Analysis of Droughts in the Central Region of South Africa and Their Association with SST Anomalies

Table 4

Characterization of drought events based on SPEI-12 in C52A.

Onset	End	Duration (months)	Magnitude	Intensity
Jan-52	Jun-52	6	−2.37	−0.40
Aug-53	Dec-54	17	−5.56	−0.33
Mar-57	Aug-57	6	−4.32	−0.72
Sep-58	Nov-58	3	−0.98	−0.33
Mar-62	Dec-62	10	−5.84	−0.58
Jan-64	Jan-66	25	−22.08	−0.88
Jul-66	Feb-67	8	−1.61	−0.20
Feb-68	Jan-69	12	−2.86	−0.24
Apr-69	Apr-71	25	−26.91	−1.08
Aug-71	Feb-72	7	−4.36	−0.62
Jan-73	Dec-73	12	−20.43	−1.70
Dec-77	Jan-81	38	−26.98	−0.71
Jan-83	Aug-87	56	−59.71	−1.07
Oct-90	Sep-91	12	−10.20	−0.85
Feb-92	Jan-94	24	−32.04	−1.33
Jan-95	Nov-95	11	−15.80	−1.44
Mar-99	Dec-99	10	−5.29	−0.53