Observed rainfall conditions for September to November (SON) 2023

Rainfall

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 rainfall between 100 - 500 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of Ethiopia, in northwestern, central and southern parts of Somalia, in several parts of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, in western, central, eastern and coastal Kenya, and in northwestern and northeastern Tanzania

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was observed in western, central to eastern Sudan, several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in northeastern Ethiopia, in northeastern Somalia, in northwestern Kenya, and in central and southern parts of Tanzania

Dry conditions were observed in northern parts of Sudan, in part of northwestern Kenya.

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, southern parts of Burundi, in isolated areas in central and southern South Sudan, in northwestern, northern and northeastern Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern, central and southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in several parts of South Sudan, Uganda, and Rwanda, in northern and central parts of Ethiopia, in northwestern Kenya, and in parts of north, central and western Tanzania.

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in central Sudan, northeastern Ethiopia, and parts of central and southern Tanzania.

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 southern parts of Burundi, and in northwestern and northeastern parts of Tanzania.

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed central parts of Sudan, in northeastern parts of Ethiopia, and in a few areas in southwestern Uganda.

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

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in southwestern Tanzania and in western region of Lake Victoria.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in south-central Sudan, western and southern parts of Ethiopia, northern and eastern parts of …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall between 500 - 1000 mm was observed over a few areas in southwest Ethiopia, in western and eastern regions of Lake Victoria, and in southern parts of Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 200 - …

MAM - 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in central to western Sudan, in Djibouti, north-eastern Ethiopia and isolated parts of northern Somalia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in several parts of western and southern Sudan, Eritrea, …
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • 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.
  • Usual rainfall …
JJAS - 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall exceeding 1000 mm was observed over isolated areas in western Ethiopia.
  • Moderate rainfall between 500 - 1000 mm was observed southern parts of Sudan, much of South Sudan, western Ethiopia, in isolated parts …
JJAS - 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

  • Very Heavy seasonal rainfall (above 1000 mm) observed in sporadic parts of highlands of central and northern Ethiopia and isolated areas over highlands of western Kenya.
  • Heavy rainfall (between 500 - 1000 mm) observed …
JJAS - 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in isolated parts of western and eastern Sudan, south-western Ethiopia, western and Turkana region in Kenya.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of central Sudan, south, south-western …
JJAS - 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Higher than usual rainfall was recorded over much of Tanzania, Kenya, central and northern parts of Somalia, Djibouti, parts of southern, central and northeastern Ethiopia extending to Eritrea, and localized areas in northeastern South Sudan. …
MAM - 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 800mm was observed in a few isolated areas in northwestern and western Ethiopia, and in part of western Sudan and northwestern South Sudan.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between …

JJA - 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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 …

JJA - 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in parts of northern and central Somalia, in southeastern Ethiopia, in the general eastern parts of Kenya, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, in …

JJA - 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 500 mm …

JJA - 2023 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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 …

JJA - 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few areas in western, central and eastern Sudan.

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

JJA - 2023 Read More