Leeuspruit Wes Weather Records (SF003654090)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Leeuspruit Wes (SF003654090), South Africa, with 68 years of record.

Key Facts for Leeuspruit Wes

Leeuspruit Wes (SF003654090) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.82 latitude and 27.23 longitude, 1,387 m (4,551 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1980, 68 years of record.
0 records set at Leeuspruit Wes still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Leeuspruit Wes set a daily record precipitation of 9.0 mm (0.35 in) on 23 September 1980.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.82 latitude, 27.23 longitude.
Elevation: 1,387 m (4,551 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1980, 68 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 Leeuspruit Wes. 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 Leeuspruit Wes, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Leeuspruit Wes still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 115.1 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Leeuspruit Wes. The most was 115.1 mm (4.5 in) on 4 December 1914.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Leeuspruit Wes
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	22 January 1974
Feb	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 February 1950
Mar	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	3 March 1950
Apr	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 April 1964
May	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	16 May 1968
Jun	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 June 1964
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 July 1952
Aug	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 August 1979
Sep	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 September 1957
Oct	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	1 October 1942
Nov	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	4 November 1924
Dec	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	4 December 1914

Latest Records

Latest records at Leeuspruit Wes
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1980	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1980	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1979	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1979	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1979	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1979	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1979	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 August 1979	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1979	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1979	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1979	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1979	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1979	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1978	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1978	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1978	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1978	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	11 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1978	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 1978	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1977	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Leeuspruit Wes: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	1914	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	1976	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	170 days	1977	77 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Leeuspruit Wes, 1913 to 1980. The record is 115.1 mm (4.5 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.4 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Leeuspruit Wes by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1914	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1915	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1916	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1917	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1918	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1919	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1921	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1922	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1924	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1925	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1926	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1927	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1928	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1929	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1935	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1936	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1937	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1939	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1940	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1943	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1944	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1945	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1948	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1949	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1951	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1952	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1954	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1955	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1957	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1960	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1961	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1967	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1969	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1971	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1973	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1974	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1975	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1977	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1980	36.5 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Leeuspruit Wes, 1913 to 1980. The record is 175.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.0 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Leeuspruit Wes by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1915	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1916	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1918	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1919	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1920	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1921	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1922	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1923	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1924	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1925	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1926	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1927	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1928	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1929	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1930	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1931	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1932	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1933	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1934	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1935	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1936	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1937	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1938	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1940	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1941	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1943	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1944	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1945	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1946	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1947	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1951	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1952	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1954	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1955	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1957	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1958	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1959	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1960	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1961	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1965	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1966	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1968	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1969	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1971	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1973	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1974	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1975	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1977	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1978	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1979	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1980	61.5 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Leeuspruit Wes, 1913 to 1980. The record is 170 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Leeuspruit Wes by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	92 days
1914	53 days
1915	67 days
1916	78 days
1917	38 days
1918	62 days
1919	99 days
1920	98 days
1921	122 days
1922	45 days
1923	66 days
1924	83 days
1925	80 days
1926	116 days
1927	54 days
1928	95 days
1929	43 days
1930	57 days
1931	88 days
1932	147 days
1933	71 days
1934	56 days
1935	76 days
1936	141 days
1937	128 days
1938	35 days
1939	36 days
1940	85 days
1941	73 days
1942	82 days
1943	38 days
1944	92 days
1945	83 days
1946	127 days
1947	51 days
1948	127 days
1949	28 days
1950	33 days
1951	43 days
1952	50 days
1953	116 days
1954	99 days
1955	64 days
1956	113 days
1957	60 days
1958	83 days
1959	57 days
1960	43 days
1961	52 days
1962	105 days
1963	93 days
1964	51 days
1965	54 days
1966	103 days
1967	132 days
1968	54 days
1969	58 days
1970	71 days
1971	156 days
1972	120 days
1973	67 days
1974	122 days
1975	70 days
1976	101 days
1977	170 days
1978	124 days
1979	45 days
1980	138 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, 1913 to 1979

A day with at least 49.0 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 106.7 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Leeuspruit Wes: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	106.7 mm (4.2 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 1913 to 1979.

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: 115.1 mm (4.5 in) in 1914; 86.5 mm (3.4 in) in 1974; 85.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1924.

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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 2026-10-16 (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).

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