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C U R R E N T C O N D I T I O N S on 2008.07.24 @ 19:00 SAST
Sunny
	Temperature	11.0°C (51.8°F)
	Feels like	11.0°C (51.8°F)
	Dewpoint	-1.0°C (30.2°F)
	Humidity	44%
	Wind	CALM
	Pressure	1029.1 hPa (3hr tendency: N/A)
	Visibility	> 10 km

TODAY'S FORECAST		TOMORROW'S FORECAST
	19 02 RAIN: 0%		20 02 RAIN: 0%
Sunny and mild. Moderate winds from the NNW becoming light and variable later. UV OUTLOOK: Moderate [4]		Sunny and mild. Moderate winds from the NW becoming light and variable later. UV OUTLOOK: Moderate [4]
WINDS: AM: NNW 18-24 kph [10-13 knots] PM: VRB 0-7 kph [0-4 knots]		WINDS: AM: NW 18-24 kph [10-13 knots] PM: VRB 0-7 kph [0-4 knots]

(Issued : THU, 24 JUL 2008 19:37 SAST)
Extended Forecast

W A T C H E S & W A R N I N G S
SAWS ISSUED NATIONAL WARNING(S): Conditions favourable for the development of runaway fires are expected in the western and central interior of the Eastern Cape. Very rough seas, with wave heights reaching 5m, are expected to develop between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas.

W E A T H E R M A P S
( Issued : THU, 24 JUL 19h33 SAST [GFS 12UTC 24JUL2008] )

MAX TEMP	MIN TEMP	MSLP	RAINFALL	HUMIDITY
CLOUD COVER	SURFACE WINDS	500mb WINDS	200mb WINDS	SYNOPTIC CHART

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R E C R E A T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N
SUNRISE	07h04	SUNSET	17h40
MOONRISE	06h43	MOONSET	16h56

P A S T C O N D I T I O N S (For: 23 Jul 2008 )

CITY MAX MIN MEAN RAINFALL

BETHLEHEM 19.6°C
-1.9°C
8.9°C
0.0 mm

BLOEMFONTEIN (CITY) 20.9°C
1.2°C
11.0°C
0.0 mm

BLOEMFONTEIN (AIRPORT) 21.1°C
-1.0°C
10.1°C
0.0 mm

FAURESMITH 20.1°C
-1.3°C
9.4°C
0.0 mm

FICKSBURG 18.6°C
-2.1°C
8.2°C
0.0 mm

FRANKFORT 20.0°C
-2.3°C
8.8°C
0.0 mm

GARIEP DAM 21.4°C
0.9°C
11.1°C
0.0 mm

GLEN COLLEGE 21.8°C
0.4°C
11.1°C
0.0 mm

KROONSTAD 20.6°C
1.7°C
11.2°C
0.0 mm

VREDE 32.4°C
4.3°C
18.3°C
0.0 mm

WELKOM 21.4°C
2.7°C
12.0°C
0.0 mm

E X T R E M E S

VARIABLE VALUE DATE LOCATION

HIGHEST TEMPERATURE 34.0 °C
Wed, 23 Jul 2008
Alexanderbaai

LOWEST TEMPERATURE 3.0 °C
Thu, 24 Jul 2008
Shaleburn

MAX 24HR RAINFALL 20.0 mm
Wed, 23 Jul 2008
Thohoyandou Wo

R E C O R D S

VARIABLE LOCATION OLD VALUE DATE NEW VALUE DATE

Highest Minimum Temperature Tsitsikamma 17.0 °C
2000-07-09
17.9 °C 2008-07-24

Highest Maximum Temperature Ladismith 27.4 °C
2001-07-31
28.4 °C 2008-07-23

Source : SAWS

W E A T H E R A L M A N A C
24 JUL	MAX TEMP	DATE	MIN TEMP	DATE	RAINFALL	DATE
HIGHEST	23.0°C	1990	8.7 °C	1962	37.2 mm	1983
LOWEST	9.4°C	1979	-8.0°C	1975	NIL	--
HIGHEST EVER in JUL	25.1°C	02/07/29	13.6°C	78/07/31	37.2 mm	83/07/24
LOWEST EVER in JUL	5.2°C	96/07/07	-12.2°C	00/07/22	NIL	--
AVERAGE for JUL	17.5°C	--	-2.1°C	--	8.3 mm	--
AVE TEMP for JUL	7.7°C
DATA PERIOD : 1962-2002 for BLOEMFONTEIN

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ALEXANDER BAY 19/09
ALLDAYS 22/05
BEAUFORT WEST 23/17
BELA-BELA 22/02
BETHLEHEM 17/-3
BISHO 26/15
BLOEMFONTEIN 19/02
CALVINIA 19/09
CAPE ST LUCIA 24/11
CAPE TOWN 16/11
CLANWILLIAM 20/11
DE AAR 20/07
DURBAN 24/11
EAST LONDON 27/17
ERMELO 17/02
FAURESMITH 19/01
FICKSBURG 17/-2
GEORGE 22/16
GRAAF-REINETT 26/14
GRAHAMSTOWN 26/15
HERMANUS 18/15
JOHANNESBURG 17/03
JOUBERTINA 27/15
KIMBERLEY 20/08
KLERKSDORP 19/03
KOMATIPOORT 23/08
KROONSTAD 18/01
LADYSMITH 21/03
LANGEBAAN 17/11
LEPHALALE 22/04
LYDENBURG 18/02
MAFIKENG 18/04
MUSINA 22/10
NELSPRUIT 23/10
NEWCASTLE 21/04
OUDTSHOORN 23/18
PAARL 17/13
PHALABORWA 22/14
PIETERMARITZBURG 25/08
PLETTENBERG BAY 27/21
POLOKWANE 19/02
PORT ALFRED 27/17
PORT ELIZABETH 24/15
PORT ST JOHNS 28/16
POTCHEFSTROOM 20/02
PRETORIA 20/05
QUEENSTOWN 25/06
RICHARDS BAY 26/14
ROBERTSON 20/14
RUSTENBURG 20/06
SASOLBURG 19/01
SKUKUZA 23/12
SOWETO 17/03
SPRINGBOK 18/08
STILBAAI 22/16
SUTHERLAND 13/07
TZANEEN 20/06
ULUNDI 24/08
UMTATA 27/06
UPINGTON 25/11
VEREENIGING 18/01
VREDENDAL 20/10
VRYBURG 21/00
WELKOM 20/03
WITBANK 16/05
WORCESTER 17/13