Observed rainfall conditions in August 2021
Rainfall

- Heavy rainfall between 300 - 500 mm was observed over isolated areas in Ethiopia.
- Moderate rainfall between 200 - 300 mm was observed in most parts of the Highlands of central and northern Ethiopia, both western South Sudan, and western Sudan.
- Light rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in most parts of South Sudan, southern and central parts of Sudan, most parts of Ethiopia, most parts of northern Eritrea, Highlands of western Kenya, and central and northern Uganda.
- Rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was observed over central Uganda, south-eastern South Sudan, central Sudan, and eastern and north-eastern Ethiopia.
- Dry conditions (usual during this time of the year) were observed in southern and lower eastern parts of Kenya including most parts of Tanzania and Burundi.

- Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central and north-eastern parts of Sudan, southern parts of Kenya.
- Wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of central, western Darfour and north-eastern parts of Sudan, southern parts of Kenya, north-eastern Ethiopia, and northern Somalia.
- Usual rainfall conditions were observed in south-western, north-western and north-eastern South Sudan; central and north-eastern Ethiopia; south-western and central Uganda; most parts of Sudan, western and northern Burundi, and most parts of Burundi.
- Moderately drier than usual conditions were observed in coastal parts and Lake Victoria basin sites of Uganda and Tanzania, most parts of Burundi, and eastern and north-eastern Rwanda.

- 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, most parts of Sudan, western and northern Burundi, and most parts of Burundi.
- Moderately drier than usual to severely dry conditions were observed in most parts of South Sudan, western and northern Ethiopia, and northern and southern Uganda.
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Recent rainfall totals
Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in western parts of Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was also observed in the western parts of Ethiopia.
Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm …

Recent rainfall anomalies
Much Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few pockets in northeastern Sudan, a few pockets in Eritrea, Ethiopia and northern Somalia, an in northwestern Kenya around Lake Turkana.
Wetter than usual conditions were …

Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in a few pockets in Sudan, western South Sudan, much of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia and southeastern Ethiopia.
Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were …

Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in northwest and southeastern Ethiopia, in northeastern parts of Kenya, in southwestern and southeastern Sudan, and in western to southeastern Uganda.
Moderately …

Recent rainfall totals
Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in northwestern and western Ethiopia, in western and eastern South Sudan, and in northeastern Uganda.
Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, southwestern …

Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual condition was observed in western, central and eastern Sudan, in coastal, central and southern Eritrea, in Djibouti, in northeastern and southwestern Ethiopia extending to southeastern South Sudan, northwestern Kenya and northeastern Uganda, …

Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern Sudan, in coastal and southern parts of Eritrea, in Djibouti, in northern, northeastern, and western Ethiopia, in northwestern and southwestern Uganda, in northwestern and parts …

Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual condition was observed in western Sudan, and in parts of southwestern Ethiopia, eastern Uganda and western Kenya
Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in coastal and southern Eritrea, in …

Recent rainfall totals
Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in southwestern part of Sudan, in northwestern and western parts of Ethiopia, and in northwestern South Sudan.
Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in southern parts of …

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 …

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 …

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.
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed …

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 …

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 …

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, …