Amman: Director of the Jordan Meteorological Department Raed Khattab announced that rainfall recorded across the Kingdom since the onset of the fifth weather depression on Monday evening through 9 a.m. Wednesday has significantly increased cumulative rainfall for the current rainy season, reaching between 1 percent and 32 percent of the overall seasonal average.
According to Jordan News Agency, Khattab highlighted that the highest rainfall totals were observed in the central and northern regions, as well as parts of the southwestern areas. Notably, the University of Jordan weather station in Amman registered the highest amount during the depression, recording 73 millimeters, equivalent to 14 percent of its overall seasonal average. The Salt weather station followed closely with 69.9 millimeters, also 14 percent of its seasonal average, while the Ras Munif station in Ajloun recorded 63.7 millimeters, representing 11 percent of its seasonal average. In the capital, the Al Hussein Gardens monitoring station recorded 63 millimeters, or 13 percent of its seasonal average.
In the southwestern regions, the al-Rabba monitoring station in Karak recorded the highest rainfall, totaling 46.8 millimeters, equivalent to 14 percent of its seasonal average. Meanwhile, the Queen Alia International Airport monitoring station reached the highest proportion of its seasonal average achieved, reaching 32 percent, with total rainfall of 47.3 millimeters.
Khattab noted that the Zarqa monitoring station has reached its full seasonal average earlier than stations in the southern Jordan Valley, indicating a significant climatic trend for this time of year. He also mentioned that the central and eastern regions are nearing their seasonal averages, having reached about 91 percent of their annual average to date.
He further explained that climate data from the Jordan Meteorological Department show that the current winter season's rainfall intensity, measured by total precipitation and the number of rainy days, is the highest recorded for the same period since the 2012-2013 winter season. He referenced that during that season, the Suweileh monitoring station recorded its highest 24-hour rainfall on record at 150 millimeters on January 7, 2013.