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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 ...
Traveled 0.91 miles (1.46 km) and peak width of 250 yd (230 m). [133] 2024 oThongathi tornado: 136–165 mph (219–266 km/h) June 3, 2024 12 South Africa: South African Weather Service: First intense South Africa tornado since 2020. Deadliest single tornado worldwide in 2024. [134] 2024 Whitman, Nebraska tornado: 160 mph (260 km/h) June 25, 2024 0
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 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 ...
The KwaZulu-Natal midlands can be hot and wet in summer, with average daily highs up to 30 °C, and average daily lows of 15 °C while winters are cool and dry, sometimes with snow and frost, with average daily high temperatures of 15 °C and daily lows of up to 0 °C.
1816 is known as the Year Without a Summer because of severe climate abnormalities that caused average global temperatures to decrease by 0.4–0.7 °C (0.7–1 °F). [1] Summer temperatures in Europe were the coldest of any on record between 1766 and 2000, [ 2 ] resulting in crop failures and major food shortages across the Northern Hemisphere .
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).
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 ]