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.

Standardized Precipitation Index

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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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

  • Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in south-western South Sudan, isolated parts in western Ethiopia.
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in coastal parts of Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in south-western and …
1 - 10 December 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

  • Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central and northeastern Kenya, southwestern Somalia.
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in southwestern parts of South Sudan, most parts of Burundi, central and northeastern Kenya, Southern …
21 - 30 November 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central and south-western South Sudan and red sea parts of Sudan.
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in isolated areas in southern and north-western Uganda.
  • Usual rainfall …
11 - 20 November 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few isolated places northwest Ethiopia, and parts of central and southwestern Tanzania.
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few isolated parts in northern South …
21 - 31 October 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in eastern and south-western Sudan, northern Ethiopia, and isolated parts in central Tanzania.
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in scattered parts in western South Sudan and central …
11 - 20 October 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much 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 valley in …
1 - 10 October 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in isolated parts in eastern Sudan, northern Ethiopia, and north-western Eritrea.
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in different parts of central and eastern Sudan, most parts of …
21 - 30 September 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much 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 north-western Tanzania. …
11 - 20 September 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in northern Sudan, north-eastern Ethiopia, eastern parts of South Sudan, and southern and central Rwanda.
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in south-eastern and central parts of South …
1 - 10 September 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in north-eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia.
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in isolated areas the Blue Nile, eastern Darfour region, and north-eastern Ethiopia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were …
21 - 31 August 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed over most parts of western, central and northern parts of Sudan, and localized areas in north-eastern and southern Ethiopia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions are observed in most parts of South …
1 - 10 August 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions were observed over north-western and north-eastern Sudan.
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed over most parts of western and central parts of Sudan.
  • Usual rainfall conditions are observed in most …
21 - 31 July 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in central parts of Sudan, central Eritrea, in isolated parts of northern Ethiopia, north-western Somalia, and eastern Djibouti.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in northern Ethiopia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions …
11 - 20 July 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed over most parts of southern and central Sudan.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed over western Sudan, north-western and northern parts of South Sudan.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in most …
11 - 20 July 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed over isolated in White Nile and Aljazeera regions of Sudan and western Bahr El gazal part of South Sudan.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed over the southern part and …
1 - 10 June 2021 Read More