Local Climate Change: 29.74 S, 27.69 E

Country:	Lesotho
Latitude:	29.7428 S
Longitude:	27.6923 E
Nearby Cities:	Botshabelo, Maseru, Mafeteng, Thaba Nchu, Teyateyaneng, Ladybrand

Climate Stripes

Mean Rate of Change ( °C / Century )

Since:	1760	1810	1860	1910	1960	1990
Current Location	-	-	0.83 ± 0.27	0.98 ± 0.16	1.11 ± 0.40	0.47 ± 0.91
Lesotho	-	-	0.83 ± 0.29	0.98 ± 0.17	1.17 ± 0.38	0.49 ± 0.84
South Africa	-	-	0.84 ± 0.26	0.93 ± 0.18	1.23 ± 0.37	0.38 ± 0.82
Southern Africa	-	-	0.85 ± 0.27	0.91 ± 0.26	1.35 ± 0.44	-0.36 ± 1.16
Africa	-	-	0.83 ± 0.20	0.92 ± 0.12	1.99 ± 0.21	2.49 ± 0.45
Southern Hemisphere	-	-	0.81 ± 0.24	0.94 ± 0.32	1.34 ± 0.38	1.15 ± 0.38
Global Land	0.43 ± 0.18	0.79 ± 0.13	0.91 ± 0.08	1.11 ± 0.03	2.16 ± 0.11	2.78 ± 0.13

Temperature Record Months and Years

Seasonal Changes

Regional Climate Variability

Difference from Global Land Average ( °C, 95% range )

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	± 1.58	± 0.64	± 0.34	± 0.24	± 0.14

Correlation to Global Land Average (R value)

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	0.43	0.76	0.91	0.95	0.98

Variability in Monthly Means ( °C, 95% range )

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
± 1.53	± 1.49	± 1.37	± 1.67	± 1.37	± 1.35
Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
± 1.45	± 1.57	± 1.70	± 1.59	± 1.43	± 1.53

History of Temperature Stations

Evolution of Climate Extremes

Mean of Daily High Temperature

Mean of Daily Low Temperature

Change in Diurnal Range