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 totals
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 500 mm in the southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in much of South Sudan, in western and central Ethiopia, in southwestern Uganda and in parts of western Kenya. …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed a small isolated area in western Sudan.
Usual rainfall conditions observed over southern pats of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in western and southern parts of Ethiopia, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in a few areas in western and southwestern Sudan, and in western Ethiopia.
Moderately drier than usual to severely dry conditions were much of Eritrea, in western …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall between 300 – 500 mm were observed in the western parts of Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm were observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in northwestern and western Ethiopia, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in western Eritrea, in eastern and western South Sudan, in northern and western Ethiopia, in northwestern and central Uganda, and in parts …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, in eastern part of South Sudan, in northwestern and central parts of Uganda, and in part of western Kenya. …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of Eritrea, Djibouti and northeastern Ethiopia, parts of northwestern Somalia.
Moderately drier than usual to severely dry conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm were observed in western parts of South Sudan, in central, western and southwestern Ethiopia, in parts of northwestern and southeastern Uganda, in western Rwanda, in western and coastal …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Eritrea, Djibouti, northeastern Ethiopia, and western part of Sudan.
Usual rainfall conditions observed over in parts of western, central and eastern Sudan, in …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan extending to the northern parts of South Sudan and southeastern South Sudan, in central and southern Eritrea, in Djibouti, Rwanda and Burundi, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan extending into northern parts of South Sudan, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in central, northeastern …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was observed in parts of southwestern and southern Ethiopia, in southeastern Uganda, in western, central, eastern and southern coast of Kenya, in southern parts of Somalia, …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall (300 mm observed in isolated areas in southern Tanzania
Moderate to heavy rainfall (200-300 mm) observed in the highlands of south-western Ethiopia, western and Nyanza counties in Kenya, everywhere in Rwanda and …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions observed in the costal parts of Tanzania and Kenya.
Usual rainfall conditions observed in the costal parts of Tanzania and Kenya.
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions observed in …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier than normal conditions observed in the costal parts of Tanzania and Kenya.
Usual rainfall conditions observed over south-western and central Tanzania, central Kenya, and southern Somalia.
Much wetter than normal conditions observed in the …