The mean annual rainfall ranges from 664–997 mm in the different subcatch-ments and is distributed throughout the year (Ref 2)
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KEURBOOMS RIVER ESTUARY: Climate |
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General |
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The Keurbooms catchment (1 380 km2) has an all-year, warm, temperate climate |
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heat of summer is tempered by cool sea breezes. Temperatures
occasionally rise above 38°C during hot “berg wind” conditions
(Ref. 1). |
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Winds blowing along the coast, can at times, especially in spring, be unpleasantly strong, whilst the interior, mainly in late summer, experience berg winds. The average occurrence of berg winds is one to three per month (Ref.1) |
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Rainfall |
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The
Keurbooms catchment falls within in a climatic region, which receives
rain almost equally in all seasons, with peaks in autumn and spring.
Rainfall in the Outeniqua and The mean annual rainfall ranges from 664–997 mm in the different subcatch-ments and is distributed throughout the year (Ref 2) |
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Wind |
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