Long-term rainfall average hits 60.1%

AMMAN — On Saturday, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation’s Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) stated that the long-term annual average of rainfall as of Saturday has increased to 60.1 percent of the long-term annual average, approximately 8.1 billion cubic meters annually, Khaberni reported.اضافة اعلان

The statement clarified that the percentage of rainfall from the long-term annual average on the same date in 2023 was 39.7 percent. Additionally, the quantities of water from rainfall that entered the dams during the past 48 hours amounted to approximately 2.250 million cubic meters. This raised the total storage in the main dams to 121 million cubic meters, representing 42 percent of their total capacity, which is 288.128 million cubic meters.

It was noted that the highest recorded rainfall in Bayader Wadi Al-Seer during 24 hours reached 14.8 millimeters. Additionally, the rainfall during the past 24 hours covered most areas of Jordan.


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