11-20 March, 2024

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in Rwanda, western and southern Burundi, and in western southern and coastal parts of Tanzania.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in western and southeastern South Sudan, in central parts of Eritrea, in western and central parts of Ethiopia, in southwestern Uganda, in western central southern and coastal parts of Kenya, in eastern Rwanda, in northeastern Burundi, and in several parts of northern and central Tanzania.

Rainfall less than 5mm was observed in much of Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, central and southern South Sudan, in northeastern, southern and eastern Ethiopia, in northern, central and eastern parts of Uganda, and in several parts of northern, central and eastern Kenya.

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Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in southern and central parts of South Sudan, northeastern and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in much of Uganda, in western Kenya, in parts of southern Rwanda, and in several parts of Burundi and Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions and no rainfall conditions were observed in much of the rest of the region.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier that usual conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, in southern Eritrea, in parts of Djibouti, in southern Somalia, in central and southern parts of South Sudan, in much of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, I southern parts of Rwanda, and in several parts of Burundi.

Near Normal and no rainfall conditions were observed in of the rest of the region including Sudan, eastern and northwestern Ethiopia, western Eritrea, northern South Sudan, and in much of Somalia.

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  • Moderately to severely wet conditions observed over Red Sea coastal parts of Sudan and northern Eritrea, south-eastern South Sudan, northern parts of Turkana region and coastal parts of Kenya, coastal parts of Tanzania, southern and …
1 - 10 November 2020 Read More
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  • Severely wet 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 conditions observed …
11 - 20 October 2020 Read More
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  • Severely wet 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.
  • Usual rainfall …
1 - 10 October 2020 Read More
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  • Severely wet conditions observed in central Sudan, north-western and eastern Ethiopia, Lake Victoria sides of Kenya, north-western Somalia, eastern and south-eastern South Sudan, Karamoja region of Uganda, south and eastern Burundi, and north-western and Lake …
21 - 30 September 2020 Read More
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  • Extremely wet conditions observed in most parts of western, central and south-eastern Sudan; north-western Somalia; and western, central, and eastern Ethiopia.
  • Severely wet conditions observed in most parts of south-eastern Sudan, eastern South Sudan, Lake …
21 - 31 August 2020 Read More