Open AccessRainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought in the Kruger National Park
Author(s) -
N. Zambatis,
Harry Biggs
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v38i1.301
Subject(s) - national park , maximum temperature , environmental science , zoology , range (aeronautics) , geography , biology , physical geography , ecology , atmospheric sciences , geology , materials science , composite material
Rainfall and temperatures during the 1991/92 drought, the severest in the recorded history of the Kruger National Park (KNP), are described. Mean total rainfall for the KNP was 235.6 mm (44.1 of the long- term mean), with a median of 239.9 mm. The num- ber of days on which rain occurred also decreased significantly from a mean annual total of 48.3 to a mean of 24.2 in 1991/92. Daily maximum, minimum and average temperatures for some months increased significantly, as did the number of days within certain maximum temperature range classes