Cambodia has a high likelihood of experiencing hotter conditions but receiving above-normal rainfall

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The El Niño, La Niña, and Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Forecast indicates that the El Niño event developing remains high until early 2024, typically causing warmer conditions in the region. According to the seasonal forecast for the period between August to October 2023 of International Research Institute (IRI) of Columbia University and European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).

 

Cambodia has high likelihood to experience hotter conditions but to receive above-normal rainfall amount – which may adversely impact agricultural production during this period. Favorable rainfall and temperatures in July 2023 improved vegetation conditions, which remained normal to above-normal in most parts of the country. However, the vegetation situations in northwestern parts of the country still remains slightly below-normal.

 

According to the official Facebook page of the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, by July 2023, the total area of wet-season paddy cultivation was about 2.45 million hectares which  represented 93.8% of the annual plan in 2023, and it was 5.4% higher than the same period last year.

 

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