Observed rainfall conditions for February to April (FMA) 2023

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall (500 - 1000 mm) observed over Burundi, south-western Ethiopia, several areas around Lake Victoria, and in north-western, southern, and coastal parts of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall (200 - 500 mm) observed in several parts of central, southern, and north-eastern Ethiopia, southern Somalia, south-western and south-eastern South Sudan, western, central, eastern, and coastal Kenya, much of Uganda and Rwanda, and in western, northern, central, and eastern Tanzania.

Light rainfall (10 - 200 mm) observed in southern parts of Sudan, much of Eritrea and Djibouti, several parts of northern and central Somalia, northern and central parts of South Sudan, northern, north-western, and eastern parts of Ethiopia, and in north-western and eastern parts of Kenya.

Dry conditions (usual during this time of the year) observed in much of Sudan.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions observed in southern parts of Sudan, central and southern Eritrea, much of Djibouti, north-western and southern Somalia, much of central, north-eastern, southern, and eastern Ethiopia, northern and south-eastern South Sudan, much of northern, eastern, and coastal Kenya, much of Burundi, and in north-western parts of Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions observed in western Eritrea, parts of central and north-eastern Somalia, western parts of Ethiopia, central, eastern, and western parts of South Sudan, several parts of Uganda, western and central parts of Kenya, much of Rwanda, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Drier and much drier than usual conditions observed in parts of western Eritrea and northern parts of Ethiopia.

Standardized Precipitation Index

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 Djibouti, north-western and southern Somalia, areas around Lake Victoria, much of Burundi, northern, eastern, and coastal parts of Kenya, and in north-western parts of Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions observed in several parts of Sudan, western Ethiopia, north-eastern and central Somalia, central, western, and eastern South Sudan, several parts of Uganda, much of western, central, and southern Kenya, parts of Rwanda, and northern, eastern, western, and southern parts of Tanzania.

Moderately drier than usual to severely dry conditions observed in western Eritrea, parts of northern Ethiopia, a few parts of western Uganda, and in central parts of Tanzania.

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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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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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