Observed rainfall conditions for May 2022

Rainfall

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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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions observed in several parts of Uganda, in western part of Kenya, and in northwestern, central and northeastern part of Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions observed over much of …

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Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions observed in a few isolated areas in southeastern South Sudan, in a few areas in western Eritrea, in northeastern and eastern parts of South Sudan, and in …

October 2022 Read More
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Wetter than usual conditions observed in some parts of western, central and eastern Sudan, in southern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in parts of northern and northeastern Ethiopia, in Western Kenya, and in northeastern and …

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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 …

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Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions observed in parts of western, central and eastern Sudan, and in a few areas in northern Djibouti.

Usual rainfall conditions observed over much of the southern parts of Sudan, in Eritrea, …

July 2022 Read More
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Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions observed in western, south-central and southeastern Sudan, western Eritrea, and in isolated area in northwestern South Sudan, and western Ethiopia.

Usual rainfall conditions observed over western and southern parts of Sudan, …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
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; …

May 2022 Read More
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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 …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions observed in south-western part of Tanzania.

Normal rainfall conditions observed over central parts of Somalia, in a few areas in western and south-western South Sudan, in eastern Ethiopia, in several parts …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than normal conditions observed in central and southern parts of Uganda, western and central-southern parts of Kenya, most of Rwanda, northern Burundi, and over most of northern, eastern and central Djibouti, central and southern …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in the south-eastern part of Rwanda, in eastern Burundi, and in isolated parts in north-western Tanzania.

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Rwanda, in north-western, …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in a few areas in south-west Uganda, eastern Kenya, south-west Somalia and north-west Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed over a few parts in central and southern Uganda, in western …
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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in a few isolated parts in western South Sudan and central highland of Kenya.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over several parts of South Sudan, western and central Uganda, western, central …
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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in central and north-east Ethiopia.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in much of northern parts of Ethiopia, central and southern Eritrea, Djibouti, and in isolated parts of western highlands …
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