Lichtenburg Weather Records (SF004722810)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lichtenburg (SF004722810), South Africa, with 123 years of record.

Key Facts for Lichtenburg

Lichtenburg (SF004722810) is a weather station in South Africa at -26.13 latitude and 26.17 longitude, 1,487 m (4,879 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 2025, 123 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lichtenburg still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lichtenburg set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 12 June 2025.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -26.13 latitude, 26.17 longitude.
Elevation: 1,487 m (4,879 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 2025, 123 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lichtenburg. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Lichtenburg, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.5 C (103.1 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12.5 C (54.5 F)
Feb	37.0 C (98.6 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)	29.9 C (85.8 F)	12.3 C (54.1 F)
Apr	32.6 C (90.7 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	31.8 C (89.2 F)	5.8 C (42.4 F)
May	30.7 C (87.3 F)	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	25.3 C (77.5 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)
Jun	26.9 C (80.4 F)	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	24.0 C (75.2 F)	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
Jul	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	23.5 C (74.3 F)	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
Aug	30.4 C (86.7 F)	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	29.8 C (85.6 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
Sep	34.6 C (94.3 F)	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.0 C (98.6 F)	0.9 C (33.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.5 C (99.5 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.0 C (102.2 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Lichtenburg still stand. 2019 holds the most, with 108.

Standing records at Lichtenburg by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1998	37
1999	26
2000	54
2001	37
2002	38
2003	40
2004	53
2005	25
2006	68
2007	78
2008	29
2009	17
2010	51
2011	41
2012	51
2013	41
2014	48
2015	84
2016	74
2017	64
2018	96
2019	108
2020	55
2021	46
2022	36
2023	40
2024	107
2025	20

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 121.9 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lichtenburg. The most was 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 29 January 1909.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lichtenburg
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 January 1909
Feb	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	7 February 1939
Mar	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	5 March 1904
Apr	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 April 1907
May	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 May 1967
Jun	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	14 June 1999
Jul	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	19 July 2005
Aug	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 August 1918
Sep	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	4 September 2015
Oct	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	20 October 2006
Nov	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	3 November 1939
Dec	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	10 December 1910

Period of Record Coverage

1998 to 2025

28 years of record at Lichtenburg, 1998 to 2025. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and others.

Days with data per year at Lichtenburg
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1998	218	60%	No
1999	233	64%	No
2000	205	56%	No
2001	217	59%	No
2002	242	66%	No
2003	193	53%	No
2004	256	70%	No
2005	328	90%	No
2006	319	87%	No
2007	257	70%	No
2008	267	73%	No
2009	158	43%	No
2010	300	82%	No
2011	314	86%	No
2012	201	55%	No
2013	286	78%	No
2014	357	98%	Yes
2015	358	98%	Yes
2016	363	99%	Yes
2017	361	99%	Yes
2018	359	98%	Yes
2019	353	97%	Yes
2020	356	97%	Yes
2021	300	82%	No
2022	220	60%	No
2023	201	55%	No
2024	298	81%	No
2025	163	45%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Lichtenburg
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 2025	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2022	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	117 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2022	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	117 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2022	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	117 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2022	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2021	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2021	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2021	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2021	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2020	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	109 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2020	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2020	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	116 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2020	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 2019	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2018	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2018	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2017	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2016	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2016	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain (Tie)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	tie	112 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2015	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	110 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 2005 to 2020

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Lichtenburg, 2005 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.9 C (66.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 17.7 C (63.8 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 20.1 C (68.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Lichtenburg as warming stripes, 2005 to 2020
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2005	19.0 C	+0.09 C
2010	18.9 C	+0.04 C
2011	18.1 C	-0.74 C
2014	17.7 C	-1.21 C
2015	19.4 C	+0.50 C
2016	19.2 C	+0.34 C
2017	18.0 C	-0.89 C
2018	19.5 C	+0.59 C
2019	20.1 C	+1.18 C
2020	18.9 C	+0.05 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1903 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Lichtenburg: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.5 C (103.1 F)	2016	35.2 C (95.3 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	2014	-4.0 C (24.7 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	1909	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	103
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	217.1 mm (8.5 in)	1909	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	102
Longest dry spell (CDD)	178 days	1964	71 days	103

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Lichtenburg, 1903 to 2025. The record is 39.5 C (103.1 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.2 C (95.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Lichtenburg by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1998	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1999	34.0 C (93.2 F)
2000	32.6 C (90.7 F)
2001	34.7 C (94.5 F)
2002	33.8 C (92.8 F)
2003	35.4 C (95.7 F)
2004	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2005	36.5 C (97.7 F)
2006	34.2 C (93.6 F)
2007	35.8 C (96.4 F)
2008	33.7 C (92.7 F)
2009	34.9 C (94.8 F)
2010	34.9 C (94.8 F)
2011	35.3 C (95.5 F)
2012	35.5 C (95.9 F)
2013	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2014	33.7 C (92.7 F)
2015	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2016	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2017	34.1 C (93.4 F)
2018	39.0 C (102.2 F)
2019	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2020	36.2 C (97.2 F)
2021	36.4 C (97.5 F)
2022	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2023	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2024	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2025	33.3 C (91.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Lichtenburg, 1903 to 2025. The record is -8.6 C (16.5 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.0 C (24.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Lichtenburg by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1998	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1999	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2000	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2001	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2002	-5.7 C (21.7 F)
2003	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2004	-5.4 C (22.3 F)
2005	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
2006	-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2007	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2008	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2009	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2010	-5.9 C (21.4 F)
2011	-4.1 C (24.6 F)
2012	-5.1 C (22.8 F)
2013	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
2014	-8.6 C (16.5 F)
2015	-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2016	-4.8 C (23.4 F)
2017	-4.1 C (24.6 F)
2018	-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2019	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2020	-5.5 C (22.1 F)
2021	-8.5 C (16.7 F)
2022	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2023	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2024	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2025	-2.3 C (27.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lichtenburg, 1903 to 2025. The record is 121.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lichtenburg by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1904	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1905	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1906	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1907	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1908	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1909	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1910	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1911	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1912	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1913	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1914	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1915	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1916	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1918	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1919	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1920	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1921	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1922	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1923	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1924	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1926	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1927	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1929	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1932	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1934	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1935	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1936	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1938	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1939	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1940	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1943	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1945	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1946	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1950	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1952	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1953	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1954	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1956	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1959	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1965	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1969	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1970	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1971	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1973	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1974	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1975	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1977	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1978	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1998	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1999	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2000	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2001	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2002	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2003	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2004	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2005	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2006	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2007	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2008	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2009	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2010	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2011	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2012	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2013	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2014	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2015	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2016	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2017	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2018	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2019	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2020	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2021	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2022	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2023	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2024	n/a
2025	63.0 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lichtenburg, 1903 to 2025. The record is 217.1 mm (8.5 in) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.9 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lichtenburg by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1904	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1905	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1906	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1907	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1908	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1909	217.1 mm (8.5 in)
1910	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1911	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1912	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1913	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1914	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1915	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1916	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1917	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1918	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1919	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1920	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1921	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1922	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1923	186.3 mm (7.3 in)
1924	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1926	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1928	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1929	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1930	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1931	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1932	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1934	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1935	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1936	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1937	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1938	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1939	188.6 mm (7.4 in)
1940	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1941	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1942	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1943	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1944	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1945	155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1946	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1947	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1949	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1950	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1951	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1952	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1953	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
1954	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1957	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1962	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1964	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1966	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1967	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1968	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1970	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1971	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1972	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1973	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1974	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1976	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1977	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1978	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1998	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1999	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
2000	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2001	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
2002	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
2003	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
2004	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2005	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2006	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
2007	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2008	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2009	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2010	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2011	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2012	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2013	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
2014	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2015	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2016	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
2017	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
2018	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
2019	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
2020	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
2021	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
2022	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
2023	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lichtenburg, 1903 to 2025. The record is 178 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 71 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lichtenburg by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	15 days
1904	97 days
1905	96 days
1906	154 days
1907	103 days
1908	84 days
1909	61 days
1910	111 days
1911	55 days
1912	68 days
1913	138 days
1914	52 days
1915	67 days
1916	167 days
1917	43 days
1918	62 days
1919	109 days
1920	103 days
1921	118 days
1922	71 days
1923	46 days
1924	52 days
1925	42 days
1926	76 days
1927	79 days
1928	69 days
1929	55 days
1930	88 days
1931	86 days
1932	156 days
1933	71 days
1934	54 days
1935	122 days
1936	140 days
1937	117 days
1938	43 days
1939	38 days
1940	94 days
1941	171 days
1942	66 days
1943	57 days
1944	92 days
1945	93 days
1946	133 days
1947	125 days
1948	147 days
1949	107 days
1950	53 days
1951	52 days
1952	74 days
1953	149 days
1954	99 days
1955	111 days
1956	111 days
1957	51 days
1958	140 days
1959	93 days
1960	52 days
1961	151 days
1962	121 days
1963	103 days
1964	178 days
1965	90 days
1966	103 days
1967	76 days
1968	97 days
1969	122 days
1970	99 days
1971	119 days
1972	141 days
1973	160 days
1974	138 days
1975	177 days
1976	167 days
1977	162 days
1978	12 days
1998	13 days
1999	6 days
2000	4 days
2001	1 day
2002	8 days
2003	8 days
2004	11 days
2005	24 days
2006	4 days
2007	2 days
2008	4 days
2009	2 days
2010	5 days
2011	4 days
2012	3 days
2013	3 days
2014	4 days
2015	5 days
2016	4 days
2017	5 days
2018	5 days
2019	3 days
2020	5 days
2021	3 days
2022	4 days
2023	3 days
2024	n/a
2025	3 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, 1904 to 1977

A day with at least 50.7 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 134.4 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lichtenburg: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	134.4 mm (5.3 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 1904 to 1977.

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: 121.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1909; 118.6 mm (4.7 in) in 1939; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1947.

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