Africa Briefing Africa Briefing
01 June 2010
Endalkachew Bekele Endalkachew Bekele
endalkachew.bekele@noaa.gov endalkachew.bekele@noaa.gov
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30 Day
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Jimma - Ethiopia Sinjah - Sudan
Number of Rainy Days in 30 days from:
Daily Soil Water Index (SWI)
May 18 /2010 May 24/2010 May 30 /2010
May 10 /2010 May 20 /2010 May 30 /2010
Belg
Grain
Maize
Daily WRSI, May 30, 2010,
Seasonal r/f anomaly (from March 1/2010)
Last Week This Week
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30 Day
Last Week This Week
Precipitation Anomaly
May 1 – May 30, 2010 Bouchi - Nigeria
Komasi - Ghana
Number of Rainy Days in 30 days from:
Daily Soil Water Index (SWI)
May 18 /2010 May 24/2010 May 30 /2010
May 10 /2010 May 20 /2010 May 30 /2010
WRSI, Millet, Dekadal, May 2010, dekad -2
VHI, week 21 – May 27, 2010 R/f anomaly, May 1– May 30, 2010
Above average precipitation expected over western Sahel during Jun-Aug 2010
CFS 382 Precipitation Forecasts
Jun-Aug 2010, April Initial Conditions
Above average precipitation expected across the
Sahel and parts of the Greater Horn of Africa during Jul-Sep 2010
Heaviest rainfall expected along coastal areas of West Africa
CFS T382 Precipitation Forecasts
Jul-Sep 2010, April Initial Conditions
Hovmuller Map, May 27 – May 31 / 2010 (12 hr time step)
TC 03A
GEFS Prob. Exceeding 50mm
