Analysis in English on Somalia about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition, Drought, Flash Flood and more; published on 6 Jun 2023 by FEWS NET and FSNAU
Somalia faces another drought over poor rainy seasons
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Somalia Seasonal Monitor: June 14, 2021 - Somalia
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Somalia Seasonal Monitor: May 3, 2021
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After long delay, light to heavy rainfall marks the establishment of the gu season in Somalia
After little to no rainfall in the North and poorly distributed rainfall elsewhere through April 20th, the 2021
gu rains were fully established in late April. Light to moderate to heavy precipitation occurred across much of the country during the April 21-30 period. According to preliminary CHIRPS remote sensing data, most of the Northwest and localized areas in the South received at least 25 to 50 millimeters (mm) of rain. Across the rest of the country, rainfall amounted to less than 30 mm (Figure 1). In comparison to the long-term average, rainfall amounts in the North were either climatologically average or 10-25 mm above average, especially in the Northwest. Conversely, rainfall across much of southern and central Somalia was 10-25 mm below average (Figure 2). According to the most recent FAO SWALIM river station gauge data, water levels