21- 30 April, 2025

Rainfall

Recent rainfall anomalies

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

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southwestern Sudan, in northeastern South Sudan, in western Ethiopia, in eastern and coastal Kenya in central Rwanda, and in western eastern and southeastern Tanzania.

No rainfall condition was observed mainly in Sudan, parts of Djibouti and in parts of northeastern Somalia.

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

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 25-200mm was recorded in southwestern Ethiopia, in southeastern Somalia, in southern Uganda, in western, central eastern southern and coastal Kenya, in much of Kenya and Burundi, and in northern eastern, and western parts of Tanzania.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in much of South Sudan, in central Eritrea, in northern, central and eastern Ethiopia, in northern Uganda, in parts of southern Somalia, in northwestern and eastern part of Kenya, and in central and southwestern Tanzania.

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Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in coastal, and central to southern Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in central to eastern Ethiopia, in northern and central Somalia, in central to southern parts of South Sudan, in much of Uganda in western Kenya, in western Rwanda and in a few parts of northwestern Tanzania.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in northeastern South Sudan, extending in parts of western Eritrea and parts of southeastern Sudan, in parts of eastern and central Kenya, in eastern parts of Rwanda, and in western and eastern Tanzania.

Much of the rest of the region recorded near normal rainfall

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  • Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed in central and northeastern Kenya, southwestern Somalia, most parts of Burundi, and northwestern and Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in western and northern parts of …
21 - 30 November 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed in central and south-western South Sudan and red seas parts of Sudan.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in a few isolated parts in central South Sudan, …
11 - 20 November 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed very few isolated areas in northern South Sudan, and northern Ethiopia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed over much of Sudan, Eritrea, norther and western South Sudan, …
21 - 31 October 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed in eastern and south-western Sudan, northern Ethiopia, and isolated parts in central Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed over most parts of Kenya, southern and central …
11 - 20 October 2021 Read More
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  • Moderate to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed in eastern Sudan, southern parts of Eritrea, everywhere in Djibouti, northern Somalia, central and north-eastern Djibouti, south-eastern South Sudan, Turkana region, northern parts of the rift …
1 - 10 October 2021 Read More
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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, …
21 - 30 September 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed in isolated parts in eastern Sudan, north-western Eritrea, south-western and eastern Ethiopia, Karamoja region of Uganda, central rift valley of Kenya, most parts of Burundi, and …
11 - 20 September 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed in sporadic parts in southern and northern Sudan, southern and eastern parts of South Sudan, western and eastern Ethiopia, most parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, isolated …
1 - 10 September 2021 Read More
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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, …
21 - 31 August 2021 Read More
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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 …
1 - 10 August 2021 Read More
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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 …
21 - 31 July 2021 Read More
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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.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over …
11 - 20 July 2021 Read More
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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 …
1 - 10 June 2021 Read More
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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 …
21 - 31 May 2021 Read More
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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 …
1 - 10 May 2021 Read More