August 2020
Rainfall
Temperature
- Warmer than usual maximum temperature recorded everywhere in Somalia, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Ethiopia; south-eastern and western parts of South Sudan; and western, northern, and red sea region of Sudan.
- Cooler than usual maximum temperature recorded in most parts of central, eastern and north-eastern South Sudan; eastern Sudan, and western and north-western Ethiopia.
- Warmer than usual minimum temperature recorded over western and northern Sudan, southern and western South Sudan, most parts of Ethiopia, northern and southern Somalia, central and eastern Tanzania, everywhere in Kenya, and Uganda.
- Cooler than usual minimum temperature recorded in central and eastern Sudan, central and north-eastern South Sudan, central Somalia, south-eastern Ethiopia, southern parts of Burundi, and western, north-western and southern Tanzania.
Observed total rainfall in August 2020
- Very Heavy rainfall (above 300 mm) observed in most parts of highlands of central Ethiopia.
- Heavy rainfall (between 200-300 mm) observed over most parts of south-western and north-western South Sudan, highlands of western Kenya; and most parts of southern, western, central and northern Ethiopia.
- Moderate rainfall (between 100-200 mm) observed in southern parts of Sudan, most parts of South Sudan, central and northern Uganda, and western Kenya.
- Light rainfall (between 50-100 mm) observed in southern and central parts of Sudan, north-eastern Ethiopia, western Eritrea, western Uganda, coastal parts of Kenya, and Somalia.
- Rainfall range between 10-50 mm observed over northern and some parts of central Sudan, most parts of central and southern Somalia, south-western Uganda, north-eastern Kenya, and coastal parts of Tanzania.
- Usual Dry conditions (usually in this time of season) in most parts of north-eastern Kenya, most parts of Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Somalia.
Observed percent of normal (% LTM) for August 2020
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of western Sudan, eastern South Sudan, and most parts of western, central and eastern Ethiopia.
- Wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of central and eastern Sudan, eastern South Sudan, central Ethiopia, central Uganda, and western Kenya.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed in southern parts of Sudan; most parts of southern, central and northern parts of South Sudan; northern and north-eastern Ethiopia; and most parts of Eritrea.
- Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in most parts of Rwanda and north-eastern Burundi.
Observe Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) for August 2020
- Extremely wet conditions observed in most parts of western Sudan, eastern South Sudan, and most parts of western, central and eastern Ethiopia.
- Severely wet conditions observed in most parts of central and eastern Sudan, eastern South Sudan, central Ethiopia, central Uganda, and western Kenya.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed in southern parts of Sudan; most parts of southern, central and northern parts of South Sudan; northern and north-eastern Ethiopia, and most part of Eritrea.
- Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in most parts of Rwanda and north-eastern Burundi.
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Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter and much wetter than usual condition was observed in southern Ethiopia, in several parts of Kenya, in parts of southeastern South Sudan., in central and southern Somalia, in eastern Uganda, and in parts of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, Kenya, southern parts of South Sudan, Ethiopia, northern Rwanda, and in several parts of Tanzania.
Usual or no rainfall conditions were …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia and Uganda, in parts of Djibouti, in northern eastern and coastal Kenya, and in a few parts of northern, central and …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, in southern South Sudan, in much of Uganda, Kenya and southern and coastal Somalia, and in northwestern and southern Tanzania. …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, northern and central South Sudan and northern and central Somalia, and in parts of eastern and southern Tanzania.
Wetter to much wetter …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in southeastern parts of Ethiopia, in much of northern, central, eastern and coastal Kenya and in southern Tanzania.
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Drier than usual conditions were observed in central Sudan, in eastern parts of South Sudan, in central and southern Eritrea, in southeastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, in southwestern Uganda, in eastern and southeastern …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in northern and central Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in northeastern parts of Ethiopia, and in northwestern and parts of southern Somalia.
Drier …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in western and central parts of Sudan, in southeastern South Sudan, in southern central to northeastern Ethiopia, in parts of central Eritrea, in several parts of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier than usual conditions were observed in much of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, in central, coastal and southern Eritrea, in northeastern, central and southern Ethiopia, in northern and southern parts of Somalia, in several parts …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier than usual conditions were observed in central and southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of South Sudan and Djibouti, in northern and southern parts of Somalia, in northwestern, western and central parts of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of central and southern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in northeastern southwestern and eastern parts of Ethiopia, in central and southern parts of Somalia, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of South Sudan, in southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia and Uganda, in much of northern, central and eastern parts of Kenya, in …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of central and southwestern Ethiopia, in northern, central, western and southwestern Uganda, in several parts of northwestern, western and central Kenya, and in western …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in western and southern parts of Kenya, and in northern, northeastern, central, eastern and southern Tanzania.
Drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of …