| VERLOREVLEI RIVER: Climate |
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Map of the VERLOREVLEI River |
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| TEMPERATURE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Verlorenvlei has a mild, Mediterranean climate, with predominantly sunny days throughout the year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The highest average maximum temperature (24, 42 °C) occurs in January and the lowest average minimum temperature (8, 7 °C) occurs in July (Ref. 1). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Verlorenvlei
has an average annual rainfall of 275mm of which an average of 70% falls
in the winter half-year (April to September).
Single very rare heavy showers can account for as much as the
normal annual precipitation. Hail is seldom reported in this region
(Ref. 1). |
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Ref 1: Estuaries of the Cape: Report 32 VERLORENVLE(CW 13)CSIR RESEARCH REPORT 431 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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