Observed Climate for 21-28 February, 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed along the south-north transect of the Rift Valley regions of Kenya and Tanzania, northwestern Tanzania, northeastern Burundi, and northeastern Rwanda.
  • Wetter than Normal: This category was observed in areas surrounding the darkest green areas, covering most of countries highlighted above.

Near Normal Conditions

  • Predominantly observed in southeastern and western parts of Tanzania, western Burundi and western Rwanda, southern and eastern Uganda, western and eastern lowlands of Kenya, southwestern coast of Eritrea, and in northeastern Djibouti.

Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • Drier than Normal and Much Drier than Normal: These conditions were observed in northern Uganda, southern to central South Sudan, several parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, southern Somalia, and eastern parts of Kenya.

No Rain

  • Observed in the very northern and the dry parts of the region, particularly in Sudan, northern South Sudan, eastern Eritrea, northwestern and eastern Ethiopia, northeastern tip of Kenya, and in much of Somalia.
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation Highest Rainfall (101–200mm)

  • Rainfall amounts between 101 and 200 mm were recorded in some parts of central Kenya and some areas across the north-south transect in the Rift Valley region of Tanzania.

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-100mm)

  • These were observed in much of Rwanda and Burundi and Tanzania, in southern parts of Uganda, and in western, central and southern Kenya.the southern parts of amounts.

Moderate to Low Rainfall of between (6mm–10mm)

  • These were observed over central to northern Uganda, southern tip of South Sudan, southwestern to central Ethiopia, northwestern and some parts in the eastern region of Kenya, and over a few pockets in eastern Tanzania.
  • Very Low or No Rain Very Low Rainfall (1–5mm): These were observed in much of the northern sectors of the region including much of Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and in northern and central South Sudan, nothern, eastern, western and southeastern Ethiopia, and in northeastern and eastern Kenya.

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of Djibouti, in parts of central and southern Eritrea, in parts of northeastern, southeastern and southwestern Ethiopia, in part of southeastern South Sudan, in central …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Djibouti, in central and southern Eritrea, in parts of northeastern, eastern and southern Ethiopia, in central Somalia, in southeastern part of South …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Heavy rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in parts of central of Kenya and in southern part of Tanzania.

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in southern parts of Ethiopia, in western, …

21 - 30 April 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in parts of Djibouti, in northeastern and eastern Ethiopia, in central and part of northern Somalia, in southeastern part of South Sudan, in part of western Uganda, …

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

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Djibouti, northeastern and eastern Ethiopia, in parts of northern and central Somalia, in southeastern part of South Sudan, in central parts of …

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

Heavy rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in central parts of Kenya.

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in southwestern Ethiopia, in central and eastern parts of Uganda, in western, central and …

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

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in the northern, central, eastern and parts of western Kenya, in northeastern and eastern South Sudan, in northwestern, western and coastal parts of Tanzania, in southern Somalia, …

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

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Djibouti, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in northwestern and southern Somalia, in parts of northeastern, central and southern Ethiopia, in …

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

Heavy rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in central parts of Kenya and in part of southwestern Tanzania.

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in central Eritrea, in southern Ethiopia, in northern, …

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

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in the southern parts of Burundi, in northwestern, western and eastern Tanzania, in central and south-central parts of Kenya, in central and southern Eritrea, in several parts …

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

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, in northwestern, western, eastern and southern Tanzania, in parts of southeastern Uganda, in parts of western and southern …

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 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
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