Monthly Climate Bulletin April 2024

Bulletin

During April 2024, days were remained warm over several parts of Ethiopian lowlands, in particularly over Gambella, Somali, Afar, Benishangul Gumuz, North West Amhara and Tigray regions. Specifically, the extreme maximum temperature values were as high as 39.6, 40.5, 41.2, 41.4, 42.0, 42.5, 42.6, 42.8, 43.6, and 43.8 OC Alemteferi, Awash Arba, Lare, Semera, Gewane, Fugnuido, Gambella, Metema, Abobo and Gode stations respectively.

On the other hand, the recorded extreme minimum temperature values were below 5°C in some highland areas of Amhara, some part of Oromia, Tigray and Benishangul Gumuz regions. Specifically, the extreme minimum temperature values were 0.0, 2.5, 4.1, 4.3, and 4.5 OC in Bedelle, Gewane, Sholagebaya, Arise Robe, and Debark stations, respectively.

During April 2024, the monthly rainfall amount exceeded 250 mm or heavier rainfall was occurring over Central Ethiopia, South West Ethiopia, South Ethiopia, Sidam and southern part of Oromia regions.

In particular, the monthly total rainfall values of April 2024 were as high as 264.0, 266.1, 270.0, 274.7, 277.5, 283.7, 285.8, 308.0, 314.3, 320.7 and 327.9 mm at Jinka, Aman, Hossaina, Konso, Gatira, Maji, Hagere Mariam, Bore, Sawula, Dilla and Moyale stations respectively. The observed daily rainfall values was more than 60mm at Hossaina, Bati, Debre Work, Majji, Debre Zeite(AF), Hagere Mariam, Addis Ababa Obs, Moyale and Wegel Tena stations. These stations reported 60.6, 61.0, 66.0, 71.5, 73.0, 73.8, 81.4, 84.0 and 96.0 mm respectively. In general, the monthly total rainfall amount of April 2024 was below normal in Amhara, Tigray, Harar, Dire Dawa, some parts of Somali, Gambella, Oromia, and Benishangul Gumuz regions. On the other hand, it was above normal in Central Ethiopia, South West Ethiopia, South Ethiopia, Sidam, Afar, southern part of Oromia and some pocket areas of Somali regions. The rainfall was normal in some parts of Amhara, Oromia, Afar, Somali, Gambella and Benishangul Gumuz regions.