Most of November was relatively dry – unusual for this time of the year. However, there were one or two storms at the very end of the month – this should signal the start of the rainy season.
The rains continued daily throughout most of October, with some exceptionally heavy storms along the escarpment and isolated storms over the rest of the Triangle.
We had over two weeks of rain starting on the 4th. This rain was sufficient to turn all our burnt areas a brilliant green, filled some of the water courses - and attracted thousands of animals.
The rains continued through the first week of June, making it difficult to cut grass and grade the roads. The rains eased off by the middle of the month, with a few sporadic thunderstorms.
We had very heavy rainstorms for the first three weeks of May, resulting in the Mara River flooding and cutting off the North Mara Bridge and the River road between Mara Serena and Oloololo Gate.
We had few days of rain, starting the 3rd. The rains stopped for a week and then resumed on the 16th, with some very heavy storms followed by all-night drizzle.
There was exceptionally heavy rain in the last few days of December and first week of January, some of the seasonal watercourses flooded and the areas adjoining the river road became a foot-deep swamp.