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Gordon_R said:
I forgot to check the CoCT dam levels for last week, up a remarkable 4.7% to 74.5%!
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what is exceptional is the comparison of 2021 vs 2020, while a %point uplift of 21.5%, the increase is ~40.5% more water in the dams now vs 2020! :)
 
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air said:
what is exceptional is the comparison of 2021 vs 2020, while a %point uplift of 21.5%, the increase is ~40.5% more water in the dams now vs 2020! :)
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I'm always careful when comparing percentages. Another way of looking at the situation:
The current levels of 74% are the highest ever recorded for the start of winter, since the completion of the Berg River Dam in 2008!
 
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Gordon_R said:
I'm always careful when comparing percentages. Another way of looking at the situation:
The current levels of 74% are the highest ever recorded for the start of winter, since the completion of the Berg River Dam in 2008!
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You would think thats such a good thing. And what does the city of cape town propose? A 5% increase on water and sanitation.
 
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Vorastra said:
No. I like to pop in here once in a while and let everyone know how Durban's weather is like though.
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The only interesting news you can bring in here about Durban is if you come to tell us that it has fallen into the sea taking Badwill's family with.
 
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cenredash said:
You would think thats such a good thing. And what does the city of cape town propose? A 5% increase on water and sanitation.
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Guess the City Just has to Make money and how better than to charge us Wonderful tax payers

I also thought great more water in the dams no water increase at least - Hell no - they hit you hard - water Electric then they still switch off the electric and you still pay for that while its off
 
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Quite a bit more rain today than the few mm forecast, been on and off for most of today, not that heavy, but fairly constant when it does.... raining again as I type with thick100% low cloud cover.

Next 7 days forecast to be dry as a bone and warmer as well, with temp hitting 23C later this week.
 
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Gordon_R said:
It will be cooler from tomorrow onwards (Tues 8th), as a trough and cutoff-low moves in over the Northern Cape, but no significant rain is predicted for CT in the foreseeable future.
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Looks like June is gonna be a terrible rainfall month for the Western Cape dams
 
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Gordon_R said:
The Cape Metro dams are already OK. More worried about the interior, and E-Cape areas. SA will always be in drought sonewhere...
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Oh them, I was talking about water for me :laugh:

But yeah, on a serious note we are looking good, and June is kinda dry normally compared to July each year
 
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I was just about to ask why it's getting so dark all of a sudden. That after a cloudless day :oops:

edit: just went to take something to the back of the house....it's getting VERY dark! :oops:
 
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As I arrived at work this morning there was a faint drizzle for a few seconds. Wonder when we're having rain again, it has been a very dry month of June so far
 
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