Observed Climate for 11-20 May, 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (101-300mm)

  • High Rainfall (101-200mm): These amounts were recorded in a few areas in central and western parts of Kenya, northern and eastern parts of Kenya, western and northeastern parts of South Sudan, and western Ethiopia.

Moderate to high Rainfall (26-100mm)

  • These were observed along the coastal and northwestern parts of Tanzania, coastal, central and western parts of Kenya, southern and northern parts of Uganda, most parts of South Sudan, western and eastern parts of Ethiopia, a few pockets in Somalia, and southern parts of Sudan.

Moderate to Low Rainfall of between (6mm–25mm)

  • These were observed in most parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, southwestern Uganda, several parts of Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, western Eritrea and southern parts of Sudan.

Very Low or No Rain Very Low Rainfall: These were observed in central to western parts of Tanzania, eastern parts of Kenya, northern parts of Somalia, northern parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and several parts of Sudan.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed over Mt. Kilimanjaro area and northwestern pockets in Tanzania, central, western and northwestern parts of Kenya, a few pockets over the eastern parts of Uganda, several parts of South Sudan, western and southeastern parts of Ethiopia, several parts of Somalia, and southern parts of Sudan.
  • Wetter than Normal: This category was observed in areas surrounding the darkest green areas including in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan and Sudan.

Near Normal Conditions

  • Predominantly observed in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and western Eritrea.

Much Drier and Drier than Normal Conditions

  • Predominantly observed in central parts of Tanzania, southwestern Uganda, Kenya, southwestern and northern parts of Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan.

No Rain

  • Observed in Tanzania, Kenya, northern tip of Ethiopia, Djibouti, some parts of Eritrea and northern parts of Sudan.

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in in central and northeastern parts of Ethiopia.

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern Sudan, in much of eastern and southern South Sudan, in northeastern, …

11 - 20 May 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall (51 - 200 mm) observed in much of the central and southern parts of Ethiopia, central and southern parts of South Sudan, much of Uganda, southern parts of Somalia, several parts …

21 - 30 April 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions observed in several parts of the region.

Drier than usual conditions observed in a few areas of western Eritrea and north-eastern Somalia.

Usual rainfall conditions recorded in parts of western Eritrea, …

21 - 30 April 2023 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions observed in several parts of the region.

Moderately to severely dry conditions occurred in a few areas in parts of western Eritrea and northeastern Somalia.

No rainfall for much of …

21 - 30 April 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 - 200 mm was observed in southwestern part of Ethiopia, in eastern, central and western parts of Kenya in southwestern Somalia, in eastern Rwanda, southeastern Uganda, in much of …

11 - 20 April 2023 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in northwestern South Sudan, in northern and southwestern Ethiopia, in central Eritrea, in eastern parts of Kenya, and in northeastern and western parts of Tanzania.

Moderately to severely …

11 - 20 April 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in central parts of Eritrea, in northern and western parts of Ethiopia, in northwestern South Sudan, in eastern parts of Kenya, and in several parts of northeastern, northeastern, western …

11 - 20 April 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 -200 mm was observed in central and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in southern parts of Somalia, in western, central and parts of eastern Kenya, in much of Rwanda and …

1 - 10 April 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Djibouti, in central, northeastern and eastern Ethiopia, in northwestern and southern Somalia, in northwestern, and parts of eastern and western Kenya, in several parts of Rwanda …

1 - 10 April 2023 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of Djibouti, in parts of central and northeastern Ethiopia, in northwestern and southern Somalia, in northwestern, western and eastern parts of Kenya, and in much of …

1 - 10 April 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in eastern and southern parts of Tanzania.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, in southwestern and southeastern parts of South Sudan, in several parts …

1 - 10 February 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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

Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed in southern parts of Burundi, and in much …

1 - 10 February 2023 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in the eastern and southeastern parts of Tanzania

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in southwestern part of Ethiopia, in parts of southeastern South Sudan, in southern …

1 - 10 February 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Usual rainfall conditions were in southwestern parts of Uganda, in southwestern Rwanda, in several parts of Burundi, and in northwestern, western, central eastern and southern Tanzania.

No rainfall conditions were observed in much of Sudan, …

21 - 31 January 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall between 51 - 100 mm was observed in southwestern Rwanda, and in several parts of western and southern Tanzania

Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed in southwestern part of Rwanda, …

21 - 31 January 2023 Read More