21-31, May 2021

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

  • Moderate to heavy rainfall (between 100 - 200 mm) was not recorded in the third dekad of May 2021.
  • Moderate rainfall (between 50 - 100 mm) observed in southwest parts of South Sudan, southwestern part of Ethiopia in isolated part of northwest Uganda, and in central coast of Tanzania.
  • Light rainfall (between 25 - 50 mm) observed in western and central parts of South Sudan, western parts of Ethiopia, northern Uganda, western and central highlands of Kenya, and in coastal parts of Tanzania.
  • Rainfall range (between 5 - 25 mm) observed over southern parts of Sudan, northern and eastern South Sudan, northwest, central, and southern Ethiopia, southeastern Somalia and isolated parts of northwest Somalia, southern Uganda, coastal and several parts of central and western Kenya, Burundi, western and southern Rwanda, and in northern and eastern parts of Tanzania.
  • Usual dry (usually dry in this time of season) observed in almost all of Sudan, Djibouti, most parts of Eritrea, northeast and eastern parts of Ethiopia, several parts of north and eastern Kenya, southwest Uganda, northeast Rwanda, over much of central and northern Somalia, and over much of western and central Tanzania.
Recent rainfall anomalies

  • Much wetter than usual conditions was not observed in any part of the region.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed southeast part of Tanzania and a few patchy parts of central South Sudan.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over southwest and central South Sudan, northwestern Uganda, isolated parts of southwest Kenya, and northcentral central and southeast Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in western Eritrea, southern parts of Sudan, most parts of Ethiopia and Somalia, northern and eastern South Sudan, much of southern, central and eastern Uganda, much of Kenya and Burundi, western and southern Rwanda, and in northeast and northwest Tanzania.
  • Much drier than usual conditions observed over northwest, and in isolated parts of eastern Ethiopia, isolated parts of northwest and central Somalia, southwest and southeast Uganda, and northeast Rwanda.
Standardized Precipitation Index

  • 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 and northeast Ethiopia, northern Uganda, north, central, east and southern Kenya, central and southwestern Somalia, central and southern Burundi, and north central and southern parts of Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier to severely driest than usual conditions observed over southern parts of Sudan, northern South Sudan, western, central and eastern Ethiopia, northern and southeast Somali, southern and central Uganda, western and coastal Parts of Kenya, Rwanda, northern Burundi, western and northeastern Tanzania.

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100mm occurred in several parts of South Sudan, Uganda, in parts of western Ethiopia, in south-central parts of Sudan, in parts of western Kenya and northern coast of Kenya.

Light rainfall …

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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 …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western, southwestern, central and southeastern Sudan, in western Eritrea, in northern, western and northeastern Ethiopia, and in eastern and western parts of South Sudan.

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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 …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall exceeding 100mm occurred in isolated part of western Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100mm occurred in western and northwestern parts of South Sudan, in parts of southwestern and southeastern Sudan, in …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, in southern, central and eastern parts of South Sudan extending into south-central Sudan, in parts of central and northeastern Ethiopia, and in …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

southwestern Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in north, western and central Ethiopia, and in parts of central and south-central Kenya.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in a few isolated parts …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall of between 26-50mm and exceeding 50mm was recorded in western to southwestern parts of South Sudan, western Ethiopia, parts of western and coastal Kenya, and northern, central to western Uganda.

Light rainfall of …

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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, …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in northern and southwestern parts of South Sudan, in southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of northern …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-200mm was recorded in some parts of western Ethiopia, in parts of western and eastern South Sudan, in northern, central, western and southeastern Uganda, and in parts of western …

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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 …

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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, …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-200mm was recorded in many parts of South Sudan, in western Ethiopia, in in northern, central and eastern Uganda, in western, central and coastal Kenya, in western and central …

11 - 20 May 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in the southwestern parts of Sudan extending to northwestern and southwestern South Sudan and much of western and central Uganda, in the northeastern, eastern and southeastern Ethiopia …

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