Observed climate for September 2024

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in parts of western Ethiopia, and northwestern and southwestern South Sudan.

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of South Sudan, in western and northwestern Ethiopia, in in several parts of western northern, and eastern Uganda, and in parts of western Kenya.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was in the southern parts of Sudan, in much of Eritrea, Djibouti, Rwanda and Burundi, in northeastern and eastern, and central Ethiopia, in northwestern and southeastern Somalia, in coastal and central Kenya, in eastern parts of South Sudan, in northeastern and south-central Uganda, and in northwestern and northern coast of Tanzania

No rain conditions were in northern parts of Sudan, in coastal parts of Djibouti, in coastal and central Eritrea, in northern, central and southwestern Somalia, in southern and eastern Ethiopia, in northern, eastern, central and southern Kenya, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Recent rainfall anomalies

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 Kenya, and in central, eastern and coastal Tanzania.

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in Djibouti, in a few isolated areas in western and eastern Sudan, southwestern South Sudan, in a few areas in western Uganda, eastern and southern Ethiopia, central Kenya and northwestern Tanzania.

Usual or no rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of the region which include, central to southern parts of Sudan, in western and eastern South Sudan, in several parts of western, central northern and southern Ethiopia, in central and southern Eritrea, in much of Somalia, central and southwestern Uganda, in western, eastern and southeastern Kenya, and in eastern and coastal parts of Tanzania.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in Djibouti, in eastern parts of Sudan, in central and southwestern South Sudan, in western parts of Uganda, and in a few isolated areas in western Kenya and northwestern Tanzania.

Usual rainfall and no rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • 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; …
August 2020 Read More
Maximum Temperature anomalies
Maximum Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usually maximum temperature recorded in northern Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia, southwestern parts of South Sudan, coastal parts and northeastern Kenya, southern and northern Tanzania.
  • Colder than usual maximum temperature recorded in most parts of …
July 2020 Read More
Minimum Temperature anomalies
Minimum Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usually minimum temperature recorded in northwestern and northeastern Sudan, most parts of central, western and northern Ethiopia, southern, central and northeastern parts of South Sudan, nearly everywhere in Somalia, Kenya and Uganda.
  • Colder …
July 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

  • Severely wet (much wetter than usual) conditions observed in northern Sudan, northeastern Ethiopia, northern parts of Eritrea.
  • Wetter than normal conditions observed in central Ethiopia and Sudan, isolated areas in southern and eastern South Sudan, …
July 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Total rainfall for July 2020

  • 300 - 500 mm of rainfall observed in much parts of central Ethiopia.
  • 200 – 300 mm of rainfall observed in western Kenya, south and western South Sudan, much parts …
July 2020 Read More
Exceptional rainfall
Exceptional rainfall

  • Extremely to Severely wet (much wetter than usual) conditions observed in south Kordofan region of Sudan, western South Sudan, central and northeastern Eritrea Ethiopia, northeastern Eritrea, most of Djibouti, isolated areas in central, southeastern and …
July 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Much wetter than usual conditions in most parts of Tanzania, northeastern Rwanda, Kenya, most parts of Somalia, southwestern Ethiopia , southeastern South Sudan, most parts of eastern, central and northern Uganda.
  • Usual rainfall in western …
March 2020 Read More