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 than normal to much wetter than normal conditions observed in much of Tanzania, western Kenya, and eastern parts of the Lake Victoria region of Uganda.

Normal rainfall conditions observed in parts of north-western and …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than normal conditions observed in south-western Uganda, western, coastal, and eastern Kenya, south-western Somalia, most of Rwanda, north-eastern Burundi, and most of northern Tanzania.
  • Normal rainfall conditions observed in south-western and south-eastern South Sudan, …
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