SASSCAL WeatherNet
Regional network of 160+ automatic weather stations across Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia providing near-real-time rainfall, temperature, humidity, wind, pressure, solar radiation and soil data. Hourly, daily and monthly values with Excel export; series partly from 2010.
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At a glance
- Region
- Angola/Botswana/Namibia/South Africa/Zambia (Africa)
- Coverage
- Regional
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- weather
- rainfall
- temperature
- time series
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Design storms
Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.
Because it has: rainfall
- 02
Model input
Drive hydrological, crop and urban drainage models.
- 03
Risk screening
Screen projects and assets for climate risk.
Because it has: temperature
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Downscaling
Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.
- 02
Gauge + satellite fusion
Correct satellite rainfall with gauges using machine learning.
- 03
Bias correction
Correct and downscale climate model output for a site.
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