Regional Climate Change: Southern Africa

Climate Stripes

Mean Rate of Change ( °C / Century )

Since:	1760	1810	1860	1910	1960	1990
Southern Africa	-	-	0.85 ± 0.27	0.91 ± 0.26	1.35 ± 0.44	-0.36 ± 1.16
Africa	-	-	0.83 ± 0.20	0.92 ± 0.12	1.99 ± 0.21	2.49 ± 0.45
Southern Hemisphere	-	-	0.81 ± 0.24	0.94 ± 0.32	1.34 ± 0.38	1.15 ± 0.38
Global Land	0.43 ± 0.18	0.79 ± 0.13	0.91 ± 0.08	1.11 ± 0.03	2.16 ± 0.11	2.78 ± 0.13

Temperature Record Months and Years

Seasonal Changes

Regional Climate Variability

Difference from Global Land Average ( °C, 95% range )

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	± 1.26	± 0.56	± 0.31	± 0.21	± 0.11

Correlation to Global Land Average (R value)

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	0.54	0.82	0.93	0.96	0.99

Variability in Monthly Means ( °C, 95% range )

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
± 1.33	± 1.21	± 1.09	± 1.30	± 1.16	± 1.11
Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
± 1.21	± 1.20	± 1.22	± 1.20	± 1.11	± 1.08

History of Temperature Stations

Evolution of Climate Extremes

Mean of Daily High Temperature

Mean of Daily Low Temperature

Change in Diurnal Range