Observed rainfall conditions for April 2022

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between over 200 mm was observed in a few area in southwest Ethiopia in eastern and western parts of Lake Victoria, in central parts of Kenya, and in eastern and southwestern parts of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in southwest and southern Ethiopia southwestern parts of South Sudan, over much of northwestern, central and southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western and central Kenya, and northwestern, eastern and southern Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm observed over much of Eritrea, northern, central and eastern Ethiopia, much of South Sudan, northwest, central and southern Somalia, northeastern Uganda, much of northern eastern and coastal Kenya, and over much of central Tanzania.

Dry conditions (usual during this time of the year) in most of Sudan, western Eritrea, Djibouti, northeastern Somalia, and in parts of eastern Kenya

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 southeastern parts of South Sudan, northwest and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in eastern and much of western Uganda, in much of western and central part of Kenya, western Rwanda, over several parts of Burundi, and in western, northeastern and eastern parts of Tanzania.

Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in Djibouti, Somalia, southern Eritrea, in southwestern part of South Sudan, northern, central and southeastern Uganda, in much of eastern Kenya, and in northwestern and central parts of Tanzania.

Much drier than usual conditions observed in a few isolated areas in northeast Ethiopia, and northern Somalia.

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Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in northwest and eastern parts of South Sudan, extending to western parts of Ethiopia, southwest Uganda, eastern Rwanda, and in a few areas in northwest and southern Tanzania

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in north-central, central and southeastern South Sudan, in northwest, Ethiopia, over much of western and central Eritrea, in northeast and southwestern parts of Uganda, in quite a lot of the areas in northwest, western and central Kenya, over much of central and eastern Rwanda, northwest Burundi, and in much of western, central and coastal Tanzania.

Moderately drier than usual to severely dry conditions were observed in southern Eritrea, in Djibouti, in much of central and eastern Ethiopia, in much of Somalia, eastern and central parts of Kenya, in southwestern parts of South Sudan, extending to northern, central and southeastern Tanzania, in eastern and southern Burundi, and in northern, northeastern, and eastern part of Tanzania.

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  • Moderately wetter than usual to severely wet conditions were observed in the White Nile state and north-eastern parts of Sudan, and north-eastern Ethiopia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in central and north-eastern Ethiopia, south-western Uganda, …
August 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter than usual to severely wet conditions were observed in most of the central parts of Sudan and north-eastern Ethiopia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in most parts of southern and central South Sudan, …
July 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter than usual to severely wet conditions observed over southern parts of Sudan, north-western and north-eastern South Sudan, and in isolated parts of north-western Ethiopia and western Eritrea.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in western …
June 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wettest than usual conditions observed over parts of southeast Sudan extending to northwest Ethiopia and northeast South Sudan, several parts of Djibouti, southern parts of Eritrea, northeast, central and south-central parts …
May 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in Lake Victoria basin, highlands of central and western Ethiopia, Blue Nile state of Sudan, Upper Nile state of South Sudan, western Kenya, and sporadic areas …
April 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wettest than usual conditions observed over western South Sudan, central Somalia, eastern South Sudan and western Ethiopia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over most parts of central and western Tanzania, most parts …
March 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over central, western and northern parts of Tanzania, south-western Burundi, south and south-western Kenya, and south-western Uganda.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over most parts of southern …
February 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over a few areas in central and north-western Tanzania, and in southern parts of Uganda.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over central and northern Ethiopia, much of …
January 2021 Read More
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  • 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 …
December 2020 Read More
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  • 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 …
November 2020 Read More
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  • 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 …
September 2020 Read More
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  • 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 …
August 2020 Read More