We had a few days respite from rain before heavy, all night, storms resumed on the 3rd for a week, washing away sections of the roads between Oloololo and Mara Bridge; the rains then resumed on the 28th.
The first half of November was essentially dry, with a few scattered thunderstorms and showers. However, the situation changed dramatically in the last ten days of November.
The dry weather continued well into October, drying up springs and most of the water courses. The spring at Oloololo Gate dried up for the second time this year.
The dry spell in July and August ended with three weeks of scattered thunderstorms and showers, this rain led to a mass exodus of wildebeest out of the Triangle and into the Narok side of the Mara and by the 20th there was hardly a wildebeest to be seen in the Triangle
The dry weather continued well into July, with cool, sunny days. There were a few days with generalised rain and light drizzle after the 20th and then the weather reverted to dry, sunny days until the last few days of the month..
There were evening thunderstorms for the first few days at the beginning of the month, especially along the escarpment and between Mara Serena and Oloololo Gate.
The rains continued throughout the first three weeks of April; the rains were characterised by clear mornings, heavy afternoon thunderstorms, followed by overnight showers.
There were a series of very heavy rain storms in the first ten days of March, leading to considerable damage to the roads and tracks, flooding all the water courses and the Olpunyatta swamp.
We had a few days of light rain, starting the 17th. It was good rain for the grass but not sufficiently heavy to fill our rainwater tanks, pans and watercourses.
There was heavy rain on the 11th followed by daily storms until the 15th. The rains then stopped and we reverted to hot, sunny and cloudless days until the 30th, when there were showers.
