2. • Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to
the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or
dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.
• Inclement weather threatens our
area worship services, ministries, Bible
studies and other activities may be
canceled.
It is increasingly recognized that
worship centres are a precious resource
which play a vital role in their
communities.
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN),
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN)
and the Islamic Society of Nigeria stand to
benefit immensely as regards plans and
preparations involving (open-air) crusades,
revivals, NASFAT crusades etc.
4. Heavy Rainfall
• Of the many factors that
Thermal Comfort
disrupts religious activities, Cold (due to low temperature)
meteorological factors take the High Sun intensity
majority. Prolonged Rainfall
False Propaganda (e.g. acid rain)
False Broadcast of weather forecast
Sickness (change of weather)
Flooding (due to heavy rainfall)
Is an atmospheric electrostatic
discharge (spark) accompanied
by thunder, which typically occurs
during thunderstorms.
It is the occurrence of a natural Causes damage to electronic
electrical discharge of very short equipments in worship centres,
duration and high voltage between especially religious buildings
a cloud and the ground or within a
cloud, accompanied by a bright with bad or no lightning
flash and typically also thunder. arrester.
5. • It is widely known that weather can
influence sound propagation, but
by how much?
• Wind is air in motion. It is
produced by the uneven heating of
the earth’s surface by the sun. This
movement of air is what makes the
wind blow.
Roofs of many worship centres
had been blown off due to
strong winds and rain storm.
6. Heavy rainfall raises the water An overflow of an expanse of
level. When the water level is
higher than the river banks or the water that submerges land, most
dams, the water comes out from frequently caused by heavy or
the river, there will have flooding. persistent rainfall.
In Nigeria, flooding continues to be
Provides Datasets for rainfall the most common and costly type
amount, periods, duration and of emergency faced by citizens
intensity which are useful for residing near the coastal areas.
flood prediction. Religious activities are also affected.
7.
8. DATA RR days days RR (mm) RR (hrs) RR RR (mm/hr) GOV AN BG DV
Weekly (Tuesdays 6-May THU 40 5 03.00-08.00 8.00 43 14 31 14
and Thursdays) 8-Jun TUE 64 2.5 16.00-18.30 25.60 16 6 14 7
activities’ data 13-Jul TUE 44 3.25 06.45-10.00 13.54 27 14 19 11
obtained from the 10-Aug TUE 53 5.33 15.00-20.20 9.94 38 6 21 11
ushering 12-Aug THU 62 2.66 11.00-13.40 23.31 22 8 14 6
departments of four
Parishes of the 19-Aug THU 65 2.5 15.30-18.00 26.00 11 3 12 4
Redeemed Christian 14-Sep TUE 43 4.66 2.00-6.40 9.23 41 9 25 8
Church of God 7-Oct THU 45 4.75 14.00-18.45 9.47 20 11 11 7
(RCCG) located 19-Oct TUE 98 2.5 15.00-17.30 39.20 9 3 7 2
within the study area. 14
RAINFALL INTENSITY AGAINST ATENDANCE (MAY-DEC., 2010)
Meteorological data 12
used, were obtained
from the 10
ATTENDANCE
International 8
Institute of Tropical 6
DV
Agriculture (IITA), Linear
(D V)
for the period of 12 4
months (JAN-DEC., 2
R² = 0.679
2010). 8.00 13.00 18.00 23.00 28.00 33.00 38.00
RAINFALL INTENSITY (mm/hr)
10. Lightning arrester should Meteorologists should
be consulted before
be used in worship centres religious structures are
so as to prevent damage erected.
Open-air crusades,
to electronic instruments. Revivals, Outreaches
and Camp Conventions
dates should be fixed
and planned with
Meteorologists.
11. Weather (or climatic) The rainfall periods, durations,
fluctuations have amounts and intensity and
rendered on some other meteorological
occasions, the activities variables contribute
immensely to determining
of worship centres a the rate of attendance of
partial success. worshippers.
The results obtained
and shown in this case
study, as proved the
importance and the
relevance of weather to
religious activities.
