Observed rainfall conditions for August 2022

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall (over 200 mm) observed in south-western Sudan, north-western and western Ethiopia, western South Sudan, and the western highlands of Kenya.

Moderate rainfall (100 - 200 mm) observed in much of the southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, much of north, central, eastern and south-western South Sudan, much of Uganda, and western parts of Kenya.

Light rainfall (10 - 100 mm) observed over western, central to eastern parts of Sudan, central and coastal Eritrea, north-eastern Ethiopia, south-eastern South Sudan, south-eastern Somalia, much of Djibouti, central and coastal parts of Kenya, much of Rwanda, northern Burundi, parts of north-western Tanzania and along the northern coast.

No rainfall conditions (usual during this time of the year) observed in northern parts of Sudan, northern, central, and south-western parts of Somalia, much of northern, southern, and eastern parts of Kenya, and much of the rest of Tanzania.

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 of Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions observed over much of the southern parts of Sudan, south-western Eritrea, several parts South Sudan, north-western and central parts of Ethiopia, several parts of Uganda, and parts of central Kenya.

Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in some areas of northern Sudan, southern parts of Somalia, parts of southern Ethiopia, south-eastern parts of South Sudan, north-eastern and parts of coastal Kenya, and in eastern Tanzania.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in western, central to eastern Sudan, north-western, central and southern Eritrea, much of Djibouti, parts of north-eastern Ethiopia, parts of southwest, central and south-eastern Uganda, much of Rwanda, northern Burundi, and western parts of Kenya.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, south-western Eritrea, parts of north-eastern central and south-western Ethiopia, parts of western and north-eastern South Sudan, parts of north-western and south-central Uganda, parts of north-western and central Kenya, and southern and central Burundi.

Moderately drier than usual to severely dry conditions were observed in south-central parts of Sudan, several parts of Ethiopia, central and eastern parts of South Sudan, several parts of Somalia, north-eastern, eastern, and coastal parts of Kenya, and eastern and southern parts of Tanzania.

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Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in south-central part of South Sudan, north-central and south-western Uganda, some parts of western Kenya, western and central parts of Rwanda, and in a few areas in …

November 2022 Read More
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Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in southeastern part of Sudan, in a few areas in western Eritrea, in western parts of Ethiopia, and in northeastern and central parts of South Sudan.

Moderately …

October 2022 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed some parts of western, central to eastern and southeastern Sudan, in a few areas in northwest and western South Sudan, in southern parts of Eritrea, in much …

September 2022 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in western, central to eastern Sudan, north-western, central and southern Eritrea, much of Djibouti, parts of north-eastern Ethiopia, parts of southwest, central and south-eastern Uganda, much of …

August 2022 Read More
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Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in western, central and eastern Sudan, in a few isolated areas in northwest and eastern South Sudan, northern Djibouti, and in northern and western Ethiopia.

Usual rainfall …

July 2022 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in western, south-central and southeastern Sudan, northwestern South Sudan, western Eritrea, and western and northeastern Ethiopia.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in southwestern Sudan, in central Eritrea, …

June 2022 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet conditions were observed in a few isolated areas in south-eastern South Sudan and in the northern part of Tanzania around Lake Victoria.

Normal rainfall conditions were observed in northern and southern parts of …

May 2022 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

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 …

April 2022 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wetter than normal to severely wet conditions observed in south-western part of Tanzania.

Normal rainfall conditions observed in parts of western and south-western South Sudan, north-western and eastern parts of Ethiopia, central and southern …

March 2022 Read More
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  • Moderately to severely wetter than normal conditions observed in southern parts of Uganda, several parts of Rwanda, northern Burundi, western and southern Kenya, and in much of northern, central, southern, and eastern Tanzania.
  • Normal rainfall …
February 2022 Read More
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Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed over Rwanda, eastern Burundi, and north-western, central, eastern, and southern Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed over southern parts of South Sudan, over much of …

January 2022 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter than usual to severely wet conditions were observed in south-west Uganda, southern Burundi, eastern Kenya extending to southeast Somalia, and in northwest Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in most of Sudan, Djibouti, …
December 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter than usual to severely wet conditions were observed in isolated areas in western South Sudan.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in most of Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, northern western and central Ethiopia, northern, central …
November 2021 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wetter than usual to severely wet conditions were observed in north-eastern Sudan, southern and eastern South Sudan, north-western Eritrea; sporadic parts in western, north-western and eastern Ethiopia; north-western Somalia, highlands of western Kenya , …
September 2021 Read More