A joint effort of the Government of Southern Sudan with United Nation Organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations

For more information/comments, please contact: [email protected] INTRODUCTION The Agro-meteorology bulletin is a report produced monthly to report on the agricultural season in Southern Sudan. The emphasis of the report is mainly on rainfall performance and its implication on crops and rangeland. The impact of agricultural season has huge implications on food security situation of households that basically depend on agriculture. For the last 31 days of the month of October, most areas in Southern Sudan received rainfall ranging from 10-20mm. A few areas mainly concentrated in the northern parts of Southern Sudan experienced rainfall ranging from 40-80mm. In the second dekad, the rainfall pattern improved as above average rainfall was received mainly along the western part of Southern Sudan covering areas at the border of Western Equatoria State, greater Bahr el Ghazal States, Central Equatoria, southern parts of Eastern Equatoria bordering Uganda, Upper Nile State, Jonglei in particular Pachalla and Akobo. In the third dekad of October, 2010, there were few areas that received rainfall ranging from 4080mm concentrated mainly in Western Bahr Ghazal, northern parts of Western Equatoria, Northern Bahr Ghazal, Upper Nile (Maban & Longochuk). However, other areas had rainfall ranging from 20-40mm. Areas in Eastern Equatoria observed rainfall amounts of less than 10mm. In comparison to long term rainfall (RFE), the third dekad of October received normal rainfall in most parts of Southern Sudan (figure 1). However, parts of Upper Nile (Maban, Longochuk and Maiwut), Jonglei (Akobo), Unity (Abeimnhom and Rubkona), Northern (most counties) and Western Bahr el Ghazal (Jur, Wau and Raga counties) received less rainfall Volume: 0013 Month: October, 2010 Release date: 16, Nov, 2010