21- 31 August, 2024

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed in the central parts of Eritrea, in isolated parts of western and southwestern Sudan and northwestern South Sudan, and in northern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in much of the central to southern Sudan, in western and central Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti and South Sudan, in northern, northeastern, western and central Ethiopia, in northern, western central and eastern Uganda, and in parts of western Kenya.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in the northern margins of central Sudan, in coastal and southern parts of Eritrea, in parts of coastal Djibouti, in parts of centra, western and coastal Kenya, in southern Somalia, in southern Uganda, and in western Rwanda.

Rainfall less than 5mm was observed in the rest of the region.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southeastern and parts of southwestern and south-central Sudan, in eastern and southern parts of South Sudan, in parts of western and southern Ethiopia, in southeastern Somalia, in western and northern Burundi, in several parts of Rwanda, in central and southeastern Kenya, and in coastal and northern Tanzania.

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central, western and eastern Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in central and southern parts of South Sudan, in northeastern Ethiopia, in western and northeastern Uganda, and in northwestern Kenya.

No rainfall condition was observed in the northern parts of Sudan, in northern, central and southwestern Somalia, in eastern and southern parts of Ethiopia, in northern, eastern, central and south-central Kenya, and in several parts of Burundi and Tanzania.

Near Normal were observed much of the rest of the Region.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern and south-central parts of Sudan, in northeastern, eastern, central and parts of western South Sudan, in northwestern, western and parts of central Ethiopia, in several parts of Uganda, in western and northwestern Kenya, in northern and eastern Rwanda.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in western to eastern and in parts of southwestern Sudan, in northeastern Ethiopia, and in parts of northern Somalia.

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

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)

  • Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Concentrated heavily over the northern parts of the region including Sudan, South Sudan, parts of Eritrea, Ethiopia, …
11 - 20 October 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)

  • Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Concentrated heavily over the northern parts of the region including Sudan, South Sudan, parts of Eritrea, Ethiopia, …
1 - 10 October 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)

  • Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Concentrated heavily over the northern parts of the region including Sudan, South Sudan, parts of Eritrea, pockets in …
21 - 30 September 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)

  • Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Concentrated heavily over the northern parts of the region including Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and …
11 - 20 September 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in central Sudan, in South Sudan, in parts of eastern Ethiopia, in northern and southern Somalia, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, in southern Uganda, …

1 - 10 September 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in parts of southwestern Sudan and western to eastern Sudan, in parts of northwestern South Sudan, and in western and southwestern Uganda.

Wetter than and …

1 - 10 August 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda extending to the southern parts of South Sudan, in western and central Kenya, in southern, central and northern Ethiopia, in …

21 - 31 July 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in western, central to southeastern Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in northern and northeastern Ethiopia, in eastern and southwestern South Sudan, and in northeastern Uganda extending …

21 - 30 June 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda extending to the southern, central and eastern parts of South Sudan, in south-central Sudan, in parts of western Eritrea, in …

11 - 20 June 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of South Sudan, in western Eritrea, in several parts of western, central, northern, eastern and southwestern Ethiopia, …

1 - 10 June 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in northern parts of South Sudan, in western and central Eritrea, in central, southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts …

21 - 31 May 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in western and central Eritrea, in northern, central, southern and eastern Ethiopia, in Somalia, northern eastern and coastal Kenya, in northwestern and southwestern South Sudan, …

11 - 20 May 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Eritrea and Djibouti, in several parts of central and southern Somalia, in northeastern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of north, eastern …

1 - 10 May 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

21 - 30 April 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

11 - 20 April 2025 Read More