
During Belg seasons the maximum temperature was greater than 30oC over the lowlands of Eastern, Central, Southern and Northern Ethiopia. In particular, the extreme minimum temperature values less than 3.0oC over Debera Birhan, Addis Ababa, Adelle, Alamaya, Amaba mariam, Bale Roba, and Wegeltena.In general, the percent of normal rainfall distribution during Belg 2022 was normal to below normal over most parts of the country. On the other hand central Amhara, most part of western Oromia, Benshangule, Tigray and also western SNNPR had experienced normal to Above normal rainfall during this month. During Belg 2022 season, sea surface temperatures (SSTs) remained below and above average (February and March are dominated by below and April and May was above) across the east-central and eastern equatorial Pacific. The latest Nino indices based on OISSTV2.1 were -1.23 oC for the Nino 1+2 region, -0.9 oC for the Nino 3.4 region and - 0.2 oC for the Nino 4 region . The depth of the oceanic thermocline (measured by the depth of the 20C isotherm) was above-average across much of the equatorial Pacific and below average in the far eastern equatorial Pacific. The corresponding sub-surface temperatures were 1-3C below-average in the far eastern equatorial Pacific.