UPINGTON, SOUTH AFRICA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		21		28		27		25		21		16		13		12		15		18		22		25		27

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		27		34		33		31		27		23		20		20		22		25		28		31		33

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14		22		21		19		15		10		6		5		7		11		15		17		20

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		42		41		42		40		37		33		29		27		32		37		40		42		42

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-5		12		12		7		4		-1		-2		-3		-5		---		3		5		10

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		115		24		20		16		4		---		---		---		---		4		10		16		22

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		206		30		26		27		19		9		1		1		5		13		21		26		29

Average Number of Days Below 45F/7C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		74		---		---		---		1		9		19		21		17		5		1		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		---		---		---		---		---		2		3		1		---		---		---		---

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		180		20		30		40		20		10		---		---		---		---		10		10		10

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19		3		3		3		2		1		---		---		---		1		1		2		3

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		560		160		140		150		160		70		20		70		40		40		80		70		80

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		56		46		56		61		66		64		66		63		56		54		50		47		48

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		24		19		26		28		31		28		29		28		23		22		20		19		18

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		5		7		11		10		8		3		---		---		---		1		3		5		7

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		494.1		---		---		---		---		51.7		158.3		172.2		111.9		---		---		---		---

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1651.3		310		258.9		215.3		83.3		---		---		---		---		8.3		103.3		191.7		266.9

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4407.7		568.3		494.4		473.6		333.3		206.7		91.7		86.1		146.4		258.3		361.7		441.7		525.3

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		14.1		13.5		12.6		11.8		11.1		10.8		11		11.6		12.3		13.2		14		14.4

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		---		---		---		---		---		1		1		---		---		---		---		---

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		16		14		12		17		19		17		19		20		22		12		12		12		12

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.1		28.3		25.3		20.9		17.1		14.8		13.3		14.2		17.3		20.7		24.9		27.3		29

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.2		7.3		6.8		6		4.6		3.2		2.6		2.7		3.4		4.8		5.9		7.1		7.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.5		25.2		24.3		22		20.5		19.6		19.1		19.7		22.3		23		24.5		24.8		25.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		26.4		30.5		27.4		23.4		22.1		23.7		23.6		24.4		26		25.9		28.5		29.5		31.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.1		28.3		25.3		20.9		17.1		14.8		13.3		14.2		17.3		20.7		24.9		27.3		29

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6		8.3		7.8		6.5		5.4		4		3.4		3.5		4.5		5.7		6.6		7.7		8.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		24.9		27.8		25.7		23.4		24.5		23.1		21.5		22.4		24.3		25.5		26.3		26.8		27

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		31.1		37.4		30.6		26.1		29.3		30.2		28		29.2		29.5		30.6		32.3		34.4		36.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.9		25.6		22.6		19.4		14.7		12.7		11.4		12.3		14.8		18.5		23.3		25.8		25

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.2		5.8		6.2		5.6		3.4		2		1.9		2		2.8		3.9		5.2		6		6.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.8		23		21.7		20.3		17		16.2		15.6		16.4		18.4		20.3		22.9		23.5		22.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.1		25.1		22		20.3		16.3		17.8		17.7		18.6		19.3		20.9		25.1		26.4		23.5