AGROMETEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN KENYA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT 28Th Dekad, 1St to 10Th October, 2009
KMD AGROMETEOROLOGICAL BULLETIN KENYA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT 28th Dekad, 1st to 10th October, 2009 Issue No. 28/2009, Season: OND HIGHLIGHTS • During the 28th Dekad i.e. 1st – 10th October, 2009, moderate to heavy rainfall was received over the Western, Eastern, Nyanza, and parts of Central Rift Valley with Kakamega, Kisii, Kisumu, Kericho, Kitale, Eldoret, and Nakuru recording 52.7, 53.4, 27.7,77.5,77.4 , and 13.8mm respectively. The Coastal regions experienced substantial rainfall with Voi, Lamu, Mombasa, Mtwapa, msabaha, and Malindi recording Dekadal rainfall totals of 23.6, 12.7, 12.7, 19.7, 19.2 mm and 12.1 mm respectively. Central Province, experienced light rains with Nyahururu, Nyeri and Thika recording Dekadal rainfall totals of 33.1, 19.9 and 5.9mm respectively . Nairobi area and its environs experienced sunny intervals with occasional showers with Kabete, Dagoretti, Wilson and J.K.I.A recording 36.5, 21.3, 25.1, and 7.0 mm respectively. The rest of the Country experienced mainly dry and sunny conditions during the Dekad (Fig 1&2.) • Day time temperatures relatively decreased due to increased cloud cover over Western, Central Rift Valley, Central Province, Nairobi area and its environs and the Coastal region with Kakamega, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Mwea, Nyeri, Meru, Embu, Thika, Dagoretti, Moyale, Makindu and Mombasa recording a Dekadal Mean day Maximum of 27.3, 29.7, 27.6, 24.2, 30.7, 25.9, 26.3,28.0, 29.8, 26.7, 28.3, 31.3 and 30.3 deg. Celsius respectively. The rest of the country experienced warm conditions with Lodwar, Mandera, Wajir and , Garissa, recording a Dekadal Mean day Maximum of 36.0, 36.9, 34.5 and 35.7 deg.
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