NIGERIA (Lagos)—The Lagos State Government has revealed that a total of 263 days of rainfall is expected this year in the state.

This was said by the state Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, while presenting the year 2014 annual seasonal rainfall prediction and socio-economic implication for the state as earlier predicted by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET, held at the Ministry’s Office in Alausa, Ikeja.

It was gathered that the rainfall would be common over the coastal cities areas with occasional flash flood and ocean surges that would greatly affect persons living along the flood plains, but the magnitude of devastation shall depend on the activities of the people.

“The Seasonal Rainfall Prediction, SRP, rainfall onset date for this year began in the first week of March in the southernmost part of the country and late June in the far northern parts. However, rainfall onset in Lagos Stare has since commenced from 14 March, 2014 in Ikeja, with a three days marginal error was given.

“The strong winds, lighting and thunderstorms which are regular phenomena during the onset and cessation of rainfall was also predicted to occur in stronger magnitude during this year’s raining period,” he stated.