Good rainfall continues to shower north

Good rainfall continues to shower north ILENI NANDJATO

Good rainfall has been recorded for about seven consecutive days in the northern areas of Namibia.

Many are preparing their mahangu fields for the crop season, while those who started tilling the land as of November are already in full swing.

Paulina Mufeti, the head of the hydrology unit at the agriculture ministry, told Namibian Sun yesterday that despite the good rainfall, no signs of floods have been detected yet.

In some parts, rain has been recorded every day of the New Year, while many areas also received good rainfall in December.

According to information received from the Namibia Meteorological Service, the Ondangwa area tops the range as it recorded rainfall for 12 days in December and also recorded the highest rainfall of 65.2mm, followed by Oshakati with 51.6mm.

Ondangwa recorded its first rainfall for last month on 1 December, which was 4.5mm, followed by 65.2mm on 4 December and 18.5mm the next day.

The town also recorded high rainfall towards the end of last month, with 33.3mm, 21mm and 11.4mm on the last three days of December respectively.

Oshakati recorded its first rainfall for last month, 15.4mm, on 2 December, followed by 51.6mm on 5 December and 6.2mm the following day.

Okongo in the Ohangwena Region recorded its highest rainfall of 32mm on 2 December, followed by 31mm on 6 December, 15.5mm on 17 December and 24.5mm on 18 December, while Eenhana recorded less than a millimetre on 5 and 16 December.

In the Omusati Region, Okahao recorded the highest rainfall of 27.4mm on 5 December and 10mm the following day. On 1, 2, 19 and 20 December, it recorded less than 10mm, while Outapi only recorded 0.3mm on 3 December.

Omuthiya in the Oshikoto Region recorded rainfall of 9mm on 6 December, 0.6mm on 19 December and 16mm on 20 December.

IN FULL SWING: Subsistence farmers in the north are preparing for the 2020 crop season as rain continues to pour in the area.

PHOTO: ILENI NANDJATO