During October 2024, days remained warm over several portions of Ethiopia, particularly over most of Afar, Somalia Gambela and Benishangul Gumuz, western Amhara, southern and central Oromia, and central western and southern parts of SNNP regions. Specifically, the extreme maximum temperature values were as high as 40, 40.5, 40.6, 41.5, 42.2, and 42.8.0 OC over Gewane, Aysha, Semera, Dubti, Gode, and Elidar respectively.

October is normally one of the months of the dryer season of Bega (ONDJ) for most parts of the country except the southern southeast and southwestern. The total monthly rainfall exceeds 300 mm in pocket areas of western Amhara, eastern Benishangul, western Oromia, and central and eastern SNNP.

In particular, the monthly total rainfall values of October 2024 were as high a s 301.2, 334.2, 349.5, 355.4, 364 371.1, and 444 mm over, Bedelle, Arejo, Bullen, Sawula, Chagini, Chira, and Gatira respectively. The daily rainfall of more than 70mm values observed over Gelemso, Fugnuido, Muhamed, Ginnir, Bui, Majji, and Mankus stations was 71.2, 73.6, 74, 75.6, 78.8, 84.3, and 84.6 respectively .

In general, the monthly total rainfall amount of October 2024 was below normal over most of Afar and, eastern, northern, and southern parts of Somalia most of the Amhara region except the western part, and pocket area of SNNP regions. On the other hand, it was above normal in most of Benishangul Gumuz, western Gmbella, western Oromia western, central SNN central, and western Oromia. Western Amhara northern Benishangul Gumuz western and central Gambela western Somalia, southern, western, and eastern SNNP, and central parts of Oromia