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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 ...
On 1-5 June 2024, [3] a large storm system produced severely heavy rainfall and winds along the Eastern coast of South Africa, striking several municipalities in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The storm produced two tornadoes in Newcastle and Utrecht, with the more intense tornado striking Tongaat. [4] [5]
The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the riding was an administrative county named County of York, West Riding. The lieutenancy at that time included the city of York and as such was named "West Riding of the County of York and the County of the City of York". [2]
Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire. At the 2021 UK census, Goole parish had a population of 20,475. It is 16 miles (26 km) north-east of Doncaster, 19 miles (31 km) south of York and 29 miles (47 km) west of Hull.
Harrogate (/ ˈ h ær ə ɡ ə t,-ɡ eɪ t,-ɡ ɪ t / HARR-ə-gət, -gayt, -ghit) [1] is a spa town in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters and RHS Harlow Carr gardens. 13 miles (21 km) away from the town centre is the Yorkshire Dales National ...
On 1 June 1968 the York City, East Riding of Yorkshire, and North Riding of Yorkshire police forces were amalgamated to form the York and North East Yorkshire Police. Since 1974, Home Office policing in York has been provided by the North Yorkshire Police. The force's central headquarters for policing York and nearby Selby are in Fulford. [145]
West and South Yorkshire's building stone atlas. bgs.ac.uk (Report). Strategic Stone Study. Communities and Local Government, British Geological Survey, English Heritage. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2012; Reid, Mark (2008). The Yorkshire Water Way. Harrogate: Innway Publications. ISBN 978-1-902001-15-9.
Articles related to the West Riding of Yorkshire, an administrative county abolished in 1974 and now divided between West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, and small parts of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.