Observed rainfall for May 2024

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm was observed in much of western Eritrea, in western and southern Ethiopia, in northern, central and southeastern Uganda, in western, central and coastal parts of Kenya, and in coastal and parts of southeastern Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was in southern parts of Sudan, in western and central Eritrea, in much of northern, central and eastern Ethiopia, in much of Somalia, in northern, central, western and southwestern Uganda, in several parts of northern and eastern Kenya, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, and in northern, and parts of eastern and southern Tanzania.

No rain and dry conditions were in several parts of Sudan, in parts of western and southern Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in northeastern Somalia, in parts of northern and eastern Kenya, in western and central parts of Tanzania.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in central and southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of South Sudan and Djibouti, in northern and southern parts of Somalia, in northwestern, western and central parts of Ethiopia, in northern and southern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, and in northwestern and western Tanzania.

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southern and southeastern Ethiopia extending into central Somalia, in much of northern, central and south-central Kenya, and in southern parts of Tanzania.

No rainfall conditions were observed in northern and central parts of Sudan.

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

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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in Sudan, southwestern Eritrea, in parts of southern Djibouti, in northern and southern Somalia, in several parts of South Sudan, in western and central Ethiopia, in much of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, and in northwestern and western Tanzania.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in southern and southeastern Ethiopia, in central parts of Somalia, in northern, central and south-central parts of Kenya, and in southeastern Tanzania.

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

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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 …
May 2021 Read More
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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