Observed rainfall conditions for October to December (OND) 2021

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall exceeding 1000 mm was not recorded in the region.
  • Moderate rainfall between 500 - 1000 mm was observed over northwestern part of Tanzania and in isolated part of southern Burundi.
  • Light rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was observed in south-west South Sudan, in western Ethiopia; in much of western and southern Uganda; in western, central and coastal parts of Kenya; in much of Rwanda and Burundi; and in much of north-western and central coast of Tanzania.
  • Rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed over several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia; northern and southern Somalia; north-east and in the central Rift Valley of Kenya, in much of South Sudan; northeast, central and eastern Uganda; and in much of central and eastern and southern Tanzania.
  • Dry conditions (usual during this time of the year) were observed in most parts of Sudan; north-eastern and central parts of Somalia, and in north-west Kenya.
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in north-western Tanzania and in a few isolated areas in western and central South Sudan; and in central and north-western Ethiopia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in over much of South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Rwanda, Burundi; western and southern Uganda, and north-western Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, southern parts of Ethiopia; over north-east and southern Somalia; in northern, central and southern parts of Kenya, north-east Uganda; and in much of central, western and eastern Tanzania.
  • Much drier than usual conditions observed in northwest Kenya, central Somalia and much of southern Tanzania
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • 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 in much of the rest of Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, north and south-west Somalia; north and central Ethiopia; much of north and central South Sudan, southern parts of Uganda; in much of western and eastern Kenya, much of Rwanda and Burundi; and in northern and north-west Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier than usual to severely dry conditions were observed in southern parts of South Sudan, southern Ethiopia; over much of central and southern Somalia; north, central and eastern Uganda; in the north-west, central and southern Kenya, southwest Rwanda, northeast Burundi; and in much of central, eastern and southern Tanzania.

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions

  • Observed in several parts of the region including northern parts of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, most parts of South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, a few areas in Eritrea as …
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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts (>500mm)

  • Observed in the southwestern parts of Tanzania, much of Burundi, Rwanda, western parts of Kenya.

Moderate rainfall amounts (201-500mm)

  • Observed in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and southern Ethiopia.

Light rainfall …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions

  • Observed in most parts of the region including Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, southern parts of Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and eastern Eritrea.

Moderately dry to …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, northern Somalia, northern Uganda, coastal Kenya, and in central Tanzania.

Moderate wet to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in …

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Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in Sudan, Djibouti, in western, central and southern Eritrea, in northern and eastern Ethiopia, in northern Somalia, and central Tanzania.

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in several parts …

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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 southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in parts of central and western Kenya, in southern part of Burundi, and in western and …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, southwestern parts of Sudan, in northern and northeastern Ethiopia, in northern Somalia, in western and southwestern South Sudan, in several parts …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in western and southern parts of Eritrea, in Djibouti, in northwestern, western and southwestern South Sudan, in northern and northeastern Ethiopia extending to northern Somalia, in northwestern, central and …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in western parts of Eritrea, in parts of Djibouti, in northern, western and southwestern South Sudan, in northern, northeastern and eastern Ethiopia extending to …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was observed in western and southwestern parts of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-500mm were observed in much of Tanzania, in southwestern part of Ethiopia, in …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, South Sudan, northern and northeastern Ethiopia, Rwanda, northern Burundi, northern Somalia, in several parts of northwestern to southwestern Uganda, in parts …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in eastern parts of Sudan, in northern and western parts of South Sudan, in northern, central and southern Ethiopia, in Djibouti, in northern and …

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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 and central Kenya, in much of Burundi, and in parts of northwestern Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in western and southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in northern to central Somalia, in northern and western South Sudan, in northern, central, southern and …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High rainfall amounts exceeding 1000mm was observed in a few areas in central Kenya.

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of between 500-1000mm were observed in southwestern Ethiopia, in western and central parts of Kenya, and …

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