BMKG Records 13 Seasonal Zones In NTT Already Entering The Rainy Season, Farmers Are Asked To Prepare Land Well

Illustration - Rains in Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA DOC)

KUPANG - Kupang Climatology Station, Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said as many as 13 season zones (zom) in the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) region have now entered the rainy season.

"Of the 21 zom in NTT, there are 13 zom that have entered the rainy season based on basic climatic conditions (dasa daily)," said Kupang Class II Climatology Station Head Rahmattulloh Adji in Kupang as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, December 7.

He said this was related to the basic climate information in the NTT region which was updated as of November 30, 2021. Adji said that the 12 zones in NTT that had entered the rainy season were zom 241 in the western part of West Manggarai Regency, zom 242 in the northern part of West Manggarai, Manggarai, East Manggarai, and northern Ngada.

Next, 243 zom for the southeastern part of West Manggarai, as well as the southern part of Manggarai, East Manggarai, and Nagekeo, as well as the southern and southeastern parts of Ngada.

244 zom for the central area of Ngada and Nagekeo, western Ende, 245 zom for the northern part of Nagekeo and Ende, and western Sikka, 246 zom for the southern part of Ende, 252 zom for Southwest Sumba, West Sumba, and western Central Sumba.

In addition, 253 zom for the eastern part of Central Sumba, and the central part of East Sumba, 255 zom for the southern part of East Sumba, 256 zom for the Sabu Raijua area, 261 zom for the eastern part of Kupang Regency, and for the western part of South Central Timor, and for the 262 zom for the northern part of Kupang. and the western part of South Central Timor, as well as the eastern part of North Central Timor and the northern part of Belu.

Rahmattulloh explained that the other seasonal zones are still in transition because the rains that have occurred have not yet entered the criteria for the rainy season.

He appealed to farmers in the zom area, which has entered the rainy season, to prepare the land well so that they can produce plants suitable for the rainy season to avoid crop failure.

On the other hand, he said, the public also needs to increase vigilance, especially when there is high-intensity rain that can potentially trigger hydrometeorological disasters such as floods and landslides.