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Opi Environment. Nigeria has three distinct climatic zones. [2] According to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, it is mainly tropical. It can be categorized into three including the tropical monsoon climate in the southern part, the tropical savannah climate, and Sahelian hot and semi-arid climate in the northern parts of the country. [2]
The southern region of Nigeria experiences a double rainfall maxima with two high peaks. The first rainy season starts in March, ending in June. The August break, a short dry season, follows, followed by a short rainy season in September and a long dry season in October. [8] Köppen climate classification map of Nigeria
Starting in March 2023, Nigeria experienced a series of flooding events that led to nationwide disruptions, but with concentrated economic effects in southern Nigeria. The increased flood season was first predicted by a seasonal report in January 2023 by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) predicted an early commencement of rain.
Climate change was the reason behind the flood that took place in Southern Nigeria in 2012. The flood was responsible for the loss of houses, farms, farm produce, properties and lives. According to the statistics released in 2014 by National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), about 5,000 houses and 60 homes were affected in a windstorm that ...
The rainy season on the Mambilla Plateau is associated with frequent and heavy rainfall because of orographic activities on the plateau involving moist winds from the south Atlantic Ocean in southern Nigeria and the steep escarpments of the plateau. The Mambilla Plateau receives over 1850 millimetres of rainfall annually. [11]
Nigeria: 46.5 °C (115.7 °F) ... Most consecutive days with measurable rain a day with at least 0.01 inches ... (477 mi) on 29 April 2020 in the southern United ...
More than 100 prisoners have escaped from a medium security prison in Nigeria after heavy rainfall destroyed part of the facility, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) said in a press release ...
This is a list of countries by average annual precipitation. List. Per the World Bank (2017) [1] [2] Country mm/ year) Continent 1 ... Nigeria: 1,150: Africa 82