Puntland Deyr Rainfall Performance of 2023

The Deyr 2023 rainy season resulted varying amount of rains across the Puntland. While many areas observed average to above-average rainfall, the coastal areas of the Red Sea, particularly along the Bossaso and Laasqoray districts, recorded below-normal rainfall as visible from the cumulative rainfall performance map and observed data from the rain gauge stations.

In the Puntland regions, the Deyr season commenced the first week of September and persisted until the second week of November.

A cumulative rainfall map from September to December (SOND) shows that the regions of Mudug, Nugaal, Cayn, and largely Sool, Sanaag, as well as some localized areas of the Caluula district, received good amounts of rain, exceeding 150 mm, while the regions of Karkaar, Haylaan, and majority Bari and Ras-Casayr received moderate amounts of rain, between 25 and 50 mm.

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