# Weather | SASRI

> SASRI reports that South Africa's February to June 2024 rainfall was below the long-term mean in several regions, with a tornado causing damage in the North Coast. The outlook says ENSO-neutral conditions will persist through winter before a likely shift toward La Niña in spring, which usually brings normal to above-normal summer rain to eastern South Africa.

- Date: 2024-07-19 · published 2024-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29169-weather-sasri
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A likely La Niña favours better summer rainfall for South African maize and sorghum, which could ease local supply shortfalls and reduce import needs. The effect on world prices is small.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13015-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2025-02-25 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26239-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | -5.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-03-28 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13103-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | +0.5% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2025-04-15 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13098-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | -0.8% | -6.8% |
| CORN | 2023-04-25 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13284-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | -2.4% | -6.4% |
| SOY | 2026-02-24 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13015-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2025-02-25 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26239-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | -3.0% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2023-04-25 | [DTN Ag Weather Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13284-dtn-ag-weather-brief.md) | -0.7% | -8.5% |

## Sources

- sasri.org.za: https://sasri.org.za/article/weather-4/

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