Rain finally fell in Bantul Regency today. The area had previously\nrecorded Indonesia\u2019s longest period without rainfall.<\/p>\n
Rain began in parts of Bantul last night, but was initially uneven.\nThis morning, rainfall became widespread across the regency.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, it rained last night, but not everywhere. This morning the rain\nwas widespread across Bantul. So, after more than four months, it has\nfinally rained,\u201d Bantul Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) secretary\nRibut Bimo Haryo Tejo told detikJogja on Saturday (24 October 2026).<\/p>\n
Ribut said he hoped the rain would continue rather than last for just\none day, as rainfall could replenish residents\u2019 dry wells.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on past experience, one to three bouts of rain are not enough\nto restore water in wells. It takes at least a month to replenish them,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
For that reason, BPBD Bantul will continue delivering clean water\nuntil residents\u2019 wells have fully recovered.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue providing clean-water deliveries until residents\u2019\nwells have fully recovered,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Previously, the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) was reported by\nthe Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) as the\nprovince with the longest period without rain, at 161 days. The longest\ndry spell was recorded in Bantul Regency.<\/p>\n
Dr Mamenun, head of BMKG\u2019s Yogyakarta Class II Climatology Station,\nsaid the 161-day period without rain was recorded at the rainfall\nmonitoring post and the Pajangan Agricultural Extension Centre (BPP) in\nBantul.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe longest period in Indonesia was indeed recorded at the BPP\nPajangan post in Bantul Regency. It is the longest when compared with\nmonitoring points in every province,\u201d Mamenun told detikJogja on Monday\n(19 October 2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe longest dry spell recorded was 161 days at the BPL Pajangan\nmonitoring post in Bantul. This is the data updated for the first\nten-day period of October,\u201d she added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/rain-finally-falls-in-bantul-1792824616", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }