KZN saw eight new rain records on Tuesday, with Margate doubling a high set 25 years ago
Eight weather stations in KwaZulu-Natal set new record highs for rainfall on Tuesday, preliminary data from the SA Weather Service shows.
Three measured more than 300mm of rain over a 24-hour period.
At Margate on the KZN South Coast, the 311mm of rain recorded was double the highest daily rainfall previously seen there, almost exactly 25 years ago in 1997.