There were several heavy storms over most of the Triangle between the 15th and 22nd, the rains then cleared and there was beautiful, sunny weather over Christmas.
Most of the month was uncharacteristically dry and the short rains only started in the last week of the month, with one or two heavy though isolated storms.
There was heavy rain over most of the Mara from about the 10th, this continued for the rest of the month. These rains affected the Mara River, which came up very high on the 17th and remained high for the remainder of the month.
There was heavy and widespread rain for the last three weeks of April, thoroughly soaking the ground and severely damaging the road from Oloololo Gate to Mara Serena.
There were some sporadic storms throughout the first three weeks, thereafter the weather was wonderfully warm and clear, with hot sunny days and cool clear nights.
The heavy rains experienced at the end of December continued through the first ten days of January, with some areas receiving as much as 350 mm (14 inches) of rain during the whole period.