In February of 2025 grew the flow of Rimac and Chillon Rivers

The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) informed that according to the information provided by the National Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (SENAMHI), during the month of February of 2025, the average flow of Rimac River reached 69,81 m3/s figure that represented an increase of 65.8 % and 37.3 % compared to the same month of the last year and to its historic average, respectively.

In the technical report “Environmental Statistics” it is also stated that the average flow of the Chillon River totalized 13.70 m3/s a higher figure in 61.6 % and 27.6 % compared to the month of February of 2024 and to its historic average, respectively.

During the second month of the year and according to the information provided by the Service of Potable Water and Sewerage Service of Lima (SEDAPAL), the production of potable water totalized 64,388.000 cubic meters, a result that meant a reduction of 6.9 % compared to the registered in the same month of the last year.

During the month of February, the flow of the north Pacific rivers registered a significant increase. In the case of the Jequetepeque River totalized 85,09 m3/s which meant an increase of 477.7 % and 39.9 % compared to the same month of 2024 and to its historic average, respectively. Meanwhile, the flow of the Chira River (219,69 m3/s) grew by 209.9 % compared to the same month of the last year and 34.1 % compared to its historic average.

Meanwhile, the flow of the Calvas River reached 48,01 m3/s greater in 82.0 % compared to the month of February of 2024 and lower in 22.4 % compared to its historic average, respectively. While, the flow of the Tumbes River totalized 360,69 m3/s a higher figure in 45.6 % and 61.1 % compared to the second month of the last year and to its historic average, respectively.

During the month of February of 2025 and according to the information provided by the SENAMHI, in the Llapa station, the average of rainfalls registered in the north zone of the Pacific Ocean watershed reached 322,80 millimeters, which meant an increase of 272.7 % and 93.4 % compared to the same month of the last year and to its historic average, respectively. In the Ayabaca station (476,10 millimeters) increased by 192.6 % and 79.0 % compared to February of 2024 and to its historic average, respectively.

Meanwhile, in Lambayeque – Santa Cruz station (232,40 millimeters) the rainfalls increased 145.1 % and 195.3 % compared to the month of February of 2024 and to its historic average, respectively. It is worth to mention that, in La Cruz station, the rainfalls registered 213,09 millimeters a higher result in 88.2 % and 149.5 % compared to the second month of 2024 and to its historic average.

According to the information provided by the SENAMHI, during the month of February 2025, and according to the monitoring of 13 stations, the departments with greater number of days with frosts were Puno, Arequipa, Tacna, Junín and Pasco.

The greater quantity of frosts was registered in the stations of Crucero Alto (22 days), Macusani (13 days), Pillones and Mazo Cruz (11 days each one), Imata (10 days), Bocatoma (7 days), Cojata (5 days), Tisco, Salinas and Santa Rosa (2 days each one), and the stations of Laive, Cerro de Pasco and Desaguadero (1 day in each case).

During the month of February of 2025 and according to the information of the National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI) were registered 2809 emergencies at national level, a greater figure in 199.5 % compared to the same month of 2024. The emergencies left 28 thousand 275 affected people, 50 thousand 399 affected households, 2 thousand 075 households destroyed and 4 thousand 178 hectares of crops destroyed.

The emergencies were registered in: Cusco (260), Huancavelica (257), Apurímac (251), Ancash (219), Ayacucho (210), Arequipa (207), Amazonas and Huánuco (188 in each case), Cajamarca (160), Lima (148), Pasco (130), La Libertad (123), Piura (98), Ica (68), Junín (48), San Martín and Ucayali (40 each one), Moquegua (33), Tumbes (32), Lambayeque (31), Puno (29), Tacna (26), Loreto y Madre de Dios

(11 each one), and Callao (1).

The emergencies were mainly caused, by heavy rains (1,741), landslide (243), flooding (176), collapse of hill (139), strong winds (121), urban and industrial fires (116), huayco (111), erosion (81), low temperatures (59), electric storm (8), transportation accident in lake (7), plagues and spills of dangerous substances (2 in each one) and avalanche, wildfire and drought (1 in each one).