Lagos Will Have 263 days Of Heavy Rainfall This Year

It was declared yesterday by the State government of Lagos that the state is expecting 263 days of rainfall this year, with possible strong winds, lightning and thunderstorms.

The report was stated at the presentation for 2014 seasonal rainfall prediction and socio- economic implication for the state as earlier predicted by Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET, held at Ministry’s office, Alausa, Ikeja by Tunji Bello, the state Commissioner for the Environment.

According to the report, the rainstorms will be common for coastal cities, and may be accompanied with flash floods and ocean surges. This would greatly affect those living along flood plains, still the scale of devastation will depend on the activities of people.

Last year, the government announced that rainfall for 249 – 275 days was expected with some intervals.

“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 has since commenced from 14 March, 2014 in Ikeja, with a three days marginal error was given."

Tunji added that: “the strong winds, lighting and thunderstorms which are regular phenomena during the onset and cessation of rainfall was also predicted to occur in stronger magnitude during this year’s raining period.”