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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 ...
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 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 ...
Snowfalls on Table Mountain took place on 20 September 2013; [34] 30 August 2013; [35] 5 August 2011; [36] and on 15 June 2010. [37] Snow is a rare occurrence in Johannesburg; it fell in May 1956, August 1962, June 1964, September 1981, August 2006, and on 27 June 2007, [38] accumulating up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in the southern suburbs.
The Zulu calendar is the traditional lunisolar calendar used by the Zulu people of South Africa. [1] Its new year begins at the new moon of uMandulo(September) in the Gregorian calendar . The Zulu calendar is divided into two seasons, the summer iHlobo and Winter ubuSika . [ 2 ]
Niterra EMEA has six regional companies and a production plant in South Africa. Its EMEA sales accounted for 24% of the Group’s global turnover in 2023. [9] In its plant in South Africa, 22 million spark plugs are produced annually. The European division has been operating a dedicated R&D unit since 1990. As well as designing and testing new ...
September 2023 was the most anomalously warm month, averaging 1.75 °C (3.15 °F) above the preindustrial average for September. [22] The Copernicus Programme (begun 1940) had recorded 13 August 2016, as the hottest global temperature, but by July 2024, that date had been downgraded to the fourth hottest.
Weather events in South Africa (1 P) T. Tornadoes in Africa (1 P) Tropical cyclones in Africa (4 C, 2 P) ... This page was last edited on 22 August 2020, at 22:14 (UTC).