Observed rainfall conditions for June to September (JJAS) 2023

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall greater than 500mm were observed in extreme southern parts of Sudan, in western Ethiopia, in several parts of South Sudan, in northwestern to southeastern Uganda, and in western parts of Kenya

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 500 mm was observed in central to southern parts of Sudan, in western Eritrea, in central and northeastern parts of Ethiopia, in northeastern, western, southern and western Uganda, in coastal and parts of western Kenya, in western Rwanda, and in northern coast of Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was observed in western, central to eastern Sudan, in coastal, central and southern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in northeastern eastern Ethiopia, in northwest and southern parts of Somalia, in eastern Rwanda, much of Burundi, and in northwestern and eastern parts of Tanzania.

Dry conditions were observed in northern parts of Sudan, in parts of central Somalia, in southeastern Ethiopia, in northern, central, southern and eastern parts of Kenya, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few areas in western, central and eastern Sudan.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in much of the central and southern parts of Sudan, in western Eritrea, in northwestern and western Ethiopia, in much of South Sudan, in northwestern, central and southeastern Uganda, in parts of western and coastal parts of Kenya, and in eastern parts of Tanzania.

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in the parts of northern Sudan, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in much of Ethiopia, Somalia, Rwanda and Burundi, in southern parts of South Sudan, several parts of Kenya, and in northwestern and southern parts of Tanzania

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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, and Rwanda, in northern parts of Sudan, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, and in western, central and southern parts of Tanzania.

Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in a few areas in western, southwestern, central and eastern Sudan, in western part of Ethiopia, southeastern Uganda, and in western Kenya.

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

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …
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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 …

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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 …
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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 …

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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, …

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Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Sudan, in western parts of Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in northeastern Somalia, in western and northwestern parts of Ethiopia, in …

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