A series of exceptionally heavy rainstorms at the beginning of November flooded large sections of the Triangle and raised the river levels to the highest since December 2006 – the highest on record.
A series of exceptionally heavy rainstorms at the beginning of November flooded large sections of the Triangle and raised the river levels to the highest since December 2006 – the highest on record.
The heavy rains continued into early October. The weather then cleared and we had three weeks of glorious, sunny weather, interspersed with one or two days of rain – that is, until the 26th, when we had some exceptionally heavy storms and sustained rain for three days.
August and September have been exceptionally wet in the Triangle. This seems to have been the case throughout much of western Kenya, certainly West of Mount Kenya and the North Rift.
We had sporadic rain for the first week of April – it was sufficient to keep the grass growing and to fill most of the seasonal water-courses but we did not have any of the extremely heavy storms that characterize the long rains.
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.