Sokoto, Zamfara, Yobe, Kebbi, Katsina, Niger and some parts of Borno states will experience a severe dry spell in June, the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said.
Dry spell is not the absence of rain but a period when the rain ceases to fall within 10 days or two weeks within a period of normal rainfall.
Director General of NiMet, Professor Mansur Bako Matazu, disclosed this on Tuesday at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Meteorological Research Training and Capacity Building between NiMet and Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State.
Matazu also disclosed that Oyo, Kwara, Ekiti, Plateau and Federal Capital Territory will experience a mild dry spell.
He said the Southeast and South South states will experience normal rainfall apart from Cross River that will experience below normal rainfall.
NiMet DG said the dry spell would have improved in July and August, and the affected states will experience above normal rainfall.
Matazu said farmers should plant appropriate seedlings according to the predictions in order not to incur huge losses.
“Farmers must apply proper planning where drought-resistant seeds are planted within the period.
“It is also important that the farmers follow all the advice and precautionary measures that NiMet offers from time to time in order to mitigate the impact of this temporary dry spell.”
