11-20 January, 2021

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall (between 100 - 200 mm) observed over isolated areas in central Tanzania.
  • Moderate rainfall (between 50 - 100 mm) observed in most parts of Tanzania and southern Burundi.
  • Light rainfall (between 25 - 50 mm) observed in most parts of southern and south-western Uganda, southern and south-eastern Kenya, southern and north-western Rwanda, northern Burundi, and south-eastern Tanzania.
  • Rainfall range between 5 - 25 mm observed over the highland of south-western Ethiopia, central Uganda, central and south-western parts of Kenya, eastern Rwanda, and northern Tanzania.
  • Usual dry (usually dry in this time of season) conditions almost everywhere in Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, most pars of north-western Eritrea, south-eastern and north-western Ethiopia, and eastern Turkana and Mandera sub-county of Kenya.
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed over southern and south-eastern Kenya, isolated areas in south-western and north-eastern Uganda, and central, eastern and north-eastern Tanzania.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of southern and western Uganda, and north-western and central Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in central and north-eastern Ethiopia, most parts of Rwanda, northern Burundi, central Uganda, and south-western and western Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in most parts of south-eastern Tanzania; most parts of western, central and south-eastern Kenya; northern Uganda, and sporadic areas in south-western and north-eastern Ethiopia.
  • Much drier than usual conditions observed over isolated areas in Ethiopia.
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over most parts of southern and south-western Uganda, southern and south-eastern Kenya, south Burundi, and central, north-western and north-eastern Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over most parts of western, central and north-eastern Ethiopia; western and central Kenya, central and northern Uganda, and southern Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier to severely drier than usual conditions observed in isolated parts of western Kenya, and western and south-eastern Tanzania.
Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall (between 100 - 200 mm) was recorded in parts of south-west and south-east Tanzania.
  • Moderate rainfall (between 50 - 100 mm) observed in most southern parts of Burundi, and central and south-western parts of Tanzania.
  • Light rainfall (between 25 - 50 mm) observed in most parts of north-western Tanzania, northern Burundi, and around the Lake Victoria Basin.
  • Rainfall range between 5 - 25 mm observed in several parts of Rwanda, central Kenya, central and south-western Uganda, and over a few parts of southern Ethiopia.
  • Usual dry (usually dry in this time of season) observed in much of Sudan, southern Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, northern Uganda, and northern and eastern Kenya.
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over a few areas in south-east and south-west Tanzania, and in southern parts of Uganda.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over central to south-west Ethiopia, much of north and western Uganda, much of Kenya, southern Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, and northern and central Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier to severely drier than usual conditions observed in western and southern parts of Tanzania.
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed over south-east Tanzania and south-central Uganda.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in south-western Tanzania, over much of Lake Victoria peripheral, and in central Uganda.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in south-west Uganda, eastern and central Rwanda, western parts of Kenya, southern Burundi, and much of north-west and central Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in central to south-west Ethiopia, over much of central and southern Kenya, and eastern parts of Tanzania.
  • Much drier than usual conditions observed over isolated areas in south-east Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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High Rainfall Accumulation (Dark Green to Light Green)

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High Rainfall Accumulation (Light Green to Dark Green)

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High Rainfall Accumulation (Dark Green to Light Green)

  • Significant Rainfall (51–100 mm and 26–50 mm): These categories cover areas, in the southwestern parts of the region, including:
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    • Several …
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High Rainfall Accumulation (Dark Green to Light Green)

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High Rainfall Accumulation (Light Green to Dark Green)

  • Highest Rainfall (101–200 mm): These values were concentrated in northwestern and southeastern parts of Tanzania.
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High Rainfall Accumulation (Dark Green to Light Green)

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    • Several parts …
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High Rainfall Accumulation (Dark Green to Light Green)

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High Rainfall Accumulation (Light Green to Dark Green)

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High Rainfall Accumulation (Dark Green to Light Green)

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High Rainfall Accumulation (Dark Green to Light Green)

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