Rain and storm for Cpt pt 2

this place is mad, 1st bit of sunshine in over a week, been raining constantly
is this considered normal, standard, nothing to worry about, winter weather? and I should just get used to it, if I want to keep living here in the WC
or is this abnormal? climate change is real, weather patterns shifting, sell your beachfront property before its underwater, kind of thing.

cause I sometimes cant tell.
 
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
this place is mad, 1st bit of sunshine in over a week, been raining constantly
is this considered normal, standard, nothing to worry about, winter weather? and I should just get used to it, if I want to keep living here in the WC
or is this abnormal? climate change is real, weather patterns shifting, sell your beachfront property before its underwater, kind of thing.

cause I sometimes cant tell.
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When I moved down to Cape Town in I think 2007/2008 you would also get a month or so, with constant rain, though not as much as this. Soft rain, but continuous for days.

So if anything, the longevity without sun light was normal to me, the sheer amount of downpour however in such a short amount of time however was not normal.
 
My reading in our mid-Claremont garden for this month so far is 344mm, well-above our 34 year average of 205.59mm but still 85mm short of our average for the month-end year to date of 730.43mm. Still a way off our highest July readings of 446.5mm and 443.5mm in 1995 and 1993. Nice to have a respite today!
 
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
this place is mad, 1st bit of sunshine in over a week, been raining constantly
is this considered normal, standard, nothing to worry about, winter weather? and I should just get used to it, if I want to keep living here in the WC
or is this abnormal? climate change is real, weather patterns shifting, sell your beachfront property before its underwater, kind of thing.

cause I sometimes cant tell.
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Every day is different, every week is different, every month is different, every year is different, every decade is different. If you want predictable, Cape Town is not the place for you.

P.S. That is why the dam system in the Cape Metropole stores 1000 days of consumption. You never know when it is going to rain, though the averages balance out in most decades (2016/17 excepted)..
 
My top daily readings in July were 174.5mm in 1993 (I remember being out in that rain very clearly...), 159mm in 2009 and 100mm in 1995. So far our highest daily reading for this July was the 78mm I read on the 10th and 48mm on the 8th. Nothing abnormal IMO, taking a long view of things.
 
airborne said:
Thanks for the reminder, it looks like clear skies now but the forecast implies it will be overcast for most of the day?
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Blue sky here, and I'm expecting 8 hours of sunshine today. I even saw some people wearing shorts in the park. It's not exactly warm in the shade (15C).

The clouds have lifted, and I can see plenty of snow still on the Wemmershoek Mts (above 1600m).
 
Gordon_R said:
Blue sky here, and I'm expecting 8 hours of sunshine today. I even saw some people wearing shorts in the park. It's not exactly warm in the shade (15C).

The clouds have lifted, and I can see plenty of snow still on the Wemmershoek Mts (above 1600m).
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people here are mad, seen people wearing Shorts when its raining and cold,
literally don't know what to say anymore, even seen some kite-surfing guys at it, in the middle of rainstorms,
Cape town is something else, guess people here either aren't phased by the weather, or are simply mad,

haven't decided yet, but leaning toward people here are used to this weather from birth.
so its just the Tourists and Vallies that stand in shock.
 
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
people here are mad, seen people wearing Shorts when its raining and cold,
literally don't know what to say anymore, even seen some kite-surfing guys at it, in the middle of rainstorms,
Cape town is something else, guess people here either aren't phased by the weather, or are simply mad,

haven't decided yet, but leaning toward people here are used to this weather from birth.
so its just the Tourists and Vallies that stand in shock.
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I'm not sure Cape Town was the right choice for you, although you should keep us entertained if you make it a full 12 months ;) In all seriousness, hopefully it won't be all miserable and you will enjoy some parts of living here!
 
Sundancer said:
I'm not sure Cape Town was the right choice for you, although you should keep us entertained if you make it a full 12 months ;) In all seriousness, hopefully it won't be all miserable and you will enjoy some parts of living here!
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Im sure I will enjoy some parts of living down here, I guess I'll just adapt like all the other capetown people who aren't phased with this strange weather.
everybody adapts and carries on,

like today sun is shining, no clouds in the sky, but still cold,
this really reminds me of JHB , as this is a typical JHB winter day, makes me feel homesick, until I realize their arent potholes in the streets everywhere.
 
The City of Cape Town dam levels report (Mon 15th) makes for interesting reading. I have already highlighted some of the key points during the week, but it stll makes a nice summary: https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family ...and-sanitation-services/this-weeks-dam-levels

The average level rose by 19.8% from 74.1% to 93.9%. With Theewaterskloof at 97%, the only significant laggard is Voelvlei at 74% (it takes a very long time to fill).

This represents an inflow of 178 million m^3. At a consumption rate of 1 million m^3/day, this represents a half a year's water storage in one week!

The numbers will gradually creep up towards 100%, but any significant rain at this stage will mostly overflow downstream into rivers.
 
Gordon_R said:
The City of Cape Town dam levels report (Mon 15th) makes for interesting reading. I have already highlighted some of the key points during the week, but it stll makes a nice summary: https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family and home/residential-utility-services/residential-water-and-sanitation-services/this-weeks-dam-levels

The average level rose by 19.8% from 74.1% to 93.9%. With Theewaterskloof at 97%, the only significant laggard is Voelvlei at 74% (it takes a very long time to fill).

This represents an inflow of 178 million m^3. At a consumption rate of 1 million m^3/day, this represents a half a year's water storage in one week!

The numbers will gradually creep up towards 100%, but any significant rain at this stage will mostly overflow downstream into rivers.
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Yes, that is the only major dam not fed by a river, only run off from the mountain.
 
Oboe said:
This will melt and add to the dams
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Almost all of the dams are already full (see above). Most of that particular snow drains into the lower Berg River (below the dam), but point taken.

Update and correction:
There are two canals feeding the Voelvlei dam, not just mountain runoff. One canal is fed by the snow shown in your photo:
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