The focus of the present study was to investigate the spatial-temporal variability and trends
of precipitation concentration across South Africa using the Tropical Rainfall Measuring …

Rainfall and air temperature variability pose the greatest risk to environmental change. Past
trends in rainfall and air temperature facilitate projecting future climate changes for informed …

We study the ability of 24 ocean atmosphere global coupled models from the Coupled
Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5) to reproduce the teleconnections between El Niño …

This work aims to define a set of representative weather patterns for South Africa that can be
utilized to support impact‐based forecasting of heatwave events. Sets of weather patterns …

Hourly precipitation data from 1998 to 2007 spread across 102 stations in South Africa were
analyzed for trends in extreme hourly precipitation events. The analyses were conducted at …

Severe thunderstorms pose a considerable risk to society and the economy of South Africa
during the austral summer months (October–March). Yet, the frequency and distribution of …

The unique geography of the Mozambique Channel largely results from the mountainous
island of Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world by area, extending 13 degrees of …

Drylines occur regularly during summer over the interior of sub‐tropical southern Africa. The
highest frequency of drylines is over the western interior where it is also climatologically …

Sub‐daily rainfall intermittency is virtually ubiquitous, with multiple periods of rain in a day
being separated by temporary cessations. This phenomenon remains only partly explored. A …

A climatology of large, long-lived mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) over eastern South
Africa for the extended austral summer (September–April) from 1985 to 2008 is presented …