Lourensgeluk Weather Records (SF004318200)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lourensgeluk (SF004318200), South Africa, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Lourensgeluk

Lourensgeluk (SF004318200) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.68 latitude and 24.47 longitude, 1,295 m (4,249 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1932 to 1997, 66 years of record.
0 records set at Lourensgeluk still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lourensgeluk set a daily record precipitation of 12.0 mm (0.5 in) on 29 October 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.68 latitude, 24.47 longitude.
Elevation: 1,295 m (4,249 ft).
Period of record: 1932 to 1997, 66 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 Lourensgeluk. 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 Lourensgeluk, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Lourensgeluk still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 139.7 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lourensgeluk. The most was 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 14 March 1936.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lourensgeluk
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	18 January 1991
Feb	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	19 February 1988
Mar	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	14 March 1936
Apr	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	9 April 1961
May	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 May 1968
Jun	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	3 June 1961
Jul	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 July 1961
Aug	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 August 1950
Sep	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	17 September 1987
Oct	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	10 October 1957
Nov	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	6 November 1944
Dec	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 December 1950

Latest Records

Latest records at Lourensgeluk
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 1997	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1997	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1997	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1997	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	tie	26 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1997	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	10 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1997	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1997	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1997	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1997	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1997	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 year	7 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1997	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1996	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1996	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1996	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1996	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1996	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1996	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1995	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1995	Lourensgeluk, ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1932 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Lourensgeluk: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	1936	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	1988	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	209 days	1992	106 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lourensgeluk, 1932 to 1997. The record is 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.5 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lourensgeluk by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1932	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1934	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1935	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1936	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1937	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1938	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1942	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1946	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1947	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1948	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1949	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1951	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1955	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1956	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1957	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1959	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1961	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1962	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1963	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1964	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1965	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1966	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1968	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1970	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1971	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1972	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1973	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1974	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1975	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1976	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1979	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1980	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1982	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1984	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1985	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1986	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1987	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1989	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1990	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1991	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1992	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1993	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1994	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1995	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1997	45.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lourensgeluk, 1932 to 1997. The record is 189.0 mm (7.4 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.6 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lourensgeluk by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1932	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1933	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1934	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1935	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1936	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1937	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1938	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1940	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1941	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1942	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1943	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1944	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1945	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1946	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1947	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1949	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1951	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1952	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1953	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1956	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1957	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1958	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1962	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1964	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1967	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1968	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1970	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1971	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1972	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1973	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1975	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1976	167.5 mm (6.6 in)
1977	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1978	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1979	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1981	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1982	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1983	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1985	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1986	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1987	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1988	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1989	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1990	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1991	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1992	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1993	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1994	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1995	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1996	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	88.5 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lourensgeluk, 1932 to 1997. The record is 209 days in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 106 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lourensgeluk by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1932	143 days
1933	181 days
1934	57 days
1935	92 days
1936	131 days
1937	119 days
1938	54 days
1939	50 days
1940	116 days
1941	176 days
1942	106 days
1943	51 days
1944	95 days
1945	102 days
1946	149 days
1947	100 days
1948	147 days
1949	199 days
1950	90 days
1951	82 days
1952	98 days
1953	151 days
1954	136 days
1955	74 days
1956	109 days
1957	70 days
1958	105 days
1959	160 days
1960	80 days
1961	99 days
1962	206 days
1963	112 days
1964	127 days
1965	97 days
1966	103 days
1967	77 days
1968	115 days
1969	129 days
1970	86 days
1971	119 days
1972	150 days
1973	106 days
1974	104 days
1975	132 days
1976	106 days
1977	112 days
1978	120 days
1979	57 days
1980	168 days
1981	78 days
1982	101 days
1983	57 days
1984	69 days
1985	154 days
1986	86 days
1987	95 days
1988	89 days
1989	53 days
1990	128 days
1991	99 days
1992	209 days
1993	194 days
1994	120 days
1995	130 days
1996	152 days
1997	102 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

64 years, 1933 to 1996

A day with at least 51.2 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.5 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lourensgeluk: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1933 to 1996.

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: 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1936; 133.0 mm (5.2 in) in 1988; 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1991.

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Data for Lourensgeluk standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 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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