Please note: The information and table below is provided by SAWS and updates are supplied only when significant rainfall occurs.
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
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Station Names
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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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|
|
|
|
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AWOS
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Port
Elizabeth Airport
|
NIL
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0.2
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16.4
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16.6
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|
ARS
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3rd Ave Dip
|
NIL
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0.2
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32.2
|
32.4
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|
ARS
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Chetty
|
NIL
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0.6
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21.4
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22.0
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AWS
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Coega
|
NIL
|
NIL
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13
|
13
|
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ARS
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Flower
Reserve
|
NIL
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NIL
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29
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0.2
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ARS
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St Albans
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NIL
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*
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31.2
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31.2
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AWS
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Uitenhage
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NIL
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0.4
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15.8
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16.2
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MAN
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Woodridge
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NIL
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0.0
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26
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26
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Catchment
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AWS
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Joubertina
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NIL
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0.2
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24.6
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24.8
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ARS
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Kareedouw
|
NIL
|
NIL
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42.4
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42.4
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Man
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Kareedouw
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NIL
|
NIL
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55
|
55
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|
Man
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Kouga Dam
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NIL
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1.6
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14
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15.6
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AWS
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Patensie
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NIL
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NIL
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*
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0.0
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|
|
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0.0
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Other Towns
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AWS
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Addo
|
0.2
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0.6
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18.4
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19.2
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|
AWS
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Bisho/KWT
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NIL
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0.2
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2.4
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2.6
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|
AWS
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Cape St
Francis
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NIL
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NIL
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9.8
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9.8
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|
AWS
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Cradock
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NIL
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1.8
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1.8
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3.6
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|
AWS
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East London
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NIL
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0.4
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*
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0.4
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|
AWS
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Fort
Beaufort
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NIL
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NIL
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2.4
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2.4
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|
AWS
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George
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NIL
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0.0
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65.0
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65.0
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|
AWS
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Graaff
Reinet
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NIL
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0.6
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12.8
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13.4
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|
AWS
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Grahamstown
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NIL
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NIL
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11.4
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11.4
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AWS
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Henry`s
Flats
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NIL
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1.2
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4.2
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5.4
|
|
AWS
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Joubertina
|
NIL
|
NIL
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24.6
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24.6
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|
AWS
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Mossel Bay
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*
|
*
|
*
|
0.0
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|
AWS
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Mthatha
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*
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*
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*
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0.0
|
|
AWS
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Plettenberg
bay
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NIL
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NIL
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21.2
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21.2
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|
AWS
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Port Alfred
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0.2
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NIL
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13.4
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13.6
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AWS
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Queenstown
|
NIL
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NIL
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*
|
0.0
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NMBMM Driest January on record
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Position
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Year
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Rain (mm)
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Position
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1
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1983
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5.5
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1
|
|
2
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2022
|
6.0
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2
|
|
3
|
1977
|
6.5
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3
|
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4
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1904
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6.9
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4
|
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5
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2018
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8.2
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5
|
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6
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1957
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9.3
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6
|
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7
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2013
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9.6
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7
|
|
8
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1926
|
9.7
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8
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|
9
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1989
|
9.8
|
9
|
|
10
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2009
|
9.8
|
10 |