Observed Climate for 21-31 October, 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to High Rainfall (26–200 mm)

  • Moderate to high rainfall was observed across South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, as well as in parts of Burundi and northwestern Tanzania.

Moderate to Low Rainfall (6–25 mm)

  • Moderate to low rainfall was recorded across several of the countries mentioned above, including parts of Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan.

Very Low or No Rainfall (1–5 mm)

  • Very low rainfall was observed in parts of Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan.
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal to Much Wetter Than Normal Conditions

  • Much Wetter Than Normal: These conditions were observed in the extreme northern parts of Sudan, southern South Sudan, southern and eastern Ethiopia, most parts of Somalia, Kenya and Uganda, as well as isolated areas of Tanzania.
  • Wetter Than Normal: These conditions were observed in areas surrounding the much wetter-than-normal zones, covering large parts of the countries highlighted above.

Near-Normal Conditions

  • Near-normal rainfall conditions were predominantly observed across Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda, as well as in isolated areas of Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Djibouti.

Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • Below-normal rainfall conditions were observed in Burundi and Tanzania, as well as in pockets of Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Djibouti, Sudan and Eritrea.

Much Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • Much drier-than-normal conditions were observed in parts of Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan and Sudan.

No Rainfall

  • No rainfall was recorded in parts of Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan.

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in southern Ethiopia, in central Somalia, in central and southeastern Uganda, in western central and coastal parts of Kenya in northern and southern parts of …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
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Recent rainfall anomalies
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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, …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
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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, …

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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 …

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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
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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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