21-31, August 2023

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in the southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in northern, western and central parts of Ethiopia, in northern, central and southeastern Uganda, and in a few parts in western Kenya.

Light rainfall of between 5 - 25 mm was observed in the central to eastern parts of Sudan, in parts of Djibouti, in northeastern Ethiopia and in southern and eastern margins of western and central Ethiopia, in southeastern parts of South Sudan, in northeastern, western and southern parts of Uganda, and in western and coastal parts of Kenya.

Usual dry rainfall was observed in northern parts of Sudan, in the coastal, central and southern parts of Eritrea, northern and coastal parts of Djibouti, in much of Somalia, in eastern and southern parts of Ethiopia, in southwestern parts of Uganda, in northern, eastern, central and southern parts of Kenya, and in much of Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a central and eastern, Sudan, and in northwestern Eritrea.

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

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern an central parts of Eritrea, in northern and western parts of South Sudan, and in a few areas in western Ethiopia, southeastern Uganda and coastal Kenya.

No rainfall conditions were observed in the northern parts of Sudan, in coastal Djibouti, in several parts of Somalia, in eastern and southern parts of Ethiopia, in northern, central and southern parts of Kenya, in eastern Rwanda, and in much of Burundi and Tanzania.

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Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in southwestern and southeastern parts of Sudan, in northwestern and southern parts of Somalia, in several parts of Ethiopia, in western, central and southern parts of South Sudan, in much of Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda, and in western parts of Kenya

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in western parts of Sudan, and in northwestern parts of Eritrea.

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

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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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
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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.
  • Usual rainfall …
20 - 30 April 2021 Read More
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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.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over most …
11 - 20 April 2021 Read More
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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.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over …
1 - 10 April 2021 Read More
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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.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over central south Sudan, central Ethiopia, most parts of …
21 - 31 March 2021 Read More
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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 …
11 - 20 March 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over south-western and the highland of central Ethiopia, southern parts of Kenya, most parts of central and north-western Tanzania, most parts of south-western Burundi, and southern …
21 - 28 February 2021 Read More