Acting climatologist at the Meteorological Office Kenneth Kerr says T&T can expect a near normal rainfall to slightly above for the month of May.In a telephone interview on Monday, Kerr said: "The last ten days of April were particularly wet and has abated now, but we have episodes of rainfall in different parts of T&T."So we're saying that for the month of May we expect a near normal rainfall to slightly above, but you never could be too certain."
He added, "May is a transition month to the rainy season, therefore normally there is an increase in rainfall activity or events compared to the earlier months of February, March and April."He said the Meteorological Office did predict a near normal to slightly just above normal forecast for the dry season, which had actually panned out.Kerr said even though the dry season was above average, there were two months in particular that appeared to be "fairly dry or ridiculously dry" in February and March.
However, because of the rainy weather in the January and April months and to a lesser extent the end of March, T&T is having a good spell in the dry season so far.He said the rainy season is usually determined based on certain weather features that traverse our region.
Head of corporate communications of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA), Ellen Lewis, meanwhile, said the authority's reservoir levels were well within long-term averages for this time of year.
She said WASA had benefited from recent rainfall activity but the country was still very much in the dry season.Lewis said as such, the authority was continuing to manage demand in line with its available supply position.She said in some parts of the country, WASA has had to revise schedules to deal with the supply shortfall and would continue to monitor the situation and make adjustments to its distribution system as necessary.
Lewis said in areas where the supply was good, consumers are being urged to practise water efficiency and promote water conservation best practices.
