After good rains in 2013 and 2014, the city of Cape Town began experiencing a drought in 2015, the first of three consecutive years of dry winters brought on by the El Niño weather pattern and climate change. Water levels in the city 's dams declined from 71.9 percent in 2014 to 50.1 percent in 2015. Water restrictions, in place at "Level 1 '' since 2005, were increased to Level 2 on 1 January 2016 and to Level 3 on 1 November 2016.
when did the drought started in south africa
2015 2015