During a nationwide heat wave in November 2011, Pretoria experienced temperatures that reached , unusual for that time of the year. Similar record-breaking extreme heat events also occurred in January 2013, when Pretoria experienced temperatures exceeding  on several days. The year 2014 was one of the wettest on record for the city. A total of  fell up to the end of December, with  recorded in this month alone. In 2015, Pretoria saw its worst drought since 1982;  the month of November 2015 saw new records broken for high temperatures, with  recorded on 11 November after three weeks of temperatures between  and . Pretoria reached a new record high of  on 7 January 2016.