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 than and much wetter than usual conditions observed in several parts of Uganda, in western part of Kenya, and in northwestern, central and northeastern part of Tanzania.
Usual rainfall conditions observed over much of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions observed in south-central part of South Sudan, north-central and southwestern Uganda, parts of western Kenya, western and central Rwanda, and in a few isolated areas in north-western …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions observed in a few isolated areas in southeastern South Sudan, in a few areas in western Eritrea, in northeastern and eastern parts of South Sudan, and in …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions observed in some parts of western, central and eastern Sudan, in southern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in parts of northern and northeastern Ethiopia, in Western Kenya, and in northeastern and …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions observed in western, central and eastern Sudan, north-western, central, and southern Eritrea, much of Djibouti, south-western and south-eastern Uganda, western parts of Kenya, much of Rwanda, northern Burundi, and north-western parts …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions observed in parts of western, central and eastern Sudan, and in a few areas in northern Djibouti.
Usual rainfall conditions observed over much of the southern parts of Sudan, in Eritrea, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions observed in western, south-central and southeastern Sudan, western Eritrea, and in isolated area in northwestern South Sudan, and western Ethiopia.
Usual rainfall conditions observed over western and southern parts of Sudan, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than normal conditions observed in a few isolated areas in south-eastern South Sudan and to the region south-eastern of Lake Victoria in Tanzania.
Normal rainfall conditions observed over south-central and south-western parts of Sudan; …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions observed in northwest and eastern South Sudan, western Ethiopia, in an area in southwest Uganda, and northwest and southern Tanzania.
Usual rainfall conditions observed over western Eritrea, in northern, central and …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions observed in south-western part of Tanzania.
Normal rainfall conditions observed over central parts of Somalia, in a few areas in western and south-western South Sudan, in eastern Ethiopia, in several parts …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than normal conditions observed in central and southern parts of Uganda, western and central-southern parts of Kenya, most of Rwanda, northern Burundi, and over most of northern, eastern and central Djibouti, central and southern …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in the south-eastern part of Rwanda, in eastern Burundi, and in isolated parts in north-western Tanzania.
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Rwanda, in north-western, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Wetter than usual conditions observed in a few areas in south-west Uganda, eastern Kenya, south-west Somalia and north-west Tanzania.
- Usual rainfall conditions were observed over a few parts in central and southern Uganda, in western …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Wetter than usual conditions observed in a few isolated parts in western South Sudan and central highland of Kenya.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed over several parts of South Sudan, western and central Uganda, western, central …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed in central and north-east Ethiopia.
- Wetter than usual conditions observed in much of northern parts of Ethiopia, central and southern Eritrea, Djibouti, and in isolated parts of western highlands …