DAVAO CITY (PIA) — Above normal rainfall will persist in Davao region under La Niña condition until April 2025, an official of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday.
During the Davao Region Online Synthesis System (DROSS) Workshop on February 4, PAGASA Davao Weather Specialist Bema Tajones delivered the Weather Outlook for February to July 2025, as of January 22.
“The La Niña condition increases the likelihood of having above normal conditions which could lead to adverse impacts such heavy rainfall, flash floods, rain-induced landslides in highly vulnerable areas,” Tajones emphasized.
In the report of the Office of Civil Defense – Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council XI (OCD-RDRRMC XI), several flooding incidents in the region took the lives of three individuals, and displaced more than 500 families due to the La Niña condition coupled with the different weather conditions like the Easterlies and Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
Tajones said that the La Niña is ‘short-lived’ adding that a transition to El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral condition is likely to happen during the months of May to July 2025, which may bring near normal rainfall to the region.
The weather specialist also noted that four to ten tropical cyclones may enter or develop in the Philippine area of responsibility from February to July.
Tajones also said that the cyclones will have lesser impact in the region based on the historical data on the path of previous cyclones.
“In the Davao region, we are greatly affected by tropical cyclones (that enter or develop in the Philippine area of responsibility) in the first and last quarter of the year,” she said. (PIA Davao de Oro/mlu)
