Observed Climate for 21-31 March, 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed in much of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, southeastern and northern parts of Uganda, several parts of Kenya, southeastern parts of South Sudan, southern to southeastern parts of Ethiopia, eastern Eritrea, Djibouti and several parts of Somalia.
  • Wetter than Normal: This category was observed in areas surrounding the darkest green areas including in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia.

Near Normal Conditions

  • Predominantly observed in a few areas in Tanzania, Uganda southeastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Kenya.

Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • These conditions were observed in South Sudan, southern Sudan, northwestern parts of Ethiopia, western Eritrea, and coastal parts of Somalia.

No Rain

Observed in the very northern and the dry parts of the region, particularly in Sudan, a few areas Somalia.

Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (101-300mm)

  • Highest Rainfall (201-300mm): These amounts were recorded mostly in the southern parts of Ethiopia and a few areas in northern Kenya.
  • High Rainfall (101-200mm): These amounts were recorded in southern and western parts of Tanzania, southeastern Uganda, western, central and northern parts of Kenya, and southern as well as western parts of Ethiopia.

Moderate to high Rainfall (26-100mm)

  • These were observed over most parts of the region including in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, and Ethiopia.

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

  • These were observed in South Sudan, several parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, northeastern and southeastern parts of Kenya and central Tanzania.
  • Very Low or No Rain Very Low Rainfall: These were observed in much of the northern sectors of the region including Sudan, western Eritrea, Somalia, northern South Sudan, and northwestern Ethiopia.

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southwestern Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in north, western and central Ethiopia, and in parts of central and south-central Kenya.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in a few isolated parts …

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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in northern and southwestern parts of South Sudan, in southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of northern …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in northern parts of South Sudan, in western and central Eritrea, in central, southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-200mm was recorded in some parts of western Ethiopia, in parts of western and eastern South Sudan, in northern, central, western and southeastern Uganda, and in parts of western …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-200mm was recorded in many parts of South Sudan, in western Ethiopia, in in northern, central and eastern Uganda, in western, central and coastal Kenya, in western and central …

11 - 20 May 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in western and central Eritrea, in northern, central, southern and eastern Ethiopia, in Somalia, northern eastern and coastal Kenya, in northwestern and southwestern South Sudan, …

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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in the southwestern parts of Sudan extending to northwestern and southwestern South Sudan and much of western and central Uganda, in the northeastern, eastern and southeastern Ethiopia …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 25-200mm was recorded in southern and eastern Ethiopia, in northwestern, central and southern Somlai, in western eastern and southern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, Rwanda …

1 - 10 May 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

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

1 - 10 May 2025 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, central and southern Somalia, northeastern and eastern Ethiopia, in central and southeastern Uganda, in northern, eastern and coastal Kenya, and in …

1 - 10 May 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 25-200mm was recorded in southwestern Ethiopia, in southeastern Somalia, in southern Uganda, in western, central eastern southern and coastal Kenya, in much of Kenya and Burundi, and in northern …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, central and eastern Ethiopia, South Sudan and Uganda, in western parts of Kenya, southern parts of Sudan, in …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in coastal, and central to southern Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in central to eastern Ethiopia, in northern and central Somalia, in central to southern parts …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was recorded in isolated part of southern Tanzania.

High rainfall of between 50-200mm was recorded in southern Ethiopia, in southeastern South Sudan, in northern Uganda, in southern Somalia, in much of north, …

11 - 20 April 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in southeastern parts of South Sudan, in the southern, eastern and central parts of Ethiopia extending to the northern, central and southern parts of Somalia, in several …

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