Lagos State is expected to witness 263 days of rainfall with severe thunderstorms and strong winds this year, says the Lagos State Government.Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello disclosed this Wednesday at a news conference where he presented the 2014 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction and Socio-Economic implication for Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.
At the event held at the Conference Room of the Ministry of the Environment, Bello disclosed that the total length of rainy season for 2014 in Lagos has been predicted to be 263 days with a marginal error of nine days.
“The Seasonal Rainfall Prediction, SRP, rainfall onset date for this year began in the first week of March in the southernmost part of the country and late June in the far northern parts. However, rainfall onset in Lagos Stare commenced from 14 March, 2014 in Ikeja, with a three-day marginal error given,” he explained.
He said the rainy season had been predicted to end between the first week of October and fourth week of December in most parts of the country, noting that the rainfall cessation was predicted to be earlier than normal in most parts of the country, saying that in Lagos, the cessation date was predicted to be 21 December, 2014 with a marginal error of three days.
