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2025-05-27 16:20
Lake Urmia’s level 23cm above lowest recorded ever
TEHRAN – The current level of Lake Urmia amounts to 1270.27 meters, which is 23 centimeters more than the lowest figure recorded so far.
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2025-04-08 16:12
Less than normal, normal rainfall forecast for next six weeks
TEHRAN – According to Metrological Organization, average precipitation is projected to be less than normal from April 8 to 20, and normal from April 21 to May 18.
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2025-03-12 15:06
Normal, less than normal precipitation forecast for a month
TEHRAN –Average rainfall is forecasted to be less than normal from March 10 to April 4 and normal from April 5 to 20, according to the Metrological Organization.
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2025-03-02 14:54
Rainfall declines by 42 percent
TEHRAN – From the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2024) to February 28, 78.8 mm of rainfall has been recorded in the country, a 42.9 percent decrease from the long-term average of 137.9 mm, according to the Metrological Organization.
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2025-01-07 15:17
Normal, lower-than-normal rainfall projected for next six weeks
TEHRAN – According to Metrological Organization, average precipitation is forecast to be normal and less than normal in the next six weeks, from January 6 to February 18.
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2024-12-31 15:49
Below-average rainfall forecasted for next six weeks
TEHRAN –According to Metrological Organization, average precipitation is projected to be less than normal from December 30 to February 18.
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2024-12-24 15:28
Normal, less than normal rainfall forecast for first half of winter
TEHRAN –Average rainfall is forecasted to be normal and, in some areas, less than normal for December 21-February 2, according to Metrological Organization.
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2024-11-26 14:55
Rainfall decreases by 20% in two months yr/yr
TEHRAN –Since the beginning of the current water year (September 22) till November 23, rainfall across the country amounted to 25.4 mm, indicating a 20-percent decrease compared to 31.7 mm recorded in the same period last year.
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2024-09-23 16:03
Water year ends with receiving 252.7mm of precipitation
TEHRAN –The water year (September 22, 2023 - September 22, 2024) came to an end with receiving 252.7 millimeters of precipitation, showing a 19 percent increase compared to a year before.
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2024-04-30 15:36
Rainfall declines by 12% compared to long-term avearge
TEHRAN –Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2023) till April 27, a total of 178.8 mm of rainfall has been recorded in the country, a 12.8 percent decrease from the long-term average of 205.1 mm, according to Metrological Organization.
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2024-04-16 15:30
Normal rainfall expected for next six weeks
TEHRAN – Normal rainfall is expected for the next six weeks, ending on May 26th, all over the country, according to the National Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center.
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2024-04-13 15:26
Rainfall drops by over 20% in long term
TEHRAN –Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2023), the country has received 150.2 mm of rainfall representing a 20.7 percent decrease compared to the long-term average of 189.3 mm, according to Metrological Organization.
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2024-04-03 15:01
Normal, above-normal rainfall forecast by mid-May
TEHRAN –The Meteorological Research Center has predicted an average normal to above-normal rainfall for the country over the six weeks ending May 12.
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2024-02-18 16:29
Long-term weekly precipitation increases by 85%
TEHRAN – An average of 15.8 millimeters of rainfall was recorded in the country in the week ended on February 16, showing an increase of 85 percent compared to the average long-term rainfall of 8.5 mm, according to the Meteorological Organization.
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2024-02-05 16:11
Precipitation still facing deficit despite recent rainfalls
TEHRAN – The country is still facing a deficit in precipitation of more than 43 percent compared to normal conditions despite recent rainfalls, the Meteorological Organization has said.
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2023-12-31 15:06
Seminar to discuss role of regional factors in low rainfalls
TEHRAN –The first scientific seminar on the role of probable regional factors in lowering the volume of rainfalls in the country will be held this week.
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2023-09-25 15:28
Moderate to severe drought recorded in past 3 years
TEHRAN- According to the data released by the Meteorological Organization, most parts of the country were affected by moderate to severe drought over the past three crop years.
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2023-09-04 15:24
Growing El Niño anomaly increasing precipitation: expert
TEHRAN- According to the latest data, the rapidly growth of El Niño anomaly is expected to have a strong impact on increasing precipitation, Ahad Vazifeh, the head of the National Center for Drought and Crisis Management, has said.
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2023-01-23 19:32
Iranian society vulnerable to climate change for over 4,000 years: study
TEHRAN – A team of researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have studied historical variations in precipitation and vegetation in southeastern Iran, close to the archeological site in Konar Sandal, over the last 4,000 years.
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2022-07-23 11:04
21 killed, tens affected as flooding hits southern Iran
TEHRAN - A devastating flood in the city of Estahban, southern Fars province, has left 21 people dead, as rescuers are continuing to hunt for two missing people.
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2022-04-18 17:47
Iran short of rain by 29%
TEHRAN – Since the beginning of the current crop year (September 23, 2021), precipitation has dropped by 29 percent compared to a year ago, Sadeq Ziaeian, director of the national center for drought and crisis management, affiliated with the Meteorological Organization, has said.
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2022-03-13 18:08
Precipitation 15.5% less than normal in Iran
TEHRAN – Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2021), the country has received rainfall 15.5 percent below normal.