Ministry of Water and Irrigation: An increase in the annual precipitation rate to (39.4%) and storage of dams to (96.1) mm cubic metres.

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2022/01/24

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arab Weather - Water and Irrigation said that the rainfall associated with the recent depression raised the volume of cumulative rain falling from the beginning of the season on all governorates of the Kingdom until Monday morning to (39.4%) from the long-term annual rate of (8.1 billion m3), The highest percentage of precipitation during the past 24 hours was recorded in Irbid / Umm Qais station (27.6) mm.

 

She explained that the total storage of the main dams rose to (96.1) million m3, with a total storage rate of (28.5%) of its total capacity of (336,4) million m3.

 

Regarding precipitation rates, it indicated that its monitoring stations recorded in the governorates of the capital, Amman, an average of 6.3 mm of precipitation during the past 24 hours, Balqa (14.8 mm), Madaba (3.4 mm), Zarqa (4.2) Jarash (6.4) mm, Mafraq (2.5) mm, Irbid (12.7) mm, Ajloun (21.8) mm, while the southern governorates of Karak, Tafila, Maan and Aqaba did not record any precipitation during the 24 hours. past.

 

The ministry noted that, as a result of the expectations of freezing, it appeals to everyone to take advantage of all rainfall and to ensure that rainwater gutters are not connected to sewage networks, and to ensure that water meters and household water facilities are protected from freezing, as well as to stay away from streams of torrents and valleys.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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