Table 1 Description of maximum and minimum temperature and calculated DTR in South Africa from 2014 – 2019 (SD  Standard deviation, p95   95th percentile). See Additional File 1 for the full name of the District code shown in column 1
District | Province | Maximum temperature | Minimum temperature | DTR | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean | SD | p95 | mean | SD | p95 | mean | SD | p95 | ||
BUF | Eastern Cape | 23.9 | 4.7 | 32.3 | 13.2 | 4.0 | 19.4 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 18.3 |
CPT | Western Cape | 22.9 | 5.3 | 31.9 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 18.6 | 10.5 | 4.2 | 18.3 |
DC1 | Western Cape | 26 | 6.6 | 37.3 | 10.8 | 4.6 | 17.8 | 15.2 | 5.6 | 25 |
DC10 | Eastern Cape | 24.9 | 5.9 | 35.4 | 10.9 | 5.0 | 18.2 | 14.0 | 5.8 | 24.3 |
DC12 | Eastern Cape | 24.9 | 6.2 | 35.5 | 10.8 | 4.6 | 18.0 | 14.1 | 5.0 | 22.7 |
DC13 | Eastern Cape | 24.2 | 6.5 | 35.3 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 16.6 | 15.5 | 5.1 | 23.6 |
DC14 | Eastern Cape | 22.4 | 6.3 | 32.2 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 4.9 | 25.2 |
DC15 | Eastern Cape | 25 | 4.5 | 32.8 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 20.1 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 20.6 |
DC16 | Free State | 25.8 | 6.2 | 35.3 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 4.5 | 24.3 |
DC18 | Free State | 27.1 | 5.5 | 35.4 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 18.6 | 17.1 | 4.5 | 24.2 |
DC19 | Free State | 23.5 | 5.1 | 31.3 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 4.8 | 23.2 |
DC2 | Western Cape | 25.2 | 6.6 | 35.7 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 18.7 | 14.6 | 5.0 | 22.6 |
DC20 | Free State | 26.3 | 5.3 | 34.3 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 17.8 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 21.7 |
DC21 | KwaZulu-Natal | 23.9 | 3.5 | 29.5 | 15.9 | 3.5 | 21.3 | 8 | 3.3 | 14.4 |
DC22 | KwaZulu-Natal | 24.6 | 5.6 | 33.7 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 17.8 | 14.6 | 6 | 24.4 |
DC23 | KwaZulu-Natal | 24.9 | 5.7 | 34 | 9.6 | 5.1 | 17.1 | 15.3 | 5 | 23.2 |
DC24 | KwaZulu-Natal | 25.6 | 5.8 | 34.6 | 11 | 5 | 17.9 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 22.9 |
DC26 | KwaZulu-Natal | 26.8 | 5.2 | 35.1 | 13.4 | 4.6 | 20.4 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 21.5 |
DC27 | KwaZulu-Natal | 28.6 | 4.1 | 35.6 | 17.2 | 3.9 | 22.8 | 11.3 | 4 | 18.4 |
DC28 | KwaZulu-Natal | 27.8 | 4.7 | 35.9 | 16.5 | 4.1 | 22.3 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 18.8 |
DC29 | KwaZulu-Natal | 27.8 | 4.9 | 36 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 21.9 | 11.5 | 4.6 | 19.9 |
DC3 | Western Cape | 23 | 5.2 | 32.8 | 12.4 | 4.3 | 18.7 | 10.6 | 5.3 | 20.5 |
DC30 | Mpumalanga | 23.9 | 4.8 | 31.3 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 4.4 | 22.2 |
DC31 | Mpumalanga | 23.6 | 4.7 | 30.9 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 16 | 14.3 | 4.1 | 20.3 |
DC32 | Mpumalanga | 26.5 | 5.5 | 35.5 | 13.3 | 5.3 | 21.2 | 13.2 | 5.5 | 23.3 |
DC33 | Limpopo | 28.7 | 5.1 | 37.1 | 15 | 4.5 | 21.7 | 13.7 | 5.1 | 21.9 |
DC34 | Limpopo | 28.1 | 5.2 | 36.6 | 15.1 | 4.7 | 21.8 | 13 | 5 | 21.8 |
DC35 | Limpopo | 26 | 4.4 | 33.1 | 12 | 4.8 | 18.6 | 14 | 4 | 20 |
DC36 | Limpopo | 29.8 | 4.8 | 37.4 | 13.6 | 6.1 | 21.9 | 16.2 | 4.7 | 23.7 |
DC37 | North West | 28.9 | 5.2 | 36.8 | 12.1 | 6.1 | 20.2 | 16.9 | 4.5 | 23.6 |
DC38 | North West | 27.9 | 5.3 | 36.2 | 11 | 6.2 | 19.4 | 17 | 4.5 | 23.7 |
DC39 | North West | 29.6 | 5.9 | 38.6 | 10.1 | 7 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 4.9 | 26.6 |
DC4 | Western Cape | 23.6 | 5.3 | 33.4 | 12.1 | 4.1 | 18.5 | 11.5 | 4.9 | 20.7 |
DC40 | North West | 27.3 | 5.2 | 35 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 18.4 | 16.8 | 4.5 | 24 |
DC42 | Gauteng | 25 | 4.8 | 32.3 | 8.9 | 6.4 | 17.4 | 16.1 | 4.5 | 23 |
DC43 | KwaZulu-Natal | 23.7 | 5.6 | 32.5 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 16 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 24.6 |
DC45 | Northern Cape | 29.4 | 6.2 | 39 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 25.3 |
DC47 | Limpopo | 30 | 4.4 | 36.8 | 12.9 | 5.6 | 20.5 | 17.1 | 4.2 | 23.3 |
DC48 | Gauteng | 25.4 | 4.8 | 32.3 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 4.6 | 23.5 |
DC5 | Western Cape | 26.7 | 7 | 37.8 | 11.1 | 5.8 | 19.8 | 15.7 | 4.5 | 22.8 |
DC6 | Northern Cape | 25.3 | 6.8 | 36.2 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 18.8 | 15.3 | 5.4 | 24.1 |
DC7 | Northern Cape | 27 | 7.1 | 37.6 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 20.6 | 16.6 | 3.9 | 22.8 |
DC8 | Northern Cape | 31.1 | 6.8 | 41.2 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 22.4 | 19 | 4.5 | 26.3 |
DC9 | Northern Cape | 28.4 | 6.1 | 37.5 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 19.9 | 18.2 | 4.5 | 25.1 |
EKU | Gauteng | 23.8 | 4.6 | 30.7 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 17 | 13.7 | 4 | 20.3 |
ETH | KwaZulu-Natal | 25.6 | 3.4 | 31 | 16.4 | 4 | 22.3 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 16.3 |
JHB | Gauteng | 25.7 | 4.6 | 32.6 | 10.9 | 5 | 17.9 | 14.8 | 3.9 | 20.2 |
MAN | Free State | 26.8 | 6 | 35.9 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 4.7 | 25.6 |
NMA | Eastern Cape | 23.9 | 4.5 | 31.6 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 19.3 | 11.3 | 5.1 | 21.3 |
TSH | Gauteng | 26.8 | 4.9 | 34.3 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 19.1 | 14.7 | 3.9 | 20.9 |