The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) estimates there is still potential rainfall in the Greater Jakarta area until mid-February 2013

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The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) estimates there is still potential rainfall in the Greater Jakarta area until mid-February 2013.

"Until mid-February 2013, there is still potential rainfall in the Greater Jakarta area so we still need to be vigilant," said Deputy Climatology BMKG, Widada Sulistya in Jakarta, Sunday (27/01/2013).

Widada Sulistya said in Jakarta and surrounding this year's peak rainy season in mid-January to mid-February.

According to him, rainfall is at its peak also became the highest rainfall in recent years, or may be above normal.

"Rainfall indicated relatively higher than a few years ago or above normal," he said.

Flooding that occurred on January 17, 2013 in Jakarta and surrounding areas, he said, because of the accumulation of rain in the last 10 days which makes a high rainfall above normal.

Similar potential, said Widada Sulistya, is still possible in the next month until mid-February 2013.

It expects, the odds of the highest intensity rainfall occurs in the period between mid-January to mid-February 2013.

Previous BMKG has also announced that the potential for an increase in high-intensity rainfall likely to occur on the island of Java at the weekend the third week of January.

The agency monitors the strength of the Asian Monsoon activity were factors in the formation of wind meeting area that extends from southern Sumatra, Java, Nusa Tenggara to the area in which the science of meteorology is a potential area for growth of rain clouds.