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 totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed southern Burundi, and in several parts of western, central and southern Tanzania.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in parts of southern Uganda, …

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Exceptional rainfall
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in central parts of Tanzania, in central to southwestern Ethiopia, in southern parts of South Sudan,

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in a few …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

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

21 - 31 December 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in Burundi, in several parts of Rwanda, in southern parts of Uganda, in western and central parts of Kenya, and in northwestern and western parts …

21 - 31 December 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of central and southern Eritrea, several parts of Ethiopia, in central parts of Somalia, in western and southeastern South Sudan, in northeastern Uganda, in northwestern and …

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

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in western Ethiopia, in eastern South Sudan, in central and southeastern Kenya, in southern Somalia, in southwestern Uganda, in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, and in …

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

Rainfall exceeding 100 mm was observed in a few areas in central and eastern Kenya, in southern Somalia, in northern Burundi, and in part of northwestern Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed …

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

Drier than usual conditions were observed in central to southern Eritrea, in centra to southwestern Ethiopia, in southern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi, and in northwestern part …

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

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in the southern parts of South Sudan, in southwestern Ethiopia, in several parts of Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Kenya, and in parts of northwestern Tanzania.

Moderately wet …

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

Rainfall exceeding 100 mm was observed in parts of central and eastern Tanzania.

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in much of the rest of Tanzania, in Burundi, and in parts …

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

Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, South Sudan, Ethiopia, central to eastern Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, and northern and central Tanzania.

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were …

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

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, in parts of northwestern, eastern and southern South Sudan, in southwestern, southern and eastern Ethiopia, in central, and parts of southern Somalia, …

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

Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed in a few areas in central Kenya, and northwestern and northeastern Burundi.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in much of western Uganda and southwestern Uganda, …

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

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southwestern parts of Sudan, in northwestern and southern parts of South Sudan, in parts of northeastern Ethiopia, in several parts of northeastern, central and southern Somalia, in northern …

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

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan extending to northern South Sudan, in southern parts of South Sudan extending to northern and central Uganda, in several parts of Somalia, …

21 - 31 October 2024 Read More