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Drought to Be Anticipated in Some Areas of DPRK

Pyongyang, April 30 (KCNA) -- According to information from the State Hydro-meteorological Administration, the April temperature of this year was 2.3 Celsius degrees higher than the average one in the whole country and the precipitation was 44 percent of the average. In particular, some areas of North and South Hwanghae and South Hamgyong provinces had very little rain.

Mostly hot and dry weather is forecast in early and late May owing to the migratory anticyclone and the weather will vary relatively in mid-May owing to an alternation of the migratory anticyclone and the low pressure trough.

The nationwide forecast precipitation till early May is about 4 to 8 mm and the temperature 0.5 to 0.8 degrees higher than the average. And middle southern areas in the west coast with South and North Hwanghae provinces as the main will have little rainfall, witnessing drought.