Observed rainfall conditions for December to February (DJF) 2023

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

High rainfall amounts exceeding 1000mm was observed in the southern parts of Tanzania.

Rainfall amounts of between 500-1000mm were observed in several parts of Tanzania, in southern Burundi and in part of western Kenya.

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

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was observed in coastal Eritrea, in coastal Djibouti, in northeastern, central and southwestern Ethiopia, in southern South Sudan, in northern Uganda, and in northern and eastern Kenya.

Dry conditions of no rainfall less than 10mm were observed in several parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, southern Djibouti, northwestern, western and eastern Ethiopia, in northern and central South Sudan, in northeastern Kenya, and in several parts of Somalia

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Somalia, in several parts of western Uganda, in western and coastal parts of Kenya, in central and southwestern parts of Ethiopia.

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed much of Djibouti, Somalia and eastern Ethiopia, in parts of central South Sudan, and in northeastern and eastern Kenya

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

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to extremely wet rainfall conditions were observed several parts of Tanzania, in eastern parts of Uganda, in western and northern coast of Kenya, in southern Burundi, and in parts of southwestern and central Ethiopia.

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in central parts of South Sudan, in southern Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti and Somalia, in eastern Ethiopia, in northeastern Kenya, and in northern Burundi.

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

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Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, northeastern, central, southern and parts of eastern Ethiopia, in northwestern and southwestern Somalia, in …

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Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in southwestern, western, central, southeastern and eastern parts of Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in a few areas in northeastern Ethiopia, in …

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Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in western and southwest Uganda, western and eastern parts of Kenya extending to southwest Somalia, over much of Rwanda, northern Burundi, and in north, central …

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  • Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in central and western parts of Sudan, several parts of Djibouti, isolated parts in north and western Ethiopia, and parts of northern Somalia.
  • Usual rainfall …
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Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi, in northern parts of Sudan, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, and in northern …

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Moderate to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in western, central, and eastern parts of Sudan, several parts of western and central Eritrea, much of Djibouti, a few areas in north-eastern and western Ethiopia, a …

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Moderate to extremely wet rainfall conditions were observed in several parts of Tanzania, in western and south-central parts of Kenya, in southeastern Uganda, in central southwestern, and northern parts of Ethiopia, and in parts of …

JFM - 2024 Read More
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Moderate to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in parts of western and central Eritrea, in some places in northern, central and northeastern Ethiopia, in western part of South Sudan, …

AMJ - 2023 Read More
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Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions observed in southern parts of Sudan extending to northern and south-eastern South Sudan, much of central, southern, north-eastern and eastern Ethiopia, central and southern Eritrea, much of …

FMA - 2023 Read More
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Moderate to severely wetter than normal rainfall conditions observed in south-eastern and western Sudan, north-western South Sudan, western Ethiopia, and in a few isolated areas of northern and southern Tanzania.

Normal rainfall conditions observed in …

AMJ - 2022 Read More
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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 …

JFM - 2022 Read More
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  • 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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  • 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 …
AMJ - 2021 Read More
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  • 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. …
FMA - 2021 Read More