Lagos, Ogun, Niger-delta, others to witness 8 days extended rains (checkout NiMet 2017 forecast for your area)
The Nigerian Meteorological
Agency (NiMet) has predicted early onset rainfall and early cessation in
many parts of Nigeria, especially the northern part in its 2017
Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP).
The
Director-General, NiMet, Prof. Sani Machi, disclosed this during the
public presentation of the agency’s 2017 SRP on Tuesday in Abuja.
Mashi
stated that the onset date of the growing season was predicted to run
from February 25 over the coastal states to June 16 in the far north.
He
added that onset was also predicted to be normal in many areas,
explaining that it would be early in parts of the northwest, the eastern
flank of Adamawa and Taraba as well as the coastal states.
According
to him, cessation dates of the rains in 2017 are predicted to start
from October 4 in the extreme north and reach the coastal states around
December 25.
“Early cessation of rainfall is predicted in many parts of the north and inland of the southeast during 2017.
“Extended
rains of three to eight days are predicted for areas in and around
Adamawa, Ogun, Edo, Niger Delta and low-lying areas such as Lagos.
“The cessation dates from of
the growing season are predicted to extend well into December over most
coastal states of the Niger Delta.
“The
length of the growing season is predicted to range from 100 days in the
far north to 287 days in the southernmost areas while shorter length of
the season is predicted for many areas in 2017,” he said.
Mashi
said that the 2017 SRP had brought in several new aspects important to
improve both human and livelihood sectors including human heat stress
index and malaria severity.
He
added that the SRP aimed at the achievement of self-sufficiency in
basic food supply and the attainment of food security as well as
increased production of agricultural raw materials for industries.
According to Mashi, government
should use the SRP to achieve increased food production and processing
of export crops, using improved production and processing technologies.
“There
should be job creation within the agricultural value chain and
improvement in the quality of life of citizens, particularly rural
dwellers resulting in poverty eradication,” he said.
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