Surprise showers soak parts of Namibia
Last Thursday, Namibians wondered whether they were in the right season and even the right country, after rainfall of up to 45 mm was recorded in some parts of the country. From mist to thunder and lightning, residents were caught off guard just days before the official start of spring, with a video of hail covering the road between Mariental and Maltahöhe widely shared.
The south received the heaviest downpours, with up to 42 mm measured at farm Alt Duwiseb, 90 km south-west of Maltahöhe. South of Keetmanshoop, the Löwen River also began flowing across the D608. Berghof, south-east of Keetmanshoop, recorded 32 mm, while Savanna near Grünau received 18 mm and Huns, outside Keetmanshoop, measured 20 mm.
Elsewhere, 18.5 mm was recorded in the Swartrand escarpment near Maltahöhe, Keetmanshoop recorded 15 mm, an area 24 km outside the town reported 20 mm of downfall, Rosh Pinah 2.4 mm, Buitepos 5 mm, Jakkalswater 10 mm, and Nagas, southeast of Keetmanshoop, 17 mm.
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The south received the heaviest downpours, with up to 42 mm measured at farm Alt Duwiseb, 90 km south-west of Maltahöhe. South of Keetmanshoop, the Löwen River also began flowing across the D608. Berghof, south-east of Keetmanshoop, recorded 32 mm, while Savanna near Grünau received 18 mm and Huns, outside Keetmanshoop, measured 20 mm.
Elsewhere, 18.5 mm was recorded in the Swartrand escarpment near Maltahöhe, Keetmanshoop recorded 15 mm, an area 24 km outside the town reported 20 mm of downfall, Rosh Pinah 2.4 mm, Buitepos 5 mm, Jakkalswater 10 mm, and Nagas, southeast of Keetmanshoop, 17 mm.
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