October to December 2020

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall (between 500 - 1000 mm) observed over highlands of western Kenya, south-eastern Uganda and isolated areas in central Tanzania and central Burundi.
  • Moderate rainfall (between 100 - 500 mm) observed in most parts of south, north-western and costal Tanzania, southern Burundi, most parts of Rwanda, most parts of Uganda, and southern and central Kenya.
  • Light rainfall (between 50 - 100 mm) observed in most parts of northern South Sudan, north-western and south-eastern Ethiopia, and central Somalia.
  • Rainfall range between 10-50 observed over southern parts of Sudan, north-eastern Ethiopia, and Turkana region of Kenya.
  • Dry conditions (usual during this time of the year) in most parts of north Sudan.
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions not observed over Mara mountain region of Darfur region of Sudan, north-eastern Lake Victoria basin of Kenya, north-eastern and Lake Victoria basin of Uganda in the GHA region.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in in western Sudan; southern and eastern parts of South Sudan; south-eastern, eastern and north-eastern Uganda; and central and northern costal parts of Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier than usual conditions observed over most parts of southern parts of Sudan, western Ethiopia, most parts of South Sudan, western and south-western Uganda, most parts of southern and northern Kenya, central Somalia, and western and southern Tanzania.
  • Much drier than usual conditions observed over isolated areas in northern Somalia.
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in western Sudan, southern and eastern parts of South Sudan; south-eastern, eastern and north-eastern Uganda; and central and northern costal parts of Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over in most parts of western Ethiopia, most parts of South Sudan, western and south-western Uganda, most parts of southern and northern Kenya, central Somalia, and western and southern Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier to severely driest than usual conditions observed over most parts of eastern Sudan, eastern and north-eastern Ethiopia, north-western Eritrea, southern and northern Somalia, and northern costal parts of Kenya.

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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.

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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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