REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA
MINISTRY OF WORKS & T RANSPORT
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE DIVISION
Namibia Rainfall Performance at specified Places – March 2014
HIGHLIGHTS
March 2014 was characterized by spells of heavy downpours that resulted into above normal rainfall recorded in all but extreme west and some places in the south. Most
places recorded rainfall exceeded 100 mm of rainfall for the whole month. Chinchimane in the extreme west recorded 296.0 mm, Engela (282.4 mm), Ilmenau (271.4mm),
Arbeidsgenot (222.0mm), Choantsas (191.0mm), Ongenga (177.0mm) and Gibeon in the south recorded a total of 149.5mm of rainfall.
Cumulative rainfall performance shows that so far most places received above normal rainfall except with the extreme west. Ondangwa in the cental north received below
rainfall so far.
Outlook: 04-10 April 2014
Interior: Partly cloudy with chances of thundershowers throughout the period.
Coastal: Partly cloudy.
Table 1: Namibia Rainfall Performance at specified Places - March 2014
Chinchimane
Katima Mulilo
Sibinda
Kongola
Ncaute
Rundu
Kaisosi
Ruuga
Rupara
Mpungu
Tsandi
Mururani
Engela
Ongenga
Endola
Ondangwa
Choantsas
Gabasis
Arbeidsgenot
Wilde
Una
Grootfontein
La Paloma
Friesgewaagd
Otjozondjou
Khorixas
Kalkfeld
Ilmenau
Isabis
Windhoek Met
Walvis Bay
Gobabeb
Rehoboth
Leonardville
Gochas
Gibeon
Keetmanshoop
Ariamsvlei
01 – 10
March
2014
11 – 20
March
2014
21 – 31
March
2014
235.0
94.0
73.0
92.4
89.0
50.5
155.8
88.0
69.1
56.0
22.5
76.5
111.9
97.0
67.0
18.5
46.0
22.0
53.0
63.0
27.0
22.6
51.0
42.0
42.5
10.5
26.0
26.8
2.5
10.1
0.0
0.0
7.2
6.5
20.5
48.5
0.0
0.4
61.0
61.0
26.0
24.2
60.8
60.3
4.0
48.0
53.0
53.5
36.1
92.0
82.5
64.0
20.0
35.6
73.0
37.0
100.0
48.5
46.0
88.5
84.0
44.0
108.0
15.5
57.6
144.9
46.5
86.0
0.0
0.0
9.8
8.5
30.5
55.0
0.0
13.4
0.0
1.5
4.0
5.0
6.4
12.0
10.0
15.5
43.0
42.0
38.0
13.5
88.0
16.0
55.5
75.7
72.0
0.0
69.0
43.0
47.5
68.5
12.0
0.0
16.0
29.5
49.0
99.7
115.5
71.7
0.6
0.0
23.5
0.0
44.9
46.0
35.4
34.5
Highest
Daily
Falls
74.0
47.7
39.5
32.0
42.0
23.0
70.0
40.0
40.1
38.0
21.0
48.5
57.0
67.0
44.0
42.3
32.0
20.0
37.0
24.5
20.5
36.3
23.0
24.0
37.0
19.0
43.5
81.7
56.0
47.2
0.6
0.0
18.0
8.5
30.5
50.0
28.4
21.0
March 2014 Total & Relative
Performance
2014
Total
Normal
%Departure
(mm)
(mm)
from Normal
----296.0
----82
156.5
85.8
----103.0
--------121.6
--------156.2
----33
122.8
92.3
----169.8
--------151.5
--------165.1
--------151.5
--------96.6
----187
182.0
63.5
----282.4
--------177.0
--------142.5
----41
129.8
91.9
148
191.0
77.1
----59.0
68.0
125
222.0
98.6
129
154.5
67.6
89
120.5
63.7
53
179.6
117.6
152
147.0
58.4
48
86.0
58.2
137
166.5
70.4
-12
55.5
63.1
81
132.6
73.1
296
271.4
68.6
412
164.5
32.1
141
167.8
69.6
-88
0.6
4.9
-100
0.0
7.0
----40.5
-----56
15.0
34.4
183
95.9
33.9
226
149.5
45.8
-4
35.4
36.9
59
48.3
30.4
Compare
with March
2013 Total
----14.3
-----------48.9
--------------------43.5
------------101.8
25.0
----80.0
17.0
----55.2
----------------------------63.9
18.0
39.1
45.5
--------35.0
53.2
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Performance since 1st October 2014
Total
Rainfall
Normal
%Departure
(mm)
(mm)
from Normal
----889.5
----2
656.5
633.9
----478.0
--------471.3
--------712.0
----17
622.7
533.7
----560.9
--------735.4
--------890.1
--------548.5
--------256.4
----55
664.3
428.6
----565.8
--------492.0
--------399.0
-----27
381.3
521.7
--------424.1
--------389.0
--------468.7
63
639.5
393.3
79
730.5
407.3
18
610.6
519.3
75
568.0
324.8
--------350.3
--------391.6
--------195.6
25
403.9
323.6
92
855.7
445.8
68
291.0
173.0
82
582.2
319.7
-38
5.5
8.8
-76
4.4
18.3
----330.3
------------204.8
12
192.1
172.2
92
308.0
160.6
41
188.9
133.5
--------96.5
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Table 2: Comparison of March 2014 Highest Daily Rainfall at Specified Places vs. Historical Record over specified period.
Place
Katima Mulilo
Rundu
Ondangwa
Grootfontein
Windhoek Met.
Walvis Bay Airport
Gobabeb
Keetmanshoop
March 2014
Amount(mm)
47.7
23.0
42.3
36.3
47.2
0.6
0.0
28.4
Date Occurred
9th
12th
23rd
11th
16th
24th
All
24th
Amount(mm)
105.6
120.2
76.4
91.5
84.3
21.0
46.0
57.0
Historical Record
Date Occurred
Period of Record
05/03/2010
2003-2013
30/03/1955
1940-2013
01/03/2009
2003-2013
11/03/1954
1917-2013
17/03/1923
1913-2013
01/03/2001
1996-2013
12/03/2011
1962-2013
29/03/1977
1949-2013
Fig 1: Rainfall Relative Performance Chart – March 2014
Fig 2: Rainfall Relative Performance Chart – October 2013 to February 2014 Cumulative
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Fig 3. Namibia March 2014 Rainfall Spatial Distribution
Units: Millimeters
-16.0
Engela
Katima Mulilo
Nkurenkuru
Tsandi
Rundu
Ondangwa
-18.0
Chinchimane
Ncaute
Okaukuejo
Grootfontein
Degrees South
-20.0
-22.0
Windhoek.
Walvis Bay
Gobabeb
-24.0
-26.0
Keetmanshoop
-28.0
-30.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
22.0
24.0
26.0
Degrees East
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Fig 4. Namibia October 2013 –March 2014 Cumulative Seasonal Rainfall
Units: Millimeters
-16.0
Engela
Katima Mulilo
Nkurenkuru
Tsandi
Rundu
Ondangwa
-18.0
Chinchimane
Ncaute
Okaukuejo
Grootfontein
Degrees South
-20.0
-22.0
Windhoek.
Walvis Bay
Gobabeb
-24.0
-26.0
Keetmanshoop
-28.0
-30.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
22.0
24.0
26.0
Degrees East
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Fig 5. Seasonal Rainfall as a percentage of Normal Rainfall
-16.0
-18.0
Degrees South
-20.0
-22.0
-24.0
-26.0
-28.0
-30.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
22.0
24.0
26.0
Degrees East
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