TEMPO.CO, Kupang - Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that some areas in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province are currently experiencing extreme drought.
"The areas are around Wulandoni, Lembata District, and Temu Kanatang and Malahar area in East Sumba," said BMKG Head of Class II Climatology Station Kupang Apolinaris Geru in Kupang on Monday on the results of monitoring of Days Without Rain in NTT.
Based on the monitoring results of the Days Without Rain, respectively on May 3, 2018, it was noted that East Nusa Tenggara Province generally experienced the criteria of Days Without Rain with a very long category of (31-60) days.
"But there are some areas that also experience days without rain with extreme drought category of (over 60 days)," he said.
The result of analysis on thirty days rainfall in May 2018, in general, the area of East Nusa Tenggara experiencing rainfall with low category (0-50 mm).
However, in a small portion of North Central Timor District and parts of Manggarai Timur District, it experienced a medium rainfall (51-150 mm).
Regarding the opportunity of ten days rainfall on June 1, he said, based on the prediction map of rainfall opportunity of June 1, it is known that generally NTT region is predicted to have 0-20 mm rainfall chance.
Most area of the Malacca District, a small part of Belu District, and parts of South Timor Tengah District, NTT, are expected to rain between 21-50 mm by 30-80 percent, according to the Apolinaris.
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