While most of the province and the country are having a bumper rainfall season, the NMBMM and surrounds is still in the grips of a drought
January 2022 was in fact the second driest in 122 years (since 1900), with only 6 mm measured
The previous record was at the start of the 80’s drought when a mere 5.5 mm was measured.
The absolute terrible news is that the seasonal forecast (to be released in the next few days) shows BELOW normal rainfall for this region until July
Saving water must be a priority for all at this stage
LATEST THREE DAY RAINFALL FIGURES AS PER SAWS
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Station
Names
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21
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22
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23
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24
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Total
|
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Nelson Mandela
Bay
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AWOS
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Port Elizabeth
Airport
|
NIL
|
NIL
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0.0
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5.0
|
5.0
|
|
ARS
|
3rd Ave Dip
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
7.8
|
7.8
|
|
ARS
|
Chetty
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
|
AWS
|
Coega
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
|
ARS
|
Flower Reserve
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
0.2
|
*
|
0.2
|
|
ARS
|
St Albans
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
0.2
|
2.6
|
2.8
|
|
AWS
|
Uitenhage
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
|
MAN
|
Woodridge
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
0.3
|
12.6
|
12.9
|
|
Catchment
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|
AWS
|
Joubertina
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
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6.2
|
6.2
|
|
ARS
|
Kareedouw
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
|
Man
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Kareedouw
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
*
|
0.0
|
|
Man
|
Kouga Dam
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
0.0
|
|
AWS
|
Patensie
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
|
0.0
|
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Other Towns
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|
AWS
|
Addo
|
NIL
|
1.6
|
NIL
|
11.6
|
13.2
|
|
AWS
|
Bisho/KWT
|
3.4
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
NIL
|
4.4
|
|
AWS
|
Cape St Francis
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
|
AWS
|
Cradock
|
NIL
|
2.6
|
2.4
|
1.4
|
6.4
|
|
AWS
|
East London
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
1.2
|
NIL
|
1.2
|
|
AWS
|
Fort Beaufort
|
NIL
|
3.6
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
3.6
|
|
AWS
|
George
|
NIL
|
0.6
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
0.9
|
|
AWS
|
Graaff Reinet
|
NIL
|
28.8
|
31.8
|
4.6
|
65.2
|
|
AWS
|
Grahamstown
|
NIL
|
9.6
|
0.2
|
NIL
|
9.8
|
|
AWS
|
Henry`s Flats
|
NIL
|
3.4
|
NIL
|
0.4
|
3.8
|
|
AWS
|
Joubertina
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
|
AWS
|
Mossel Bay
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
0.0
|
|
AWS
|
Mthatha
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
|
AWS
|
Plettenberg bay
|
NIL
|
0.2
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
0.2
|
|
AWS
|
Port Alfred
|
NIL
|
1.4
|
1.2
|
NIL
|
2.6
|
|
AWS
|
Queenstown
|
1.2
|
3.4
|
16.0
|
0.2
|
20.8
|
|
* no contact
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0.0 = Drops
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NMBMM Driest January on record
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Position
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Year
|
Rain (mm)
|
Position
|
|
1
|
1983
|
5.5
|
1
|
|
2
|
2022
|
6.0
|
2
|
|
3
|
1977
|
6.5
|
3
|
|
4
|
1904
|
6.9
|
4
|
|
5
|
2018
|
8.2
|
5
|
|
6
|
1957
|
9.3
|
6
|
|
7
|
2013
|
9.6
|
7
|
|
8
|
1926
|
9.7
|
8
|
|
9
|
1989
|
9.8
|
9
|
|
10
|
2009
|
9.8
|
10 |