Observed climate conditions for June to August (JJA) 2024

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 800mm was observed in a few isolated areas in northwestern and western Ethiopia, and in part of western Sudan and northwestern South Sudan.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 200-800mm were observed in the central to southern parts of Sudan, in much of South Sudan, in several parts of norther, western and central Ethiopia, in western Eritrea, in several parts of northern, western, central and eastern Uganda, and in parts of western Kenya.

Light rainfall between 10 - 200 mm was observed in the northern parts of Sudan, in coastal, central and southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in northwestern and southeastern Somalia, in northeastern Ethiopia, and eastern margins of central Ethiopia, in southwestern Uganda, in northwestern, parts of western, central and coastal Kenya, in several parts of Rwanda, and in northeastern Tanzania.

No rainfall or less than 10mm was observed in northern parts of Sudan, in coastal Djibouti, in parts of northern and central Somalia, in southern and southeastern Ethiopia, in northern, northeastern, eastern, central and southern parts of Kenya, and in several parts of Burundi and Tanzania.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in parts of northern and central Somalia, in southeastern Ethiopia, in the general eastern parts of Kenya, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, in southwestern Uganda, and in in much of western and in parts of northern Tanzania.

Wetter than usual and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of northern to central Sudan, in western and central Eritrea and much of Djibouti, in parts of northeastern Ethiopia, and in isolated parts of southeastern South Sudan, southwestern Ethiopia, and northwestern Kenya.

No rain condition was observed in parts of northern Somalia, northeastern Kenya, and western, central and southwestern Tanzania.

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

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to extremely wet rainfall conditions were observed in the northern, central parts and southwestern Sudan, in western and central parts of Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in northern and northeastern Ethiopia, in northwestern Somalia, in southern parts of South Sudan, in parts of western and south-central Uganda, and the northern coast of Tanzania.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in isolated parts of south-central and southeastern Sudan, northwestern, north-central and northeastern South Sudan, in western and southeastern Ethiopia, in northern and central Somalia, in northeastern, eastern, southeastern and coastal Kenya, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, and in northwestern, western and southern Tanzania.

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

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than normal to much wetter than normal conditions observed in much of Tanzania, western Kenya, and eastern parts of the Lake Victoria region of Uganda.

Normal rainfall conditions observed in parts of north-western and …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wet conditions observed in several parts of Tanzania, Rwanda, in central and south-eastern Uganda, and in south-western Kenya.

Normal rainfall conditions observed in eastern Ethiopia, central and southern Somalia, in much of …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Very heavy exceeding 100 mm observed in south-western part of Tanzania.

Heavy rainfall between 500 - 1000 mm observed over much western, central and southern Tanzania and also in western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall between 200 …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than normal conditions observed in south-western Uganda, western, coastal, and eastern Kenya, south-western Somalia, most of Rwanda, north-eastern Burundi, and most of northern Tanzania.
  • Normal rainfall conditions observed in south-western and south-eastern South Sudan, …
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately to severely wetter than normal conditions observed in western and south-western Uganda, western and eastern parts of Kenya extending to south-western Somalia, most of Rwanda, northern Burundi, and in northern, central, and eastern parts …
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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Moderate rainfall (between 500 - 1000 mm) observed over most of Burundi, and most of north-western, western, central, and southern parts of Tanzania.
  • Light rainfall between (200 - 500 mm) observed in most of …
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

  • Moderately wet to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of Sudan, northern parts of South Sudan, scattered parts in western, central, south-western and southeastern Ethiopia, northwestern Somalia, southern and northern Tanzania, highland …
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wet to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in north-western Ethiopia, upper Nile state of South Sudan, Blue Nile state of Sudan, and Lake Victoria basin and sporadic areas in southern and northern Tanzania. …
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