Leliefontein Weather Records (SF003968130)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Leliefontein (SF003968130), South Africa, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Leliefontein

Leliefontein (SF003968130) is a weather station in South Africa at -27.07 latitude and 25.00 longitude, 1,240 m (4,068 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1913 to 1997, 85 years of record.
0 records set at Leliefontein still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Leliefontein set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 14 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -27.07 latitude, 25.00 longitude.
Elevation: 1,240 m (4,068 ft).
Period of record: 1913 to 1997, 85 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 Leliefontein. 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 Leliefontein, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Leliefontein still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Leliefontein between 20 February 1988 and 21 February 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Leliefontein set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1988-02-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1988-02-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 128.0 mm (5.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 128.0 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Leliefontein. The most was 128.0 mm (5.0 in) on 21 February 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Leliefontein
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	6 January 1989
Feb	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	21 February 1988
Mar	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	15 March 1936
Apr	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	4 April 1996
May	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 May 1950
Jun	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 June 1957
Jul	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 July 1918
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 August 1943
Sep	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 September 1987
Oct	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	2 October 1976
Nov	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 November 1965
Dec	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 December 1954

Latest Records

Latest records at Leliefontein
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 September 1997	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1997	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1997	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1997	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1997	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1997	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1997	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1997	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1996	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1996	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1996	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1996	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1996	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1996	Leliefontein, ZA	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1995	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1995	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1994	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1994	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1913 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Leliefontein: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	1988	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	1988	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	243 days	1937	107 days	84

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Leliefontein, 1913 to 1997. The record is 128.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.2 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Leliefontein by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1913	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1914	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1915	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1916	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1918	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1920	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1921	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1922	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1923	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1924	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1926	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1927	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1928	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1930	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1931	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1933	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1934	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1939	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1943	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1944	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1945	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1947	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1952	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1956	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1957	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1959	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1962	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1963	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1965	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1968	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1969	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1970	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1971	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1973	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1975	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1977	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1978	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1980	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1981	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1982	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1984	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1985	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1987	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1989	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1990	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1991	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1994	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1995	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1997	55.0 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Leliefontein, 1913 to 1997. The record is 244.0 mm (9.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.9 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Leliefontein by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1913	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1914	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1915	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1916	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1917	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1918	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1919	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1920	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1921	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1923	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1924	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1926	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1927	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1928	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1930	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1931	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1932	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1933	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1934	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1935	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1937	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1939	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1940	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1941	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1942	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1943	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1944	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1945	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1946	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1947	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1948	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1949	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1950	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1951	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1952	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1953	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1954	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1955	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1956	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1957	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1958	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1959	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1960	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1961	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1962	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1963	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1964	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1967	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1968	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1969	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1970	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1971	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1972	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1973	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1974	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1975	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1976	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1977	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1978	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1979	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1980	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1982	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1983	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1984	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1985	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1986	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1987	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1988	244.0 mm (9.6 in)
1989	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1990	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1991	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1992	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1995	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1996	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1997	90.0 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Leliefontein, 1913 to 1997. The record is 243 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 107 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Leliefontein by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1913	137 days
1914	82 days
1915	53 days
1916	192 days
1917	106 days
1918	120 days
1919	28 days
1920	127 days
1921	119 days
1922	201 days
1923	167 days
1924	134 days
1926	65 days
1927	138 days
1928	188 days
1929	65 days
1930	83 days
1931	190 days
1932	108 days
1933	121 days
1934	55 days
1935	168 days
1936	182 days
1937	243 days
1938	81 days
1939	118 days
1940	161 days
1941	237 days
1942	111 days
1943	40 days
1944	95 days
1945	170 days
1946	129 days
1947	126 days
1948	148 days
1949	57 days
1950	51 days
1951	51 days
1952	63 days
1953	98 days
1954	136 days
1955	115 days
1956	112 days
1957	30 days
1958	100 days
1959	83 days
1960	53 days
1961	98 days
1962	178 days
1963	103 days
1964	128 days
1965	62 days
1966	102 days
1967	76 days
1968	55 days
1969	59 days
1970	74 days
1971	147 days
1972	119 days
1973	86 days
1974	104 days
1975	132 days
1976	101 days
1977	112 days
1978	119 days
1979	77 days
1980	131 days
1981	78 days
1982	76 days
1983	74 days
1984	41 days
1985	151 days
1986	86 days
1987	95 days
1988	67 days
1989	118 days
1990	176 days
1991	97 days
1992	129 days
1993	139 days
1994	125 days
1995	130 days
1996	59 days
1997	60 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

78 years, 1913 to 1997

A day with at least 51.0 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 107.5 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Leliefontein: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1913 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: 128.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1988; 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1920; 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1936.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 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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