Catchment areas get most of rains that fell over Eastern and Southern Cape

Sep 10, 2018

The recent rains over the Eastern and Southern Cape have brought some relief to the drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay and Kouga regions according to data released by the South African Weather Service's Port Elizabeth office.

The data shows that the Bay's catchment areas recieved much of the rains that fell across the Eastern and South Cape over the first 10 days of September.

"The Kouga dam is currently 31% full while the Churchill dam is at 89% ," described Garth Sampson, the South African Weather Service's Client Liaison Officer for the Eastern Cape..

"Flow at Stuurman (near Joubertina) is 57 KUM per sec flow g while Groendaal dam is a reported at 44% full."

The following is the OFFICIAL rainfall figures for September up to 08h00 on 10 September 2018

9/10/2018
Station Names		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
Nelson Mandela Bay
AWOS	Port Elizabeth Airport	0.0	0.6	40.8	3.6	NIL	1.6	11.0	29.4	7.4	2.2	96.6
ARS	3rd Ave Dip	NIL	0.2	32.2	5.6	NIL	1.2	13.2	64.8	24.8	1.4	143.4
ARS	Blue Horizon Bay	NIL	0.2	27.2	2.6	NIL	NIL	7.0	43.8	28.2	2.6	111.6
AWSH	Chatty	NIL	NIL	39.2	1.0	NIL	2.4	10.4	20.8	10.8	0.2	84.8
AWS	Coega	NIL	NIL	26.6	0.8	NIL	3.0	10.2	9.2	7.0	NIL	56.8
AWSH	Fettes Road	NIL	NIL	39.8	0.8	NIL	2.2	11.8	51.4	9.8	0.6	116.4
ARS	Flower Reserve	NIL	NIL	35.4	0.6	NIL	NIL	8.6	50.8	26.6	0.4	122.4
AWSH	Motherwell	NIL	NIL	33.0	1.8	NIL	0.4	6.8	21.8	7.0	0.2	71.0
ARS	Riverstone Bridge	NIL	0.4	44.4	5.8	NIL	1.4	8.4	29.8	15.4	NIL	105.6
ARS	St Albans	NIL	0.2	28.4	2.4	NIL	0.2	11.4	40.0	30.4	0.4	113.4
AWS	Uitenhage	NIL	NIL	37.8	0.4	NIL	3.2	10.0	16.2	8.6	NIL	76.2
												0.0
Catchment
Station Names		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
AWS	Joubertina	NIL	2.4	32.2	1.6	NIL	NIL	7.8	163.4	37.0	1.0	245.4
Man	Kareedouw	NIL	3.0	40.0	NIL	NIL	NIL	7.0	155.0	49.0	0.0	254.0
Man	Kouga Dam	*	*	30.0	NIL	NIL	NIL	9.5	*	*	*	39.5
AWS	Patensie	NIL	NIL	42.2	0.2	NIL	NIL	8.8	41.0	17.4	0.4	110.0
Man	Swartkops	0.1	0.1	49.6	1.1	NIL	3.3	11.7	26.8	11.3	*	104.0
Man
Other Towns
Station Names		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
AWS	Addo	NIL	NIL	36.2	6.8	NIL	NIL	17.6	15.4			76.0
AWS	Bisho/KWT	NIL	NIL	12.4	4.8	NIL	NIL	39.6	nil	0.8	0.8	58.4
AWS	Cape St Francis	NIL	0.2	26.2	1.6	NIL	NIL	0.2	25.2	21.4	2.2	77.0
AWS	Cradock	NIL	NIL	2.0	NIL	NIL	NIL	13.6	NIL	11.6	NIL	27.2
AWS	East London	NIL	0.2	4.4	1.2	NIL	0.2	28.6	NIL	NIL	0.0	34.6
AWS	Fort Beaufort	NIL	NIL	5.4	NIL	NIL	NIL	37.4	0.2	2.2	NIL	45.2
AWS	George	NIL	NIL	3.8	NIL	NIL	1.5	18.5	30.0	10.5	NIL	64.3
AWS	Graaff Reinet	NIL	NIL	2.8	NIL	NIL	NIL	14.4	10.8	11.4	NIL	39.4
AWS	Grahamstown	NIL	0.8	2.0	0.8	NIL	NIL	29.6	0.2	6.6	1.4	41.4
AWS	Henry`s Flats	NIL	NIL	8.0	NIL	NIL	NIL	13.2	1.2	1.8	NIL	24.2
AWS	Joubertina	NIL	2.4	32.2	1.6	NIL	NIL	7.8	163.4	37.0	1.0	245.4
AWS	Mossel Bay	NIL	NIL	4.4	NIL	1.8	1.2	20.0	36.2	7.0	NIL	70.6
AWS	Mthatha	NIL	NIL	3.6	NIL	0.2	1.0	18.2	0.6	0.4	NIL	24.0
AWS	Plettenberg bay	NIL	NIL	14.0	0.2	NIL	6.2	23.6	95.4	25.0	NIL	164.4
AWS	Port Alfred	NIL	0.6	12.8	8.4	NIL	NIL	28.8	NIL	6.8	0.4	57.8
AWS	Queenstown	*	NIL	NIL	0.2	NIL	NIL	25.8	NIL	NIL	NIL	26.0

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