Annual state of the climate and trends in extreme climate indices reports provided by SAWS.
Provides an overview of:
Severe weather events
Long-term climate statistics
Average Surface Temperature
Daily Maximum and Minimum Temperature (selected stations)
Rainfall (selected stations)
Provincial rainfall
Indications of drought
Monthly maps
Sunshine
Contains:
Updates of the WMO Extreme Climate Indices on an annual basis.
The indices provide a general impression of the trend in weather and climate extremes in South Africa, with the latest index values included in the report for comparative purposes.
A set of 27 core indices were developed By the WMO to track extremes in surface temperature and precipitation.
A subset of 10 surface temperature and 11 precipitation indices were selected for reporting purposes.