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<script src="https://www.waterdashboard.co.za/widget.js" data-variant="level" async></script>Every year of the six big dams since 2000: where each year started and ended, its low and high, and the winter rain that decided it. Pick a year for its full story.
| Year | Start | Low | High | End | Winter rain | El Niño / La Niña |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70% | 45% | 79% | 73% (so far) | 102% | - |
| 2025 | 90% | 59% | 93% | 71% | 119% | Neutral |
| 2024 | 90% | 59% | 105% | 90% | 147% | Neutral |
| 2023 | 70% | 55% | 109% | 90% | 165% | El Niño |
| 2022 | 95% | 64% | 95% | 70% | 89% | La Niña |
| 2021 | 92% | 68% | 102% | 95% | 141% | Neutral |
| 2020 | 76% | 53% | 101% | 92% | 124% | Neutral |
| 2019 | 66% | 46% | 85% | 76% | 103% | Neutral |
| 2018 | 31% | 20% | 76% | 66% | 124% | Neutral |
| 2017 | 47% | 19% | 47% | 31% | 67% | Neutral |
| 2016 | 55% | 29% | 63% | 47% | 77% | Neutral |
| 2015 | 84% | 48% | 84% | 56% | 62% | El Niño |
| 2014 | 93% | 71% | 104% | 84% | 92% | Neutral |
| 2013 | 87% | 63% | 107% | 93% | 122% | Neutral |
| 2012 | 78% | 49% | 102% | 88% | 106% | Neutral |
| 2011 | 83% | 50% | 91% | 78% | 73% | Neutral |
| 2010 | 92% | 63% | 95% | 84% | 73% | La Niña |
| 2009 | 92% | 62% | 102% | 93% | 94% | Neutral |
| 2008 | 95% | 63% | 105% | 92% | 118% | Neutral |
| 2007 | 79% | 48% | 102% | 95% | 106% | La Niña |
| 2006 | 71% | 41% | 89% | 79% | 75% | Neutral |
| 2005 | 47% | 26% | 86% | 72% | 97% | Neutral |
| 2004 | 66% | 33% | 66% | 47% | 84% | Neutral |
| 2003 | 85% | 52% | 85% | 66% | 63% | Neutral |
| 2002 | 90% | 67% | 101% | 85% | 84% | El Niño |
| 2001 | 71% | 38% | 104% | 90% | 125% | Neutral |
| 2000 | 83% | 47% | 87% | 71% | 68% | La Niña |
Winter rain is April to September in central Cape Town (Open-Meteo), against the average winter since 2000.
Source: City of Cape Town. History from City open data (2000 to January 2026).