01-10, February 2024

Rainfall

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in southwestern and central parts of Ethiopia, in northern central and southeastern parts of Uganda, and in western, southwestern and parts of southern Tanzania.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in parts of southwestern Uganda, in southern and southeastern parts of Kenya, in northern Burundi, and in northeastern Tanzania.

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

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in several parts of northern, central to southeastern Uganda, in western part of Kenya, and in western, southwestern and parts of southern Tanzania.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in western and northeastern Uganda, in several parts of western, central, southern and coastal Kenya, in southern Rwanda, northern Burundi and in northeastern and coastal parts of Tanzania.

No rainfall conditions were observed in much of Sudan, South Sudan, western Eritrea, Somalia, in western and eastern Ethiopia, northwestern Uganda, and in much of northern Kenya.

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in much of western and southern Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm was observed in southern Burundi, in part of southwestern Ethiopia, in southwestern Uganda, and in parts of northwestern and central Tanzania.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in parts of central and southwestern Ethiopia, in northern, central and southern parts of Uganda, in western parts of Kenya, in much of Rwanda, in northern Burundi, and in northern and northeastern parts of Tanzania.

Rainfall less than 5mm was observed in much of Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan, in several parts of Ethiopia, in northwestern, western and northeastern Uganda, in several parts of Kenya, and in northeastern Tanzania.

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed over costal and eastern parts of Tanzania, north-western Kenya, north-eastern Uganda, southern parts of South Sudan, sporadic areas in southern and north-western Ethiopia, and south-western Sudan.
  • Wetter than usual …
11 - 20 October 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in western-Sudan, isolated areas in central Somalia and central Kenya.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in western Kenya, Khordofan region of Sudan, eastern parts of South Sudan, southern Ethiopia. …
1 - 10 October 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in central Sudan, north-western Somalia, south-eastern South Sudan, eastern Ethiopia, Karamoja region of Uganda, south and eastern Burundi, Lake Victoria sides of Kenya, and north-western and Lake Victoria sides …
21 - 30 September 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of western and central Sudan; western, central and eastern Ethiopia; and north-western Somalia.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts south-eastern Sudan, eastern South Sudan, …
21 - 31 August 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Observed rainfall anomalies.

1 - 10 June 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 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