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South Africa is a sunny country, averaging 8–10 daily sunshine hours in most regions. [2] The average annual rainfall for South Africa is about 464 mm (compared to a global average of 950 mm [3]) but large and unpredictable variations are common. Overall, rainfall is greatest in the east and gradually decreases westward, with some semi-desert ...
Molteno is one of the coldest towns in South Africa; the farm of Buffelsfontein, located near Molteno, has the lowest recorded temperature in South Africa, of −20.1 °C (−4 °F), on 23 August 2013. [25] The former national record, of −18.6 °C (−1 °F), was also registered in the same locality, on 28 June 1996. [26]
This category includes historic weather events which have occurred in the South Africa. This category includes floods caused by rain, but not floods caused simply by dam failures. For non-weather related events, see Category:Disasters in South Africa
The hottest average temperature on Earth is at Dallol, Ethiopia, which averages a temperature of 33.9 °C (93.0 °F) throughout the year. [5] The hottest temperature recorded within Africa, which was also the world record, was 57.8 °C (136.0 °F) at 'Aziziya, Libya, on 13 September 1922. This was later proven to be false, being derived from an ...
In 1895, St Lucia Game Reserve, 30 km north of the town, was proclaimed. Since 1971, St Lucia Lake and the turtle beaches and coral reefs of Maputaland have been listed by the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance ( Ramsar Convention ).
The Union of South Africa's Weather Service was established in 1912 under the Department of Irrigation, with Charles M Stewart as its first Chief Meteorologist. [1] At some point between 1912 and 1940, the SAWS' name was changed to the Meteorological Service , and in 1940, during the Second World War , became the responsibility of the ...
Comparing Douglas district’s yearly temperature to South Africa’s averages, the records show that it is 4.01% higher with a temperature 25.23ºC (77.41ºF). Douglas is known for its Subtropical desert climate with 38.78 rainy days (10.62% of the time) and precipitation of about 19.31 millimeters (0.76 inches) annually.
Observed surface temperatures have generally increased by about 1 °C in Africa since the late 19th century to the early 21st century. [11] In the Sahel, the increase has been as much as 3 °C for the minimum temperature at the end of the dry season. [11] Data for temperature and rainfall shows discrepancies from the norm, both in timing and ...