Observed Climate for 21-31 August, 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-200mm)

  • The observed conditions were concentrated in the northern sector of the region, particularly over western and northwestern Ethiopia, the border area between Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, southern Sudan, western South Sudan. In the equatorial sector, comparable conditions were observed over northwestern Uganda and western Kenya and pocket areas along the Kenyan and Tanzanian coasts.

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

  • These were observed in the regions surrounding the moderate and high rainfall including the coastal parts of Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, western Kenya, several parts of Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan.

Very Low or No Rain Very Low Rainfall (1–5mm)

  • These were observed in most parts of the region including Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, South Sudan and Sudan.
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed in the northern parts of the region including most parts of Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea.
  • 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 along the coastal parts of Tanzania, Kenya and Somalia, northern parts of Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan.

Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • These conditions were observed in northern coastal parts of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and a few areas in Sudan.

Much Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • These conditions were observed in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, and southeastern Ethiopia.

No Rain

  • Observed in Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan.

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern and south-central parts of Sudan, in northeastern, eastern, central and parts of western South Sudan, in northwestern, western and parts of central Ethiopia, in several …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southeastern and parts of southwestern and south-central Sudan, in eastern and southern parts of South Sudan, in parts of western and southern Ethiopia, in southeastern Somalia, in western …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed in the central parts of Eritrea, in isolated parts of western and southwestern Sudan and northwestern South Sudan, and in northern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed in a few isolated parts in western Sudan, and northern and northwestern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in much of the central to southern …

10 - 20 August 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central, western and eastern Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in central and southern parts of South Sudan, in northeastern Ethiopia, in …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in much of the central western to eastern Sudan, in northeastern part of Ethiopia, in central and parts of southern …

10 - 20 August 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southwest south-central and southeastern Sudan, in much of western South Sudan, in northern and southwestern Uganda, in parts of western and parts of western Ethiopia, in several parts …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed parts of northern Ethiopia and central Eritrea.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in much of the central to southern parts of Sudan, in western Eritrea, …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southwestern, south-central and southeastern Sudan, in much of western South Sudan, in western and central Ethiopia, in northwestern, northern and southwestern Uganda and in parts of …

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

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in eastern to western and southwestern parts of Sudan, in central Eritrea, in parts of Djibouti, in northeastern part of Ethiopia, in parts of northern …

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

Moderate to heavy rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed parts of western Sudan, northwestern part of South Sudan, and in parts of northern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in much …

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

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern parts of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in northwestern and western Ethiopia, in southeastern Somalia, in parts of eastern and southwestern South Sudan, and part of …

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

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central to southwestern Sudan, in southern parts of Eritrea, southern parts of Djibouti, in parts of central and southeastern South Sudan, in western, central …

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

Moderate to heavy rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed parts of western and central Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of South Sudan, …

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

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in central to southwestern parts of Sudan, in western, central and northeastern Ethiopia, in southern Djibouti, in central, eastern and southeastern South Sudan, and in eastern Uganda. …

11 - 20 July 2024 Read More