South Africa

Climate Stripes

Mean Rate of Change ( °C / Century )

Since:	1760	1810	1860	1910	1960	1990
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
	± 1.35	± 0.56	± 0.31	± 0.22	± 0.12

Correlation to Global Land Average (R value)

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	0.49	0.81	0.93	0.96	0.98

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

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
± 1.27	± 1.19	± 1.12	± 1.43	± 1.23	± 1.19
Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
± 1.29	± 1.32	± 1.39	± 1.33	± 1.21	± 1.15

History of Temperature Stations

Evolution of Climate Extremes

Mean of Daily High Temperature

Mean of Daily Low Temperature

Change in Diurnal Range