during Belg, on the other hand, the day remained hot over the lowlands of the northeastern, eastern, southeastern, and northwestern parts of the country, recording extreme maximum temperature values of more than 42 °C (Fig 3.1.2). On the other hand, the highlands of Eastern & central Amhara, Tigray Central, and Eastern Oromia, and some pocket areas of SNNP have days with minimum temperature below 4 °C (Fig. 3.1.1).In General, the Belg 2025 mean monthly temperature values were partially cooler than normal in some parts of Tigray, north-east Afar, Oromia, western Amhara, southern and most parts of Benishangul, and Somalia. On the other hand, warmer than normal over most parts of Tigray, Afar, Oromia, Gambella, and SNNP, and some parts of the Somalia, Benishangul, and Tigray region (Fig. 3.1.3).The Belg (February to May) season in Ethiopia is the second rainy season. Hence, the seasonal total rainfall exceeds 300mm over most parts of the country (Fig. 3.2.1).In particular, the seasonal total rainfall values of Belg 2025 were 509.1, 513.5, 515.5, 523.6, 538.0, 554.5, 577.5, 589.2, 611.1, 638.0, 640.9, 648.4, 781.5, 820.4, and 1043.6 mm at Sekoru, Jimma, Hageremariam, Sawula, Tercha, Majji, Dilla, Tepi, Aman, Chira, Hossaina, Jinka, Bore, Arejo, and Gatira stations are recording, respectively, (Table 3.2.2). The daily rainfall values at Masha. Dolomena, Hossaina, Moyale, Sekoru, Yabelo, Nekemte, Abomsa, Aira, Bilate Hageremariam, Jinka, Masha, and Sirinka stations were recorded as 60.4, 70.3, 63.8, 91.5, 79.2, 100, 62.5,88.7, 68.6, 67.8, 61.5, 81.3, 6, 5.9, and 70.2 mm, respectively (Table 3.2.1). In general, some central, western, southern, and southwestern regions of the county experienced typical rainfall distribution percentages during Belg 2025. and above average throughout the southern and central regions of Oromia and the northern SNNP. Lastly, compared to the long-term average, much of the Amhara, Tigray, Bemishagul Gumuz, Somalia, and Afar, as well as certain sections of Oromia and Gambella, saw below-normal rainfall (Fig.3.2.3).