Legkraal Weather Records (SF007220820)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Legkraal (SF007220820), South Africa, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Legkraal

Legkraal (SF007220820) is a weather station in South Africa at -23.37 latitude and 29.57 longitude, 1,000 m (3,281 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1997, 75 years of record.
0 records set at Legkraal still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Legkraal set a daily record precipitation of 7.0 mm (0.28 in) on 11 September 1997.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -23.37 latitude, 29.57 longitude.
Elevation: 1,000 m (3,281 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 Legkraal. 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 Legkraal, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Legkraal still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Legkraal between 4 January 1958 and 8 January 1991. Each dot is a new record.

When Legkraal set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1958-01-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1978-12-30	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1991-01-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 129.0 mm (5.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 129.0 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Legkraal. The most was 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 8 January 1991.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Legkraal
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	8 January 1991
Feb	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	12 February 1996
Mar	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	16 March 1926
Apr	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	17 April 1968
May	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	13 May 1985
Jun	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	1 June 1942
Jul	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 July 1996
Aug	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 August 1979
Sep	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10 September 1939
Oct	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 October 1932
Nov	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 November 1939
Dec	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	30 December 1978

Latest Records

Latest records at Legkraal
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 1997	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1997	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1997	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1997	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1996	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1996	Legkraal, ZA	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 May 1996	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1996	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1996	Legkraal, ZA	monthly rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1996	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1995	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1995	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1995	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1995	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1994	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1993	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1993	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1993	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1992	Legkraal, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Legkraal: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	1991	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	225.5 mm (8.9 in)	1996	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	220 days	1992	112 days	74

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Legkraal, 1923 to 1997. The record is 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.9 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Legkraal by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1925	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1926	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1927	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1928	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1930	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1931	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1934	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1935	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1938	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1939	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1940	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1942	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1943	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1944	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1945	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1951	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1953	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1955	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1956	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1958	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1959	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1960	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1962	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1963	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1964	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1965	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1966	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1968	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1971	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1972	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1974	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1975	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1976	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1977	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1978	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1979	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1981	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1982	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1983	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1984	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1985	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1986	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1987	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1989	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1990	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1991	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1992	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1993	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1997	61.5 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Legkraal, 1923 to 1997. The record is 225.5 mm (8.9 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.1 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Legkraal by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1924	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1925	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1926	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1927	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1928	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1929	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1930	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1931	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	138.8 mm (5.5 in)
1934	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1935	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1937	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1938	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1939	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1940	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1941	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1942	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1943	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1944	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1945	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1946	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1947	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1948	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1950	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1953	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1955	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1957	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1958	211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1959	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1960	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1962	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1963	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1964	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1965	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1966	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1967	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1968	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1969	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1970	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1971	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1972	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1973	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1974	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1975	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1976	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1977	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1978	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1979	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1980	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1981	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1982	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1983	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1984	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1985	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1986	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1987	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1988	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1989	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1990	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1991	161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1992	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1993	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1996	225.5 mm (8.9 in)
1997	61.5 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Legkraal, 1923 to 1997. The record is 220 days in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 112 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Legkraal by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	107 days
1924	134 days
1925	69 days
1926	133 days
1927	82 days
1928	125 days
1929	86 days
1930	60 days
1931	105 days
1932	175 days
1933	188 days
1934	93 days
1935	135 days
1936	110 days
1937	145 days
1938	100 days
1939	62 days
1940	92 days
1941	98 days
1942	109 days
1943	57 days
1944	90 days
1945	132 days
1946	159 days
1947	113 days
1948	147 days
1949	96 days
1950	141 days
1951	97 days
1953	200 days
1954	165 days
1955	99 days
1956	92 days
1957	73 days
1958	150 days
1959	171 days
1960	141 days
1961	95 days
1962	109 days
1963	103 days
1964	180 days
1965	173 days
1966	137 days
1967	99 days
1968	154 days
1969	149 days
1970	108 days
1971	145 days
1972	148 days
1973	164 days
1974	64 days
1975	160 days
1976	147 days
1977	136 days
1978	104 days
1979	110 days
1980	150 days
1981	125 days
1982	105 days
1983	85 days
1984	74 days
1985	109 days
1986	191 days
1987	151 days
1988	71 days
1989	126 days
1990	205 days
1991	182 days
1992	220 days
1993	87 days
1994	105 days
1995	149 days
1996	64 days
1997	105 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

72 years, 1923 to 1997

A day with at least 50.3 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 122.1 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Legkraal: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1923 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: 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1991; 119.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1996; 101.5 mm (4.0 in) in 1978.

Download the Data

Data for Legkraal standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Legkraal 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 2026-10-13 (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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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