Loskop Weather Records (SF003704860)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Loskop (SF003704860), South Africa, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Loskop

Loskop (SF003704860) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.60 latitude and 29.80 longitude, 1,515 m (4,970 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1997, 74 years of record.
0 records set at Loskop still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Loskop tied a daily record precipitation of 11.0 mm (0.4 in) on 8 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.60 latitude, 29.80 longitude.
Elevation: 1,515 m (4,970 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 Loskop. 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 Loskop, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Loskop still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 113.8 mm (4.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Loskop. The most was 113.8 mm (4.5 in) on 10 December 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Loskop
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	20 January 1939
Feb	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	11 February 1927
Mar	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	9 March 1925
Apr	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	13 April 1950
May	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	5 May 1940
Jun	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 June 1963
Jul	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	3 July 1963
Aug	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 August 1984
Sep	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 September 1987
Oct	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 October 1964
Nov	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	19 November 1981
Dec	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	10 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Loskop
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1997	Loskop, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	tie	26 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1997	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1997	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 1997	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1997	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1997	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 1997	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1997	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1996	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1996	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1996	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 1996	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1996	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1995	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1995	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1995	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Loskop: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	1942	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	1925	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	175 days	1937	71 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Loskop, 1924 to 1997. The record is 113.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.1 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Loskop by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1925	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1926	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1927	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1928	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1929	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1931	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1933	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1934	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1935	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1936	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1938	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1939	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1940	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1941	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1943	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1944	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1945	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1948	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1949	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1951	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1955	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1957	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1958	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1960	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1961	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1962	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1963	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1964	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1965	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1966	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1967	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1968	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1969	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1972	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1973	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1974	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1975	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1977	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1978	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1979	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1980	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
1982	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1985	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1987	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1988	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1989	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1990	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1991	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1994	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1996	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1997	68.0 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Loskop, 1924 to 1997. The record is 176.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.2 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Loskop by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1925	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1926	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1927	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1928	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1929	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1930	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1931	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1932	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1933	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1934	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1935	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1936	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1937	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1938	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1939	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1940	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1941	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1942	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1943	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1944	170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1945	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1946	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1947	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1948	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1949	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1950	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1951	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1952	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1953	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1954	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1955	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1956	127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1957	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1958	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1959	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1960	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1961	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1963	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1964	169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1965	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1966	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1967	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1968	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1970	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1972	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1973	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1974	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1975	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1977	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1979	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1980	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1981	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1982	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1983	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1984	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1985	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1986	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1987	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1988	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1989	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1990	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1991	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1993	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1994	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1995	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1996	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1997	102.5 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Loskop, 1924 to 1997. The record is 175 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 71 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Loskop by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	71 days
1925	79 days
1926	75 days
1927	97 days
1928	94 days
1929	44 days
1930	103 days
1931	78 days
1932	63 days
1933	77 days
1934	50 days
1935	108 days
1936	110 days
1937	175 days
1938	47 days
1939	47 days
1940	70 days
1941	158 days
1942	69 days
1943	50 days
1944	90 days
1945	96 days
1946	166 days
1947	51 days
1948	125 days
1949	72 days
1950	55 days
1951	51 days
1952	51 days
1953	106 days
1954	51 days
1955	133 days
1956	52 days
1957	44 days
1958	108 days
1959	60 days
1960	53 days
1961	90 days
1962	124 days
1963	91 days
1964	51 days
1965	53 days
1966	70 days
1967	46 days
1968	58 days
1969	44 days
1970	40 days
1971	48 days
1972	83 days
1973	118 days
1974	73 days
1975	109 days
1976	58 days
1977	108 days
1978	77 days
1979	34 days
1980	104 days
1981	79 days
1982	36 days
1983	43 days
1984	35 days
1985	80 days
1986	85 days
1987	69 days
1988	40 days
1989	47 days
1990	84 days
1991	64 days
1992	129 days
1993	121 days
1994	95 days
1995	60 days
1996	48 days
1997	26 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, 1925 to 1997

A day with at least 55.5 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 121.4 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Loskop: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	121.4 mm (4.8 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 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: 113.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1942; 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1963; 106.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1925.

Download the Data

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

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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