Hydrometeorology Service: Precipitation in Baku reached 589% of the monthly norm – ACTUAL WEATHER

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Hydrometeorology Service: Precipitation in Baku reached 589% of the monthly norm – ACTUAL WEATHER

Actual weather as of 11:00 on May 18 has been announced.

According to the information provided to “Elchi” by the National Hydrometeorology Service, intermittent rain and lightning occurred in some parts of the country.

In some areas, precipitation was intensive and heavy. Snow fell in Shahdag.

Although the rain in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula stopped during the night of May 18, precipitation continued in some districts.

The amount of precipitation recorded in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula over the 24-hour period was 116 mm, which accounts for 589% of the monthly norm.

Amount of precipitation in the districts of the republic: 38 mm in Zaqatala, 36 mm in Saribash (Qakh), 26 mm in Qabala, 25 mm in Neftchala, 24 mm in Kishchay (Sheki), 22 mm in Gobustan, 15 mm in Shabran and Khizi, 14 mm in Oghuz, 12 mm in Khaltan and Qusar, 11 mm in Dashkasan, 9 mm in Quba, 8 mm in Shahdag, 7 mm in Qriz and Shamakhi, 5 mm in Shahbuz, 4 mm in Bilasuvar, Lerik, Khinalig, and Gadabay, 2 mm in Ismayilli, Khachmaz, and Tartar, and 1 mm in Nakhchivan, Sharur, Naftalan, Balakan, Beylagan, Imishli, Sabirabad, Yardimli, Astara, Aghdam, Jalilabad, Kalbajar, Lachin, Qubadli, Shusha, Khankendi, Khojaly, and Fuzuli.