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South Africa weather service says 2015 driest year on record
2016-01-14 11:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The South African Weather Service said on Thursday that 2015 was the driest calendar year since complete nationwide records began in 1904, underscoring the severity of a drought that threatens the staple maize crop and economic growth. The data showed that annual average rainfall in South Africa 2015 was 403 mm, about a third below the annual average from 1904 to 2015 of 608 mm.
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