Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The county has predominantly remained sun and dry during the month of January 2021. Forage condition and water resources are on down decline trends. • Majority of open surface water…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • The County received below average off seasonal rainfall during the Month of January 2021. • The vegetation condition Index (VCI-3Month) showed decrease of 16 percent compared to previous month. • The…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators The cessation of the short rains was early, in second week of December. The County though received off season rains in January with poor spatial and sporadic in nature. The County…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The first dekad of the month recorded above normal rainfall while the second dekad received below normal rainfall. ▪ The vegetation condition index for January was in the above normal greenness band…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ The month of January was characterized by sunny and hot weather with few parts experiencing little showers. ▪ Vegetation condition in a greater proportion of the county remained at moderate…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators (Environmental indicators) • The month under review recorded some rain during the first dekad with uneven spatial distribution. • The state of water sources on average ranged between fair to good…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators ▪ In the month of January the county received an average of 1.6mm of off season rainfall against a long term average 2.6mm ▪ The 3-month VCI was 38.47 indicating normal…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: • Performance: the county received 1 to 4 days of light to moderate showers across the livelihood zones. The temporal distribution of the rains was poor whereas the spatial distribution…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: 28.5 mm of rainfall recorded compare to long term average of 27.5 Vegetation Condition: above normal 3-monthly VCI was recorddd in the month under review. The forage condition in…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal- Stable Biophysical Indicators • The county received below normal rains during the month. • The Vegetation greenness as depicted by the VCI is above normal but with a declining trend. • The…