11- 20 April, 2025

Rainfall

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Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in southeastern parts of South Sudan, in the southern, eastern and central parts of Ethiopia extending to the northern, central and southern parts of Somalia, in several parts of northern, western and central Kenya, in northern parts of Uganda, and in parts of northwestern and southern Tanzania.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in central to southern Eritrea, in some parts of Djibouti, in eastern, western and southwestern South Sudan, in southern parts of Uganda, in parts of Burundi, and in central Tanzania.

Much of the rest of the region recorded near normal rainfall

Recent rainfall anomalies

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

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in parts of western and southern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in several parts of northern, western and eastern South Sudan, in western, northwestern and northeastern Ethiopia, in parts of southern Uganda, in southeastern Kenya, in Burundi, and in much of central to western Tanzania.

No rainfall condition was observed mainly in Sudan.

Near normal rainfall condition was observed in much of the rest of the region.

Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was recorded in isolated part of southern Tanzania.

High rainfall of between 50-200mm was recorded in southern Ethiopia, in southeastern South Sudan, in northern Uganda, in southern Somalia, in much of north, central and western Kenya, in several parts of Rwanda, in northeastern and southwestern Burundi, and in northwestern, coastal and southern Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-50 mm was observed in southern parts of South Sudan, in central and eastern parts of Ethiopia, central parts of Somalia, in southern Uganda, in much of central Burundi.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in much of the northern, western to eastern South Sudan, in part of western Eritrea, in parts of northwestern and northern Ethiopia, in northern Somalia, in southeastern parts of Kenya, and in central and parts of southern Tanzania

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  • Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed in different parts of central and eastern Sudan, most parts of north-western and eastern Ethiopia, northern parts of South Sudan, northern and southern parts of Djibouti, …
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  • Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed over the Blue Nile of Sudan, and north-eastern Ethiopia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed over much of the southern and central parts of Sudan; southern, north-eastern, …
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  • Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed over western, eastern and northern parts of Sudan, and localized parts in north-eastern and southern Ethiopia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed over the White Nile parts …
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  • Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed over western and eastern Sudan, most parts of Eritrea, north-eastern Ethiopia, and south-eastern South Sudan.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed over the White Nile parts of …
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  • Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over western and northern bahr El Gazal in South Sudan, white and Blue Nile states in Sudan, and the Lake Victoria basins.
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  • Wetter than usual conditions observed over the southern part and Blue Nile of Sudan and central parts of South Sudan.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in south-western and northern parts of South Sudan, strip on the …
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wettest than usual conditions observed in isolated parts southeast Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over most parts of north and central Sudan, western central and southern South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, south …
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  • Moderately wet to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in much of Ethiopia, Rwanda, southern Sudan, northern and central South Sudan, central and north-western Somalia; much of western, central and southern Kenya; eastern Uganda, western …
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over Lake Victoria basin, Blue Nile State in Sudan, north-eastern South Sudan; central, north-western and north-eastern Ethiopia; northern Somalia, and northern and south-western Tanzania.
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in isolated parts of central and northern Ethiopia, north-eastern Kenya , north-eastern Rwanda and Burundi, and western and south-eastern Tanzania.
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in the highland of western Kenya, eastern and north-eastern Kenya, isolated parts of northern Tanzania, and isolated areas in southern Somalia.
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wettest than usual conditions observed in eastern parts of South Sudan, isolated areas in southern and northern Tanzania.
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  • Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over western Ethiopia, eastern parts of South Sudan, north-eastern Kenya, and south-western Somalia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in northern Burundi, most parts of Rwanda, south-western Uganda, and …
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