Observed rainfall conditions for May 2022

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Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall of over 200 mm was observed in a few in western Ethiopia, and western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in western and south-western Ethiopia, western and eastern parts of South Sudan; over much of northern, central and eastern Uganda; much of Rwanda, in western and coastal Kenya, and southern coast of Somalia.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm observed over southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea; north-western, central and eastern parts of Ethiopia; over much of northern, central and southern parts of South Sudan; in western and south-western Uganda; in north-western, north-eastern, and central parts of Kenya; in much of Burundi, several parts of Somalia, and in northern and eastern parts of Tanzania.

Dry conditions (normal during this time of the year) in most of Sudan, central and southern Eritrea; Djibouti, north-eastern Somalia; north-western, north-central and in eastern parts of Kenya; and in western, central and southern parts of Tanzania.

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; in several parts of northern, eastern and western South Sudan; in western Ethiopia, over several parts of Uganda, in western and north-eastern parts of Kenya, in southern and central parts of Somalia, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, and in north-western part of Tanzania.

Moderately drier than normal conditions observed in several areas in the southern part of Sudan, in central and south-western South Sudan, over several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti; in northern, central and eastern Ethiopia; in northern and central parts of Somalia; in north-western, central, eastern and coastal parts of Kenya; in parts of north, central, western and south-western Uganda; and in much of western, central and eastern Tanzania.

Much drier than normal conditions observed in a few isolated areas in north-eastern Ethiopia, and northern Somalia.

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 Sudan; over much of northern and eastern South Sudan; in western Eritrea; over several parts of western, southern and eastern Ethiopia; much of central and southern Somalia; northern and south-western Kenya; Rwanda, Burundi, north-western and south-western Uganda, and in northern and western Tanzania.

Moderately drier than normal to severely dry conditions were observed in much of western, central and eastern Sudan; over several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, northern Somalia; northern, central, north-eastern, and eastern Ethiopia; in north-western, central and south-western South Sudan; over several parts of western, north-western, central and southern Uganda; in western, central and eastern parts of Kenya; and in much of central, eastern and southern Tanzania.

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed several parts of Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Djibouti, and in parts of northern Uganda and southern Burundi.

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in southern, western to eastern parts of Sudan, in eastern and southern parts of South Sudan, in northern, central and eastern Ethiopia, in Burundi, in central …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in western part of Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in western Ethiopia, in northwestern to southwestern South Sudan, in northern, central to southwestern Uganda, extending …

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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western, southern and eastern Sudan extending to northern and western South Sudan, in northeastern Somalia, in central parts of Ethiopia, in southwestern Uganda and in western …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual condition was observed in central Eritrea, in northeastern Ethiopia, in southern Djibouti, in parts of southeastern Somalia, in parts of northern, western and south-central Kenya, and in western, southern …

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Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in southeastern Uganda, in western and parts of coastal Kenya, and in parts of northern coast of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in western Ethiopia, …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti and Uganda, in central to northeastern Ethiopia, in northern Somalia, in southwestern South Sudan, and in central parts of Tanzania.

Moderately …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 500mm was observed in central part of Kenya and southern part of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall between 200mm and 500mm was observed in western and central parts of Kenya and in isolated parts of …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual condition was observed in southeastern Sudan, extending to western Ethiopia and eastern South Sudan, in several parts of northern, central and eastern Kenya, in southern Somalia, in northern, western …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in southern parts of Ethiopia, in southeastern South Sudan, in eastern Uganda, in several parts of northern and eastern Kenya, in southern and central parts of Somalia, …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual condition was observed in southern Ethiopia, in several parts of Kenya, in parts of southeastern South Sudan., in central and southern Somalia, in eastern Uganda, and in parts of …

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Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in western and southern parts of Tanzania, and in few isolated areas in southwestern Ethiopia and western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in southwestern …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, Kenya, southern parts of South Sudan, Ethiopia, northern Rwanda, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Usual or no rainfall conditions were …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in much of |Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, in southern parts of South Sudan, and in central, southern and eastern parts of Ethiopia.

Moderately wet conditions were observed …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall exceeding 100mm was observed in Burundi, southern Rwanda, and northwestern, western, and southern Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was recorded in southern Uganda, in central to northern Rwanda in western …

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