Western Taiwan saw least winter rain since 1951: CWABy Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNAWestern Taiwan saw the least rainfall this winter since 1951, with five weather stations across the nation recording the least cumulative rainfall since records began, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said today. Central Weather Administration Weather Forecast Center Director Huang Chun-hsi presents the spring weather forecast at a news conference in Taipei today. The entire main island saw 158.4mm of rain this winter, the fifth-lowest volume since 1951, and only about 60 percent of the climate average of 260.6mm, he said. The season saw just 24.2 days of rain, lower than the average of 32.6 and marking the fourth fewest since 1951, he added. Temperatures from next month to May are forecast to be normal or above normal, while rainfall is expected to be below normal to near normal, Huang said.

Source: Taipei Times February 24, 2026 05:31 UTC