21-31, July 2023

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall 100 -200mm was observed in the western parts of Ethiopia.

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

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

Usual dry rainfall was observed in northern parts of Sudan, in the coastal and southern parts of Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in much of northern, central and southwestern parts of Somalia, in eastern and southern parts of Ethiopia, in southern 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 few isolated areas in southwestern Ethiopia and southeastern South Sudan.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in central and eastern parts of Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in northern, northeastern, central and southern parts of Ethiopia, in northeastern and southwestern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, in much of western and eastern parts of Kenya, and in parts of southeastern Somalia.

Usual rainfall conditions were in observed in southern parts of Sudan, in parts of western Eritrea, in some parts of Djibouti, in western Ethiopia, in parts of northern, central and eastern South Sudan, and in some parts of southeastern Somalia

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

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Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in a few places in western Sudan and southwestern and western Ethiopia.

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in much of Uganda, in southwestern and northeastern parts of South Sudan, in some areas in southern and eastern Sudan, in parts of western Eritrea, in northeastern, central and parts of southern Ethiopia, and in parts of southern Somalia, in parts of western, central and coastal Kenya.

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

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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
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over most parts of central and north-western Tanzania, southern parts of Kenya, most parts of south-western Burundi, and southern and eastern Rwanda.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed …
11 - 20 February 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over most parts of central and north-western Tanzania, southern parts of Kenya, most parts of south-western Burundi, and southern and eastern Rwanda.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed …
1 - 10 February 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over a few areas in south-east and south-west Tanzania, and in southern parts of Uganda.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over central to south-west Ethiopia, much of …
11 - 20 January 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wettest than usual conditions observed over a few areas in southeast and southwest Tanzania, and in southern parts of Uganda.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over central to southwest Ethiopia, much of …
11 - 20 January 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over most parts of southern and south-western Uganda, southern and south-eastern Kenya, south Burundi, and central, north-western and north-eastern Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over most …
11 - 20 January 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wettest than usual conditions observed in eastern and north-eastern Kenya, and southern and central Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over in most parts of northern Tanzania, eastern Rwanda, northern Burundi, most …
21 - 31 December 2020 Read More
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  • Moderately to severely wet conditions observed in Tata Taveta and Kwale counties in Kenya, north-eastern and extreme north-western Tanzania, northern and north-eastern Burundi, northern Uganda, isolated areas in central equatoria state in South Sudan, and …
1 - 10 December 2020 Read More
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  • Moderately to severely wet conditions observed over Red Sea coastal parts of Eritrea and Sudan, costal parts of northern Somalia, south and southeastern South Sudan, southeastern and northern Uganda, western Kenya, isolated areas in central …
21 - 30 November 2020 Read More
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  • Moderately to severely wet conditions observed over central and northern parts of Tanzania, highlands of Lake Victoria region of Kenya.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in Jongoli region of South Sudan, sporadic areas in south-western and …
11 - 20 November 2020 Read More