Grocott's Mail
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Sunday, June 15
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Grocott's Mail
    • NEWS
      • Courts & Crime
      • Features
      • Politics
      • People
      • Health & Well-being
    • SPORT
      • News
      • Results
      • Sports Diary
      • Club Contacts
      • Columns
      • Sport Galleries
      • Sport Videos
    • OPINION
      • Election Connection
      • Makana Voices
      • Deur ‘n Gekleurde Bril
      • Newtown… Old Eyes
      • Incisive View
      • Your Say
    • ARTSLIFE
      • Cue
        • Cue Archives
      • Makana Sharp!
      • Visual Art
      • Literature
      • Food
      • Festivals
      • Community Arts
      • Going Places
    • OUR TOWN
      • What’s on
      • Spiritual
      • Emergency & Well-being
      • Covid-19
      • Safety
      • Civic
      • Municipality
      • Weather
      • Properties
        • Grahamstown Properties
      • Your Town, Our Town
    • OUTSIDE
      • Enviro News
      • Gardening
      • Farming
      • Science
      • Conservation
      • Motoring
      • Pets/Animals
    • ECONOMIX
      • Business News
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Personal Finance
    • EDUCATION
      • Education NEWS
      • Education OUR TOWN
      • Education INFO
    • EDITORIAL
    Grocott's Mail
    You are at:Home»OUR TOWN»Weather»Monthly rainfall report – November 2021
    Weather

    Monthly rainfall report – November 2021

    Rod AmnerBy Rod AmnerDecember 2, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

    By ROGER ROWSWELL

    Rainfall in November hasn’t turned out as previously expected. It was hoped that we would have got more.

    However, we have received better rainfall in November than in any other month of the year. Total for the month was 124.5mm; the LTA is 83.9mm, and LT Med 64.3mm.

    The highest and lowest rainfall recorded in Darling St over the last 36 years was 259.7mm (1996) and 11.5mm (1994). Rainfall over 100mm in November is not unusual as it has occurred ten times to date, of which six of those was more than 150mm.

    There is still a possibility that we could get the deluge we are hoping for in December as the highest rainfall recorded for December in 35 years of monitoring was 227.1mm in 1994.

    When one looks back at the historical rainfall records for the area, Albany, the 1823 deluge occurred in Oct. As has been mentioned before, there are no figures for the account, but the description and damage recorded indicate a significant event.

    The 1922 deluge occurred in November, 99 years and one month later.

    Another favourable factor is that the Ocean Nina Index (ONI) is still increasing negatively. We can only wait and see.

    Previous ArticleShock as newly-elected Sarah Baartman mayor Mzimkhulu Njadayi dies
    Next Article Weekly rainfall report – 25 November to 1 December
    Rod Amner
    • Website

    Comments are closed.

    Code of Ethics and Conduct
    GROCOTT’S SUBSCRIPTION
    RMR
    Listen to RMR


    Humans of Makhanda

    Humans of Makhanda

    Weather    |     About     |     Advertise     |     Subscribe     |     Contact     |     Support Grocott’s Mail

    © 2025 Maintained by School of Journalism & Media Studies.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.