa, with 67 years of record.

Key Facts for Leuctra

Leuctra (SF003306990) is a weather station in South Africa at -28.15 latitude and 27.90 longitude, 1,570 m (5,151 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1989, 67 years of record.
0 records set at Leuctra still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Leuctra set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 24 December 1988.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -28.15 latitude, 27.90 longitude.
Elevation: 1,570 m (5,151 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1989, 67 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 Leuctra. 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 Leuctra, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Leuctra still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Leuctra between 19 January 1958 and 14 January 1965. Each dot is a new record.

When Leuctra set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1958-01-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1965-01-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 100.0 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 100.0 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Leuctra. The most was 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 14 January 1965.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Leuctra
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	14 January 1965
Feb	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	21 February 1988
Mar	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 March 1988
Apr	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 April 1950
May	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 May 1969
Jun	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 June 1964
Jul	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 July 1927
Aug	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	18 August 1979
Sep	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 October 1943
Nov	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 November 1983
Dec	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	18 December 1960

Latest Records

Latest records at Leuctra
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1988	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1988	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1988	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1988	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1 year	10 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1988	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1988	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1988	Leuctra, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1988	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1988	Leuctra, ZA	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1988	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1987	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1987	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1987	Leuctra, ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1987	Leuctra, ZA	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1987	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1987	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1987	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1987	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1987	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1987	Leuctra, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1989

Yearly extremes at Leuctra: 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)	1965	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	67
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	1988	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	67
Longest dry spell (CDD)	187 days	1985	86 days	67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Leuctra, 1923 to 1989. The record is 100.0 mm (3.9 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.8 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Leuctra by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1924	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1929	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1930	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1931	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1933	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1934	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1935	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1940	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1942	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1943	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1947	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1948	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1952	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1954	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1955	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1956	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1957	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1958	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1959	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1960	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1961	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1963	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1964	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1966	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1967	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1969	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1972	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1974	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1975	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1977	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1978	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1982	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1984	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1986	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1989	25.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Leuctra, 1923 to 1989. The record is 147.0 mm (5.8 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.8 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Leuctra by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1924	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1925	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1926	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1927	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1930	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1931	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1932	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1933	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1934	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1935	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1937	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1938	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1939	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1940	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1941	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1942	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1943	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1944	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1945	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1946	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1947	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1951	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1952	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1953	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1955	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1956	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1957	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1958	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1959	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1961	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1962	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1963	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1965	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1966	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1967	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1968	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1970	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1971	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1972	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1973	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1974	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1977	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1980	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1981	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1983	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1984	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1986	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1987	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1988	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1989	25.0 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Leuctra, 1923 to 1989. The record is 187 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 86 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Leuctra by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	40 days
1924	134 days
1925	27 days
1926	117 days
1927	95 days
1928	117 days
1929	45 days
1930	116 days
1931	100 days
1932	144 days
1933	71 days
1934	52 days
1935	94 days
1936	140 days
1937	132 days
1938	30 days
1939	56 days
1940	88 days
1941	73 days
1942	85 days
1943	39 days
1944	93 days
1945	121 days
1946	161 days
1947	126 days
1948	146 days
1949	50 days
1950	28 days
1951	43 days
1952	74 days
1953	85 days
1954	99 days
1955	58 days
1956	112 days
1957	52 days
1958	95 days
1959	57 days
1960	42 days
1961	51 days
1962	137 days
1963	105 days
1964	68 days
1965	71 days
1966	141 days
1967	90 days
1968	86 days
1969	78 days
1970	40 days
1971	61 days
1972	149 days
1973	108 days
1974	124 days
1975	104 days
1976	112 days
1977	129 days
1978	116 days
1979	37 days
1980	116 days
1981	80 days
1982	81 days
1983	80 days
1984	72 days
1985	187 days
1986	85 days
1987	96 days
1988	49 days
1989	16 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

63 years, 1924 to 1988

A day with at least 48.6 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 101.3 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Leuctra: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1924 to 1988.

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 1965; 88.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1958; 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1951.

Download the Data

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