April 2016 edition of the Drought and Flood Monitoring Bulletin is prepared using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) technique. The maps show soil moisture conditions over various parts of the country during the different periods: 1-month (i.e. April, 2016), 3-month (February, 2015 - April, 2016), 6- month (November, 2015 - April, 2016) and 12-month (May, 2015 - April, 2016). These maps also show rainfall variations in the form of degrees of wetness and dryness across the country during the periods under review...

The February 2016 edition of Drought and Flood Monitoring Bulletin is prepared using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) technique. The SPI shows soil moisture conditions over various parts of the country. The data analysis results are presented in map forms showing the 1-month (i.e. February, 2016), 3-month (December, 2015 - February, 2016), 6-month (September, 2015 - February, 2016) and 12-month (March, 2015 - February, 2016) SPIs respectively done using cumulative rainfall....

Dry conditions are expected to prevail in January across the country with continued southward retreat of the ITD. Drier-than-normal condition with its attendant water deficit is expected to continue across the country, especially in the North. Flows in rivers and streams are likely to continue to decline, a situation which will continue to slow down maritime, Dams and hydropower activities...

The Drought and Flood Monitoring Bulletin for November, 2015 is prepared using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) technique and presents soil moisture conditions in the various parts of the country. The maps presented are for the 1-month (i.e. November, 2015), the 3-month (September - November, 2015), the 6-month (June - November, 2015) and the 12-month (December, 2014 - November, 2015) SPIs respectively