Africa Briefing Africa Briefing
21 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 19, 2010)
Satellite Estimated Seasonal Percent of Average (May 1 – September 19, 2010) Last week
Last week This week
This week
Seasonal – 142 days
Precipitation Anomaly
May 1 – September 19, 2010 Benin City - Nigeria
Kano - Nigeria
Daily WRSI
Soil Water Index (SWI)
September 19, 2010
September 12, 2010 September 19, 2010
September 12, 2010
Moisture Index (MI)
Moisture Index, Daily, 10-day, September 19, 2010 Moisture Index, Daily, 10-day, September 12, 2010
Number of Rainy Days in 30 days as of:
September 19/2010 September 12/2010
SPI (Standardized Precipitation Index) September 2010 Dekad 1
Basin Excess Rainfall Map - Catchments September 2010 Dekad 1
7 Day
30 Day
Last Week This Week
AnNuhud - Sudan Dire Dawa - Ethiopia
Rainfall anomaly
May 1 – September 19, 2010 Rainfall anomaly
June 1 – September 19, 2010
Early Warning and Emergency Information Center (EWIC) – Flood Watch Update – September 15, 2010
Blue Nile – at Diem
Blue Nile – at Khartoum
Early Warning and Emergency Information Center (EWIC) – Flood Watch Update – September 8, 2010
Atbara River – at Atbara Main Nile – at Shendi
Number of Rainy Days in 30 days as of:
September 12/2010 September 19/2010
Moisture Index, Daily, 10-day, September 19, 2010 Moisture Index, Daily, 10-day, September 12, 2010
Daily WRSI
Daily Soil Water Index (SWI)
September 19, 2010
September 12, 2010 September 19, 2010
September 12, 2010
GEFS Prob. Exceeding 50mm
