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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is the meteorological service under the South African government's Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. SAWS is a member of the World Meteorological Organization . The SAWS traces its lineage to the Cape of Good Hope Meteorological Commission, established in October 1860.
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 786 mm [3]) but large and unpredictable variations are common. Overall, rainfall is greatest in the east and gradually decreases westward, with some semi-desert ...
3,937. [1] [2] In April 2022, days of heavy rain across KwaZulu-Natal in southeastern South Africa led to deadly floods. Particularly hard-hit were areas in and around Durban. At least 436 people died across the province, with an unknown number of people missing as of April 22. [2] Several thousand homes were damaged or destroyed.
The South Africa Weather Service has warned that an approaching cold front will cause strong to near gale-force winds of around 40 to 60 kph (25-37 mph) between Table Bay and Plettenberg Bay on ...
Central Weather Bureau ( Republic of China) China Meteorological Administration CMA. Hong Kong Observatory. Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau. India Meteorological Department. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), India. Japan Meteorological Agency JMA.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) had put a level 4 yellow and a level 9 orange warning through 25 January for disruptive rain across central and eastern parts of the Mpumulanga and Limpopo provinces and the northeastern parts of Kwazulu-Natal Province.
The South African Weather Service said that 50% of the country's coastline was hit by the sea surges. 'Spring tide' ocean waves crash into buildings in South Africa, leaving 2 dead and injuring ...
East London, South Africa. / 33.01750°S 27.90472°E / -33.01750; 27.90472. East London ( Xhosa: eMonti; Afrikaans: Oos-Londen) is a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa, [3] in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province. The city lies on the Indian Ocean coast, largely between the Buffalo River and the ...