Jordan receives 39.6% of annual rainfall average — ministry

AMMAN — The Water Ministry's Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) on Friday announced that the precipitation has raised the long-term annual average to 39.6 per cent, reaching approximately 8.1 billion cubic metres annually. The ministry, in a press statement, said that the total storage in the main dams has risen to 97 million cubic metres, representing 33.7 per cent of their total capacity of 288.128 million cubic metres, the Jordan News, Petra, reported. In the past 24 hours, the highest recorded rainfall was in Ajloun, reaching 42.5 mm.