Observed rainfall conditions for November to January (NDJ) 2022

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

No heavy rainfall (exceeding 1000 mm) recorded in the region.

Moderate rainfall (between 500 - 1000 mm) recorded in eastern and southern Burundi, and in north-western Tanzania.

Light rainfall (between 200 - 500 mm) recorded in western and southern Uganda, western, central and south-eastern Kenya, Rwanda, northern and western Burundi, and most of Tanzania.

Very light rainfall (between 10 - 200 mm) recorded in coastal and central Eritrea, coastal Djibouti, north, central and south-western Ethiopia, western, eastern and southern parts of South Sudan, northern Uganda, southern Somalia, and north-eastern Kenya.

Dry conditions (normal at this time of year) recorded in most parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, northern South Sudan, eastern Ethiopia, northern and central Somalia, and north-western Kenya.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions observed in western Ethiopia, north-western Tanzania, eastern Burundi, and in isolated parts of eastern Kenya and southern Somalia.

Normal rainfall conditions observed in South Sudan, Eritrea, northern and western Ethiopia, western and southern Uganda, eastern, western and southern Kenya, and most of Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.

Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in central and southern parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, northern Uganda. These extended to north-western and western Kenya, southern Somalia, and south-western parts of Tanzania.

Much drier than usual conditions observed in isolated areas of north-western Kenya, eastern Ethiopia, and central and northern Somalia.

Standardized Precipitation Index

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, northern and central Eritrea, northern and central Ethiopia, western and south-western Uganda, most of western, central and eastern Kenya, south-western Somalia, most of Rwanda, western and southern Burundi, and in north-eastern, central and eastern Tanzania.

Drier to severely drier than usual conditions observed in southern Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, eastern and central Ethiopia, northern and eastern Uganda, north-western Kenya, and western and southern parts of Tanzania.

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in the Horn of Africa region including Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, in Tanzania, parts of Uganda, a few pockets in S. Sudan and Sudan.

Wetter than and much wetter …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was observed in a few areas in western parts of Ethiopia, a few pockets in western South Sudan, western Uganda and in parts of western Kenya.

Moderate …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was observed in a few areas in central and western parts of Ethiopia, a few pockets in western South Sudan, northeastern Uganda and in parts of western …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in a few pockets in the northern parts of Sudan, in southeastern Ethiopia extending to northern and central Somalia, northeastern parts of Kenya, and several parts of Tanzania.

Wetter …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was observed in a few isolated parts of western Ethiopia, south eastern Uganda, western Burundi, and parts of western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-500mm were …

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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 Somalia, in northeastern parts of Kenya, and in southern and southeastern Ethiopia.

Wetter than usual and much wetter than usual …

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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 Somalia, in much of the eastern parts of Kenya, and in the Lake Victoria regions of Tanzania, and in parts …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 800mm was observed in a few isolated parts of western Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-800mm were observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in several parts …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in northwestern parts of Eritrea, in several parts of Somalia and Kenya, in southern and southeastern parts of Ethiopia, in the areas around Lake Victoria, …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall amounts exceeding 500mm were observed in western parts of Ethiopia, southwestern parts of South Sudan, in northwestern and southeastern Uganda, in western and central, coastal parts of Kenya, in part of southern Somalia.

Moderate …

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