21-31, January 2024

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in northwestern, central and southern parts of Tanzania, and in part of western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm was observed in Rwanda, Burundi, in parts of western Kenya, and in parts of northwestern and central Tanzania.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in parts of northwestern and central Eritrea, in parts of northeaster and southwestern Ethiopia, in southern parts of Uganda, in parts of central Kenya and in northeastern Tanzania.

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

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in parts of western Kenya, and in southeastern parts and in the northwestern parts of Tanzania around Lake Victoria

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western and southwestern parts of Uganda, in southern parts of Burundi, and in western and southwestern Tanzania.

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

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of western Kenya, and in northwestern and southeastern Tanzania.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in parts of central and southwestern Ethiopia, in central, western and southwestern Uganda, in much of central, southern and southeastern Kenya, in southern parts of Burundi, and in parts of northwestern and southwestern Tanzania

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in central and southern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in parts of central Ethiopia, in southeastern Uganda, in part of western Kenya, in several parts of Rwanda, and in several part of central and western Tanzania.

No rainfall conditions were observed in much of Sudan, South Sudan, western Eritrea, Somalia, in parts of northwestern and eastern Ethiopia, northern Uganda, and in much of northern and eastern Kenya.

All Products

Filter by Product Type
Filter by Region
Filter by Dekad
Filter by Year
Filter by Month
Showing 158 results
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual 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
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual 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 …
11 - 20 October 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

  • Much wetter than usual 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. …
1 - 10 October 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in central Sudan, north-western Somalia, south-eastern South Sudan, eastern Ethiopia, Karamoja region of Uganda, south and eastern Burundi, Lake Victoria sides of Kenya, and north-western and Lake Victoria sides …
21 - 30 September 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of western and central Sudan; western, central and eastern Ethiopia; and north-western Somalia.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts south-eastern Sudan, eastern South Sudan, …
21 - 31 August 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Observed rainfall anomalies.

1 - 10 June 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Severely dry (much drier than usual) conditions observed in northeast Kenya, central Somalia, southwestern Uganda.
  • Moderate dry (drier than usual) conditions observed in most parts of Ethiopia, southern, central and western Sudan, southern, Eritrea, most …
11 - 20 May 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Much drier than normal conditions in central Ethiopia and

southern Tanzania.

Drier than normal conditions observed in central Ethiopia, northeastern Kenya and southern Tanzania

Near normal conditions observed in areas adjusted to Lake Tanganyika in …

21 - 31 March 2020 Read More