Africa Briefing Africa Briefing
28 September 2010
Tom Di Liberto Tom Di Liberto
Tom.DiLiberto@noaa.gov Tom.DiLiberto@noaa.gov
Last Week This Week
7 Day
30 Day
Last Week This Week
Satellite Estimated Rainfall Anomaly (May 1 – September 26, 2010)
Satellite Estimated Seasonal Percent of Average (May 1 – September 26, 2010) Last week
Last week This week
This week
Seasonal – 149 days
Precipitation Anomaly
May 1 – September 26, 2010 Lagos- Nigeria
Kano - Nigeria
Daily WRSI
Soil Water Index (SWI)
September, dekad 2
September, dekad 1 September, dekad 2
September, dekad 1
Moisture Index (MI)
Moisture Index, Daily, 10-day, September 26, 2010 Moisture Index, Daily, 10-day, September 19, 2010
Number of Rainy Days in 30 days as of:
September 26/2010 September 19/2010
SPI (Standardized Precipitation Index) September 2010 Dekad 2
Basin Excess Rainfall Map - Catchments September 2010 Dekad 2
7 Day
30 Day
Last Week This Week
AnNuhud - Sudan Gambela- Ethiopia
Rainfall anomaly
May 1 – September 26, 2010 Rainfall anomaly
June 1 – September 26, 2010
Number of Rainy Days in 30 days as of:
September 19/2010 September 26/2010
Moisture Index, Daily, 10-day, September 26, 2010 Moisture Index, Daily, 10-day, September 19, 2010
Daily WRSI
Daily Soil Water Index (SWI)
September, dekad 2
September, dekad 1 September, dekad 2
September, dekad 1
La Nina
CLIMATE FORECASTS FOR AFRICA USING CCA MODELING October – December (1-month lead)
GEFS Prob. Exceeding 50mm
