OUTLOOK FOR THE OND 2020 AND

JFM 2021 RAINFALL SEASON OVER

SOUTHERN AFRICA

SADC
CLIMATE SERVICES CENTRE (CSC)
and
MEMBER STATES
27 – 28 AUGUST 2020
VIRTUAL
Outlook information is provided only for countries
that comprise the Southern Africa Development
Community (SADC) region.

Rainfall season for SADC (overlapping three-

monthly): OND, NDJ, DJF, JFM

• boundaries between zones are transition

areas.
Long-term rainfall for OND
The colours for each zone indicate the probabilities
of rainfall in each of the three categories, below-
normal, normal and above-normal.
• first colour (blue) indicates the probability of
rainfall occurring in the above-normal category,
• second colour (cyan) is for normal to above-
normal rainfall,
• third colour (yellow) represent the probability for
normal to below-normal rainfall and
• last colour (brown) is for below-normal rainfall.
Seasonal Outlook for OND 2020
Longterm rainfall for NDJ
Seasonal Outlook for NDJ 2020/21
Longterm rainfall for DJF
Seasonal Outlook for DJF 2020/21
Longterm rainfall for JFM
Seasonal Outlook for JFM 2021
This Outlook is relevant only to seasonal (overlapping three-monthly)
time-scales and relatively large areas and may not fully account for
all factors that influence regional and national climate variability, such
as local and month-to-month variations

Users are strongly advised to contact the National

Meteorological and Hydrological Services for interpretation of
this Outlook, additional guidance and updates.
Thank You very much for your kind attention
Muito Obrigado,
Asante Sana
Merci beaucoup