Xi'an

Shaanxi - China

2025-05-01

Xi an Meteorological Observatory issues orange drought warning

Issue date: 2025-04-25T11:28+08:00

The Xi an Meteorological Observatory issued an orange drought warning signal at 11:28 am on April 25, 2025: Currently, the comprehensive index of meteorological drought in the eastern part of our city has reached the level of mild drought, and the comprehensive index of meteorological drought in the western part has reached the level of severe drought. It is expected that there will still be no significant effective precipitation in the next week, and meteorological drought will continue or develop. Please pay attention to drought prevention and relief work.

Description

It is expected that the meteorological drought index will reach severe drought in the next week (meteorological drought is once in 25-50 years), or more than 40% of crops in a certain county (district) will be affected by drought.

Guidelines

1. Relevant departments and units do a good job of emergency response to drought prevention in accordance with their duties;

2. Relevant departments use emergency standby water sources, dispatch all available water sources within their jurisdiction, and give priority to guaranteeing urban and rural residents' domestic water and livestock drinking water;

3. Reduce urban water supply indicators and give priority to irrigation water for cash crops, and restrict large amounts of agricultural irrigation water;

4. Restrict non-productive high water consumption and service industry water use, and restrict the discharge of industrial sewage;

5. The meteorological department shall conduct artificial precipitation enhancement operations in a timely manner.