Department of Science and Technology
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration
Monthly Philippine Agro-climatic Review and Outlook

October 2024

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  • During the month of October, the weather systems that affected the country were the easterlies, shear line, intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), northeasterly windflow, southwest monsoon, two (2) tropical cyclones, low pressure area (LPA), and localized thunderstorms (Figure 1).
  • Super Typhoon "JULIAN" (with international name, KRATHON), was active from September 27 to October 4, 2024. It developed east of Batanes and made landfall or approached that area on September 30. It reached the super typhoon category on the morning of October 1 before exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility. However, on October 3 in the morning, it re-entered PAR as a typhoon and made landfall on Southern Taiwan. It then weakened into LPA and exited PAR on October 4 in the vicinity of Neihu District, Taiwan. The highest Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) raised was Signal No. 4. According to the NDRRMC Situation Report No. 22, Super Typhoon "JULIAN" affected a total of 27,273 farmers and fisherfolks with an estimated cost of Php 607,376,361.8 damage to agriculture.
  • STS “KRISTINE” (with international name, TRAMI) entered the PAR as a tropical depression on October 21 and intensified into a tropical storm the next day (October 22). It further strengthened into a severe tropical storm on October 23 before its landfall on Isabela and exited the PAR on October 25. Many areas in CALABARZON experienced flood and landslides due to the heavy rains brought by STS “KRISTINE”. On the other hand, STY “LEON” (with international name, KONG-REY) entered the PAR on October 26 as tropical storm. It intensified into a severe tropical storm on October 28 and became a typhoon on October 29. It reached the super typhoon category on October 30 while it was on close approach to Batanes. According to the NDRRMC Situation Report No. 27, STS “KRISTINE” (October 21 – 27) and STY “LEON” (October 26 – November 1) affected 111,411 farmers and fisherfolks, resulting to an estimated cost of Php 5,913,505,507.24. A total of 841 areas were recorded to have flood incidents mostly in areas of Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, SOCCSKSARGEN, Caraga, BARMM, and National Capital Region.
  • Significant weakening of the southwest monsoon was observed prior to the termination on 07 October 2024.
  • As shown in Figure 1, most parts of Luzon and Visayas received near to above normal rainfall, except in southern Palawan, Central Visayas and some areas in Eastern Visayas with occurrences of below normal rainfall. Mindanao experienced below to near normal rainfall except in Basilan, and some areas in Zamboanga City and Misamis Oriental with above normal rainfall conditions. Pili, Albay (1,087.9 mm) recorded the highest rainfall amount for the month of October, followed by Daet, Camarines Norte (912.2 mm) and Sorsogon (811.4 mm).

SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION
  • Wet – Most of Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, National Capital Region, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Bohol, most of Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga del Sur, Misamis Oriental, Davao City, Surigao del sur, andt BARMM
  • Moist – La Union, Central Visayas, Southern Leyte, Zamboanga del Norte, Bukidnon, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, and Agusan del Norte
  • Dry – Rest of the country

TEMPERATURE
  • Near- to way above-average mean surface air temperatures were observed in most parts of the country, except in the northern part of Palawan which experienced below average temperature.
  • Hinatuan City recorded the highest maximum temperature of 36.7°C (October 25) while the coldest temperature was recorded in BSU La Trinidad Synoptic Station at 15.2°C (October 16).

FARM OPERATIONS
• Land and Seedbed Preparations
• Planting and Transplanting
• Fertilizer Application
• Weed Management
• Pest and diseases management		 • Water management
• Harvesting
• Post-harvest
• Cleaning and management
• Field monitoring
The agricultural technicians, farmers, and farm enthusiasts may continue to browse some tips and additional knowledge on potential crop production, early warning for pest and disease infestations and water management strategies for specific areas by visiting the website of Department of Agriculture in their respective regions. For daily farm weather and climate conditions, you may visit PAGASA website (https://pagasa.dost.gov.ph/
CROP STAGES REGION/CROPS
  • Land and Seedbed Preparation (including preparation for garden plot, urban gardening, and upland farms), (irrigated and rainfed farms)
  • Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, Bicol Region, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN
  • Planting and Transplanting (broadcasting / direct seeding – for rice, corn, conventional way/ by rows - other cash crops)
  • Rice – Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Northern Mindanao
Vegetative Stage (tillering, head development)
  • Rice – Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Caraga, and BARMM
  • Corn – Cagayan Valley, CALABARZON, Northern Mindanao
  • lettuce, mustard, ampalaya, mung bean, string bean, malunggay, chayote, pechay, okra, upo, patola, ginger, cassava, sweet potato, eggplant, tomato, ginger, cabbage, potato, celery, kangkong, kinchay, onion leeks, broccoli, radish, long pepper, cauliflower, sweet pepper, chayote, squash, Baguio beans, carrot, spinach, parsley, mung bean, chili pepper, cabbage, cucumber, peanut, winged bean, lemongrass, pandan, camote tops, aloe vera, bok choy, fern leaves, taro, arrowroot, alugbati, batao, cadios, ube, radish, yam, turmeric, onion, onion leeks, turmeric, abaca, rubber, soybean, tobacco, pili, santol, papaya, banana, coconut, mushroom, pineapple, coffee, lemon, strawberry, avocado, orange, longgan, jackfruit, guyabano, honeydew, cacao, calamansi, guava, lanzones, guyabano, rambutan, tamarind, jackfruit, dragon fruit, cashew, star apple, sineguelas, atis, kamias, cotton, sugarcane, pomelo, durian, marang, dalandan, mangosteen,
Reproductive Stage (Heading – rice; Tasseling/Silking – corn)
  • Rice – Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Caraga, and BARMM
  • Corn – Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, and BARMM
  • Maturing/Ripening
  • Rice – Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, Caraga, and BARMM
  • Corn – Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, and BARMM
Harvesting Stage
  • Rice – Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, SOCCSKSARGEN, Caraga, and BARMM
  • Corn – Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Bicol Region, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, SOCCSKSARGEN, and BARMM
  • Ampalaya, potato, string bean, pechay, squash, eggplant, tomato, okra, peanut, mung bean, onion, garlic, ginger, sweet potato, cassava, cucumber, cabbage, broccoli, lettuce, chayote, cauliflower, celery, radish, upo, chili pepper, onion leeks, carrot, beets, patola, mushroom, mustard, malunggay, kangkong, banana blossom, alugbati, camote tops, spinach, bok choy, fern leaves, taro, cadios, snap beans, habichuelas, sweet pepper, lima bean, green onions, long pepper, lemongrass, ube, sugarcane, papaya, banana, calamansi, lanzones, rambutan, strawberry, guyabano, orange, longgan, coffee, lemon, honeydew, coconut, atis, passion fruit, durian, dragon fruit, turnip, melon, pineapple, pili nut, mangosteen, avocado, watermelon, cacao, jackfruit, pomelo, dalandan, marang, mango,
Agroclimatic Outlook for November 2024
  • The weather systems that will likely affect the country during the month of November are the Northeast (NE) Monsoon, ridge of high pressure areas (HPAs), shearline, frontal system, easterlies, low pressure areas (LPAs), localized thunderstorms, and one or two (1 or 2) tropical cyclones (TC) may enter or develop inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
  • As shown in Figure 2, most parts of the country may experience above to near normal rainfall conditions.
  • The weather systems that will likely affect the country during the month of November are the Northeast (NE) Monsoon, ridge of high pressure areas (HPAs), shearline, frontal system, easterlies, low pressure areas (LPAs), localized thunderstorms, and one or two (1 or 2) tropical cyclones (TC) may enter or develop inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
  • As shown in Figure 2, most parts of the country may experience above to near normal rainfall conditions.
FARM ADVISORY
Prolonged rainfall may create a favorable environment for grain-sucking rice bugs (Liptocorisa), which can become abundant and attack at any time. Be vigilant—regularly inspect your rice fields and consult with your local agriculturist for precautionary measures. Livestock and domesticated animals are susceptible to contracting diseases during rainy periods, especially during La Niña. Ensure that animal shelters are clean, dry, and well-ventilated. Keep goats and other ruminants in barns, protected from drafts, and provided with solid, clean floors. Offer them cut grass or hay to maintain their energy and protect against pneumonia.

PAGASA will continue to closely monitor the climate conditions that may affect the country and updates shall be issued as appropriate. For further information, please contact the Climatology and Agrometeorology Division (CAD) at telephone number 8284-0800, local 4915.

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