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Rainfall this year above average, more typhoons possible

It is likely that one or two more typhoons could directly affect Vietnam from the East Sea this year as rainfall is well above average in many localities, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Weather Forecasting (NCHMF).
Rainfall this year above average, more typhoons possible ảnh 1Heavy rain submerged many roads in Dien Bien Phu city, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien in June this year. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — It is likely that one or two moretyphoons could directly affect Vietnam from the East Sea this year as rainfallis well above average in many localities, according to the National Centrefor Hydro-Meteorological Weather Forecasting (NCHMF).

Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the NCHMF, said that October rainfallin the central and south-central regions was about 20-50% higher than average,while Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang had between 70 and 100% more rainfall. 

The total rainfall from the beginning of this year in thenorth-east, north central and southern coastal areas has also been higher thanusual, by 10-20%.

In some places, this rate is 20-40%.

However, rainfall in the remaining areas was 10-20% lower thanaverage.

Lam said the central region is still in the rainy season. 

Statistics show that the total rainfall in November in the centralregion is about 500-700mm. Rainfall in the central and south central regions isforecast to be higher than average, at about 200-400mm. Quang Nam and Quang Ngaiprovinces will have approximately 500mm of rain, while rainfall could be under100mm in the south-central region. 

December is thought to have little rain.

Typhoons and tropical depressions could still appear in the EastSea next month.

It is forecast that the cold spell in this year’s winter issimilar to other years.

"Cold spells will come by the second half of December. Afterthat, serious cold days will be in January and the first half of February,”said Lam. /.
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