Letaba Estates Weather Records (SF006795320)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Letaba Estates (SF006795320), South Africa, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Letaba Estates

Letaba Estates (SF006795320) is a weather station in South Africa at -23.87 latitude and 30.30 longitude, 530 m (1,739 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1989, 66 years of record.
0 records set at Letaba Estates still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Letaba Estates set a daily record precipitation of 4.8 mm (0.19 in) on 3 September 1988.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -23.87 latitude, 30.30 longitude.
Elevation: 530 m (1,739 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1989, 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 Letaba Estates. 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 Letaba Estates, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Letaba Estates still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 233.4 mm (9.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Letaba Estates. The most was 233.4 mm (9.2 in) on 20 January 1933.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Letaba Estates
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	20 January 1933
Feb	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	14 February 1956
Mar	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	18 March 1942
Apr	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	11 April 1931
May	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	19 May 1968
Jun	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 June 1940
Jul	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	4 July 1985
Aug	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 August 1979
Sep	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	30 September 1940
Oct	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	18 October 1944
Nov	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 November 1928
Dec	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	20 December 1930

Latest Records

Latest records at Letaba Estates
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 September 1988	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	14 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1988	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1988	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	8 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1988	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1988	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1988	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1988	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 1987	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1987	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1987	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1987	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1987	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1987	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1987	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1986	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1986	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1986	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1986	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1986	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1986	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1924 to 1989

Yearly extremes at Letaba Estates: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	1933	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	492.0 mm (19.4 in)	1958	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	165 days	1946	64 days	66

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Letaba Estates, 1924 to 1989. The record is 233.4 mm (9.2 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.6 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Letaba Estates by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1925	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1926	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1927	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1928	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1929	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1930	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1931	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1932	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933	233.4 mm (9.2 in)
1934	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1935	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1936	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1937	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1938	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1939	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1940	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1941	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1942	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1943	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1945	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1946	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1949	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1950	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1951	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1954	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1956	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1957	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958	219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1959	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1962	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1963	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1964	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1965	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1966	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1967	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1968	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1969	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1971	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1972	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973	127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1974	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1975	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1976	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1977	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1978	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1980	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1981	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1982	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1984	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1985	157.1 mm (6.2 in)
1986	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1987	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1988	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1989	35.1 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Letaba Estates, 1924 to 1989. The record is 492.0 mm (19.4 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 140.0 mm (5.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Letaba Estates by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1925	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1926	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1927	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1928	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1929	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1930	334.8 mm (13.2 in)
1931	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1932	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1933	395.1 mm (15.6 in)
1934	282.7 mm (11.1 in)
1935	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1937	306.6 mm (12.1 in)
1938	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1939	240.5 mm (9.5 in)
1940	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1941	183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1942	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1943	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1944	239.8 mm (9.4 in)
1945	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1946	199.5 mm (7.9 in)
1947	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1948	238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1949	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1950	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1951	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1952	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1953	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1955	145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1956	317.5 mm (12.5 in)
1957	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1958	492.0 mm (19.4 in)
1959	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1960	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1961	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1962	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1963	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1964	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1965	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1966	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1967	185.5 mm (7.3 in)
1968	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1969	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1970	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1971	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1972	203.3 mm (8.0 in)
1973	173.6 mm (6.8 in)
1974	218.7 mm (8.6 in)
1975	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1976	192.2 mm (7.6 in)
1977	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1978	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1979	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1980	159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1981	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1982	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1983	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1984	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1985	259.1 mm (10.2 in)
1986	174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1987	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1988	189.6 mm (7.5 in)
1989	39.7 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Letaba Estates, 1924 to 1989. The record is 165 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 64 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Letaba Estates by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924	72 days
1925	52 days
1926	60 days
1927	41 days
1928	85 days
1929	61 days
1930	46 days
1931	52 days
1932	109 days
1933	78 days
1934	54 days
1935	63 days
1936	73 days
1937	89 days
1938	36 days
1939	32 days
1940	70 days
1941	83 days
1942	103 days
1943	37 days
1944	65 days
1945	80 days
1946	165 days
1947	52 days
1948	55 days
1949	46 days
1950	85 days
1951	48 days
1952	66 days
1953	100 days
1954	57 days
1955	39 days
1956	41 days
1957	30 days
1958	52 days
1959	66 days
1960	45 days
1961	35 days
1962	102 days
1963	71 days
1964	100 days
1965	54 days
1966	71 days
1967	54 days
1968	86 days
1969	55 days
1970	59 days
1971	82 days
1972	103 days
1973	52 days
1974	44 days
1975	97 days
1976	80 days
1977	118 days
1978	68 days
1979	37 days
1980	56 days
1981	31 days
1982	80 days
1983	61 days
1984	77 days
1985	80 days
1986	72 days
1987	66 days
1988	75 days
1989	7 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

62 years, 1925 to 1988

A day with at least 81.9 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 255.7 mm (10.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Letaba Estates: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
5 years	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
10 years	146.7 mm (5.8 in)
25 years	186.4 mm (7.3 in)
50 years	219.4 mm (8.6 in)
100 years	255.7 mm (10.1 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1925 to 1988.

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: 233.4 mm (9.2 in) in 1933; 219.0 mm (8.6 in) in 1958; 176.5 mm (6.9 in) in 1956.

Download the Data

Data for Letaba Estates 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 2026-10-13 (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).

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