Observed rainfall for December 2023

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Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in north-western, western, eastern, and parts of central Tanzania; in parts of coastal Kenya; and in a few areas in south-western and eastern Uganda, as well as in south-western South Sudan.

Moderately dry conditions were observed in parts of central and southern Eritrea, in southern parts of Ethiopia, in southern parts of Somalia, in northern Burundi, in parts of south-eastern South Sudan, and in several parts of northern and central Kenya.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter-than-usual conditions were observed in south-western South Sudan, in parts of coastal Kenya, and in north-western, western, central, and eastern parts of Tanzania.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia; in south-eastern South Sudan; in much of northern, eastern, and central Kenya; and in northern Burundi.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in much of Uganda and Rwanda, in southern parts of Burundi, in western and parts of coastal Kenya, and in parts of north-eastern and southern Tanzania.

Recent rainfall totals

Heavy rainfall of between 200 and 500 mm was observed in north-western, western, central, south-western, and parts of eastern and coastal Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall between 100-200 mm was observed in south-western Uganda, in part of south-western and coastal Kenya, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, and in parts of central and southern Tanzania.

Light rainfall, between 10 and 100 mm, was observed in central and coastal parts of Eritrea, south-western Ethiopia, southern South Sudan, much of Uganda, several parts of Kenya, and the north-eastern part of Tanzania.

No rain and dry conditions were observed in several parts of Sudan, in western and southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in several parts of Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan, as well as in northern and north-eastern Kenya.

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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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Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions observed in south-central part of South Sudan, north-central and southwestern Uganda, parts of western Kenya, western and central Rwanda, and in a few isolated areas in north-western …

November 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

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
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

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 …

September 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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
Recent rainfall anomalies
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
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

April 2022 Read More
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 …

March 2022 Read More
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 …
November 2021 Read More
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 …
October 2021 Read More