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| | Special Report: DPRK |
 | | The annual average rainfall is 1054 mm, ranging from 616-979 mm in the North and North-eastern areas (Changang, Ryanggang, North and South Hamgyong) to 880-1302 mm in the Centre, South-west and South-east (North and South Pyongan, Nampo, Pyongyang, North and South Hwanghae, Kaesong and Kangwon). |
 | | In South Hwanghae, South Pyongan and Kaesong, the good rains since mid-June were followed by heavy precipitation from July through mid-August, but, then, were interrupted till end of September. |
 | | This year's temperature pattern (and reportedly, the length of the sunshine hours) in most places of the major producing areas has been favourable for both paddy and maize crops during the critical stages of their growth cycles (germination and flowering). |
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