Observed rainfall conditions for September to November (SON) 2022

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between exceeding 500 was observed over parts of western Ethiopia, parts of western highlands of Kenya, and in a few parts of south-western Uganda.

Moderate rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was observed in much of South Sudan, in western and north-western parts of Ethiopia, in much of Uganda, in western and central parts of Kenya, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, and in north-western parts of Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 10 - 200 mm was observed in central and southern parts of Sudan, in much of Eritrea and Djibouti, in northern, central, eastern and southern parts of Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, in north-eastern, eastern coastal and southern parts of Kenya, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Dry conditions (usual during this time of the year) were observed in the northern parts of Sudan, in north-eastern part of Somalia, in north-western parts of Kenya, and in central Tanzania.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few isolated places in western highland of Kenya, and in western and eastern parts of Sudan.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in much of central, eastern and southern parts of Sudan, much of Eritrea and Djibouti, much of South Sudan, northern, western, central and north-eastern Ethiopia, in north-western Somalia, much of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, in western parts of Kenya, and in north-western, western and south-western parts of Tanzania.

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in southern and eastern Ethiopia, north-eastern, central and southern Somalia, in northern, eastern and southern Kenya, and in several parts of northern, central, eastern and southern Tanzania.

Standardized Precipitation Index

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 Uganda, parts of western highlands of Kenya, and in north-western Rwanda.

Moderately drier than usual to extremely dry conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in north-western, south-western and south-eastern parts of South Sudan, in southern parts of Ethiopia, several parts of north-eastern, central and southern Somalia, in north-western, north-eastern, central and south-central parts of Uganda, several parts of Kenya, several parts of Burundi, and in north-western, central, north-eastern and southern Tanzania.

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

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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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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, …

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Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, northeastern, central, southern and parts of eastern Ethiopia, in northwestern and southwestern Somalia, in …

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Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in southwestern, western, central, southeastern and eastern parts of Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in a few areas in northeastern Ethiopia, in …

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Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in western and southwest Uganda, western and eastern parts of Kenya extending to southwest Somalia, over much of Rwanda, northern Burundi, and in north, central …

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  • Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in central and western parts of Sudan, several parts of Djibouti, isolated parts in north and western Ethiopia, and parts of northern Somalia.
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern parts of Sudan, in areas of South Sudan, northwestern and southeastern parts of Ethiopia, in northern and central Somalia, northeastern Kenya, and southern parts of …

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Moderate to extremely wet rainfall conditions were observed in the northern, central parts and southwestern Sudan, in western and central parts of Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in northern and northeastern Ethiopia, in northwestern …

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Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi, in northern parts of Sudan, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, and in northern …

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Moderate to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in western, central, and eastern parts of Sudan, several parts of western and central Eritrea, much of Djibouti, a few areas in north-eastern and western Ethiopia, a …

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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • Dominated most parts of the region including several parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, pockets in Eritrea and Sudan.

Moderate wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions …

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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • Observed in central Somalia, a few pockets in South Sudan, and Sudan.

Moderate wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions

  • Observed in most parts across the region including much of …
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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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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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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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