Observed rainfall conditions for January to March (JFM) 2024

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 western, central, eastern and southern parts of Tanzania, and in parts of western Kenya.

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

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was observed in Eritrea, Djibouti, western and southern parts of South Sudan, in northern and parts of eastern and central Ethiopia, in southern and northwestern Somalia, in northern Uganda, and in northern, eastern and coastal parts of Kenya.

Dry conditions of no rainfall less than 10mm were observed in much of Sudan, in western Eritrea, northwestern and eastern Ethiopia, in northern 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 central eastern and southern parts of Tanzania, in eastern and southeastern Uganda, in western, central and south-central parts of Kenya, in central southwestern and northern parts of Ethiopia and in central parts of Eritrea.

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed several parts of South Sudan, in western parts of Eritrea, in eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, in northwestern Kenya, in western Uganda, in eastern Rwanda, and in northern Burundi

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in western Eritrea, in Djibouti, in parts of north, central and southwestern Ethiopia, in southern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, in northwestern, central and coastal Kenya, in western Rwanda, southern Burundi, and in northwestern, western and northeastern part of Tanzania.

No rain condition was observed in several parts of Sudan, in parts of northern South Sudan, in northeastern Somalia, and in parts of eastern Ethiopia.

Standardized Precipitation Index

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 central and southern Eritrea.

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of South Sudan and Rwanda, in western Eritrea, in eastern Ethiopia, in northern and central parts of Somalia, in northeastern Kenya, in much of western Uganda, and in much of 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 in western and southwestern Sudan, in central Eritrea, in some parts of coastal Djibouti, in parts of northeastern Somalia, in a few places in western, southern …

MJJ - 2023 Read More
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Moderate to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in parts of western, central and eastern Sudan, in part of northwest South Sudan, in western Eritrea, and in parts of northern and western of Ethiopia.

Usual …

MJJ - 2022 Read More
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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. …

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Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in southern parts of South Sudan, north-central and western parts of Uganda, parts of western Kenya, and western and north-western parts of Tanzania.

Moderately drier …

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Wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in western Ethiopia, parts of north-western Tanzania, eastern Burundi, south-eastern Rwanda, and a few isolated areas of eastern Kenya.

Normal rainfall conditions observed in Sudan, South Sudan, …

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Moderate to extremely wet rainfall conditions were observed western Eritrea, in parts of eastern and southern Sudan, in western, northwestern, southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, and South Sudan, in northeastern, eastern, …

OND - 2023 Read More
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Moderately to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in a few areas in south-eastern Sudan, western Ethiopia, central and south-central South Sudan, south-western and western parts of Uganda, parts of western Kenya, north-western …

OND - 2022 Read More
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  • Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in a few areas in western South Sudan; north-east and central parts Ethiopia, south-west Uganda, southern Burundi and northwest Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed …
OND - 2021 Read More
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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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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 …

ASO - 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 …

ASO - 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 …
ASO - 2021 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in western and southern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, …

JJAS - 2023 Read More