Two weeks of dry weather from the 10th was very welcome.  The rains returned with a vengeance on the 23rd but, at least the dry period enabled us to catch up on road repairs to Ngiro-are – very much needed as it had been too wet to work on since December. 

Rain in the first few days hampered road work, we had a few days of sunshine mid-month before the rains returned with a vengeance, with heavy storms around Oloololo and Mara Bridge. 

We has a few days of beautiful sunny weather at the beginning of the month, a welcome change from the wet overcast days that characterized half of January and most of February.

March was for the most part dry, with the exception of one or two heavy showers and one very destructive storm at the beginning of the month.

The exceptional rain continued throughout most of March, one storm on the 28th caused extensive damage to our infrastructure, especially the roads.

We had a few days of rain from the 2nd, it was then dry for most of March, with two days of rain at the very end. We managed to partly burn one block along the escarpment just before the rain at the end of the month.

Very heavy rain on the 3rd, causing extensive flooding – at least one camp on Mara North was severely damaged, with tents and vehicles washed away. 

There were a few rainstorms throughout the month, but not the expected heavy rains. 

There were heavy and widespread storms in the last week of March, signalling the onset of the long rains. 

This report covers the period from 1st to 12th March 2004.

Exceptionally heavy and destructive storms characterised the rains in the first week of March. 

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.

The rains continued sporadically throughout March, with a number of clear days interspersed with heavy evening thunderstorms and light evening showers. 

The first ten days of March was sunny and dry;  the rains then started in earnest around the middle of the month and continued until the end. 

There was an exceptionally heavy rainstorm on the 14th, over 100 mm in near Mara Serena.  This completely flooded some areas and washed away sections of road. 

The heavy rains we had experienced in February continued into March, giving us the heaviest and most sustained rain we have experienced in years. 

The long-rains started on the 15th, with widespread, but not very heavy, storms.  These showers and storms continued for the remainder of the month, making the whole of the Triangle green.

The rains continued through the first week of March, with some heavy storms and prolonged showers. 

The rains continued with a vengeance at the beginning of April and continued for most of the month, causing a number of rivers to flood. 

There were one or two isolated storms throughout the month but, for the most part, March was characterised by hot, sunny days.