4.3.1 Rainfall anomalies during June to August 2009

Figure 5 shows the three-month rainfall anomalies for the June to August 2009 period. Much of the GHA region received 25-75%of their long term mean. The northern and southeastern parts of the northern sector and the northwestern parts of Tanzania received more than 175% of their long term mean. Western Uganda, coastal parts of Kenya and northern Tanzania received rainfall ranging from 75% to 125% of the long-term average for the three months period. Southern Tanzania; much of Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda as well as some localized parts in northern sector received less than 75% of their long-term average (Fig.4).

 

Figure 4: Rainfall anomalies for June to August 2009 (Anomalies de la pluviométrie pour la période allant  de juin à août 2009)

 

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