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In the southern part of Ghana, there is a bi-modal rainy season: April through June and September through November. [5] Squalls occur in the northern part of Ghana during March and April, followed by occasional rain until August and September, when the rainfall reaches its peak. [5] Rainfall ranges from 78 to 216 centimeters (31 to 85 inches) a ...
The agency was established in 2004 by The Ghana Metrological Agency Act, 2004 Act 682 to replace the Ghana Meteorological Service Department, [3] the latter was established in 1937 in the Gold Coast. Observation of weather patterns started in the 1830s around Aburi Gardens in the Eastern Region by the Basel Mission .
Climate change in Ghana is impacting the people in Ghana in several ways as the country sits at the intersection of three hydro-climatic zones. [1] Changes in rainfall, weather conditions and sea-level rise [2] will affect the salinity of coastal waters. This is expected to negatively affect both farming and fisheries. [3]
Per the World Bank (2017) [1] [2]; Country mm/ year) Continent 1 Colombia 3,240: South America: 2 São Tomé and Príncipe 3,200: Africa Tuvalu 3,200: Oceania: 3 Papua New Guinea 3,142 ...
Rainfall in these regions averages between 300 and 600 millimeters (11.8 and 23.6 in) per year, with lower amounts across Baja California Norte. Average rainfall totals are between 600 and 1,000 millimeters (23.6 and 39.4 in) in most of the major populated areas of the southern altiplano, including Mexico City and Guadalajara.
The climate of Africa is a range of climates such as the equatorial climate, the tropical wet and dry climate, the tropical monsoon climate, the semi-arid climate (semi-desert and steppe), the desert climate (hyper-arid and arid), the humid subtropical climate, and the subtropical highland climate. Temperate climates are rare across the ...
Climate change may affect the quantity and quality of water available for human consumption at a given time, [10] as well as for agriculture, industry, and hydropower. Temperature increases may decrease river runoff , and changes in precipitation may affect both runoff and groundwater recharge. [ 11 ]
A Köppen climate classification map of Ghana. Ghana's topography. Ghana is characterized in general by low physical relief. The Precambrian rock system that underlies most of the nation has been worn down by erosion almost to a plain. [1] The highest elevation in Ghana, Mount Afadja in the Akwapim-Togo Ranges, rises 880 metres (2,890 ft) above ...