{"id":610,"date":"2024-08-29T14:44:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T12:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/?page_id=610"},"modified":"2025-11-13T19:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:35:26","slug":"climate-trends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/?page_id=610","title":{"rendered":"Climate Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"610\" class=\"elementor elementor-610\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac0fd0 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ac0fd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b1a8fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b1a8fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Climate Trends<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ffbed8 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ffbed8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7baea6aa e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7baea6aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cba7284 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cba7284\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55837654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"55837654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTemperature Trends\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSouth Africa has been warming significantly over the period 1931-2015. Over the western parts of the country, including much of the Western and Northern Cape, and also in the east over Gauteng, Limpopo and the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, the observed rate of warming has been 2 \u00b0C\/century or even higher \u2013 in the order of twice the global rate of temperature increase. Associated increases in the annual number of hot days have also occurred, but there have been decreases in the annual number of cold nights over most of the country.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300fc97e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"300fc97e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3f62d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf3f62d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture15.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15418\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture15.png 545w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Picture15-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75738cff e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75738cff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed556cd e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ed556cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753cce11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"753cce11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRainfall Trends\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSouth Africa has been warming significantly over the period 1931-2015. Over the western parts of the country, including much of the Western and Northern Cape, and also in the east over Gauteng, Limpopo and the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, the observed rate of warming has been 2 \u00b0C\/century or even higher \u2013 in the order of twice the global rate of temperature increase. Associated increases in the annual number of hot days have also occurred, but there have been decreases in the annual number of cold nights over most of the country.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c3f8ef e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63c3f8ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d895c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d895c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-1024x523.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15391\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-1024x523.png 1024w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall.png 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b21a8b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"b21a8b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-251565e\" data-id=\"251565e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5cd8c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5cd8c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Provincial Rainfall Trends<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128aa1d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"128aa1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9bd88f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9bd88f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4705a0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4705a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-1-1024x329.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15410\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-1-1024x329.png 1024w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-1-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-1.png 1295w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbf1d7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bbf1d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192e7cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"192e7cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-2-1024x321.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15409\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-2-1024x321.png 1024w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-2-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-2.png 1326w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7277ae0 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7277ae0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cfb952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cfb952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-3-1024x325.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15408\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-3-1024x325.png 1024w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-3-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-3.png 1315w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065aa7c e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"065aa7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73bf9eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73bf9eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-4-1024x329.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15407\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-4-1024x329.png 1024w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-4-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-4.png 1295w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95389b4 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95389b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4d91a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f4d91a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1b398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c1b398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-5-1024x329.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-5-1024x329.png 1024w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-5-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-5.png 1295w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d2b28 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15d2b28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd5cce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cd5cce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-6-1024x323.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-6-1024x323.png 1024w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-6-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-6.png 1326w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d913a8 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d913a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3587f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3587f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-7-1024x329.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15404\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-7-1024x329.png 1024w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-7-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-7.png 1295w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a450d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7a450d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d872b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d872b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/nccis.saeon.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-Rainfall-8-1024x330.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15411\" alt=\"\" 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Over the western parts of the country, including much of the Western and Northern Cape, and also in the east over Gauteng, Limpopo and the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, the observed rate of warming has been 2 \u00b0C\/century or even higher \u2013 in the order of twice the global rate of temperature increase. Associated increases in the annual number of hot days have also occurred, but there have been decreases in the annual number of cold nights over most of the country. Rainfall Trends South Africa has been warming significantly over the period 1931-2015. Over the western parts of the country, including much of the Western and Northern Cape, and also in the east over Gauteng, Limpopo and the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, the observed rate of warming has been 2 \u00b0C\/century or even higher \u2013 in the order of twice the global rate of temperature increase. Associated increases in the annual number of hot days have also occurred, but there have been decreases in the annual number of cold nights over most of the country. 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