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 to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of western and southeastern Sudan, in parts of southwestern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in several parts of southwestern, central and northeastern Ethiopia, in northern parts …

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

Heavy rainfall exceeding 200 mm was observed in parts of western Ethiopia.

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 26 - 200 mm was observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in much of South Sudan, …

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

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in southwestern and southeastern Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in parts of Djibouti, in northeastern, central and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in northern Somalia, in parts of southeastern South Sudan, …

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

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in several parts of South Sudan, in much of northern and central parts of Uganda, eastern Sudan, in western parts of Kenya, and in much of Rwanda and Burundi. …

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

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in a several parts of South Sudan, in western parts of Sudan, in a few areas in western Ethiopia, in much of northern and central parts of Uganda …

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

Heavy rainfall exceeding 100 mm was observed in parts of western Ethiopia, and southern parts of South Sudan.

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in the most southern parts …

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

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 26 - 200 mm was observed in the most southern parts of Sudan, western and north-western Ethiopia, in several parts of South Sudan and Uganda, in western Rwanda, and …

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

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in much of central, eastern and southern parts of Sudan, in western and central parts of Eritrea, in northern, north-eastern, central and southern parts of Ethiopia, in north-western …

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

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in some parts of western Ethiopia, eastern Uganda, and western Kenya.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in central, eastern, south-eastern, and south-western part of Sudan, in coastal and …

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

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in the southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in northern, western and central parts of Ethiopia, in …

21 - 31 August 2023 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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

21 - 31 August 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a central and eastern, Sudan, and in northwestern Eritrea.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in western and southeastern Sudan, in southern parts of Eritrea, in several parts …

21 - 31 August 2023 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in a few places in southwestern Sudan and western Ethiopia.

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in central and eastern Sudan, western and central Eritrea, in much …

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

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in a few places in western and eastern parts of Sudan, in parts of western Eritrea, and in parts of northern coast of Kenya.

Moderately to severely dry …

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

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few places in western and eastern Sudan.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in central parts of Sudan, in coastal, central and southern Eritrea, in in several …

11 - 20 August 2023 Read More