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KOBUS BOTHA WEATHER

LONG TERM/ LONG RANGE RAIN AND TEMPERAT URE FORECASTS

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2. LONG TERM/ LONG RANGE RAIN AND TEMPERATURE FORECASTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA/AFRICA/NAMIBIA AND GLOBAL
Source: The International Research Institute for Climate and Society

UPDATED 14 MARCH 2025 (USUALLY THIRD THURSDAY EVERY MONTH)

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* Interpretation by this website of pictures below: the huge amount of "white" areas indicate the extremely difficulty for long term forecasts-

no forecasts are better than unreliable wrong forecasts- also no news is better than bad news

1. RAIN AFRICA- THREE MONTHS

INTERPRETATION: * White colours indicate not enough information/ uncertainty what to forecast.
* "Dry season"- the period when it usually don't rain- in which precipitation is more rare, eg. the
Western Cape areas during summer periods.

2. TEMPERATURE AFRICA

3. RAIN- GLOBAL

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