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.
Its Director-General, Prof. Sani Machi, disclosed this during the public presentation of the agency’s 2017 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction in Abuja, stating 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.
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.
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.
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