Head of JMD says autumn rainfall poor so far

AMMAN — The head of Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD), Raed Al-Khattab, Monday said that the rainy season so far this year has been weak, Al-Ghad News reported.اضافة اعلان

Khattab blamed this on climate change, and added that despite the less than average amount of rainfall, the Kingdom has witnessed many air masses moving through in recent weeks.

However, Khattab said that it is not yet time to judge the strength of the next rainy season, as the rainy season extends until mid-May.

He expressed his optimism about the upcoming winter season, adding that the area of Ras Munif had seen the largest share of rainfall in the past couple of days with rain reaching 4mm.

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