Record high temperatures were recorded in 31 places in South Africa on Thursday.
In Pretoria 42,5 °C was measured and in Johannesburg 38,9 °C – the highest temperatures ever recorded in these two cities.
Other record temperatures were measured in Potchefstroom (40,3 °C), Vereeniging (38,2 °C), Taung (44,6 °C), Tosca (46 °C), Welkom (41,4 °C), Springs (37,2 °C), Bloemfontein (42 °C), Ficksburg (38,9 °C), Estcourt (41,7 °C), Bothaville (41,8 °C), Kathu (43,4 °C) and Vryburg (43,7 °C).
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