The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has released the 2023 seasonal climate prediction with a forecast of early onset of rain across the country. Mansur Matazu, director general of NiMet, made
January 25, 2023 11:30 AM
He said the rainfal onset date would likely be from March 2 in southern states while other parts could delay till around July 7 . “The extreme northern states are predicted to have onset between June and July, with the Northern fringes of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe, and Borno states predicted to likely have onset between 20th June and 7th July of 2023.”He also said the length of the growing season will range from 84 to 283 days, adding that most parts of the country would experience the long-term average, while some parts such as Katsina, Jigawa, and Kano, would have shorter-term average length.
“Dry spell occurrences have characterised our seasons in recent years. In 2023, we should also prepare for its occurrence between June and early July as a dry spell lasting between 15 to 21 days is in the forecast, especially from the central parts of the country to the north. Mustapha Ahmed, director general of the National Emergency Management Agency , said NiMet’s seasonal climate prediction helps NEMA conduct an analysis of disaster risk implications and produce disaster early warning messages for the protection of lives and assets.
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