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| TEMPERATURE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summer: Hot, dry and often very windy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| During the summer months south-easterly to easterly winds predominate. (Ref 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winters: Cold and very wet | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| During the winter months north to north-westerly winds prevail. (Ref 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The winter rainfall is associated with westerly cyclones which move over the South-Western Cape. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rainfall varies from about 700mm per year in the low-lying central, eastern and coastal region to ca. 1500 mm inland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest average monthly rainfall generally occurs between June and August whereas lowest monthly average occur in December and January. (Ref 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ref 2: Estuaries of the Cape, Report No. 28, Rietvlei(CW 24)and Diep(CW25)CSIR RESEARCH REPORT 427 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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