According to data on precipitation in May, the average precipitation in Pyongyang City, Nampho City, and North and South Hwanghae, Kangwon and North Hamgyong provinces was 64.7-100.2 mm, 37-46.3 percent of the average annual precipitation.

So, the zone south of the central west coast and some areas of the east coast are suffering from water shortage now when rice-transplanting is at high peak.

Weather experts said that the areas south of the country's central part would witness little rainfall until June 20.