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.

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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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  • 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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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