01-10, December 2022

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in parts of western and eastern Kenya, in northwestern Tanzania, and in much of Burundi.

Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed in western, southwestern and central parts of Uganda, in parts of western and eastern Kenya, in much of Rwanda, and in parts of northwestern and western Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 5 - 25 mm was observed in the southern parts of South Sudan, in southwestern part of Ethiopia, in northern and eastern Uganda, in several parts of western, central and eastern Kenya, in southern and coastal parts of southern Somalia, and in northern, central, and southern Tanzania

Usual dry rainfall was observed in much of Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, in much of Ethiopia, in several parts of South Sudan, in much of northern, central and southwestern Somalia, in northern and northwestern parts of Kenya, and in eastern Tanzania.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of South Sudan, in much of the northern, western, central and eastern Uganda, in western and northeastern Kenya, in southeastern Somalia, in eastern and central parts of Rwanda, in eastern and western Burundi, and in northwestern Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in parts of the southern areas of South Sudan, *in southern parts of Uganda, in parts of central and eastern Kenya, extending to southern Somalia, in western Rwanda, central Burundi, and in western parts of Tanzania.

No rainfall conditions were observed in much of Sudan, in western Eritrea, in northern and central South Sudan, in several parts of northern, central and southwestern Somalia, in parts of northern, central and eastern Ethiopia, in northwestern Kenya, and in parts of eastern Tanzania.

Drier than usual conditions were observed over central and southern Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in several parts of northern, central and southern Ethiopia, in southwestern Somalia, in several parts of northern, coastal, central and southern Kenya, in southwestern part of Uganda, and in much of northern, central, western, eastern and southern Tanzania.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of the southern area of South Sudan, in northwestern, western, central and eastern Uganda, in parts of western and northeastern Kenya, in central and eastern Rwanda, in western and eastern Burundi, in southeastern Somalia, and in northeastern Tanzania.

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in the central and southwestern Ethiopia, in a few isolated areas in southwestern Uganda and central and coastal Kenya, and in much of central, western and eastern Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in much of the rest of the region including Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, South Sudan, north, southwestern and central Somalia, northwestern and southern Uganda, in western Rwanda, central Burundi, in several parts of Kenya, and in parts of north, central, and southwestern Tanzania.

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Maximum Temperature anomalies
Maximum Temperature anomalies
  • Warmer than usual maximum temperature recorded over northern and western Sudan, northern and southwestern and southern South Sudan, most parts of southern, central and eastern Ethiopia, most of Kenya and Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi southern, central …
11 - 20 May 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Severely dry (much drier than usual) conditions observed in northeast Kenya, central Somalia, southwestern Uganda.
  • Moderate dry (drier than usual) conditions observed in most parts of Ethiopia, southern, central and western Sudan, southern, Eritrea, most …
11 - 20 May 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • 1 – 10 mm observed in southern parts of Sudan, southern Eritrea, parts of Djibouti, much of eastern Kenya, northeastern and southwest Somalia, and northern Tanzania.
  • 11 – 50 mm observed in much of central, …
11 - 20 May 2020 Read More
Maximum Temperature anomalies
Maximum Temperature anomalies

Warmer than normal maximum temperature (daytime hotter than usual) recorded over western Sudan, South Tanzania, eastern and coastal parts of Kenya

Normal day time temperature recorded in northern Sudan, western Ethiopia, central and southern Uganda, …

21 - 31 March 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Much drier than normal conditions in central Ethiopia and

southern Tanzania.

Drier than normal conditions observed in central Ethiopia, northeastern Kenya and southern Tanzania

Near normal conditions observed in areas adjusted to Lake Tanganyika in …

21 - 31 March 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall (between 100-200 mm) observed over southern Tanzania.
  • Moderate rainfall (between 50-100 mm) observed in most parts of Burundi, and southern and central Tanzania.
  • Light rainfall (between 25-50 mm) observed in most parts of …
21 - 31 January 2020 Read More