Observed rainfall conditions for April to June(AMJ) 2024

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

High rainfall amounts exceeding 1000mm was observed in a few areas in central Kenya.

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of between 500-1000mm were observed in southwestern Ethiopia, in western and central parts of Kenya, and in parts of southeastern Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 500 mm was observed in several parts of South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, in central and southern Somalia, in parts of northeastern, coastal, central and western Kenya, and in northern and western Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, in several part of Eritrea, Djibouti, northern Somalia, northeastern Ethiopia, eastern Kenya, and in central and southwestern Tanzania.

No rainfall or less than 10mm was observed in central and northern parts of Sudan.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern Sudan, western Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti. In central and southwestern parts of Somalia, in southern and southeastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Kenya, and in parts of western, central, southeastern and north-central Tanzania.

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of central Sudan, in central parts of Eritrea, in northeastern Somalia, in parts of western Uganda, and central Ethiopia.

No rain condition was observed in northern Sudan.

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

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of South Sudan and Uganda, in central and south-central parts of Sudan, in northwestern and central Eritrea, in northeastern Somalia, in western and central Ethiopia, in a few areas of coastal Kenya, southern Burundi, and northeastern Tanzania.

Moderate to extremely wet rainfall conditions were observed southeastern Sudan extending to western Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in southern and southeastern Ethiopia extending into central and southwestern Somalia, in several parts of Kenya, in part of northern Burundi, and in parts of western, central, north-central and southeastern Tanzania.

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

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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in western Sudan, southern and eastern parts of South Sudan; south-eastern, eastern and north-eastern Uganda; and central and northern costal parts of Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions …
OND - 2020 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • Observed in the southeastern tip of Tanzania, eastern parts of Kenya, southern Somalia, central and southern Ethiopia and a few pockets in southeastern and western South Sudan.

Moderate wet …

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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in the major parts of the region including Sudan, southeastern Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, S. Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania.

Moderate wet to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed …

SON - 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in a few pockets in Sudan and western South Sudan, the Horn of Africa region including southeastern Ethiopia, northeastern Kenya and several parts of Somalia, southern parts …

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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in southern and northeastern parts of Ethiopia, in a few parts of western South Sudan, central and south-central Uganda, and central Sudan. …

SON - 2024 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, and Kenya, in southeastern parts of Sudan, in parts of northern, western and eastern South Sudan, in southwestern Uganda, in some parts …

DJF - 2024 Read More
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Moderate to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed northwestern Eritrea, in western, southern and southeastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, South Sudan and Kenya, in northwestern Uganda, in the area around Lake Victoria, in …

SON - 2023 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed southern parts of Sudan, in northern and northeastern parts of Ethiopia, in northeastern part o Somalia, in parts of northern, eastern and southern South Sudan, in several …

DJF - 2023 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in a few isolated areas in eastern, western, and south-eastern Sudan, southern Eritrea, parts of northern and western Ethiopia, central parts of South Sudan, south-western …

SON - 2022 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in western, central, and eastern parts of Sudan, north-western and central parts of Eritrea, several parts of Djibouti, north-eastern parts of Ethiopia, south-western and south-eastern …

DJF - 2022 Read More
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  • Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in western parts of Sudan, north eastern Ethiopia, much of Djibouti, western Kenya, and western Burundi.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in much of the …
DJF - 2021 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several pockets in northern Sudan and western South Sudan, southern Uganda, several pockets in Tanzania, much of the eastern half of Kenya, much of central to …

JAS - 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • Observed in northwestern Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, western Sudan, several parts of Sudan, and the Horn of Africa region.

Moderate wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions

  • Observed in most parts …
MAM - 2026 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate wet to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in eastern South Sudan, in western and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in southern Somalia, in several parts of Kenya, in eastern Uganda, southern Burundi, and in …

MAM - 2025 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

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 southern Eritrea, in several parts of Somalia, …

JJAS - 2024 Read More