PORT ELIZABETH - PE RECORDS HOTTEST DAY IN 50 YEARS

It was the hottest day in PE in 50 Years, yesterday 30.03.2017. With a record at PE Airport, the 40.2C, measured at 2pm, was the 2nd highest temperature in the city since 1960. The highest was 40.7 C measured back on 11/03/1965. It is one of the ONLY 4 times that the temperature exceeded 40C in the city yesterday 30.03.2017.

Here is the top list of temperatures by the years:
40.7 C in 1965
40.2 C in 2017
40.1 C in 2003
40.0 C in 1991

Other hot temperatures were:
Uitenhage at 41.6C
Addo at 41.9 C
Coega at 44.1 C

VIA - South African Weather Service