Background

The eight stations are shown in the table below. However, the case study will focus on just one of the eight stations, namely Moorings. Moorings is a private farm in Monze, Southern Province and participates as a voluntary observation point for Zambia Meteorological Service. 

Station

Latitude

Longitude

Years of records

Comment

Chipepo Met

-16.48

27.53

 

over 10 years

Choma Met

-16.85

27.07

1950-2003

over 30 years

Kalomo F T C

-17.08

26.30

 

over 10 years

Livingstone Met

-17.83

25.83

1932-2003

over 30 years

Magoye

-16.13

27.63

1978-2003

over 20 years

Moorings

-16.15

27.32

1922-2003

over 80 years, but some years missing, some gaps within years, different formats and units

Nanga

-15.77

27.92

1957-2003

over 20 years

Sinazeze

-17.13

27.23

 

over 10 years