Nimet releases seasonal rainfall prediction for 2020. Nema has warned the public on the nigeria meteorological agencys nimet 2016 annual seasonal rainfall prediction srp and called. Nigerian meteorological agency, nimet, has achieved 80 per cent accuracy in its annual seasonal rainfall prediction, srp, and this level of. Apr 21, 2020 predicts early onset, cessation of rainfall in 2017 by odili christel the nigerian meteorological agency nimet has produced the 2017 seasonal rainf. Nimet s forecast in its 2019 seasonal rainfall prediction srp, revealed that most places would have between below to normal amount of rainfall. As below normaltonormal rainfall season is predicted nationwide. The grib data are posted on our ftp server shapefiles. Minister of state for aviation, hadi sirika, said losses to extreme wheather phenomena could be minimised by using early warning in formation such as nimet s seasonal rainfall prediction.
Aug 09, 2016 she recalled that the 2016 seasonal rainfall prediction identified parts of the north west, south west and lowlying areas as particularly vulnerable to flooding during the 2016 rainy season. Briefing journalists in abeokuta, the state capital, the state commissioner for environment. He said, based on the signals we have at the moment, this is a year we. Prof sani abubakar mashi, directorgeneralceo nimet. Nimet releases 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction the news. Presenting nimet s 2019 seasonal rainfall prediction on thursday, in abuja, the minister of state for aviation, senator hadi sirika, said most of the northern states would experience earlier. The nigerian meteorological agency nimet has produced the 2016 edition of the seasonal rainfall prediction srp mobile app in fulfillment of its mandates of effectively monitoring the weather and climate of nigeria, provision of relevant meteorological information, advisories and early warning services to the various weathersensitive sectors of the nigerian economy. Nimet releases list of states to be affected by flooding. Nimet predicts less rainfall in 2016 sciencetechnology. Nimet predicts normal rainfall in 2018 leadership newspaper.
The 2016 rain season is however on a doubtful occurrence as the nigerian meteorological agency nimet advised farmers and agriculturists in nigeria to supplement the expected water stress with irrigation to enhance crop production, during the 2016 seasonal rainfall prediction srp presented to the public recently in abuja. The directorgeneralchief executive officer, nimet, dr. He said that the exercise was given in view of the 2015 seasonal rainfall prediction srp by the national metrological agency nimet. To reduce these impacts of climate variability and change, nimet produces and issue out flood and drought bulletin as well as seasonal rainfall prediction as well as agromet bulletin as part of the agencys meteorological early warning system, containing rainfall and temperature outlook for the year, as well as the possible socioeconomic. Mar 10, 2016 greg odogwu last tuesday, the nigerian meteorological agency presented its seasonal rainfall prediction to the public. Nimet predicts early cessation of rainfall in 2017 channels.
The nigerian meteorological agency nimet says the neglect of the agencys seasonal rainfall prediction srp, is a major reason why people are hard hit by environmental disasters in the state. Nigerian meteorological agency nimet, national weather. Nimets 2016 seasonal rainfall prediction punch newspapers. The nigerian meteorological agency released 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction srp report to guide various sectors of the country. Nimet doubtful of rainy season national daily newspaper. Nema agency warns floodprone communities in fct against. Sani mashi, made this known at the media briefing on the forthcoming 2020 seasonal rainfall. Meteorological agency unveiled its downscaled seasonal rainfall prediction for the state. Nimet unveils 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction the. Habila ishaku, meteorological manager, bauchi, made this known in bauchi during a stakeholders meeting organised by the national emergency management agency nema, gombe operation office.
Hadi sirika unveiling the srp in abuja photocredit. He also urged the participants to take full advantage of the workshop, to enhance the dissemination of weather and climate information to the end users. Nimet predicts lowerthannormal rainfall for 2019 today. The nigerian meteorological agency on tuesday released 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction srp report to guide various sectors of the country the agency predicted in the srp report in abuja that the onset of the growing season expected to be nearnormal to earlier than normal in most parts of the country. Abstract monthly rainfall data spanning a period of thirty six 19812017 years for some stations in the sahel region of the country they include, katsina zamfara, maiduguri, sokoto, yobe states were obtained from the archive of the nigerian meteorological agency, nimet.
The nigerian meteorological agency on tuesday released 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction srp report to guide various sectors of the country. These observations and projections are also in agreement with the 2016 annual flood outlook that was released by the nigerian. The agency envisaged total rainfall amounts to be 400mm in the north and about 3000mm in the south. Nigerian meteorological agency nimet 2019 seasonal rainfall.
Anthony anuforom, disclosed these on tuesday during the public presentation of the agencys 2014 seasonal rainfall prediction in abuja. The nigeria meteorological agency nimet has revealed that most parts of the country will experience below normal rainfall this year, a situation the agency says will pose a challenge to food production. Mar 18, 2016 the 2016 rain season is however on a doubtful occurrence as the nigerian meteorological agency nimet advised farmers and agriculturists in nigeria to supplement the expected water stress with irrigation to enhance crop production, during the 2016 seasonal rainfall prediction srp presented to the public recently in abuja. An assessment of indigenous biotic weather forecasting. Nimet raises alarm over severe flooding in 11 states. Anthony anufurom, said the seasonal rainfall prediction srp is part of the agencys meteorological early warning system, which contains. Anthony anuforom, who announced this recently at the 2016 seasonal rainfall prediction srp, noted that the expected lowerthannormal rainfall in parts of the country does not rule out the possibility of isolated flash floods due to high intensity rainfall at the peak of the season, especially flood prone. The agency predicted in the srp report in abuja that the onset of the growing season expected to be nearnormal to earlier than normal in most parts of the country. Wpc 5 and 7day total quantitative precipitation forecasts. Nigerias food production fall victim of climate change. Posted on january 21, 2020 author admin comments off on nimet releases 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction kindly share this story. Nimet produces the seasonal rainfall prediction srp in fulfilment of its mandate to effectively monitor the nationsclimate and weather and provide necessary early warning advisories. He was previously the deputy vice chancellor administration, university of.
National meteorological and hydrological agencies such as nimet in nigeria were initiated to generate and disseminate weather forecasts in order to minimize the hazards associated with the vagaries climatic variables, however, nimet s seasonal rainfall predictions srps hardly reach rural folks due to inadequacy of basic media channels. Nimet prediction nema advises residents on disaster. The nigerian meteorological agency nimet has released the much expected 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction srp report to guide various sectors in nigeria, especially farmers and the aviation sector. It was an exciting day as the geography students of premiere academy attended the annual lecture at the national meteorological agency nimet for the seasonal rainfall prediction srp, 2017. Nigerias food import bill may soar as agricultural activities in 2016 have been predicted to experience significant decline. Nigerian meteorological agency nimet 2019 seasonal. Sani abubakar mashi is the directorgeneral ceo nigerian meteorological agency. In this regard, nimet s seasonal rainfall prediction srp is of utmost importance as it does not only provide the onset of rainfall but it also gives the cessation dates, which help to determine the growing season and water requirements of the crops for efficient crop performance. The dgceo nimet in a chat with nta news reporter after the 2020 seasonal rainfall predictions srp presentation in abuja. Pdf seasonal rainfall prediction in lagos, nigeria using. Nimets seasonal rainfall prediction for katsina punch. Nimet predicts late onset, early cessation of rain in 2019. Fear grips abuja farmers as nimet makes rain prediction.
National meteorological and hydrological agencies such as nimet in nigeria were initiated to generate and disseminate weather forecasts in order to minimize the hazards associated with the vagaries climatic variables, however, nimets seasonal rainfall predictions srps hardly reach rural folks due to inadequacy of basic media channels. Nimets srp is part of the agencys meteorological early warning system. Presentation on nigerian meteorological agency nimet. Nimet releases 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction vanguard news. In this regard, nimets seasonal rainfall prediction srp is of utmost importance as it does not only provide the onset of rainfall but it also gives the cessation dates, which help to determine the growing season and water requirements of the crops for efficient crop performance. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos about seasonal rainfall prediction from nigeria and the world on today. Impact of climate change on growing season in nigeria. Aug 09, 2016 azinge recalled that the 2016 seasonal rainfall prediction identified parts of the north west, south west and lowlying areas as particularly vulnerable to flooding during the 2016 rainy season. Nimet unveils 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction the nigerian meteorological agency nimet has released the much expected 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction srp report to guide various sectors in nigeria, especially farmers and the aviation sector.
Nimet 2016 and 2017 predicted and confirmed shorter length of season that. Jan 21, 2020 nigerian meteorological agency on tuesday released 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction srp report to guide various sectors of the country. According to him, such losses to extreme weather phenomena could be minimised by using early warning information, such as nimets seasonal rainfall prediction. Abuja residents worried over nimet predictions the sun. Abuja the nigerian meteorological agency on tuesday released 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction srp report to guide various sectors of the country.
Nimet to present 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction today. The ogun state government, has raised alarm over an impending flooding in various places in the state as predicted by the nigerian meteorological agency nimet in its 2017 seasonal rainfall prediction. Impacts of variability and change in rainfall on gender of farmers in. Seasonal rainfall prediction srp app lets you monitor. Mashi said the afo and the seasonal rainfall prediction srp that is issued annually by nimet would enhance national development in key sectors. Nimet releases 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction the nigerian meteorological agency on tuesday released 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction srp report to guide various sectors of the country. Nimets 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction punch newspapers. Nimet predicts less rainfall in 2016 sciencetechnology nairaland. The agency envisaged total rainfall amounts to be 400mm.
Nimet predicts less rainfall in 2016 sciencetechnology nairaland the nigerian meteorological agency nimet has predicted that most parts of the country will experience less than normal, delayed and early cessation of rainfall than previous years across most parts of the country. The nigeria meteorological agency nimet yesterday said most parts of the country, especially the northern region, would experience a late onset, early cessation and lower than normal rainfall. Nimets 2018 seasonal rainfall prediction punch newspapers. It further predicted rainfall events that could be enormous and tend to give a false start of the season before full establishment of the onset of planting season over various ecological zones. Nimet laments neglect of seasonal rainfall predictions by. The nigerian meteorological agency nimet has predicted normal amount rainfall in 2018 in most parts of the country, even as some parts of the country may experience flood. Nimet predicts nearnormal rainfall for nigeria in 2020 amcomet. This was disclosed in abuja on tuesday by the director general of nimet, prof. While unveiling the 2017 seasonal rainfall prediction compiled by nimet in abuja on tuesday, t. Abuja residents worried over nimet predictions the sun nigeria.
The nigeria meteorological agency nimet, has released the predictions of dwindling availability of water for most parts of nigeria in 2019. Climate prediction center official longlead forecasts. Download nimet seasonal rainfall prediction nigeriall. I, therefore, call on all policy and decision makers in the three tiers of government to take these predictions seriously and prepare adequately against any eventualities. Predicting monthly and seasonal rainfall, onset and cessation. Low rainfall will affect food production this year nimet. Mar 15, 2018 last tuesday, the nigerian meteorological agency presented its seasonal rainfall prediction for 2018 to the public. Seasonal rainfall prediction in lagos, nigeria using artificial neural network article pdf available in asian journal of computer science and information technology august 2019 with 120 reads. As part of its yearly annual rainfall prediction, the nigerian meteorological agency nimet has predicted that most parts of the country would experience below normal in 2019, especially some parts of the north. Monthly rainfall forecast over the sahel region using sarima.
Nairaland forum sciencetechnology nimet predicts less rainfall in 2016 10312 views strange rainfall in kpalime togo video, pics team of experts predicts what the world will look like in 2116. The nigerian meteorological agency nimet undertakes seasonal rainfall prediction srp annually as part of its mandate to provide timely and reliable weather climate information and services to all weather sensitive sectors of the economy. The agency predicted in the srp report in abuja that the onset of the growing season expected to be nearnormal to earlier than normal in most parts. National centers for environmental prediction climate prediction center 5830 university research. Nimet produces the seasonal rainfall prediction srp as a climate. Nimet releases 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction new. Azinge recalled that the 2016 seasonal rainfall prediction identified parts of the north west, south west and lowlying areas as particularly vulnerable to flooding during the 2016 rainy season. Mar 14, 2017 nimet predicts early cessation of rainfall in 2017. Jan 20, 2020 the nigerian meteorological agency, nimet, will present the seasonal rainfall prediction, srp for 2020 today, the directorgeneral. This follows the disclosure by the nigerian meteorological agency nimet that most parts of the country will experience less than normal volume, delayed, and early cessa. She recalled that the 2016 seasonal rainfall prediction srp, identified parts of the northwest, southwest and lowlying areas, as particularly vulnerable to flooding during the 2016 rainy season. Minister of state for aviation, hadi sirika, said losses to extreme wheather phenomena could be minimised by using early warning in formation such as nimets seasonal rainfall prediction. Seasonal rainfall prediction news latest breaking stories. Nigerian meteorological agency nimet channels television.
The nigerian meteorological agency, nimet, will present the seasonal rainfall prediction, srp for 2020 today, the directorgeneral, professor sani abubakar mashi has announced. In order to help policy makers and farmers plan ahead, we wish to announce that this years seasonal rainfall prediction will be unveiled to general public on tuesday, jan. Nimet encouraged all stakeholders to maximize the utilisation of the seasonal rainfall prediction srp report in planning developmental activities around the country. Sani abarshi, directorgeneral, nimet, disclosed this while inspecting and donating meteorological facilities to department o. Nimet has achieved 80% accuracy in its rainfall prediction. Student excursion to nimet for 2017 seasonal rainfall prediction. The nigerian meteorological agency on tuesday released 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction srp report to guide various sectors of the. National weather forecasting and climate research center nnamdi azikwe international airport abuja email. He is the permanent representative of nigeria and member of executive council to the world meteorological organization wmo. The agency predicted in the srp report in abuja that the onset of the growing season expected to be nearnormal. Brace up for hot days, heat waves nimet warns nigerians.
The prediction indicated that in 2016, the rainy season will be characterised by late onset, early cessation and lowerthannormal rainfall in many parts of the country, especially in the. Sep 03, 2016 the nigerian meteorological agency nimet has produced the 2016 edition of the seasonal rainfall prediction srp in fulfilment its mandates of effectively monitoring the weather and climate of nigeria, provision of relevant meteorological information, advisories and early warning services to the various weathersensitive sectors of the nigerian economy. Mar 30, 2017 the 2017 seasonal rainfall prediction by the nimet showed floods may occur in some states in the north and west even as a shorter length of rain is predicted in most part of the country. Palpable fear has continued to grip farmers in abuja and environs following the recent seasonal rainfall prediction by the. Nimet, in its 2017 seasonal rainfall prediction, said heat for too long could cause heat stress. According to the director generalceo of nimet, dr anthony anuforom, the current rainfall prediction indicates that this year, the rainy season in nigeria will be characterised by late onset.
In addition, nimet hinted about severe dry spells after rainfall onset of about 10 to 21 days which may likely occur in the months of june and july in the fringe northern states. Nimet unveils 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction the street. Nimet forecasts low rainfall, early cessation for 2016 the. According nimet, a normal to above normal rainfall is expected generally in the country. Nimet releases 2020 seasonal rainfall prediction nnn. Nigerian meteorological agency nimet on monday, raised alarm of impending severe flooding that could wreak havoc in at least 11 states. Mar, 2018 this was disclosed in abuja on tuesday by the director general of nimet, prof. Seasonal rainfall was unevenly distributed from 20072016. Nimet who released the 2019 seasonal rainfall prediction srp on thursday in abuja said the extreme parts of the north would be the worst hit. Nimet s seasonal rainfall prediction critical for combating climate changeminister. Predicting monthly and seasonal rainfall, onset and cessation of the rainy season in west africa using only surface data article in international journal of climatology 208.
I, therefore, call on all policy and decision makers in the three tiers of government to take these predictions seriously and prepare adequately against any. Nimet pledges timely, accurate, reliable weather information. Haidi sirika at aviation stakeholders forum applauded nimet for its efforts in successfully scaling through the quality management systems qms audit and retained its iso 9001. Sani mashi during the unveiling of the 2018 seasonal rainfall prediction srp. The nigerian meteorological agency nimet, on thursday donated some weather forecast equipment to the university of abuja to upgrade its weather station in gwagwalada. Jan 18, 2020 others, he said, are tourism, sports, health, building and construction, energy sectors among others in the course of the year. While also predicting the length of 2020 growing season to span between 110 and 160 days in the sahelian region of the north and between 210 and 280 days in the south, nimet forecast rainfall.
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