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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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in isolated parts in central and north-eastern Sudan.
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in most parts of central and north-eastern Sudan, northern Tanzania, north-eastern Ethiopia, and south-eastern …
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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Very Heavy rainfall (above 1000 mm) observed in isolated area in highlands of central Ethiopia.
  • Heavy rainfall (between 500-1000 mm) observed over most parts of western, south-western and eastern South Sudan; most parts of …
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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than normal (extremely wetter than usual) conditions observed in most parts of western and eastern Sudan, and isolated areas in south Ethiopia.
  • Wetter than normal conditions observed in central and north-eastern Sudan, southern …
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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 …

AMJ - 2025 Read More
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 …

AMJ - 2025 Read More
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 …

FMA - 2025 Read More
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 …

FMA - 2025 Read More
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 …

FMA - 2025 Read More
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 …

JFM - 2025 Read More
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 …

JFM - 2025 Read More
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 …

JFM - 2025 Read More
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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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 …

OND_UPDATE - (2024 - 2025) Read More
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 …

OND_UPDATE - (2024 - 2025) Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern Sudan, western Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti. In central and southwestern parts of Somalia, in southern and southeastern Ethiopia, in several …

AMJ - 2024 Read More