Observed rainfall conditions for March to May (MAM) 2024

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

High rainfall amounts exceeding 1000mm was observed in a few areas in central Kenya and in southern coast of Tanzania.

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

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

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was observed in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in southern parts of Sudan, in northern parts of South Sudan, in parts of northern and northeastern Ethiopia and in northeastern parts of Somalia.

Dry conditions of no rainfall less than 10mm was observed in much of Sudan.

Recent rainfall anomalies

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

Wetter than usual and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in Djibouti, in southern parts of Eritrea, in central and southern Somalia, in parts of northeast, central, southern and southeastern Ethiopia, in southeastern South Sudan, in several parts of northern, central, eastern and south-central Kenya, in northeastern Uganda, and in western and southern parts of Tanzania.

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

No rain condition was observed in northern and central parts of Sudan.

Standardized Precipitation Index

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 much of western Uganda, in several parts of Rwanda and in central and southwestern parts of Tanzania.

Moderate to extremely wet rainfall conditions were observed in Djibouti, in southern Eritrea, in northeastern, southern and southeastern Ethiopia, in central and parts of southern Somalia, in several parts of Kenya, in southern Burundi, and in northwestern and southeastern Tanzania.

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

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Minimum Temperature anomalies
Minimum Temperature anomalies

Minimum temperature cooler than the long-term mean was observed in the north-central Sudan, in eastern and southeastern Ethiopia, in northwestern and central parts of Somalia, in southern Burundi, and in northwestern parts of Tanzania.

Much …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, in southern parts of Somalia, in southwestern Uganda, in western and northwestern Tanzania, and in southeastern Kenya. …

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Maximum Temperature anomalies
Maximum Temperature anomalies

All parts of the region showed warmer than the average maximum temperature. Maximum temperature mean difference exceeding 2°C is in western and eastern Sudan, northern Ethiopia, central and southern Eritrea, northeastern Somalia, northwestern South Sudan, …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of between 500-1000mm were observed in northwestern and western parts of Ethiopia, in western parts of South Sudan, and in parts of western and central Kenya.

Moderate rainfall between 100 …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, in northwestern, western and central Tanzania, in southeastern Kenya, in several parts of Uganda, in southern and parts of northern …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed southwestern and western parts of Sudan, in central Eritrea, in parts of northern Somalia, in a few areas in northeastern and southern Ethiopia.

Usual rainfall …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall greater than 500mm was western Ethiopia, western South Sudan, and in a few areas in western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 500 mm was in the southern parts of Sudan, …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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 …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall between 500 - 1000 mm was observed over western and northwestern Ethiopia, and in northwestern South Sudan.

Light rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was observed over southern parts of Sudan, in much …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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 …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of western, central and eastern Sudan.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in southern parts of central and southern Sudan, in much of South Sudan, western and central …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in isolated parts in central Sudan, north-eastern and eastern parts of the Somali region of Ethiopia, southern parts of Kenya, eastern Rwanda and Burundi, and northern …
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Recent rainfall totals
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 …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
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. …

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