AMMAN — The Ministry of Water said Tuesday that rainfall during the current wet season has exceeded 60 per cent of the Kingdom’s long-term annual average of 8.1 billion cubic metres, reaching about 135 per cent of the total rainfall recorded during the previous rainy season.

Assistant Secretary-General of the ministry Omar Salameh described the season as “good and promising,” adding that rainfall levels are significantly higher than those recorded during the same period last year, which stood at 12.4 per cent, and the season before that, which reached 40 per cent.

In remarks to Al Mamlaka, Salameh said that the recent rainfall has led to the filling of seven dams in southern Jordan, as well as Buweida Dam in the northern governorate of Irbid, a “development expected to positively impact agricultural activity and groundwater recharge.”

He expressed optimism that northern dams may also fill by the end of the rainy season.

Despite these positive indicators, Salameh cautioned that Jordan continues to face a water deficit exceeding 450 million cubic metres, underscoring the need for prudent water resource management to maximize the benefits of the current season for agriculture, livestock, and natural springs.

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