Observed Climate for 11-20 March, 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

  • Very High rainfall (>200mm) amounts were recorded in a few areas in the southwestern and coastal parts of Tanzania.
  • High Rainfall (101-200mm) amounts were recorded in southern and a few hotspots in northern Tanzania, as well as central and western parts of Kenya.
  • Moderate to high Rainfall (26-100mm) amounts were observed over most parts of the region including Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, southern South Sudan, and central to south-western Ethiopia.
  • Low Rainfall (<25mm) amounts were observed in northwestern to central to eastern parts of South Sudan, several parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, southern and north-western Somalia, and northern parts of Kenya.
  • Generally dry conditions were observed in much of the northern sectors of the region including Sudan, northern Eritrea, Djibouti, most parts of Somalia, northern South Sudan, and south-eastern Ethiopia.
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than Normal to much wetter than normal rainfall Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed in much of Tanzania, southern and eastern parts of Uganda, several parts of Kenya, southeastern part of South Sudan, southern and a few patches in northern Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and a few areas in Somalia.
  • Wetter than Normal: This occurred in areas surrounding the much wetter than normal (darkest green areas), in Burundi, Rwanda, western to central to southwestern parts of Uganda, in western part and northeastern parts of Kenya, in parts of southwestern and northeastern Ethiopia, and in northwestern Tanzania.

Near Normal Conditions

  • Predominantly observed in Uganda, southern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and Kenya.

Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • These conditions were observed in southern parts of South Sudan, several parts of southwest, central and northeastern Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and southwestern Somalia.

No Rain

  • Observed in northern and the dry parts of the region, particularly in Sudan, a few areas in northern parts of South Sudan, western Eritrea, northwestern and eastern Ethiopia, and several parts of Somalia.

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

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

21 - 31 March 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in southern and central parts of South Sudan, northeastern and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in much of Uganda, in western Kenya, in parts of southern Rwanda, and …

11 - 20 March 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in Rwanda, western and southern Burundi, and in western southern and coastal parts of Tanzania.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in western …

11 - 20 March 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier that usual conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, in southern Eritrea, in parts of Djibouti, in southern Somalia, in central and southern parts of South Sudan, in …

11 - 20 March 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in some parts of central and northeastern Ethiopia, in southeastern part of South Sudan, in southeastern part of Uganda, and in part of western Kenya.

Moderately dry …

1 - 10 March 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed some parts of central and northeastern Ethiopia, in part of south eastern South Sudan, in southeastern part of Uganda, and in part of western Kenya. …

1 - 10 March 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm was observed in central …

1 - 10 March 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Uganda, in several parts of western, central, northwestern and southwestern Kenya, in central, southwestern and southern Tanzania, and in parts of central …

21 - 29 February 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, in much of western, central and southern parts of Kenya, in central, western and southern Tanzania, and in parts of central and …

21 - 29 February 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm was observed in southeastern Uganda, …

21 - 29 February 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in northern and in southeastern Uganda, in some parts of southwestern South Sudan, in part of western Rwanda, and in western and southwestern parts of Tanzania.

Moderately …

11 - 20 February 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in much of western and southern Tanzania and in western Rwanda.

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm was observed in several parts of …

11 - 20 February 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in northern and southeastern Uganda, in parts of western Kenya, in western Rwanda, in parts of southwestern South Sudan, and in parts of southwestern, western …

11 - 20 February 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in much of western and southern Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm was observed in southern Burundi, in part of southwestern Ethiopia, …

1 - 10 February 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in southwestern and central parts of Ethiopia, in northern central and southeastern parts of Uganda, and in western, southwestern and parts of southern Tanzania.

Moderately dry to …

1 - 10 February 2024 Read More