Laersdrift (Pol) Weather Records (SF005536510)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Laersdrift (Pol) (SF005536510), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Laersdrift (Pol)

Laersdrift (Pol) (SF005536510) is a weather station in South Africa at -25.37 latitude and 29.83 longitude, 1,450 m (4,757 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1997, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Laersdrift (Pol) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Laersdrift (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 8.0 mm (0.31 in) on 24 May 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -25.37 latitude, 29.83 longitude.
Elevation: 1,450 m (4,757 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1997, 75 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 Laersdrift (Pol). 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 Laersdrift (Pol), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Laersdrift (Pol) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Laersdrift (Pol) between 7 February 1985 and 20 December 1985. Each dot is a new record.

When Laersdrift (Pol) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1985-02-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1985-12-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 111.0 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 111.0 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Laersdrift (Pol). The most was 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 20 December 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Laersdrift (Pol)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	17 January 1993
Feb	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	7 February 1985
Mar	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	15 March 1991
Apr	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	3 April 1974
May	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 May 1942
Jun	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 June 1942
Jul	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	3 July 1943
Aug	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 August 1992
Sep	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 September 1978
Oct	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 October 1943
Nov	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	20 November 1996
Dec	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	20 December 1985

Latest Records

Latest records at Laersdrift (Pol)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1997	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1997	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1997	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1997	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1 year	9 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1996	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1996	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1996	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1996	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1996	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1996	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1996	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1996	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1996	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1996	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1996	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1995	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1995	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1995	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1995	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1995	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Laersdrift (Pol): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	1985	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	1996	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	207 days	1980	91 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Laersdrift (Pol), 1923 to 1997. The record is 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Laersdrift (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1924	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1925	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1927	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1936	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1937	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1938	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1939	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1940	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1941	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1942	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1943	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1945	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1946	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1947	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1948	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1951	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1955	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1956	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1957	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1960	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1963	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1964	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1965	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1967	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1968	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1969	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1973	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1974	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1975	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1977	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1978	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1980	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1983	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1984	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1985	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1986	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1989	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1993	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1994	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997	44.0 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Laersdrift (Pol), 1923 to 1997. The record is 180.0 mm (7.1 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.1 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Laersdrift (Pol) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1925	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1926	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1927	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1928	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1929	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1930	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1931	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1932	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1933	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1934	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1935	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1936	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1937	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1938	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1939	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1940	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1941	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1942	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1943	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1944	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1945	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1946	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1947	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1948	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1949	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1952	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1953	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1954	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1955	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1956	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1958	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1959	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1960	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1961	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1962	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1963	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1964	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1965	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1966	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1967	117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1968	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1969	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1970	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1972	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1973	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1975	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1976	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1977	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1978	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1979	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1980	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1981	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1982	149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1983	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1984	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1985	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1986	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1988	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1990	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1991	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1992	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1993	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1994	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1995	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1996	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1997	73.5 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Laersdrift (Pol), 1923 to 1997. The record is 207 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 91 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Laersdrift (Pol) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	28 days
1924	88 days
1925	57 days
1926	33 days
1927	72 days
1928	120 days
1929	78 days
1930	106 days
1931	62 days
1932	116 days
1933	72 days
1934	52 days
1935	105 days
1936	54 days
1937	135 days
1938	91 days
1939	43 days
1940	66 days
1941	144 days
1942	67 days
1943	37 days
1944	94 days
1945	109 days
1946	127 days
1947	97 days
1948	120 days
1949	119 days
1950	66 days
1951	41 days
1952	64 days
1953	100 days
1954	85 days
1955	122 days
1956	52 days
1957	51 days
1958	84 days
1959	56 days
1960	82 days
1961	80 days
1962	74 days
1963	98 days
1964	55 days
1965	157 days
1966	118 days
1967	43 days
1968	76 days
1969	78 days
1970	61 days
1971	108 days
1972	200 days
1973	163 days
1974	127 days
1975	137 days
1976	133 days
1977	114 days
1978	118 days
1979	56 days
1980	207 days
1981	196 days
1982	35 days
1983	40 days
1984	141 days
1985	114 days
1986	112 days
1987	117 days
1988	134 days
1989	71 days
1990	77 days
1991	92 days
1992	104 days
1993	57 days
1994	180 days
1995	110 days
1996	97 days
1997	81 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

68 years, 1924 to 1996

A day with at least 53.0 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 104.0 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Laersdrift (Pol): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 68 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, 68 years of values from 1924 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: 111.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1985; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1946; 90.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1981.

Download the Data

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

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