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The CoCT reports daily dam levels for the big 5 supplying the Cape Metropole. This morning's numbers (Tues 14th) show a healthy increase in those fed by mountain runoff: https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family ...and-sanitation-services/this-weeks-dam-levels

Berg River Dam up 3.4% from 69.7% to 73.1%
Wemmershoek up 2.4% from 47.2% to 49.6%
Theewaterskloof and the rest barely moved (so far), and the average was up 1.0% from 64.3% to 65.3%. That's still 9,000 Ml, or nearly two weeks of average consumption (in one day!)
 
Gordon_R said:
The SAWS reports some impressive rainfall totals in the 24 hours to 8am on Tues 14th. Highest include Kirstenbosch 124mm, Grabouw 122mm, Bellville 105mm, CT Airport 90mm, Molteno Reservoir CBD 89mm, SAAO Observatory 86mm, Robbeneiland 81mm, Franschhoek 80mm, Paarl 76mm, RC Yacht Club 63mm, Atlantis 61mm, etc. Areas away from the mountains and further inland received much less. Also of note was Springbok (NC) 37mm. More widespread rain is likely today.

Edit: The SAEON Dwarsberg (Jonkershoek) rain gauge has sprung back to life, and shows 210mm during the 24 hours to 00h00 on Tues 14th.
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something wrong with the jonkershoek gauge in that report -is it a SAWS weather station or is the report using the SAEON station data?
 
I wish there was more rain, didn't rain as much as I hoped for in Bellville.

I don't like these 1 day a month rain days.

Give me weeks on end. At least 4 or so consecutive days of rain.
 
Winter is basically over after this week or are we expecting big rain in July?
 
Thor said:
Winter is basically over after this week or are we expecting big rain in July?
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Bellville must have very different seasons to Cape Town. In the latter winter runs until the end of August and the rain can continue into October and even November. It's not unusual for the major rain to hit in July.
 
More than 100 mm yesterday morning and this morning a further 9.5 mm (Vredekloof)

CoCT says that CT experienced higher rain yesterday than the average for the entire month of June.
 
The SAWS reports more widespread but less intense rainfall during the 24 hours up to 8am on Wed 15th. Highest include Citrusdal 41mm, Ceres 34mm, Tulbagh 30mm, Wellington 30mm, Robertson 28mm, Grabouw 27mm, Struisbaai 26mm, etc. Also of note were Calvinia (NC) 33mm and Cape St Francis (EC) 25mm.
 

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The CoCT reports daily dam levels for the big 5 supplying the Cape Metropole. This morning's numbers (Tues 14th) show a healthy increase in those fed by mountain runoff: https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family ...and-sanitation-services/this-weeks-dam-levels

Berg River Dam up 3.4% from 69.7% to 73.1%
Wemmershoek up 2.4% from 47.2% to 49.6%
Theewaterskloof and the rest barely moved (so far), and the average was up 1.0% from 64.3% to 65.3%. That's still 9,000 Ml, or nearly two weeks of average consumption (in one day!)
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Inflow into the dams during the last 24 hours (Wed 15th) has been much more significant than yesterday, and average levels rose 2.8% from 65.3% to 68.1%.
Berg River Dam up 3.6% from 73.1% to 76.7%
Theewaterskloof up 1.4% from 66.8% to 70.2%
Voelvlei has not moved yet (it does not get direct mountain runoff)
 
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noxibox said:
Bellville must have very different seasons to Cape Town. In the latter winter runs until the end of August and the rain can continue into October and even November. It's not unusual for the major rain to hit in July.
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Bellville is sunny when cape town is under water
 
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