December 2020

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall (200 - 300 mm) observed over central Burundi and north-western Tanzania.
  • Moderate rainfall (100 - 200 mm) observed in most parts of southern and northern Tanzania, northern Burundi, and isolated areas in central and Kwale county of Kenya.
  • Light rainfall (50 - 100 mm) observed over north-eastern Tanzania, southern Uganda, and most parts of southern and south-western Kenya.
  • Very light rainfall (10 - 50 mm) observed over most parts of northern Kenya, central and northern Uganda, and south-western Ethiopia.
  • Dry conditions (usual during this time of the year) everywhere in Sudan, central and northern South Sudan, north-eastern Ethiopia, and central and northern Somalia.
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions not observed over the GHA region.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in northern Burundi, and central Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in most parts of southern Uganda, most parts of Rwanda, Tanzania, and southern Burundi.
  • Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in most parts of Ethiopia, southern parts of South Sudan, northern Uganda, southern Somalia, and north-western and rift valley region of Kenya.
  • Much drier than usual conditions observed over isolated areas in northern Somalia.
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in northern Burundi, and central Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over most parts of Ethiopia, southern parts of South Sudan, northern Uganda, southern Somalia, and north-western and rift valley region of Kenya.
  • Moderately drier to severely driest than usual conditions observed over most parts of Ethiopia, southern parts of South Sudan, northern Uganda, southern Somalia, and north-western and rift valley region of Kenya.

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Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately to severely wet conditions observed over highlands of western Kenya, south-eastern Uganda, isolated areas in central Tanzania, south and south-eastern parts of South Sudan.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over most parts of Red Sea …
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Severely wet conditions observed in sporadic western and eastern Sudan, south-eastern South Sudan, north-eastern and central Ethiopia, northern Somalia, western Kenya, Karamoja region of Uganda, and lake region of Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in …
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Extremely wet conditions observed in most parts of western Sudan, eastern South Sudan, and most parts of western, central and eastern Ethiopia.
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