precipitation

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  • Drought persists despite intensified precipitation 2025-12-31 14:16

    Drought persists despite intensified precipitation

    TEHRAN – Despite recent heavy rainfalls, water resources in the country are still under pressure, with a large part of the country grappling with drought.

  • Rainfall drops by over 88% in long term 2025-12-07 15:54

    Rainfall drops by over 88% in long term

    TEHRAN – Since the beginning of the current water year, September 23, until December 5, a total of 4.7 mm of rainfall has been recorded in the country, indicating an 88.4-percent decline from the long-term figure of 40.2 mm, according to the Meteorological Organization.

  • Water year ends with some 40% less rain 2025-09-24 15:26

    Water year ends with some 40% less rain

    TEHRAN –The previous water year (September 22, 2024 – September 22, 2025) came to an end with 142.3 mm of precipitation, showing a 39.4 percent drop compared to the long-term figure of 234.9 mm.

  • Summer rainfall drops by 43% in long term 2025-09-06 15:49

    Summer rainfall drops by 43% in long term

    TEHRAN – Since the beginning of the summer, June 22, until September 4, a total of 4.9 mm of rainfall has been recorded in the country, indicating a 43-percent decrease from the long-term figure of 8.5 mm, according to the Meteorological Organization.

  • Rainfall declines by almost 40% 2025-07-14 15:58

    Rainfall declines by almost 40%

    TEHRAN – From the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2024) to July 12, precipitation across the country amounted to 136.3 mm, indicating a 39.7 percent decrease from the long-term average of 226.1 mm recorded in the same period, according to the Meteorological Organization.

  • Less than normal rainfall forecast for next 6 months 2025-06-25 15:04

    Less than normal rainfall forecast for next 6 months

    TEHRAN – Precipitation in the remaining months of the year until early December is forecast to be less than normal, according to the Meteorological Organization.

  • Rainfall drops by over 40% in current water year 2025-06-07 15:57

    Rainfall drops by over 40% in current water year

    TEHRAN – From the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2024) till June 2, precipitation across the country amounted to 131.5 mm, indicating a 40.4 percent decrease from the long-term average of 220.7 mm, recorded in the same period, according to the Meteorological Organization.

  • Lake Urmia’s level 23cm above lowest recorded ever 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.