On this day in history, the highest temperature ever recorded in the shade was noted at Goodhouse, in the Cape Province. The temperature reached 47, 8º Celsius, the highest temperature of this nature recorded up to the year 2000.
eventREF E-0011589Revised
20 January 1939
The highest temperature in the shade is recorded in the Cape
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: Feite en Fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau. (From Archive)
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The highest temperature in the shade is recorded in the Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011589
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