CLIMATE OUTLOOK FOR DECEMBER 2024 AND A REVIEW OF NOVEMBER 2024.

The Rainfall Outlook for December 2024

• December typically marks the end of the October-November-December (OND) “short rains” season in Kenya. The forecast for December indicates that most parts of the eastern sector are likely to experience below-average (generally depressed) rainfall, while the western and parts of the central regions are expected to receive near to above-average rainfall. The rainfall distribution, both in time and space, is expected to be generally poor. However, episodes of heavy rainfall are likely to continue
  in some parts of the country during this period. The OND 2024 seasonal rainfall is expected to cease between the first and fourth weeks of December across several regions of the country.

The Rainfall Review for November 2024

• The month of November marks the peak of the October-November-December Short Rains season in Kenya. During the month, near to above-average rainfall was  recorded over the Highlands West and East of the Rift Valley, including Nairobi County, the Lake Victoria Basin, South and parts of the Central Rift Valley, Northwest, most of the Southeastern lowlands, and parts of the Northeast and Coastal regions. However, a few stations, including Nakuru, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Machakos, Moyale, Marsabit, Wajir, Malindi, Mtwapa, and Mombasa, recorded below-average rainfall.
• The month was characterized by severe storms in some parts of  the Highlands East of the Rift Valley, Southeastern lowlands, and the Lake Basin,