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BMKG tracking, 32 percent of West Java region with no rain for 1-2 months

TIME.CO, Bandung – Up to the first decade or base of August 2023, about 32 percent of the area West Java entered the day criteria without To rain very long. Based on the results of the monitoring of the Geophysics and Meteorology Agency for Climatology (BMKG extension) West Java Climatology Station, rainless days last a very long time 31-60 days.

The locality distribution is parts of northern Sukabumi, Karawang, northern Subang, Indramayu, Cirebon, Majalengka, Kuningan, eastern Sumedang, northern Garut and a small part of central Cianjur and eastern Bandung.

According to West Java Climate Station Head Rakhmat Prasetia, according to the August 1 precipitation analysis update, in general, the precipitation in the West Java region is in the low category. Rainfall conditions of less than 2 inches per baseline cover 96 percent of West Java.

“High rainfall of more than 150 millimeters per day has been observed in a small part of West Bogor,” it said in a written statement on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023.

The high rainfall category is up to 1 percent, while 3 percent is average rainfall of 50-150 millimeters per day. There is no extreme drought category in West Java so far.

As for the forecast for the second rainfall in August, BMKG expects the category to still be low, i.e. less than 50 mm (2 in) per month. This condition covers the entire West Java area. The nature of the rain is generally below normal.

Announcement

BMKG urges residents and related parties to continue to be vigilant and ready to be alert to land potential and clean water shortages.

It was previously reported that only five areas in West Java still had the potential for rain this week. Based on the BMKG forecast for the West Java Climatology Station for August 7-13, 2023, the potential for rain is only two days.

Locally light to moderate rain still has the potential to occur in parts of West Java. Meanwhile, the forecast is heavy to very heavy rain on local scale and short duration, namely Monday, August 7, 2023. The areas are Bogor Regency and City, Sukabumi Regency and City and Cianjur.

While Wednesday, August 9, 2023, the potential for rainy weather in the Regency and Bogor city. Apart from those two days in other areas, there is no risk of heavy to very heavy rain in a short period.

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