Observed rainfall conditions in August 2021

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals
  • 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.
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • 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.
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • 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
Recent rainfall totals
  • Very Heavy rainfall (above 300 mm) observed in most parts of highlands of central Ethiopia.
  • Heavy rainfall (between 200-300 mm) observed over most parts of south-western and north-western South Sudan, highlands of western Kenya; …
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Maximum Temperature anomalies
Maximum Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usually maximum temperature recorded in northern Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia, southwestern parts of South Sudan, coastal parts and northeastern Kenya, southern and northern Tanzania.
  • Colder than usual maximum temperature recorded in most parts of …
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Minimum Temperature anomalies
Minimum Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usually minimum temperature recorded in northwestern and northeastern Sudan, most parts of central, western and northern Ethiopia, southern, central and northeastern parts of South Sudan, nearly everywhere in Somalia, Kenya and Uganda.
  • Colder …
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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

  • Severely wet (much wetter than usual) conditions observed in northern Sudan, northeastern Ethiopia, northern parts of Eritrea.
  • Wetter than normal conditions observed in central Ethiopia and Sudan, isolated areas in southern and eastern South Sudan, …
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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Total rainfall for July 2020

  • 300 - 500 mm of rainfall observed in much parts of central Ethiopia.
  • 200 – 300 mm of rainfall observed in western Kenya, south and western South Sudan, much parts …
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Exceptional rainfall
Exceptional rainfall

  • Extremely to Severely wet (much wetter than usual) conditions observed in south Kordofan region of Sudan, western South Sudan, central and northeastern Eritrea Ethiopia, northeastern Eritrea, most of Djibouti, isolated areas in central, southeastern and …
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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Much wetter than usual conditions in most parts of Tanzania, northeastern Rwanda, Kenya, most parts of Somalia, southwestern Ethiopia , southeastern South Sudan, most parts of eastern, central and northern Uganda.
  • Usual rainfall in western …
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