Central SA
'Record' temperature in Northern Cape invalid - SA Weather Service─── 10:32 Tue, 03 Dec 2019
A Northern Cape village has not broken the record for the Northern Cape, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) said this week.
This was after a maximum temperature of 50.1°C was registered for Vioolsdrif on Thursday.
"Investigations into the data from the station revealed that the temperature sensor had just been replaced two days prior, and a decision was made to track the behaviour of the station over the weekend," said the weather service.
"The analysis of this data showed that the behaviour of the temperature sensor was questionable and the preliminary temperature reading of 50.1°C as a new record is therefore invalid."
The SAWS thanked the public for their interest in the matter.
