Some welcome rains recorded across Eastern Cape, but drought not broken

SA Weather Service predicts rains over Easter Weekend

There is some good news for farmers and residents in the drought-stricken Eastern Cape. According to the South African Weather Service’s Port Elizabeth office, some welcome rain fell over the Eastern Cape over the last few days.

“Although only 6.6 mm was measured at the airport, areas to the west received up to 40 mm,” said Garth Sampson, the SA Weather Service’s Client Liaison Officer for the Eastern Cape.

“The fantastic news is that the Kareedouw area received in excess of 145 mm  since the rain started. Other areas in the catchment were not so lucky with Joubertina measuring 22 mm and Patenie 5 mm.”

Sampson said that further up, the Langkloof Uniondale and Avontuur recorded between 25 and 56 mm.

“Reports indicate a flow of 22.5 cubic meters per second is flowing towards the Kouga dam at Stuurmanskraal,” he added.

“The latest update on the Churchill Dam is that it has risen from 86 to 94% since yesterday.

“We are not out of the woods and the drought has NOT been broken, so use water sparingly.

“East London also had some welcome rain at 35 mm for the last few days.”

Latest rainfall figures for the Eastern Cape

Station Names 10 11 12 13 14     Total
Nelson Mandela Bay                
AWOS Port Elizabeth Airport 0.2 NIL 0.4 4.4 1.6     6.6
ARS 3rd Ave Dip 0.2 NIL * 10.4 3.6     14.2
ARS Blue Horizon Bay 0.4 1.6 * 12.6 2.0     16.6
ARS Chatty 0.2 * * 0.8 2.4     3.4
AWS Coega 0.4 1.0 * NIL 1.2     2.6
AWSH Fettes Road * NIL * 2.8 1.8     4.6
ARS Flower Reserve 0.2 0.6 1.4 4.4 *     6.6
AWSH Motherwell * * * * *     0.0
ARS Riverstone Bridge 0.6 * * 14.0 2.4     17.0
ARS St Albans 0.2 0.8 2.2 18.4 4.2     25.8
AWS Uitenhage * * * 0.2 1.6     1.8
Man Woodridge * 0.5 0.7 25.6 12.7     39.5
Catchment                
AWS Joubertina NIL NIL 1.8 14.0 6.2     22.0
ARS Kareedouw * * 0.6 51.4 30.4     82.4
Man Kareedouw * * * 70.5 76.0     146.5
Man Kouga Dam * * 2.5 1.2 0.9     4.6
AWS Patensie * * * 1.8 6.0     7.8
                   
Other Towns                
AWS Addo 0.2 NIL 1.2 * 0.6     2.0
AWS Bisho/KWT NIL 2.2 0.2 29.0 *     31.4
AWS Cape St Francis NIL NIL 1.2 5.4 2.2     8.8
AWS Cradock NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL     0.0
AWS East London 0.0 10.8 19.4 5.2 NIL     35.4
AWS Fort Beaufort NIL 0.2 NIL NIL NIL     0.2
AWS George NIL NIL 0.1 17.8 13.8     31.7
AWS Graaff Reinet NIL NIL 0.1 NIL NIL     0.1
AWS Grahamstown NIL NIL 3.4 NIL NIL     3.4
AWS Henry`s Flats NIL NIL NIL 1.4 NIL     1.4
AWS Joubertina NIL NIL 1.8 14.0 6.2     22.0
AWS Mossel Bay NIL NIL 1.0 * 3.6     4.6
AWS Mthatha 2.8 4.4 NIL 5.2 9.4     21.8
AWS Plettenberg bay NIL NIL 0.4 11.6 27.4     39.4
AWS Port Alfred NIL 7.4 19.4 2.8 0.2     29.8
AWS Queenstown * * * NIL 10.4     10.4
* no contact
0.0 = Drops
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