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Presented by: Henry A. Simpson Liberia Meteorological Service

Regional Workshop on “Climate Information To Enhance Resilience of West African Protected Areas” Freetown, Sierra Leone, 23-25 April 2012. Presented by: Henry A. Simpson Liberia Meteorological Service. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION. Introduction Climate of Liberia

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Presented by: Henry A. Simpson Liberia Meteorological Service

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  1. Regional Workshop on “Climate Information To Enhance Resilience of West African Protected Areas”Freetown, Sierra Leone, 23-25 April 2012 Presented by: Henry A. Simpson Liberia Meteorological Service

  2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION • Introduction • Climate of Liberia • Overview of climate trends in Liberia • List of climate data records available • Conclusion

  3. INTRODUCTION • Liberia is located in West Africa and bounded on the northwest by Sierra Leone, Guinea to the north, Ivory Coast to the east and northeast and Atlantic Ocean on the south. • It covers an area of 38,000 square miles with a coastline of 350 miles.

  4. INTRODUCTION CONT’D • Liberia has a population of 3.5 million people • It has creeks, rivers, shallow of lagoons, swamps and plateau • Liberia has 30% of the forests in West Africa

  5. CLIMATE OF LIBERIA • Liberia has a tropical climate with two seasons: wet and dry • The wet season runs from mid April to mid October. The month of June rain fall and January the lowest. The annual rainfall is approximately 3000mm. • The dry season runs from mid October to mid April. There are intermittent rain fall during this period.

  6. CLIMATE OF LIBERIA CONT’D • The temperature ranges from 27.5 °C to 35.5 °C • The average humidity on the coastal belt is 78% during the wet season • It is liable to drop 50% from December to March when the Harmattan winds blow from the Sahara

  7. OVERVIEW OF CLIMATE TRENDS IN LIBERIA • The wet season runs from late April to mid November • The dry season runs from mid November to late April • Throughout the year, the mean temperature is 27 °C rarely exceeding 36 °C and falling below 20 °C on the coast

  8. OVERVIEW OF CLIMATE TRENDS IN LIBERIA CONT’D • The average relative humidity is 82% during the wet season and drop to 30% or lower between late November and March when the harmattan winds blow from the Sahara

  9. LIST OF CLIMATE DATA RECORDS AVAILABLE • Liberia’s network of meteorological monitoring and forecasting centers were completely destroyed during the years of civil war. • 1936 to 1980 Monthly climate data over the Farmington/Du River • 2002 to present daily climate data at Robert International Airport (RIA)

  10. CONCLUSION • The observed change in climate poses serous challenges which result to extreme weather events such as flood during the wet season, less rainfall and high temperature during the dry season. • A Rise in average temperature across the country continue to cause uncertainty over our agriculture • Health and other sectors.

  11. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

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