INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
decrease from the long-term average of 20.2 mm, according to the Metrological Organization.Over the past week (March 30 -April 5), the
country received a total of 3.9 mm of rain, indicating a 49.9 percent decrease compared to 7.8 mm in the long term, ISNA reported.From the
start of the current water year (September 23, 2024) to April 5, the recorded rainfall amounted to 114.1 mm, which is 37.1 percent less than
181.6 recorded mm in the long-term average.Mazandaran is the only province that has received 2.2 percent more rainfall compared to the
lowest amount of rainfall, receiving 75.9 and 75.4 percent less rain than normal in the current water year, respectively.Tehran province is
also among the provinces that have faced a significant decline in precipitation
252.7 mm of precipitation, showing a 19 percent increase compared to the year before.The low precipitations at the beginning of the previous
water year were worrisome, but the volume of precipitations improved with the passage of time.Due to successive years of drought, the
increase in rainfall amounts did not compensate for the water deficit in the country, some provinces are suffering from water shortage, IRNA
reported.A total of 10 provinces received less than normal rainfall.According to the latest reports, the total amount of recorded rainfall
in the previous water year (ended on September 23) amounted to 252.7 mm, which signifies a 19 percent increase compared to the 212.9 mm rain
